Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the Country, Volume 2A. Roman and Company, 1965 |
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Page 471
... miles of track between Omaha and San Francisco had really to be built , for our calculation does not include a gap of 500 miles between Omaha and Chicago ; but this portion was constructed as a private enterprise , without national aid ...
... miles of track between Omaha and San Francisco had really to be built , for our calculation does not include a gap of 500 miles between Omaha and Chicago ; but this portion was constructed as a private enterprise , without national aid ...
Page 473
... mile for the one hundred and fifty miles of Cen- tral Pacific road east of the western base of the Sierra , which was officially fixed at a point seven miles from Sacra- mento , raising the average for the entire line considerably . The ...
... mile for the one hundred and fifty miles of Cen- tral Pacific road east of the western base of the Sierra , which was officially fixed at a point seven miles from Sacra- mento , raising the average for the entire line considerably . The ...
Page 475
... miles . The summit of the Sierra was still thirteen miles off , but excepting the tunnel work , the worst part of the job on the whole line to Salt Lake was done . From Colfax , fifty - four miles east of Sacramento , to Cisco , thirty ...
... miles . The summit of the Sierra was still thirteen miles off , but excepting the tunnel work , the worst part of the job on the whole line to Salt Lake was done . From Colfax , fifty - four miles east of Sacramento , to Cisco , thirty ...
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After RomanceReality | 32 |
Buried Alive in the | 87 |
Prospectors Story A Prentice Mulford 336 | 93 |
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