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
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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tation. 786.3miles from Omaha, with an elevation of 6.685feet. At this station, we first strike the well-known Bitter Creek Valley, through which weshall pass to Green River. Al)Out four milesbelow this station, on the .south side of the track,the old overland stage and emigrant road struckthe valley, as it came in from Bridgers Pa.s,s, andaci-oss the Snake River Valley. The railroadreaches Bitter Creek through a* draw or dryravine which unites with the valley proj^r, at thestation. The old stage-road struck the creekfarther .south, and before it reaches the railroad.This was formerlv quite a station, and the endof a pa.ssenger division. It ha.s a small round-house, with ten stalls and turn-table, ufxni whichthe engines and snow-plows are turned. Betweenthis station and Rawlins, a.s has been observed,are very heavy grades, requiring two engines topull a train. These extra engines come withtrains as far as this station, and then a.ssist ea.st-ward bound trains back again. A large quan-
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SCENES ON GREEN RIYER. 1.—Flaming Gorge. 2.—Browns Hole. 3.—Looking up tlie Valley of Green River. TffB p.-iCJCF/r TQiRrsr, 99 tity of bridge timber is also kept here, readyfor any einerj^eiicy. In the great wu.shout atthe foot of this valley, in the spring of l5i7.j,large quantities were usfd. Bitter Creek isrightly named. Its waters are so stronglyimpregnated with alkali that they are almostuseless. Nevertheless, at the head of tliiscreek, where it is fed by cold, clear springs,for more than ten miles from the station,trout have been caught, though tliey aresmall. The rugged scenery along tliis valleywill interest the traveler, as the views areconstantly changing. There are no machine-shops for repairs here, only the live-stallroundhouse. The creek has been dammedfor the purpose of supplying the water tank,though the water is not tlie best for boil-ers. The whole region of country, from apoint east, as far as Rock Creek to Gn-enRiver, is underlaid with coal. It frequentlycrops

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