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Title: The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ...
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. Great Plains and desert. 1881
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad
Publisher: New York : Adams & Bishop
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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MO>UMLNT liOCIv —Et no C VNON. same side, its wildest and most characteiisticscenery. The entrance and departure fromeach canon is distinguished with great abrupt-ness and distinctness. Traveleis who can enjoythe fortunate position of the lowest step on theplatform of each car, can witness all the scenesof Echo and AVeber Canons, to the best advan-tage. The view is particularly fine,—as whenthe train describes the sharp turn, under andaround Pulpit Rock, the view from the last plat-form includes the whole length of the train onthe curve,—and overhead the jutting point ofthe rock, and, farther above, the massive RockMountain, the overlook to the entire valley. Justas the train rounds at Pulpit Rock, passengers )23
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THE CLIFFS OF ECHO CANON, UTAH.BY THOMAS MORAN. on the south side of the train, will have a prettylittle glimpse of the upper portion of WeberRiver, with its green banks and tree verdure—aciuuming relief to the bare, dry plains, so con-stant and even tiresome. A curious feature ofthis little Weber Valley, are the terraces. NearEclio City is a low, narrow bottom, near theriver; then an abrupt ascent of 80 feet; then alevel plain or bottom of 200 to 400 yards; thena gentle ascent to the rock bluffs. The Weber River is exceedingly crooked inits course,—originally occupying the entire widthof the little space in the canon—and in construct-ing the railroad at various points, the road-bedhere has been built directly into the river, tomake room for the track. The average angle ofelevation of the heights of Weber Canon is 70to 80 degrees,—and the height of the summitsabove the river is 1,500 to 2,000 feet. In thiscanon is found a thick bed of hard, redsandstone, of great value for bui

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