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Stage routes from Chico are numerous.
Six-horse coaches, in summer, leave for
Oroville, 25 miles; Butteville, Plumas
Co., 63 miles; fare, 10 cents per mile.
Stages leave for Diamondville, eleven
miles; Butte Creek, 12 miles; and Hell-
town, 14 miles; also, for Dayton, six miles;
Jacinto, 14 miles; Germantown, 13 miles;
Willows, 56 miles; Colusa, 40 miles; Wil-
liams, 49 miles; Allen, 55 miles; and Bart-
lette Springs, 58 miles. Stages run Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, to St. John,
ten miles; Orland, 23 miles; Olimpo, 30
miles; Coast Range, 35 miles; Newville,
40 miles. The average fare to all these
places is ten cents per mile.

Leaving Chico, our course is more west-
ward for seven miles to

Norp—a small station about three miles
Next comes
a side-track, 2.3 miles further, called

Anira—and 2.4 miles further

Cana—This place has a population of
about 100, most of whom are farmers, as
wheat fields are still the rule. On, 2.8
miles further comes

Soro—near Deer Creek, and 4.8 miles
from

Vina—a small station near the Sacra-
mento River, in the center of a very fertile
region and a great point for grain ship-
ments.

Continuing on 7.5 miles further, crossing
several small creeks, passing some oaks and
willows along the creeks, we come to

SxsmA—a side-track, on the east bank of
Sacramento River, which we cross, and
stop at

‘TEHAMA—on the west bank of Sacra-
mento River, where boats often land, being
a thriving town of about 700 population.
The T'ocstn heralds the news daily in clar-
ion tones, that all may learn that Tehama
has a live daily newspaper. The place
was, in early days, known as “ Hall Cross-
ing.” Agriculture is the principal feature
of the place, although the lumber business
is an important item. A “V” flume brings
the lumber down from the mills in theSierras
on the northeast, a distance of forty miles,
with a capacity of 40,000 feet per day. The
country is very fertile. Live oaks are
numerous.

Lassen’s Peak, to the northeast, is a prom-
inent feature of the landscape, as it rises
10,578 feet above sea level, which would be
about 10,000 feet higher than Tehama.
Continuing along 12.1 miles further, cross-

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Rep Biurrs—the county seat of Tehama |
county, at the head of navigation on the.
Sacramento River, with a population of
about 2,000. Itis situated in the midst of
rich agricultural and grazing land, with
many thriving vineyards and several hotels,
chief of which are the Tremont and Red:
Bluffs Hotel; also two weekly newspapers,
the Sentinel and the People’s Cause. Lum-
ber is an important industry, and the man-
ufacture of doors, sash and blinds is carried
on to a great extent. Mt. Shasta, to the
north, is a prominent object,rising up out
of the valley.

Continuing along, crossing several little
creeks, bearing away more to the westward,
10.8 miles, we come to

Hooxer—a signal station, 4.9 miles
from

BuckEYE—another signal station, lo-
cated 1.8 miles from

Corronwoop—Thisis a small village in
Shasta county, of about 300 population,
situated on Cottonwood Creek, about five
miles west of the Sacramento River.

Turning more to the northeast, a short
run of 7.6 miles brings us to

ANDERSON’s—a Village of about 200 pop-
ulation, 6.3 miles from

CLEAR CREEK—a small station on a
creek of that name, which comes in from
the west, and after 4.8 miles further, we
come to the end of the road at

Repprne—This place was named for the
land commissioner of the railroad com-
pany. This is the terminus of the road,
having a population of about 500.

Redding is 308 miles north of San Fran-
cisco, 275 miles south of Roseburg, Oregon
and 475 miles from Portland.

Stages leave Redding daily, with passen-
ger, mails and express, for Roseburg, and
all intermediate places, distance 275 miles.
At Roseburg connections are made with
the Oregon & California railroad, for Port-
land, 200 miles further. Fare to Roseburg
from Redding, $41.25.

This region is fertile in subject matter
for our book, but we are limited as to space,
and with this hasty glance at the most im-
portant features of the country, now re
turn to the city of Sacramento, and again |
start out on another route. |

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Up the Sacramento River.

Stepping on board a light draft steam-
boat, at the wharf in Sacramento, we are .

ing several small creeks, we come to off for a trip by water. i

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