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Bird's Eye View of the Plains, from the crossing of Loup Fork River, 94 Miles west of Omaha.
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| ILLUSTRATIONS. | |
| PAGE |
| Hon. Thos. A. Scott | 17 |
| Hon. Lel'nd Stanford | 105 |
| Hon. John Evans | 48 |
| Brigham Young | 97 |
| Seal of the State of California | 154 |
| Map to Yo Semite and the Big Tree | 193 |
| Map "Around the World" | 217 |
| Map, with Profile Grade, of Union Pacific R.R. | 18 |
| Map, with Profile Grade, of Central Pacific R.R. | 185 |
| Map world | 215 |
| View of the E. and W. "Shaking Hands" | 113 |
| Bird's Eye View of the Plains | 5 |
| Dale Creek Bridge | 23 |
| Map Trans-Continental R.R. | 16 |
| Hanging Rock | 29 |
| Devil's Slide | 35 |
| Finger Rock | 41 |
| Wash-a-kie | 53 |
| Seal Rocks—Frontispiece | 2 |
| Construction Train | 59 |
| Palisades | 65 |
| Snow Coverings | 204 |
| Truckee Bridge | 73 |
| One Thousand Mile Tree | 95 |
| Salt Lake City | 99 |
| Zion's Co-operative Sign | 101 |
| "Gentile" Sign | 101 |
| Crofutt's Guide | 214 |
| Brig'm Young's Residence | 103 |
| Mule team | 123 |
| Boating Party—Donner Lake | 131 |
| Great American Canyon | 139 |
| Hydraulic mining | 204 |
| Construction Snow Sheds | 147 |
| Tunnel, Livermore Pass | 197 |
| Summit Sierra Nevadas | 81 |
| Cape Horn | 211 |
| Bloomer Cut | 177 |
| Rounding Cape Horn | 167 |
| Forest View | 157 |
| Yo Semite Falls | 187 |
| Seals, or Sea Lions | 209 |
| STATIONS ON THE PACIFIC R.R. | |
| PAGE |
| Alkali | 36 |
| Alma | 89 |
| Alta | 164 |
| Altamont | 196 |
| Antelope, Nebraska | 39 |
| Antelope, California | 176 |
| Archer | 42 |
| Arcade | 176 |
| Argenta | 137 |
| Aspen | 36 |
| Auburn | 172 |
| Battle Mountain | 138 |
| Bennett | 39 |
| Bantas | 195 |
| Be-o-wa-we | 135 |
| Big Springs | 36 |
| Bitter Creek | 77 |
| Blue Creek | 110 |
| Black Buttes | 77 |
| Blue Canyon | 164 |
| Bovine | 118 |
| Bonneville | 108 |
| Boca | 154 |
| Bridge | 145 |
| Brady Island | 33 |
| Bryan | 80 |
| Bridger | 86 |
| Brighton | 88 |
| Browns | 146 |
| Brownson | 38 |
| Brule | 36 |
| Brooklyn | 199 |
| Buford | 58 |
| Bushnell | 40 |
| Cascade | 164 |
| Castle Rock | 90 |
| Camp No.37 | 151 |
| Carlin | 130 |
| Carter | 83 |
| Carbon | 71 |
| Cayote | 33 |
| Cedar | 121 |
| Chappel | 38 |
| China Ranch | 164 |
| Church Buttes | 82 |
| Cheyenne | 43 |
| Chapman's | 31 |
| Cisco | 164 |
| Clark's, Nebraska | 31 |
| Cluro | 134 |
| Clark's, California | 151 |
| Clipper Gap | 172 |
| C.H. Mills | 168 |
| Colfax | 169 |
| Corinne | 109 |
| Como | 71 |
| Cosumnes | 192 |
| Columbus | 30 |
| Cooper | 30 |
| Cooper's Lake | 70 |
| Colton | 38 |
| Creston | 76 |
| Dana | 72 |
| Dutch Flat | 166 |
| Decota | 199 |
| Deeth | 124 |
| Desert | 150 |
| Devil's Gate | 95 |
| Echo | 93 |
| Egbert | 42 |
| Ellis | 195 |
| Elko | 125 |
| Elk Grove | 190 |
| Elm Creek | 32 |
| Elkhorn | 26 |
| Emigrant Gap | 164 |
| Evanston | 89 |
| Fort Fred Steele | 74 |
| Florin | 189 |
| Fremont | 26 |
| Fort Saunders | 64 |
| Galt | 190 |
| Gilmore | 25 |
| Gibbon | 32 |
| Golconde | 142 |
| Gold Run | 168 |
| Granite Point | 146 |
| Grangers | 82 |
| Green River | 79 |
| Greenville | 75 |
| Granite Canyon | 58 |
| Grand Island | 31 |
| Harney | 63 |
| Hazard | 58 |
| Halleck | 124 |
| Hallville | 77 |
| Hillsdale | 42 |
| Hot Springs | 149 |
| Howells | 70 |
| Humboldt | 144 |
| Independence | 120 |
| Iron Point | 142 |
| Jackson | 31 |
| Julesburg | 37 |
| Junction | 173 |
| Kearney | 32 |
| Ketchum | 30 |
| Kelton | 116 |
| Lake | 116 |
| Laramie | 64 |
| Livermore | 194 |
| Lone Tree | 31 |
| Lodge Pole | 38 |
| Lookout | 70 |
| Loray | 119 |
| Lorenzo | 199 |
| Lovelocks | 146 |
| Lucin | 118 |
| Matlin | 117 |
| Medicine Bow | 71 |
| McPherson | 34 |
| Midway | 195 |
| Miser | 71 |
| Mokalima | 190 |
| Mill City | 144 |
| Mirage | 149 |
| Modesto | 192 |
| Montello | 119 |
| Monument Point | 116 |
| Moors | 121 |
| Moleen | 129 |
| New Castle | 173 |
| Nichols | 36 |
| Niles | 196 |
| North Platte | 34 |
| North Bend | 30 |
| O'Fallons | 36 |
| Ogalalla | 36 |
| Ogden | 96 |
| Omaha | 22 |
| Osino | 125 |
| Oakland | 200 |
| Otto | 58 |
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| Otego | 120 |
| Oreanna | 145 |
| Oakland Point | 200 |
| Overton | 32 |
| Papillion | 25 |
| Pawnee | 31 |
| Palisade | 133 |
| Pleasonton | 196 |
| Percy | 71 |
| Pequop | 120 |
| Peko | 124 |
| Piedmont | 86 |
| Pino | 173 |
| Pine Bluffs | 40 |
| Plum Creek | 32 |
| Point Rocks | 77 |
| Potter | 38 |
| Promontory | 111 |
| Raspberry | 144 |
| Rawlings | 75 |
| Red Buttes | 64 |
| Red Desert | 77 |
| Reno | 151 |
| Rose Creek | 144 |
| Rock Creek | 71 |
| Rock Springs | 79 |
| Rocklin | 173 |
| Roscoe | 36 |
| Roezl | 116 |
| Rye Patch | 145 |
| Sacramento | 176 |
| San Leandro | 199 |
| Shady Run | 164 |
| Salt Wells | 79 |
| San Joaquin Bridge | 195 |
| Separation | 76 |
| Schuyler | 30 |
| San Jose Junction | 196 |
| San Francisco | 202 |
| Sherman | 60 |
| Shoshone | 136 |
| Silver Creek | 31 |
| Sidney | 38 |
| Side Track | 142 |
| Simpson | 199 |
| St. Mary's | 72 |
| Stevenson | 32 |
| Stockton | 191 |
| Stone House | 142 |
| Strong's Canon | 162 |
| Summit | 162 |
| Summit Siding | 25 |
| Table Rock | 77 |
| Tamarack | 164 |
| Tecoma | 119 |
| Terrace | 118 |
| Tulasco | 124 |
| Toano | 119 |
| Truckee | 155 |
| Two Mile | 150 |
| Tule | 142 |
| Uintah | 96 |
| Valley | 25 |
| Van Dykes | 79 |
| Verdi | 154 |
| Warren | 33 |
| Wash-a-kie | 77 |
| Wadsworth | 150 |
| Wahsatch | 89 |
| Wolcott's | 72 |
| Weber | 95 |
| Wells | 121 |
| White Plains | 149 |
| Winnemucca | 143 |
| Wilson's | 194 |
| Willow Island | 33 |
| Wood River | 32 |
| Wyoming | 70 |
| CITIES AND TOWNS. | |
| PAGE |
| Austin | 138 |
| Antioch | 186 |
| Almeda | 199 |
| Atlantic City | 78 |
| Benicia | 186 |
| Benton | 74 |
| Bear River City | 86 |
| Brigham | 109 |
| Boise | 117 |
| Black Hawk | 52 |
| Columbus | 30 |
| Camptonville | 171 |
| Cheyenne | 43 |
| Central | 52 |
| Council Bluffs | 9 |
| Colorado City | 54 |
| Calistoga | 212 |
| Colusa | 183 |
| Chico | 175 |
| Collingsville | 186 |
| Corinne | 109 |
| Carson | 153 |
| Chacheville | 183 |
| Denver | 49 |
| Dayton | 152 |
| Davisville | 183 |
| Downieville | 171 |
| Eureka | 171 & 213 |
| Fremont | 26 |
| Folsom | 188 |
| Freeport | 185 |
| Forest Hill | 171 |
| Golden | 51 |
| Georgetown | 54 |
| Gold Hill | 152 |
| Green River | 79 |
| Genoa | 154 |
| Grass Valley | 165 |
| Hamilton Wyoming | 78 |
| Hayward's | 200 |
| Healdsburgh | 213 |
| Helena | 110 |
| Hamilton, Nevada | 128 |
| Idaho, Colorado | 54 |
| Idaho, Idaho | 117 |
| Iowa Hill | 172 |
| Illinoistown | 172 |
| Julesburg | 37 |
| Knight's Landing | 183 |
| Los Angeles | 213 |
| La Porte | 63 |
| Laramie | 64 |
| Little York | 166 |
| Lake | 171 |
| Marysville | 174 |
| Mokelumne | 190 |
| Markleville | 154 |
| Martinez | 186 |
| Mariposa | 194 |
| Moore's Flat | 171 |
| Napa | 212 |
| North Bloomfield | 171 |
| Nicholas | 185 |
| North San Juan | 171 |
| Nevada, California | 170 |
| Omaha | 22 |
| Oakland | 200 |
| Ogden | 96 |
| Oroville | 175 |
| Prairie Dog City | 38 |
| Petalumna | 212 |
| Placerville | 188 |
| Pueblo | 55 |
| Richland | 85 |
| Rio Vista | 190 |
| Red Bluffs | 175 |
| Red Dog | 166 |
| South Pass City | 78 |
| Salt Lake | 99 |
| Sacramento | 176 |
| Santa Cruz | 198 |
| Santa Clara | 198 |
| Santa Rosa | 212 |
| Sonoma | 212 |
| Stockton | 191 |
| San Quenten | 210 |
| San Francisco | 202 |
| San Rafael | 212 |
| San Diego | 213 |
| San Jose | 196 |
| Silver City | 117 |
| Shermantown | 128 |
| Tahoe City | 156 |
| Treasure City | 128 |
| Yuba City | 174 |
| You Bet | 166 |
| Virginia Dale | 62 |
| Virginia City, Mont'a | 110 |
| Virginia City, Neva'a | 152 |
| Vernon | 185 |
| Vallejo | 184 |
| Willard | 109 |
| Washoe | 153 |
| Washington | 183 |
| Woodland | 183 |
| Woolsey's Flat | 171 |
| U.S. FORTS AND CAMPS. | |
| PAGE |
|
Military Departm't | 24 |
| Omaha Barracks | 24 |
| Ft. Kearney | 32 |
| Ft. McPherson | 33 |
| Camp North Platte | 34 |
| Ft. Sedgwick | 37 |
| Ft. Morgan | 40 |
| Ft. D.A. Russell | 46 |
| Ft. Laramie | 46 |
| Ft. Fetterman | 47 |
| Ft. Casper | 47 |
| Ft. Reno | 47 |
| Ft. Phil. Kearney | 47 |
| Ft. C.F. Smith | 47 |
| Ft. Saunders | 64 |
| Ft. Fred Steele | 74 |
| Ft. Bridger | 83 |
| Camp Douglas | 102 |
| Ft. Halleck | 124 |
| LAKES. | |
| PAGE |
| Ruby | 120 |
| Franklin | 120 |
| Goshoot | 121 |
| Snow | 121 |
| Mud | 143 |
| Pyramid | 144 |
| Winnemucca | 144 |
| Humboldt | 146 |
| Carson | 148 |
| Walker's | 149 |
| Tahoe | 156 |
| Donner | 158 |
| Honey | 162 |
| Salt Lake | 97, 114 |
| Crystal | 67 |
| MISCELLANEOUS. | |
| PAGE |
|
The Far West | 12 |
| The Northwest | 10 |
| How to Travel | 25 |
| Elk Mountain | 72 |
| Sweet Water Mines | 78 |
| Ham's Fork Survey | 82 |
| First Gold Discov'y | 188 |
| New Almaden Quicksilver Mines | 198 |
| Sketch Gov. Stanford | 105 |
| Notes at large | 209 |
| Items to Remember | 203 |
| Mission Dolores | 208 |
| Memories of Bridger | 84 |
| Bear River Riot | 88 |
| Echo Canyon | 90 |
| Castle Rock | 90 |
| Windmills | 189 |
| Hanging Rock | 90 |
| Mormon Fortificat's | 91 |
| Paddy Miles' Ride | 91 |
| Weber Canyon | 94 |
| Utah Territory | 98 |
| Sketch Brig. Young | 102 |
| Montana | 110 |
| The Big Horn Country | 45 |
| Memoranda | 216 |
| The Last Spike | 111 |
| Large Vegetables | 199 |
| Great Salt Lake | 114 |
| Race Course | 171,199,207 |
| Col. Hudnutt's Survey | 115 |
| Shoshone Falls | 115 |
| American Falls | 115 |
| Cape Horn | 168 |
| Boise Country | 117 |
| Owyhee Mines | 117 |
| Great Amer'n Desert | 117 |
| Conclusion | 214 |
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| PAGE |
|
Pilot Peak | 119 |
| Ruby Mines | 121 |
| Osino Canyon | 125 |
| Five Mile Canyon | 129 |
| Humboldt Canyon | 133 |
| Tapping Lake Tahoe | 193 |
| Gravelly Ford | 134 |
| Reese River Mining District | 138 |
| Little Giant Mine | 141 |
| Hill Beachy | 126 |
| Battle (Indian) | 140 |
| Big Bend (Humboldt) | 140 |
| Black Rock | 143 |
| Gr't Nevada Desert | 146 |
| School Marms | 159 |
| Donner Party | 159,160 |
| Tunnels and Snow Sheds | 163 |
| Capitol, California | 179 |
| Suscol Hills | 184 |
| O'Fallon's Bluff | 36 |
| Courthouse Rock | 39 |
| Chimney Rock | 39 |
| Fremont's Orchard | 42 |
| Garden of the Gods | 54 |
| Sierra Nevadas | 210 |
| Parley's Park | 93 |
| One Thousand Mile Tree | 94 |
| Humboldt Wells | 121 |
| The Pier | 201 |
| White Pine | 127 |
| Devil's Peak | 133 |
| The Maiden's Grave | 134 |
| Woodward Gardens | 205 |
| Battle Mountain | 136 |
| Truckee Meadows | 151 |
| Comstock Lode | 153 |
| Silver Mountain | 154 |
| Coast Range | 210 |
| Gr't American Canyon | 164 |
| Grand Island | 31 |
| Willow Island | 33 |
| Brady Island | 33 |
| Seal Rocks | 207 |
| Hock Farm | 182 |
| Colorado | 55 |
| Farallones Islands | 210 |
| Branch Mint | 50,154,206 |
| Board of Trade—Denver | 50 |
| Stock-Raising | 39,66,67 |
| Mountains & Peaks of Colorado | 56 |
| Mining in Colorado | 56 |
| Parks of Colorado | 57 |
| Dale Creek Bridge | 61 |
| Hospital | 66,182 |
| Great Cave | 128 |
| Back Bone of America | 57 |
| Woman Jury | 66 |
| Home Missions | 66 |
| Laramie Plains | 67 |
| Alabaster Cave | 127 |
| Rolling Stock | 15 |
| Land Grant | 15 |
| The Buttes | 174 |
| The Foot Hills | 189 |
| The Tule Lands | 182 |
| Golden Gate | 198 |
| Route to Yo Semite | 194 |
| Big Trees | 190—192 |
| Mount Tamalpais | 201 |
| Bank of California | 210 |
| VALLEYS. | |
| PAGE |
|
Grass | 169 |
| Thousand Spring | 118 |
| Independence | 120 |
| Ruby | 120 |
| Clover | 120 |
| San Joaquin | 192 |
| Cache La Poudre | 62 |
| Humboldt | 122 |
| Bishop's | 124 |
| Humboldt, N. Fork | 124 |
| Susan | 130 |
| Pine | 130 |
| Diamond | 130 |
| Paradise | 137 |
| Eden | 137 |
| Reese River | 140 |
| Grass | 141 |
| Quinn's | 141 |
| Carson | 148 |
| Truckee | 150 |
| Sierra | 162 |
| Summit | 164 |
| Yo Semite | 192 |
| SPRINGS. | |
| PAGE |
|
Congress | 198 |
| Hot, Utah | 102 |
| Hot, Utah | 108 |
| Calastoga | |
| Hot, Nevada | 126,135,142,149 |
| Steamboat | 152 |
| Geyser | 212 |
| Soda | 54,164 |
| Warm | 196 |
| New Almaden | 198 |
| Piedmont White Sulphur | 200 |
| Sulphur | 183 |
| RAILROADS. | |
| PAGE |
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Trans-Continental | 13 |
| U.P.R.R. | 18 |
| C.P.R.R. | 106 |
| Denver Pacific | 48 |
| Utah Central | 97 |
| Colorado Central | 51 |
| Southern Pacific | 206 |
| Omaha and Northwestern R.R. | 24 |
| Kansas Pacific | 49 |
| California Pacific | 183 |
| Rio Grande | 49 |
| Denver & Santa Fe | 49 |
| Tram System | 52 |
| California & Oregon | 173 |
| Denver and South Park | 49 |
| San Jose and Gilroy | 206 |
| Sacramento and Marysville | 182 |
| California Northern | 182 |
| Napa Valley | 184 |
| RIVERS. | |
| PAGE |
| Elkhorn | 26 |
| Platte | 26 |
| San Joaquin | 192 |
| Wood | 31 |
| North Platte | 34 |
| South Platte | 37 |
| Cach-a-la Poudre | 62 |
| Medicine Bow | 71 |
| Head of Platte | 75 |
| Feather and Yuba | 185 |
| Green | 79 |
| Ham's Fork | 82 |
| Bear | 88 |
| Weber | 93 |
| Jordan River, Utah | 102 |
| Humboldt | 122 |
| Humboldt, N. Fork | 124 |
| Humboldt, S. Fork | 129 |
| Quinn's | 141 |
| Carson | 148 |
| Truckee | 150 |
| Walker's | 148 |
| CREEKS. | |
| PAGE |
| Silver | 31 |
| Elm | 32 |
| Plum | 32 |
| Lodge Pole | 37,42 |
| Lone Tree | 58 |
| Dale | 61 |
| Goose | 118 |
| Surprise | 118 |
| Bishop's | 124 |
| Maggie's | 130 |
| Mary's | 132 |
| Rock | 136 |
| Paradise | 137 |
| Crooked | 141 |
| Rose | 144 |
| Coldstream | 159 |
| MOUNTAINS. | |
| PAGE |
| Mt. Shasta | 174 |
| Mt. Tamalpais | 212 |
| Pike's Peak | 56 |
| Long's Peak | 56 |
| Grey's Peak | 56 |
| Elk Mountain | 72 |
| Mt. Diablo | 190 |
| Other Mountains | 210 |
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