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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
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the same ground ; or at leastfrom Sentinel Dome one may descend again tothe hotels in the valley, and thence leave it byeither of the three routes. By the Coulterville Route, after leaving Piercedin the morning and passing through the towns ofSnelling and Coulterville, Dudleys Ranche isreached for the first night. The valley is reachednext day at 5 p. m.; passing into it along thefoaming river, as it rushes out the narrow canonbelow the valley proper, the Biidal Veil is on theopposite side of the river, but too distant to seeits rainbow, or appreciate its peculiar chaims. El Ca)iitan. and all other features of interestspoken of on the Mariix)sa Route, are also passed.By this Coulterville Route, Bowers Cave ispassed, and a fine view is obtained from PilotPeak. The cave is an immense and picturesquecrack or sink in the solid limestone of the mount-ain top, into which one may descend to an irreg-ular bottom about a hundred feet square, in onecorner of which is a small and beautiful lake.
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SCENES IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY.1.—Bridal Veil Fall. 2.—Mirror Lake. By both routes Merced is reached at night ou thefourth day after leaving for the valley, or lateraccording to the time spent thei-e. The carsleave at 6 a. m., for Lathrop. We distinctly advise travelers not to returnthe same way as they entered the valley, butalways choose a different route. Likewise inhorseback rides, always return to the valley fromGlacier Point, or other points, and fi-om theretake the stage. There are three good hotels inthe Yosemite, Blacks, Leidigs and Walsh & Coul-ter, all of which are comfortable. Board, ^3.50gold per day. Ejcpeiises.—The expense of a trip to theYosemite will be as follows : Railroad fare toMerced and return, $15; board one week, at $3.50gold, .$24.50; stage fare JNIerced to valley andreturning by different Ioutes, say flO ; horses andguides, say 4 days, $3 per day, !§i2. Jotal, i!!)1.50. As to the merits of the different stage routes,we can only say that it is prefe

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