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ROUTES FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO	1
The ‘New York Central,’ 3. The ‘Erie,’ 5. The ‘Pennsylvania,’ 6. The ‘Baltimore and Ohio,’ 9.

CHICAGO	14
Changes in the City since the great fire, 15. What is to be seen in Chicago, 16.

CHICAGO TO OMAHA	18
Council Bluffs, 22. Omaha, 23. The Missouri River, 25. The Railway Bridge, 26.

OMAHA TO SALT LAKE CITY	31
Cheyenne, 35. The Rocky Mountains, 36. Laramie, 38

THE MORMONS	42
Salt Lake City, 45. The Mormon Community, 47.

SALT LAKE CITY TO SAN FRANCISCO	50
The National Park of the Yellowstone, 51. Battle Mountain Station, 55. Reno, 56. Virginia City, Nevada, 56. The Truckee Region, 59. Hydraulic Mining, 63. Cafe Horn, 66

SAN FRANCISCO	71
Seal Rock and the Sea lions, 74. Views of the City, 78. The Chinese, 88. Goat Island, 98.

THE GEYSERS	102
Napa Valley, 104. White Sulphur Springs, 106. Calistoga, 108. The Great Geysers, 110.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY	119
The City of San José, 123. The New Almaden Mine, 128

THE YO-SEMITE VALLEY	131
The Road to the Yo-Semite, 135. The Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, 141. The Wonders of Yo-Semite, 145. Inspiration Point, 148. The Yo-Semite Fall, 153. Nevada Cañon, 157. Flora of Yo-Semite, 162. Wheat Farming in the San Joaquin Valley, 169. Stockton, 171. Advice concerning the Journey, 176.

THE OVERLAND TOUR REVIEWED	177
Its Cost, 178. Summer Weather in California, 179. Season to make the Trip, 180.

CALIFORNIAN HOSPITALITY	183
San Mateo County, 185. A Day with Ralston, 187.

HOMEWARD BOUND	190
A Hotel Car, 191. Incidents of the Journey, 192.

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD	193
The Story of its Organisation and Construction, 194

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD	200
The Trans-continental Routes, 203. The Preliminary Surveys, 204.

CALIFORNIA FOR SETTLERS	207
Agricultural Lands, 208. Southern California, 209. San Diego, 210. Wine Growing, 213. General Views, 217.

COLORADO	219
The Territory, 220. Colonies, 221. Denver, 222. Golden, 225. Denver to the Mines, 226. Black Hawk and Central, 228. Idaho Springs, 231. Miners’ Talk, 233. The Rio Grande Railway, 234. Kansas Pacific, 235. The Parks, 236. Society in Colorado, 238.

QUARTZ MINING	239
In California, 239. In Colorado, 241.

APPENDIX
The Routes to the Yo-Semite	243
Elevation of Peaks and Passes in the Sierras	244
Mountains and Waterfalls of Yo-Semite	245
The Yo-Semite declared a National Park	246
The Hetch-Hetchy Valley	248
The Trees and Plants of Yo-Semite	250
History of the Discovery and Settlement of Yo-Semite	253
Origin of the Name Yo-Semite	262
The Discovery of Gold in California	266
The Pacific Railroads and the Land Grants	269
The Mining Towns of California	271
Trees and Plants of Rocky Mountains	275
Altitudes in Colorado	279
Ores purchased at Boston and Colorado Smelting Works	280
Denver Weather Record	281
History of Mining in Colorado	282