. The Pacific tourist . has fourquartz mills inoperation, andis connectedwith Mill Cityby a daily stageline, whichpasses by StarCity â distanceto Unionville,20 miles; toStar City, 10miles; to DunGlen, 8 generalcourse of therailroad beingeast and west,these places areall south of mining dis-tricts, includingthe townsnamed, whichare tributary tothis place, areUnionville, Starand Indian Dis-STAxroN, HUMBOLDT, NEVADA. trictsâall trib- utary to Mill City. Mill City has a neat littlehotel, a livery stable and several dwellings. Itmay possibly be the junction of a railroad to Ore-gon
. The Pacific tourist . has fourquartz mills inoperation, andis connectedwith Mill Cityby a daily stageline, whichpasses by StarCity â distanceto Unionville,20 miles; toStar City, 10miles; to DunGlen, 8 generalcourse of therailroad beingeast and west,these places areall south of mining dis-tricts, includingthe townsnamed, whichare tributary tothis place, areUnionville, Starand Indian Dis-STAxroN, HUMBOLDT, NEVADA. trictsâall trib- utary to Mill City. Mill City has a neat littlehotel, a livery stable and several dwellings. Itmay possibly be the junction of a railroad to Ore-gonâsurveys of which have been, and are nowbeing made. Leaving Mill City, we pass rapidly by anopening or gap in the mountains on our left,while a broad extent of valley opens out on ourright, as Eugene Mountain sinks into the river recedes from our view, and winds alongacross an alkali flat some six or seven milesaway. Through this opening on our right, theproposed branch railroad to Oregon will pass.â. Surveys have already been made, and it is supposedthe men in the Central Pacific Company willbuild it, and the junction with this road will beeither here or near here. Through this gaptravelers in the old emigrant times, turned off togo by the Honey Lake lloute to Northern Cali-fornia and Southern Oregon. A natural roadwith easy grades is claimed for this route. Incoming down this valley from Mill City, we passa high mountain on our left,âsaid to be thehighest peak in Nevadaâ8,000 feet high. It iscalled Star peak. The elevation given is thecommon rumor in the vicinity. It is certainlya high mountain, and its lofty towers are nearlyalways covered with snow. Opposite thismountain is Mmnboldf,â423 miles from San Francisco,with an elevation of 4,2;56 feet above the sea,ânearly the same as the Great Salt Lake. Wehave been coming down liill all the way fromWells, and yet we are no lower than when weleft Ogden. We liave now arrived at An Oasis in the Desert. The travele
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