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Identifier: pacifictourist1879will (find matches)
Title: The Pacific tourist
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Shearer, Frederick E
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad Company Railroad travel Railroad travel Railroad travel
Publisher: New York : H.T. Williams
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
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uld belittle difficulty in locating the traditional pot ofgold. Very frequently the rainbow is doubled,and several times I saw three distinct arches, thethird and higher being, however, a comparativelyfaint reflex of the brilliant colors of the lower. 867 feet at base, 297 feet at top. It rises 1,127feet above its base, and 5,100 feet above tide-water. Its summit is inaccessible to anythingwithout wings. The sides are fluted and scoredby the action of the elements, and immenseblocks of granite, split off from the column byfrost, are piled in huge, irregular mounds aboutits base. The Indians call this shaft 2he BadGoifs Tower. Game.—The Hills are full of deer, elk, bears,wolves, cougars, grouse, and ducks. The streamshave an abundance of fish, although of but fewsorts. After careful investigation General Dodgecloses with this expression of careful judgment: Oinnioii of General Dodge.— 1 but ex-press my fair and candid opinion when I pro-nounce the Black Hills, in many respects, the
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devils tower—black hills. Mounfains. — Harneys Peak is 7,410 feetabove tide-water, the other peaks are Crooks Miiiiunient,Dodges Peak,Terrys Peak,Warrens Peak,Custers Peak,Crow Peak,Bare Peak,Devils Tower, 7,r>no feet elevation.7,;50n feet elevation.7.20(» feet elevation.6.90n feet elevation.6.7.50 feet elt-vation.6,200 feet elevation.5.200 feet elevation.5,100 feet elevation. The Devils Tower is one of the most remark-able peaks of the world. General Dodge de-scribes it thus: An immense obelisk of granite, finest country I have ever seen. The beauty andvariety of the scenery, the excellence of the soil,the magnificence of the climate, the abundanceof timber and building stone make it a most de-sirable residence for men who want good homes. As a grazing country it can not be siupassed,and small stock farms of fine cattle and sheepcan not fail of success. (Jold there is every-where in the granite—goldenough to make many fortunes, and tempt tothe loss of many more. TSE ^uaiFia

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  • bookyear:1876
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Williams__Henry_T
  • bookauthor:Shearer__Frederick_E
  • booksubject:Union_Pacific_Railroad_Company
  • booksubject:Central_Pacific_Railroad_Company
  • booksubject:Railroad_travel
  • bookpublisher:New_York___H_T__Williams
  • bookcontributor:San_Francisco_Public_Library
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  • bookleafnumber:77
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