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A Trip Over the U P R R from Santa Barbara to Donner Lake
J I Maun writes of a long journey by rail from Santa Barbara to Nevada, describing scenery from the Platte valley to Bitter Creek, Donner Lake, and Donner Pass. He notes towns like Sidney Cheyenne and Webber, wildlife, Indians, the climate, snow sheds, and the Donner disaster tale in succinct travel reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Cal
Burt
J. H. Hall
Henry
Uenver
S. Moses
J Finley Baker
Rev. M Magill
J.P. Worrell
P. S. Perley
Rock Island
Devenir
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Platte Valley
Platte
Nebraska
Sidney
Illedale
Black Mountains
Cheyenne
Denver
U. S
Wyoming Territory
Laramie Plains
Sherman
Mere
Fort Laramie
Bitter Creek
Table Rock
Second Niagara
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Jehovah
Devil’s Slide
Webber
Humbolt
Humbolt River
Donner Lake
Donner
Illinois
Donner Duke
Nevadas
Cape Horn
J. 1
Maun