. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ere trainsmeet and pass; but passenger trains do not stopunless signaled. The lake can now be seen fora long distance, and in a clear day, with a goodglass, the view is magnificent. Still crossing asage brush plain, with occasional alkali patches,closing in upon the shore at times, we soon ar-rive at Ijfike.—There is an open plain to the northof t
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ere trainsmeet and pass; but passenger trains do not stopunless signaled. The lake can now be seen fora long distance, and in a clear day, with a goodglass, the view is magnificent. Still crossing asage brush plain, with occasional alkali patches,closing in upon the shore at times, we soon ar-rive at Ijfike.—There is an open plain to the northof these two stations, and noith of Rozel espe-cially, are salt wells. Between these two stationsthe second sign-board close to the track, showingthe western limit of the 10 miles of track laidin one day, is seen. North of Lake Stationabout three miles, are Cedar Springs, which wasquite a place during the construction of theroad, and a great deal of wood, etc., was obtainednear them, for use of the road. Leaving thisstation we pass across flats and marshes, withthe old Union Pacific grade still well preserved,on our left. In places, however, it is partiallywashed away by the waves of the lake. Nextcomes Monument,—804 miles from San Francisco;. SALT LAKE FROM MONUMENT POINT. elevation, 4,227 feet. An isolated rock rises,like a monument, in the lake on the left, whilethe hill on the right is crowned with turrets andprojecting domes. You have here a grand viewof the lake, its islands and shores, with promon-tories, etc., which is correctly represented by ourartist. The station itself is a mere side trackand y, for the convenience of the the strong south wind blows, the waves,dashing against the rocks on the shore, and therolling white caps in the distance, form a beauti-ful view which the tourist, after passing thedreary waste, will appreciate. The road nowturns to tlie right, and the view of the lake isshut out by a low hill that intervenes. On thewest side of this hill
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