Overland MonthlyBret Harte A. Roman and Company, 1902 |
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Page 7
... less than eleven months . This would have been considered a splendid recoru for an old - established yard . She was completed and delivered to the Gov- ernment on September 24 , 1889 , two years and one month from the time the keel was ...
... less than eleven months . This would have been considered a splendid recoru for an old - established yard . She was completed and delivered to the Gov- ernment on September 24 , 1889 , two years and one month from the time the keel was ...
Page 29
... less than half as much as the pack , it was so awkward to handle and required so much attention , that it was twice the work to take it up to the sum- mit . I was too late to see the sun set ; but , as I sat down upon a fallen tree and ...
... less than half as much as the pack , it was so awkward to handle and required so much attention , that it was twice the work to take it up to the sum- mit . I was too late to see the sun set ; but , as I sat down upon a fallen tree and ...
Page 30
... run at a dangerous speed when the road took a sharp turn . I concluded to stick to the wheel and make the turn in hopes of finding the road less steep on the other side . I swung around at a rapid rate ,. 30 Overland Monthly . 30.
... run at a dangerous speed when the road took a sharp turn . I concluded to stick to the wheel and make the turn in hopes of finding the road less steep on the other side . I swung around at a rapid rate ,. 30 Overland Monthly . 30.
Page 37
... less isolated from mankind , and when one day the operator at Duns- muir , further down the line , reported that his fingers had been " pinched " while endeavoring to couple two cars , and that he must hasten to Sacramento for surgi ...
... less isolated from mankind , and when one day the operator at Duns- muir , further down the line , reported that his fingers had been " pinched " while endeavoring to couple two cars , and that he must hasten to Sacramento for surgi ...
Page 42
... less regard for women than for the dumb beasts which carried them to places of safety after their lawless raids . " The train is past due now , but has been delayed by a washout above Sissons , and may not be here for several hours yet ...
... less regard for women than for the dumb beasts which carried them to places of safety after their lawless raids . " The train is past due now , but has been delayed by a washout above Sissons , and may not be here for several hours yet ...
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