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Title: The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Wiley, William Halsted, 1842-1925 Wiley, Sara King, 1871-1909
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Publisher: London, Offices of "Engineering" New York, J. Wiley & sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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, which is taken from the bottom of the gorge, hisattention is directed to a small object in the upper right-hand corner, whichrepresents the train about to enter the tunnel, the latter being a small blackspot, at first glance seeming to be a spot of ink, while the train might bepassed over as a smear of the printer. At this place there is a beautifulmemorial monument to the late President Garfield. We must now rapidlytransport our traveller to Salida, much as the scenery tempts one to enterupon detailed and illustrated descriptions, and take up the story of theengineers where we. left them at the summit of the Marshall Pass. Theascent had required two engines of the four-coupled consolidated type with20-in. by 22-in. cylinders and 35-in. drivers. We returned the 25 mileswith but one engine, and that evening found the party at the Grand ConcertHall in Salida, where the following unique signs attracted our attention : No loud whistling or yelling allowed, and another, Any person caught
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Fig. 44. The Toltec Gorge. 64 The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone. throwing anything from the gallery to the floor below will be at onceexpelled from the building and will not be permitted to enter it again.After a pleasant evening the party retired to their train, and awoke to findthemselves en route to the Tennessee Pass, having passed Leadyille at anelevation of 10,200 ft. during their slumbers without knowing it. One of the great charms of this method of travelling was shown here;we had not time to observe all the wonderful scenery in detail, so the finestwas selected, and by remaining at night on the side track instead ofpursuing our journey, we were enabled to see all the best by daylight.At Tennessee Pass we reached 11,100 ft. in elevation and had, later, aview of the celebrated Mountain of the Holy Cross, so called because nearthe summit a cross is marked out by the rock formation on a grand scale. In this pass we were shown the Butler Mine, named from the General,and th

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