ISOVEfiMNDIIMnH) Class _£X:£J1 Book /Tj/? CopyiightN^ COPyRIGHT DEPOSIT A SOUVENIR "^he Qverland Limited" ^rain WITH THROUGH CAR SERVICE VIA Chicago (N: North-Westeni Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railways Complhiicnts of tli(^ PASSENGER DEPARTMEXTUXION PACIEIC SYSTEM S. H. H. CLARK N OLntCR \\ . MINK I E. ELLERY ANDERSOX V Receh JOHN W. DOANE i FREDERIC R. COUDERT E. DICKINSON E. L. LOMAX General Manager (leneral Passeng^er and Ticket Agent OMAHA, XRB. Copyi-igltl, jSgO, />y E. /,. /.oiinix. C P ^/ ^ Rand, McNally & Co., Printers and Engravers, Chicago. THK FASTEST TRAIN on the Best track in the West is The Overland Limited Exceptionally fast time between the EAST and Nebraska • Colorado • Wyoming • Utah Nevada and California Points THE OVKRLAXD LIMITED- TRAINS Every Day in the Week arc equipped with Buffet Smoking- and Librtu y Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars Pullman I'aUice Double Drawing-Room Sleeper; Pullman Dining Cars Pintsch Light Steam Heat • '■' lull ' .^'^'^ IN '1\> \NI> '\nS. HE OviRLANrLTMlur' itT r^<* 111 M\t' »Im,\m >'i 'U'nii, whnu lon^s iJ'J' ,(,'l' ')••'' I'I'Millfcl \\\! t^ultl-dtitiUol'H, ul'tiM' «illl . I ' riMiui^i Mli Ciiiiiioil liliin'H, wumlMtl llu'ii ' vviiy iw'uv Mill |i|.iii(.., Ill'' luiunt'vy wan iiII.hI with huHtilii IiuIUmih, liLirtla nl' luiri'Mlt', iliu.r ,iiiil (Mili'l<>|iii. Tl»»i|n wua ynMa'ouly i Iiimimh wiiad (if l.liii I'HilihnrH KMvm', wirhin l.wpniy mil.'.i '■r I 'iiimIkv, Niiw Mm trMA-nlur nit^w In m. jiixiii Iihih I'lllliiMMl (WM', Miul Ih Whlrlnil nVnf M\i> HIUiMiMi in! I'liMil m|. I'lii'ty 1,11 ril't.y iiilltiH Mil hiMif jKifcil. \ III ' tiiwiifei nittj nlMiiri t'llli'il wIMi Jiii|4\'ti, htiHy, iulxlli jSuiili |ii.in|i|(i, M.iul i\H I'n r t\.H I'liii uyt-i o/in I'lwioji nii niMinr «l(|iI MiiM l^(lv|^l^ vuhidlu nT (uiwMy M|ii|!>Mimn m luii Mi.. iiviijiil lull hiiiii Mm HtifM'vuil /iiMJ |iiimlmi| limUIn^ Im.xijh (iC JM.'M ri'iiiii I'irtiji n1iMiii|i|.H III I'lmd »hh|" il' HIMKiuMM Mmil, il|(|riH(|, JH i Ulii i ii i|| vl IK n M | Muiti'MniMi in Hljuii^or Mmiii I'jdl.jiiii." EXTERIOR VIEW, THE. OVERLAND LIMITED ' TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTE^ i ^./if^DOWs CROSSING THE MISSOURI RIVER. The Overland iimiteo- , ' Crossin6 tlie Missouri River froiTi ^.'^'l}N'^,'^(>|f^'cY5'^^' tl^e Transfer Depot, Council Bluffs, r ' '-^ over a magnificent steel bridge of eleven spans, 75 feet above tlie water, eacli span 250 feet lon^, restin6 upon ininiense stone piers, Omalia is readied, and the tri^s across tlie conti= nent to either Portland or Stin Francisco coixi= mences. This metropolis of the West has 142,000 inhabitants. Leaving Omaha, the road follows the Platte River throu6h the thickly=settled and fertile Platte Valley, and crosses mile after mile of level country, as impressive to those unfamiliar with such scenes as is the unbounded level of the ocean. Many of those vdio had crossed the plains, deserts and mountains to California in 1849=50 knew very well a railroad could not be built there, for "how could a locomotive ascend a mountain where six yoke of oxen could scarcely haul a ■wa6on?" It must be remembered that the line of this road follows almost exactly the old emigrant ■sva^on road, not only on the plains on the north side of the Platte River, through the State of Nebraska, but, in fact, all the way to Ogden, Utah. CASTLE ROCK, UTAH. "THE Overland limited- ^y'^^-*^^v , ' The Castle is one of the most per= ''!^v'IJn'5^ pjf cvj^^'' fee* of all those striking objects \^^hose vast proportions show them to be the v7ork of Nature alone, and yet -whose symmetrical forms and adherence to architectural rules seem, to stamp them as the "works of man The cliffs, as "we approach from the -west, are hi6h, barren and savage in form. In color also they change. Hei-e they are alniost a blood red color, while as we approach the head of the canon they are of a yellowish ^ray, in some places even ashen. The slender stream creeping alon^ beneath them is fringed with the hardy Avillov^, and on every shelf, and np to the summits of the rocks, the d^warf cedars have obtained a footing ; their russet foliage and dark spots of shado-w ^ivin^ a inottled appearance to the landscape. At one point v,"e are v/^hirled past a chaos of tumbled rock; the whole face of a lofty cliff has fallen at once, leaving the part yet standing of a fresh bright hue that it "will take a thousand years of summer sunshine and v»dnter frost to tone back into the general color of the sur= rounding heights. One can well iina^ine the roar, the volume of sound, that "went rolling across the hills "when fell that mass. E/'Zi-: i< . '..■■■ • ''^ ^'^L Hi ■ i ' -/.li 'KII:' ^ .■.;.!■ :,i-;RAK, ._AR A!;Ij The CHICAGO AND SALT LAKE PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. HANGING ROCK, ECHO CANON. THE OVERLAND LIMITED ^'^^^ , From sucla a ijoiiit of view as , , U^ Cl Qy^ Han^in^ Rock, or tire ridges above Y yr kJ i-i^^ ^ inuclr better idea of Avlrat one inay term, the trimnltuousness of tire surround- in6 country can be obtained than from the bed of the canon. The earth is split by a score of transverse ravines, which extend like blue veins from the main artery and mar the face of the country Avith shado-w; isolated columns, positive and brilliant in color, stand alone in their chro- matic ^lory, Vv'ithout a visible connection with the main rock from v/hich they were originally de= tached; odd Groups of conglomerate, much like inverted v-^ine^lasses in shape, and plainly banded "with several strata of color, sprout like so many iTLonstrous mushroonrs ; and clasping all within their basin are the circling nrountains of the Wahsatch and Uintah Ranges — -silvered with per= petual snow on their acute summits, and beauti= fully blue v/here covered with pines. These t^vo chains are amon^ the most picturesque of all the.. Western nrountains. They fairly bristle -with peaks and lateral ranges, and they soar from the plain at a bound, so to speak, without the con= cealment and dwarfing effect of foothills. END OF THE RECLINING CHAIR CAR, TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. ■THE OVERLAND LIMITED' '§'% ^/^pOWc GIANT'S TEA POT, GREAT EASTERN -. 'JgA^''^' ■■■■• AND STEAMBOAT ROCKS, UTAH. "The Overland limited" ^'^^ i^^W' ^ Tlie traveler, as lie stands by tlie •' ("('^CyS''''^ 'ruins of tlie temples of the Nile or -^ lingers in tire caves of Elepliantis, feels crusliecl beneatlr tlie ^vei61lt of yeai's tliat liave passed since tlreir making. Wliat tlren must Ire feel as Ire looks on those tow'ering walls, those mighty carvings — old ere the walls of Karnac were new, or the language of the Egyptians framed — gigantic monoliths, and inspiring inasonry rising in tiers from one to a hundred feet in thickness, and hanging at a- dizzy altitude in the blue sky above his head. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE SALT LAKE AND CHICAGO BUFFET SMOKING AND LIBRARY CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. > The Overland Limited- PULPIT ROCK, UTAH. *yiA t^j^!^ " Whirling p.ast castle, cathedral, ' - i In'^ rtlf^U S'^^ towering coluinn and rugged battle= yr O inent, 2:)assing lateral canons -wliiclr cut }■/ the walls froua crest to base in aw^ful ', chasms, shooting over bridges and flying past and under the overhanging walls, and finally round tlie cafion wall to the northward, within three short spansdength of the noted Pulpit Rock, "which is fainous the v^orld over. This is so called both frona its shape and from, the supposition that BrighaiXL Young preached froin it his first sermon in Utah, addressed to the pioneers then on their Vv^ay to Salt Lake Valley in 1847. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE FORVvARD END OF THE CHICAGO AND SALT LAKE BUFFET SMOKING AND LIBRARY CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED " TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. I ^ R^^-^tB'^ ^ AVEBER CANON, UTAH. The Overland Liwiiift ' ''y^'^-^'PI^. ~ And then Ave enter the canon. "As '^ -*lfN'^ pl'^'cvS^^' ""■ ^^"^® Rhine," says an eloquent Or Q) writer, ''the lon6 stretch of the river ' from. Mainz to Cologne has been for years, ,by acknowlecljiinent, the 'River,' so that portion of the Union Pacific Railway that lies betw^een Wahsatch and O^den, in tliis northern part of Utah, will sonae day be that part of the journey across the centre of the continent which will be especially regarded by the tourist as necessary to be seen beyond all others. Lon^ after the Pacific journey is as hackneyed to Europeans and Americans as the Rhine tour is now", this part Avill keep its freshness among the most marked scenes of the journey. It is a place Avhich cities and settlements cannot destroy." INTERIOR VIEW OF THE BUFFET OF THE CH:CAGO At.C SAL^ LA/t BUhFET SMOKING AND LIBRARY CAR, 'THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. THE WITCH ROCKS, UTAH. THE Overland limited— ^'^^^^'1< ^^^^,;. ' (jlose t(j Eclio are the curious 6rouj5 N ;Tr .i;'',^f rocks called "The Witch Rocks." yr Q) These were first slvetched by one Fred- ericlc Piercy, an En61ish -tirtist, Avho, in ' /the first days of Mormon enriiration, Avas em= ployed by that churclr to illustrate "The Route." As lie hunitn'ously admits, after statin6 that he named the ;5roup as a compliinent to the ladies, it is doubtful, after all, if the fair sex will accept as a complinient the namin6 of such an odd assemblage in their honor. "While these curious erosions are still in mind, we are inclined to repeat what we have said else= Avhere as to the unsatisfactoi'y enjoynient which the phenomenal in Nature affords. We know^ that mere cirriosity will atti-act the multitude, when a tiling of beauty is passed by unnoticed ; a,nd people who could ^aze on the enjjurpled peal-j;s of the Wasatch, or on one of the teriffic cliffs of Echo, Avithout a touch of feelin6, will (5(_) into ecstasies in the contem.plation of tt bizarre rock ^vith a strange likeness to soiTie fainiliar object." INTERIOR VIEW OF SECTION IN THE SALT LAKE AND CHICAGO BUFFET SMOKING AND LIBRARY CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. 1" .» ;^, e)''^^ /nDOWs the DEVIL'S SLIDE ■■'"*'.X*'Si^^f OF AND 1,000 MILE TREE, UTAH. "The Overland ii.wi ■*yiA' "^P^ " The DeA^il's Slide, the most wonder- ^ • \j^^^ fl^^C^'^^^ ^^^ '-'^ '-^^^ natural curiosities, citaout ; V'' '^ which so much has been talked and writ= f -' ten, is -World-famous, It has been sketched y^nd painted and photographed times without end; ■ and truly it is a singular formation. It has been declared to be without 6randeur, and this is true ; it has no pretensions in this line, but its singularity makes it so conspicuous. Throu6hout the entire country, although there are a number of similar formations, there is nothin6 at all approaching it in fantastic appearance. The hill, or rather mountain, from, whose side the walls project, is composed almost entirely of a dark red sandstone, while the material of the "Slide" itself is a whitish sandstone. Another object that is invariably looked for vvdth interest is the lone 1,000 Mile Tree, which by a singular chance, inarks the one=thousandth mile from Omaha. The tree stands immediately alon6 side the track on the ri^ht hand as we are ^oin<^ east ; and a si^n board swin^in^ from, one of the lower limbs tells its legend to all pa-ssers by. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE REAR END OF THE CHICAGO AND SALT LAKE BUFFET SMOKING AND LIBRARY CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. :b<'P,r,H^'' ^ •" TUNNELS \^(inOOYiS NUMBERS 3 AND 4, UTAH. THE Overland limited- A slioi-t distance fi-oni Croyden are ^ »'uN' /'I'^'cvS''^^ Tunnels Nos. 3 and 4, amon6; some ,v\ii\ r'' ^ (-'f tlie liigliest, m^ost vertical walls of I •■ tile caiion. Tlie river liere sweives fronr ■y^ide to side ; one moment Ave see it dasliin^ along by our side, at another it slioots a.way at ri^lit an61es from our patli to double some projecting bastion of tbe 6i-eat ru66ed mountains. Here its waves tire flowing away from \is, and now tliey conre forward, white and loud=voiced, to slioot beneath our feet, as we in turn dash out on one of the many brid6es that cross the sti-eam. The A\diistle is ever sounding, for the dusty road of the settler and the path of the iron steed cross and recross eiich other constantly. INTERIOR VIEW OF ONE OF THE DRAWING ROOMS IN THE CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED " TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. i THE DEVIL'S GATE, UTAH. "THE OVERLAND LlMITfO €M°y^ pi" -i^ tlirou^li tlie mountain. As may be inferred from tlie name, it is a J5ate^vay, a passage riven Tlie river comes roaring tlirou^li tlie open space, brin^in^ Avitli it a wind tliat never ceases. Tlie train does not pass tlirou^li the ^ate, but crosses a trestle bridge directly in front, and thus v,"e see the place better than if the train passed through. To ^et the strongest impression of the scene v,^e should view its gloomy surroundings under the effect produced by a stormy sky ; but it is alv.^ays im= pressive, though more so ^vhen the storm=clouds come dashing across the opening above, and are caught and are torn to pieces on the sharp cra6s of the mountain tops. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DOUBLE DRAWING ROOM PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. :jf^^-^ . r . THE AVASATCII MOUNTAINS, ■'£)f^ UTAH. '^.SJI^ THE OVERLAND LiMlHP "■ V^^'^PIfe*" . The "Wasatcli Mountains are vinsur= : |,'J|^'^iFU^j'- passed, in magnificent carions, and 'yr Q) there are a dozen of the grandest within ? easy reach of Salt Lal^e City ; not one of these bnt invites tlie tourist to spend days, weeks or months of healthful pleasure amon^ their wild recesses, to fish, to hunt, to scale the peaks and ridges, or to father wild flowers by the sides of mossy springs, beneath the shadows of umbra= geous pines. Even to those whose eyes behold the mountains all the year round, their great passes Vvdth their stupendous Avails of naked rocks, their charming 61ens, their groves of pine and aspen, their nooks and corners of sylvan solitude, offer irresistible attractions, so that every summer sees half the city populace leaving dull care behind to go to the mountains to enjoy the delicious coolness of the days and nights. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE LAVATORY FOR GENTLEMEN IN THE DOUBLE DRAWING ROOM PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR BETWEEN CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO, "THE OVERLAND LIMITED ' TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. ^'" .^P^''S^^^^^ FRor^^g*" GREAT SALT LAKE. UTAH. «^ "The Overland Limited- J'^^'^'^WIp' , Ernest TnoerH(ill li^is Avritten ijf tlie '« U^ ('I Cy5^ L-.ike: "I tliink few persons realize <--'^.^' ) ' lio\v wonderfully, strangely beautiful * •' this inland sea is;" and Phil Robinson, that "restless traveler, has said of its sunsets: "Where ' have I not seen sunsets, by land and sea, in Asia, Africa, Europe and Am,erica, and where can I say I have ever seen m.ore wondroiis coloring, more electrifying effects than in the sunset on the Great Salt Lake of Utah." This within thirty minutes' ride. And a6ain, in a few hours — half the time it can be done from any other city — we can be amon^ scenery and sensations the very opposite ; be amon6 the solitudes of ru46ed mountains, stand by the side of sno"w=fed torrents or ^ranite=locked lakes, or rest at ease on flower- bespangled ^rass under the shadov-^ of sighing pines. f^oi^^H*^' . PROMONTORY POINT, UTAH. OF The Overland Limited' ^^ '^^tI^ w1 '^^Q traveler over tlie Union Pacific \> m'J pl^^CiS^ Railroad sees very few things aside y- l//^ QJ fi'oiTL the physical features and general topography of the country throu^li \vhich it passes to reinind him of the scenes which presented theinselves to the vie\v of those who composed the first excursion party over the completed road, and who witnessed, on May lOth, 1869, at Promontory Point, Utah, the formal cere- mony of driving the last spike. Nothing now marks the spot where this ceremony took place, and even the small station known as Promontory is at some distance from the point where the con- nection bet\veen the t\vo trans-continental roads was originally made. The whole aspect of the country, from the Missouri River to Salt Lake, has marvelously changed. "Where there were then only tents, there are now well-built, substantial and prosperous towns, and instead of the ^reat desert -wastes, supposed to be beyond reach of cultivation, one may now see an almost unbroken stretch of corn-fields and cultivated lands. — SiJiicy Dillon, hi Scribncr' s Afag^azi>u\ A ug^ii.it, /.V92. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE RECLINING CHAIR CAR, •THE OVERLAND LIMITED ' TRAIN, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. A PERFECT LIGHT is a luxury All Express Trains on THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM are equipped with Pintsch Li2;ht the most perfect light of modern times n3 X H O Ed H Ed o >^ o Ed H CO •a ft o B ta (0 D" ft p ft CD ft 3* ft en ft n •1 rt "t s* 69 ft P ft P ft a; en ft" p ft ft 3 P_ •a P P ft © •1 S' "O G, 3 "1 o 3 (6 O a ft w ft p ft « ft o "1 ft ft CO* 3 P 3 ft p o S: «' E. o 3 H-l CO cc •*» & 3 ft o w rt 1 5' s a ^ o > ►1 n 3 p a. 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