Crofutt's Overland Guide: Consisting of Over Six Thousand Miles of Main Tours, and Three Thousand Miles of Side Tours, Also Six Thousand Miles by Stage and Water. Descriptive--Illustrated
Crofutt's Overland Guide: Consisting of Over Six Thousand Miles of Main Tours, and Three Thousand Miles of Side Tours, Also Six Thousand Miles by Stage and Water. Descriptive--Illustrated
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...crawled away and died. From this time the roughs abandoned the city. The town declined as soon as the road was built past it, and now there is nothing left to mark the place except a few old chimneys, broken bottles and scattered oyster cans. Passsing on, the bluffs are high and broken, coming close to the road, ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...crawled away and died. From this time the roughs abandoned the city. The town declined as soon as the road was built past it, and now there is nothing left to mark the place except a few old chimneys, broken bottles and scattered oyster cans. Passsing on, the bluffs are high and broken, coming close to the road, leaving but a narrow valley until we reach Bear R1ver--A rapid stream coming down from the south, from its source in the Uintah mountains; has many tributaries, which abound in very fine trout, and quite a business is carried on in catching and salting them for market. The river runs almost due north to Bear lake, from which it takes its name. The lake is about 15 miles long by five miles wide, full of trout and other fish, and surrounded by many little Mormon settlements. From the northern end of the lake the river runs to the north, curving to the west and then to the south, and empties into Great Salt Lake, near Corinne, Utah. The course of the river can best be understood when we say that it resembles the letter U in shape. From where it rises it runs due north to latitude 42 deg. 30 min., then suddenly turning it runs south to latitude 41 deg. 43 min., before it finds the lake. Within this bend lies the Wasatch mountains, a spur of the Uintah, a rugged, rough, bold but narrow range. The entire region is wild and picturesque, and would well repay the tourist for the time spent in visiting it. It may be well to bear in mind that the next stop is a meal station. EjYUnston--Pop., 3,000; elevation, 6,759 eet; from Cheyenne, 439 miles, Ogden, 77 miles.--Is the seat of Uintah county and is situated just half-way between the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean--Omaha and San Franciso--957 miles to either. The Territorial Asylum for Insane was complete...
Read Less
All Editions of Crofutt's Overland Guide: Consisting of Over Six Thousand Miles of Main Tours, and Three Thousand Miles of Side Tours, Also Six Thousand Miles by Stage and Water. Descriptive--Illustrated
