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great horse-shoe curve, around the head of
asmall valley. First, the road-bed is far
above, then far below, with a deep gorge on
the left, in which grow madrone, redwood,
and oak trees. Now we come to a trestle
bridge, 300 feet long and 187 feet high,
over a frightful gorge; and then to the
Summit Tunnel, 610 feet long, beyond
which is

Howarp—The principal business at this
station is burning coke. Passing on, we
enter “Dutch Bill Canyon,” called so in
early days after Mr. Howard, who there
wrestled with the big redwoods that itthen
contained. Redwoods now appear on each
side, as also saw-mills. SrrReETEN Mri
is passed on the left, then another tunnel—
there are five tunnels in all, on the road,
aggregating 3,850 feet—then a long wood
shute, and

TYRONE Mriiis—Here are extensive saw-
mills on the left, with side-tracks running
to them, with a capacity of 40,000 feet of
lumber a day.

Leaving this mill, on a down grade,
through towering redwoods, 300 feet
high, we roll down past another large
mill, on the right, to the Russian River,
just after passing an unimportant side-
track of that name.

The river at this place comes down
through a perfect forest of towering red-
woods, and is about 300 feet wide, with an av-
erage depth oftwofeet. Thetrainruns along
on the southern bank, pasta beantiful little
cotlage on the right, away up on a high
spur of the mountains, that projects out
into the river, and which has been left, as
it were isolated by the cutting made by the
Railroad Company in building the road.
It is one of several country residences be-
longing to the President of the road. Be-
oa this point a short distance, is the

foscow Mitis Starion, opposite which
comes in from the north, Austin Creek,
abounding in redwoods. A-short distance
further, Russian River is crossed on a
bridge 400 feet long, and the train stops at
the end of the road at

Duncan’s Miris—Here are located ex-
tensive saw-mills, in the midst of great for-
ests of redwoods. The station is 80 miles
from San Francisco, and consists of one
large hotel, the Julian—a good station
building, some shops.of the Railroad Com-
pany, several stores and a dozen or more
residences, some of which are very good.
Game of various kinds is abundant,
such as deer, bears, etc., and some wild

hogs. Fish—well, thds is the fisherman’s |,
paradise. From Duncan’s Mills it is six”

miles to the Ocean, reached by boats on _

Russian River, which is near the station,
also by a good wagon road. Stages leave:
Duncan’s Mills daily, except Mondays, for
the following places: Fort Ross, 16 miles;

Henry’s, 16 miles; Timber Cove, 20 miles;

Salt Point, 25 miles; Fisk’s Mills, 30 miles;

Stewart’s Point, 84 miles; Gualala, 44
miles; Fish Rock, 50 miles; Point Arena,
60 miles; Manchester, 66 miles; CurFEY’s

Cove, 80 miles; Navarra Ridge, 86 miles;

and Mendocino City, 96 miles ; average fare

ten cents per mile.

Along the line of this road are located
several large saw-mills, which produce for
market, 200,000 feet of redwood lumber
daily.

i conclusion; the ramble about Dun-
can’s Mills will be found by the tourist, a
very pleasant one, in fact, the scenery
along the whole line is very interesting.
The rapid changes and the great variety
are charming, instructive, and when once
made will ever live in pleasant memory.

 

Returning to San Francisco, we start on
Route 5.

Southern Pacific Railroad
General Offices, San Francisco.

CHAS. OROCKRE oc. 0226.00 sce c es ces President.
CMO. GRAV. 2 cc, ences. | wie ole Chief Engineer.
A. C. Bassprn,......s05, General Superintendent.

J. L. Wiueurt,....Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agent.

This company own the road from
Goshen, in the San Joaquin Valley, and,
including the Goshen Division, to Los
Angeles and Yuma, in Arizona, but it is
leased to. and operated by the “ Central ”
Company. This leaves the Southern, onl
the line from San Francisco to Solidad,
142 miles, and the Trespinos division of 18
miles, making 160 miles, over which we
propose journeying.

Leaving the depot, which is situated op-
posite the general office, corner Townseud
and Fourth, the route is south, through the
city for over four miles, most of the dis-
tance built up with business blocks, manu-
factories, large wool warehouses, shops and
private residences.

.The company’s machine shops—exten-
sive works—are situated about two miles
from the depot; another mile is Valencia
street, where is a horse-car line to the more
central part of the city. Then we move
another mile, through some deep cuts and
high hills on the right, and are at