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Journey Across the Plains to California in 1876
Excerpted letter from Bakersfield California describes a cross country rail voyage from Chicago to Oakland and San Francisco. Passenger details scenes along the way including Omaha Cheyenne Echo Canon Weber Canyon Truckee and Bakersfield. The author notes landscapes towns minerals and local cultures with humorous anecdotes about fellow travelers and political commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Cal
Athens
Queen City
Grand Hotel
San Francisco
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Central Depot
C. B
Mississippi
Burlington
Iowa
Omaha
Missouri
Council Crufts
la Plata
Nebraska
Freemont
Grand Island
Columbus
Julesburg
Colorado
Sidney
Cnts
Wyoming Territory
Rocky Mountains
Cheyenne
Sherman
United States
Richmond
Virginia
Truckee
Hayes
Rock Springs
Green River
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Tim McCarthy
Smith & O’ Leary
Evanstown
Echo Canon
Echo
Weber Canons
Bromley’s Cathedral
Castle Rock
Great Eastern
Hanging Rock
Sentinel Rock
Pulpit Rock
Witche’s Rocks
Battlement Rocks
Needie Rocks
Monumental Rock
Albert Sidney Johnson
Johnson
Fort Bridger
Weber Canon
Devil’s Slide
Devil’s Gap
Wahsatch
Ogden
U.P
Salt Lake
Morpheus
Elko
Battle Mountain
Golconda
Winnemuca
Humboldt
California
Summit
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cape Horn
Terra Firma
Colfax
Sacramento
Sierra Nevada Range
Coast Range
Lathrop
Toyond
San Francisco Bay
Oakland
International Hotel
Palace Hotel
Fiue
Terra Haute
Indiana