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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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ce each about 1,100bushels of charcoal, for which the proprietorgets 25 cents per bushel,—a business of about$50,000 per year is done. The Silver )Mine wasonce estimated extremely rich, and was sold foran enormous figure, to Xew York capitalists,of which Messrs. Howland and Aspinwall werespecially interested. The American Fork CanonRailroad was built to facilitate the carrying ofthe ores,—and just as the road was completed,and upward of Jji.jOO.OOO spent, the^pocket gave out. At present the mine is said to yieldwith lead, only about 35 ounces per ton ofsilver. At Deer Creek is a lovely picnic grove, purespring water, and for those of good wind andlovers of adventure,—an opportunity for mount-ain climbing. The total length of the canon to this point, is12 miles, and the total length of the railroad, is16 miles,—cost about !flOO,000, and the mostsolidly built narrow gauge railroad in theUnited States. The total ascent in elevationfor the whole railroad, is nearly 5,000 feet, and
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SCENES IN AMERICAN FORK CANON. 1.—Mt. Aspinwall, or Lone Mountain. 2.—Rock Summits. 3.—Picnic Grove, Deer Creek. 4.—A quiet Glen. 5.—Hanging Rock. 6.—Rock Narrows. the average grade of the raih-oad is 306 feet.This is the steepest raihoad grade in the UnitedStates, and the only grade over 200 feet ascendedby a locomotive. Tourists who have enjoyed so fine and glori-ous a ride up tlie canon hither, will perhaps ex-pect that the return will be tame. They will bemost pleasantly surprised and disappointed, for itis the grandest of all railroad scenes they will evericitness. Ditachiug the locomotive from the train, theconductor stands at the little brake, and withouta signal or help, the little cars of the trainquietly start on their downward journe), alone.Gliding down with increasing speed, roundingthe curves with grand and swinging motion, thebreeze fanning your face, and the beautiful,pure mountain air stimulating your spirits tothe highest limits of exhilaration, your feel

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