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Southern Pacific welcomes you aboard the train. We hope your tr ip wil lbe a comfortable and enjoyable one. We feel sure you will find it interesting.

This booklet has been prepared especially for your use on the train. I tgives you interesting information about the places you pass through andtells you what to look for as you ride along. The descriptive sequence isfrom Portland south. I f you are traveling north you can follow your tr ipby starting from the back of the booklet.

The Shasta Route of Southern Pacific begins at Portland, Oregon andextends to San Francisco, California, a distance of 718 miles. The highestaltitude (5,063 ft.) is attained at Grass Lake, Calif.

The Shasta Route was completed and placed in operation in 1887. I n1927, forty years later, a new line was constructed between Eugene, Oregonand Black Butte, Calif. over the Cascade Mountains, joining the originalline at those points. The original line, now known as the Siskiyou Line ofthe Shasta Route, serves an historic section of Oregon, rich in interest. I tis a beautiful region scenically and has many attractive qualities as a placeto live. I ts communities are served by trains from Portland and from SanFrancisco. The new line, called the Cascade Line of the Shasta Route, is23 miles shorter than the original route and has easier grades. I t is used byall Shasta Route through trains.

At San Francisco, Shasta Route trains connect wi th Overland Routetrains to the East via Ogden, Utah. A t Los Angeles, connection is madewith Golden State Route trains t o Chicago, v ia E l Paso, Texas, andSunset Route trains to New Orleans through the old South.

At Portland, Shasta Route trains connect with trains to the north andeast via northern railroads.

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PORTLAND. Alt. 30 fti To San Fran-cisco 718 miles. Nor thern terminusof Southern Pacific's Shasta Route.The city, first settled in 1843, lies onboth sides of the Wil lamette River,12 miles south of its confluence wi ththe Columbia. One o f the nat ion'simportant fresh-water por ts and aport o f entry, Port land is terminusfor a la rge numbe r o f steamshiplines, and is the wholesale and retaildistr ibution point for a wide agricul-tural and lumbering region. I t is fa-mous for its Rose Festival, held an-nually in June. F rom Council Crest(1073 f t . ) , Po r t l and Heights , a n dother terraced residential d is t r i c tsmay be seen a wonderful panoramaof snow-capped mounta in peaks onthe skyline. M t . Hood (11,245 f t . ) ;M t . S t . He lens (9,761 f t . ) ; M t .Adams (12,326 f t . ) ; M t . R a i n i e r(14,408 f t . ) ; and M t . Jefferson (10,-350 f t . ) a r e a l l v is ible, w h i l e t h ecourses of the Columbia and Wil lam-ette rivers may be traced fo r miles.The world-famous Columbia R ive rHighway begins here, w i t h i t s un-surpassed vistas o f mountains, for -est, r iver, and graceful waterfalls.

Leaving Por t land, y o u cross t othe east side of the Willamette River.As the city is left behind, Reed Col-lege and a municipal golf course areseen t o the east, whi le to the westrise the wooded heights o f CouncilCrest. Just before reaching CLACKA-MAS station, you r t ra in passes therifle range o f the Oregon Nat iona lGuard. A m i l e beyond Clackamas

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The Wi l lamet te Va l l ey, goa l o fmany of the immigrants in the daysof the covered wagon and the Ore-gon Tr a i l , " t e n d s f r o m Por t land145 miles to the Calapooya Moun-tains, w i th the c i ty of Eugene at itssouthern end l The valley is 80 mileswide, the Cascade Mountains bound-ing i t o n t h 3 east and t h e CoastRange on the west. Through the 11,-000 square miles o f the valley flowsthe Wi l lamette and i t s tr ibutaries.The val ley has a widely diversifiedagriculture, t h e greatest industr ia land commercial development in Ore-gon, and contains two-thirds o f theState's popullition.

Sixteen mi les f r o m Po r t l and i sOREGON CITY ( A l t . 7 5 f t . ) , the siteof an Indian salmon fishing village inthe early days. The dam at Wi l lam-ette Falls, seen on the west, divertswater f o r pulp, paper, and woolenmills. Royal Chinook salmon, weigh-ing 30 to 50 pounds, are taken belowthe fal ls w i th rod, reel, and spoon.The annual migration of lamprey eelsup the r iver f rom M a y t o Ju l y a t -tracts much attention. Beyond themills, locks provide f o r navigat ionon t h e upper i v e r . T h e huge log

trafts seen in the Wil lamette here areevidence t h a t y o u are now i n t h egreat lumbering country o f the Pa-cific Nor thwest . T h e home o f D r .John McLoughl in, bu i l t i n 1829, ispreserved as a memorial of a notablepioneer, o f ten referred t o as " t h efather of Oregon." Wi th in this housemany o f the learly state laws wereframed. The first Protestant churchand the f irst Masonic lodge west o fthe Rockies 'vere established here.

The town of CANBY ( A l t . 151 f t . )lies 8 miles beyond Oregon C i t y. I tis the trade center o f a fert i le bu lband f l a x g row ing region. B r i l l i a n tfields o f daffodils and tul ips may beseen in the spting and early summer.Tw o miles beyond Canby you passthe l i t t le village of BARLOW, and two

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miles far ther the Pudding R ive r iscrossed and you enter AURORA (A l t .119 f t .) , established in the 1850's asa commune by a par ty o f Germans.The commune lasted f o r about 25years when the younger generation,wi th different ideals, brought aboutthe dissolution of the commune andthe re-organization of the village onAmerican principles. Sou th o f A u -rora are extensive hop fields.

HUBBARD (Alt. 182 ft.), a small vi l -lage 4 miles south o f Aurora, is thetrading center fo r an area growingblackberries, loganberr ies, y o u n g -berries, strawberries, a n d raspber-ries. Four miles south of Hubbard isWOODBURN (Alt. 182 ft.), also a berry-raising d is t r i c t , operat ing a la rgecannery. Bulb culture is also carriedon in this area. Three miles beyondWoodburn you pass GERVAIS. A t thispoint a church steeple is visible twomiles to the west. I n the church plotis bur ied Ma r i e Dor ion, a n Ind iansquaw, heroine of the Astor overlandexpedition which reached Oregon in1811 a f te r suffering extreme hard-ship. The town is named after JosephGervais, a member of the Astor ex-pedition. The town of BROOKS lies 5miles beyond Gervais, and four milesfarther is CHEMAWA, a t which po in tthe railroad tracks div ide the cam-pus of a Government Training Schoolat which are educated Indians fromAlaska and the Pacific Northwest.

SALEM (Alt . 163 ft.) To San Fran-cisco 6 6 5 mi les. T o P o r t l a n d 5 3miles. Capital o f the State and seatof M a r i o n Coun t y, Sa lem i s t h esecond largest c i t y i n the State. I twas settled in 1834 by Jason Lee andother missionaries. To the west, asyou enter the ci ty, may be seen theCapitol and Supreme Cour t bui ld-ings. To the east, a mile distant, arethe state hospital and penitentiary.Founded in 1842 as the Oregon In -stitute, Wi l lamette Universi ty, old-est inst i tut ion o f higher learning inthe Pacific Northwest, is located inthe ci ty. Salem is located geograph-ically exactly midway between theequator and the north pole.

As y o u t r a v e l southward, M t .Jefferson and the peaks of the ThreeSisters are seen about 60 miles to theeast. I n ea r l y summer t h i s wholecountryside i s carpeted w i t h w i l dflowers. F r e q u e n t l y y o u c a n seebrightly-plumaged Chinese pheas-ants in the fields along the way.

Leaving Salem, y o u r t r a i n goesthrough the l i t t l e towns o f TURNERand MARION i n the midst o f a hay-growing country. A ha l f mile nor thof Mar ion, o n the east side o f thetrack is a tombstone erected to thememory of a cow—"Vive la France."This cow w o n f ive wor ld 's recordsand ove r $100,000 i n prizes. F i v emiles beyond M a r i o n i s JEFFERSON(Alt. 240 f t . ) , located on the nor thbank o f the Santiam River, namedfor a t r ibe o f Calapooyan Indians.

ALBANY. (A l t . 213 ft .) T h e seat ofLinn County, situated a t the junc-tion o f t he Wi l lamet te and Cala-pooya r ivers . I t i s a n impor tan tlumbering and agr icul tural center.South o f A lbany, the val ley opensup i n t o prair ie- l ike expanses. T h efields a r e larger. G r a i n a n d seedproduction dominates. Th i s area issometimes referred to as " the plainsof Lebanon." S ix miles beyond A l -bany i s t h e v i l l a g e o f TANGENT,a railroad term for the long stretchof straight track over which you areriding. Sou th o f here, a t intervalsare dome- l ike but tes , f o r m e d b yvolcanic upthrusts, once islands i nthe waters t h a t f i l l ed t h e va l l eyages ago. There are marine fossils inthe tops of the buttes, and bones ofmammoths a n d mastodons h a v ebeen found at their bases. Six milesbeyond Tangent is SHEDD, a smallsettlement. R is ing prominent ly o nthe east y o u can see Wa r d B u t t e(825 ft.), and Saddle Butte (646 ft.).South o f Shedd is marshland whichis blue in spring wi th the blooms o fcamas, Indian food-root. HALSEY, fivemiles south, is a shipping point forwool, grain, and seed crops.

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river fe r ry was operated here, u l t i -mately replaced by a bridge. Southof Harrisburg your train crosses theWil lamette R i v e r . JUNCTION CITY,4 miles beyond, is a trading point forfarmers o f t h e ad jacen t va l leys .South o f here are m a n y f r u i t o r -chards and groves of walnut and f i l -bert trees, a l ternat ing w i t h b e r r ypatches and fields o f grain.

The McKenzie River, one o f theworld's finest f ishing streams, f lowsinto the Willamette at Junction City.Fishermen come f rom a l l over t h eworld t o t r y the i r luck i n the M c -Kenzie's rap id waters. Anglers f ishfrom skiffs rowed b y r i ve r guides,who pul l against the making streamwhile t h e boats d r i f t s lowly d o w nthe whir l ing rapids, stern first.

EUGENE. (Alt. 426 ft.) To San Fran-cisco 594 miles. T o Por t land 124miles. T h e seat o f Lane Coun t y,Eugene is the th i rd largest c i t y i nthe State and a shipping point fo rmanufactured lumber and farm prod-ucts. Here arelocated the Universityof Oregon and the Northwest Chris-tian College. The Wil lamette Rivercurves around the northwest sectionof the c i ty, 'and to the east rise thefoothills o f the Cascades, w i t h themisty summits o f the Coast Rangeto the west. A branch l ine extendswestward from Eugene, crossing theCoast Range and following SiuslawRiver to Cushman, near i ts mouth,thence south t o Coos B a y o n t h eOregon coast, 122 miles from Eugene.

Eugene is also the northern junc-tion point of the Cascade and Siski-you Lines o f the Shasta Route, theCascade L i n e t u r n i n g easter ly t oskirt the western slopes of the Cas-cade Range, and the Siskiyou L ineturning westerly to run through theUmpqua and Rogue R iver Val leysand thence over the Siskiyou Moun-tains t o B lack Butte, Cal i f . , wherethe t w o l ines j o i n again. T h e de-scriptive mater ia l immediately fo l -lowing covers the Cascade Line. Thedetails o f t h e te r r i t o ry a long t h eSiskiyou L i n e are t o be found o npages 9 to 11 inclusive.

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OVER THE CASCADESLeaving Eugene, y o u r t r a i n be-

gins t h e ascen t o f t h e CascadeMountains. For the next 87 miles i tgradually cl imbs unt i l , a t CascadeSummit, an elevation of 4,840 feet isreached. T h e coun t r y i s ruggedlydramatic. Mounta ins , p i led rangeupon range, r i se a b o u t y o u , t h ehighest only misty blue forms in thedistance. On the south side o f thetrain the Middle Fork of the Willam-ette rushes down to the val ley. U pand up you climb, now close to theriver, now through virgin forest withtrees on either side, now clinging tothe s ide o f a c l i f f . A n occasionalclearing reveals a lonely farm house.For more than 60 miles t he routeroughly parallels the trail over whichthe immigrants toiled on the last lapof their journey into the Wil lametteValley a century ago.

From Eugene the south bank o fthe W i l l a m e t t e i s fo l l owed f o r 4miles to Springfield, where the riveris crossed and left. Five miles beyondSpringfield y o u r t r a i n reaches t h enorth bank o f the M idd le F o r k o fthe Wil lamette which i t fol lows forthe next 32 miles. SPRINGFIELD ( A l t .457 ft.), is an industrial and lumber-ing center. Leaving Springfield, youenter the foothi l ls o f the Cascadesand the open val ley begins to closein. F o r the 14xt 16 miles the t ra inpasses through rol l ing country w i thsome agriculture and an occasionallumber mill. Just south of LOWELL (Alt.741 f t . ) t o the west is constructionon Lookout Dam, a part of the Wil-lamette ValleY flood control project.Building of dam will cause relocationof 22 miles of Southern Pacific track,scheduled to be completed in 1951--52. Tracks wil l cross to west side ofriver a t JASPER, V A mi les south o fSpringfield and follow west bank forapproximately 20 miles, recrossingto east side a t ARMET, just nor th ofWESTFIR (Alt. 1,108 f t . ) s i te o f hugelumber mills. Your train crosses theNor th Fork of the Wil lamette Riverat Westfir and leaves i t behind.

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Tw o m i l e s b e y o n d W e s t f i r i sOAKRIDGE (Al t . 1,206 ft .) , named forthe oak trees nearby, and site o f alarge, modern lumber mil l .

McCREDIE SPRINGS (A l t . 2,076 ft .) ,11 miles beyond Oakridge, is a pop-ular Oregon health resort, centeredabout m inera l spr ings. The re arenumerous mounta in t ra i ls and f inefishing here. Abou t five miles southof McCred ie Spr ings, y o u r t r a i ncrosses Salt Creek, makes a hairpinturn and follows a northwesterly di-rection for f ive miles, then turns assharply again t o resume i t s south-easterly course in its gradual ascentof the canyon's western wal l to theSummit of the Cascade Range.

CASCADE SUMMIT. (A l t . 4,840 f t . )Thir ty-three miles beyond McCredieSprings, on emerging from a tunnel,you see beautiful Odell Lake at thesummit o f the Cascades. F o r f ou rmiles you fol low the south shore o fthe lake, w i t h del ight fu l v is tas o fthis magnificent body o f water, i t spine-covered shores, a n d M a i d e nPeak (7,811 f t . ) a t i ts background.Odell Lake, a summer resort, is fivemiles long and three miles wide, andits depth (2,000 feet in places) givesi t i ts wonderful blue color.

Also in this region are other moun-tain lakes easily accessible f rom theCascade L i ne , i nc l ud ing S u m m i tLake, Crescent Lake, and DiamondLake. This great region is a famousattraction for campers, hunters, andfishermen. F r o m ODELL LAKE ( A l t .4,844 ft.) a number of beautiful tow-ering peaks are silhouetted againstthe sky—Maiden Peak, Odell But te(7,000 f t . ) , M a k l a k s M o u n t a i n(6,990 f t . ) , Royce Mounta in (6,186ft.), M t . Yoran (7,132 ft.), LakeviewMountain (7,063 f t . ) .

Three miles beyond Lake Odell isCRESCENT LAKE (Al t . 4,779 f t . ) . T h elake, one-half mile from the station,is a popular summer resort, notedfor i ts fine fishing. F o u r miles fromCrescent Lake is UMLI (Alt. 4,775 ft.),just south of which rugged DiamondPeak (8,750 f t . ) is seen to the west.CHEMULT (Al t . 4,761 f t . ) was named

for an Ind ian chief. There is a sk icourse west of the town. Eleven milesbeyond C h e m u l t i s YAMSAY ( A l t .4,651 ft .) . You are now in the Klam-ath I n d i a n Reservation. Sou th o fhere the western skyl ine is brokenby jagged M t . Thielsen (9,178 f t . ) ,and M t . Scot t (9,128 f t . ) . Betweenthese two landmarks can be seen theremains of Mt . Mazama, which nowforms the r im o f Crater Lake. Th islake lies in the center o f an ext inctvolcano 6,177 feet above sea level.I t i s six mi les long and fou r mileswide, w i t h precipitous wal ls r is ing1,000 feet f rom water's edge to r im.Aside f r om i t s great scenic at t rac-tions, Crater Lake, located in CraterLake Nat iona l Park , i s recognizedas one o f the great natural wondersof the world.

Twenty- two miles south o f Yam-say, a t KIRK ( A l t . 4,533 f t . ) , yourtrain crosses the Wi l l iamson R i ve rand follows its east bank for the next15 miles. CHILOQUIN (A l t . 4,190 f t . ) ,fourteen miles south of Ki rk , an In-dian se t t l ement o n t h e K l a m a t hReservation, bears the English ver-sion o f an Ind ian name. A t MODOCPOINT ( A l t . 4 ,154 f t . ) y o u r t r a i nreaches the eastern shore o f UpperKlamath Lake, which i t follows for18 miles. Across the lake to the westyou can see the sharp peak o f M t .McLoughl in (9,760 f t . ) against thesky. Upper Klamath Lake is 8 mileswide and 40 miles long, one o f thelargest bodies of fresh water west ofthe Rockies, and the remains o f anancient in land sea. Interest ing arethe snow-white pelicans, which areprotected by law and live on the lakein large numbers. Eight miles beyondModoc Point is ALGOMA (A l t . 4,155ft.) named f o r a lumber company,and ten miles farther is the c i ty o fKlamath Falls, a lumbering center.

KLAMATH FALLS. (Al t . 4,105 ft.) ToSan Francisco, 400 miles. To Por t -land, 318 miles. A gateway to LavaBeds National Monument and Cra-ter Lake National Park. Auto stagesleave here for the park dai ly duringthe summer K lamath Falls, situatedon the L ink River near the southern

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end o f Upper Klamath Lake, is theseat o f K l a m a t h C o u n t y. I t i s amodern city and a lumbering center.A r e g a t t a i s staged a n n u a l l y o nKlamath Lake in June. The c i ty isdistr ibuting point for large farmingand lumber ing distr ic ts. K l a m a t hpotatoes are among the world's f in-est, and a major crop. Public build-ings and some homes i n K l a m a t hFalls are heated w i t h wate r f r o mnatural hot-water springs.

Twenty miles south o f K lamathFalls t h e Oregon-Cal i fornia s ta teline is crossed in to California, andMt . Shasta (14,380 ft.) looms ahead.While not the highest, M t . Shasta isCalifornia's most spectacular peak.Snow covered most of the year, i t isin s igh t f r o m t h e t r a i n f o r m a n yhours after i t is first glimpsed.

You are now in the But te Valleywhich, i n ancient times, cradled agreat lake. T h e val ley i s 17 mi leslong and about 10 miles wide. I t islargely ag r i cu l tu ra l and was f i r s tsettled by the Dunkards, a religioussect wh i ch o r ig ina l l y imm ig ra tedfrom Germany t o Pennsylvania i n1719, and later spread westward.

Proceeding th rough t h e va l l ey,the f irst town encountered is DORRIS(Alt. 4,243 f t . ) , a trading center forlumbermen and farmers in the area.A few miles beyond Dorris your trainpasses a basin on the west known asButte Lake, the remains o f an an-cient in land sea. Eleven miles be-yond Dorr is is MACDOEL (A l t . 4,264ft.), formerly a Dunkard colony, andnow a farming and business centerfor the But te Valley. A t MT. HEBRON(Alt. 4,262 f t . ) , t w o miles beyondMacdoel, you leave Butte Valley andbegin to ascend, passing BRAY (A l t .4,647 f t . ) and LEAF (Al t . 4,674 ft .) alogging cen te r, o n t h e c l i m b t oGRASS LAKE (Al t . 5,063 ft.) the high-est point on the Cascade Line. FromGrass Lake the descent of the west-ern slope i s begun and cont inuessteadily to the end o f your tr ip.

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and Siskiyou Lines. ( F o r informa-tion on the Siskiyou L ine betweenEugene and Black Butte, see pages9 to 11.) To the east is M t . Shastaand to the south rises nearby BlackBu t te , a steep, per fec t l y -shapedcone o f volcanic rock 6,250 feet i nhe ight . E i g h t m i l es s o u t h f r o mBlack Bu t te is the town o f MOUNTSHASTA (Alt . 3,555 ft.) near the baseo f t h e m o u n t a i n f o r w h i c h i t i snamed. T h e t o w n centers a r i c hmeadowland known as StrawberryValley, and is the starting point forascending the mountain. One of thelargest t rout hatcheries in the coun-t ry is maintained by the State abouta mile west of the station. The townof Mount Shasta is a popular wintersports center, since i n t h e w i n t e rmonths good snow condit ions andthe fine skiing slopes on M t . Shastamake an ideal combination.

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station the rugged Sacramento RiverCanyon i s en tered a n d f o r f o u rhours your t ra in fol lows the r iver,crossing i t 18 t i m e s i n 32 mi les .SHASTA SPRINGS (Alt . 2,555 f t . ) is 12miles south of Mount Shasta station.I t is noted for i ts natural sparklingmineral water and charming loca-tion. There is a rust ic spring houseon the station grounds. Hote ls andcottages, del ightful fo r summer va-cation, a re on a t imbered plateauabove and east o f the s tat ion. Acable incline car takes visitors fromthe stat ion, c i i r ry ing t hem u p t h epine-covered side of the canyon. Im-mediately on the east, af ter leavingShasta Springs, are beautiful Moss-brae Fal ls. Un l ike other falls, theydo not make a1sheer drop, bu t foamdown the hil lside through curtainsof moss and delicate ferns.

DUNSMUIR ( A l t . 2,290 f t . ) , th reemiles beyond, is an important South-ern Pacific division point. The townis picturesquely situated in a widen-ing o f the canyon, the homes nes-t l ing among trees on t h e hi l ls ide.Dunsmuir is the supply center fo rthe surrounding country and in sea-son is thronged by hunters and fish-ermen. Seven miles beyond Duns-

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muir to the south is CASTELLA (A l t .1,947 f t . ) a l i t t l e mounta in town .Direct ly to the west the gray splin-tered granite spires of Castle Crags,towering 2,084 feet f rom their base,appear like some medieval castle. I near ly days a b a t t l e be tween t h eModoc Indians and the whites wasfought among the ramparts of CastleCrags. F rom Castella you continuedown the Sacramento Canyon 18miles to DELTA (Al t . 1,137 ft.) and, 24miles beyond, y o u r t r a i n emergesfrom a tunne l on to t h e P i t R i v e rBridge which crosses Shasta Lake,created b y t h e waters o f t he P i t ,McCloud, and Sacramento rivers im-pounded by the mighty Shasta Dam.The lake, i n an inspiring sett ing o fforested mountains, is 40 miles longwith a shore l ine o f over 300 miles.Beyond the lake you proceed throughtree-covered rol l ing hills to CENTRALVALLEY ( A l t . 844 f t . ) , a n d 8 mi lesbeyond reach Redding.

REDDING. (Alt. 557 ft.) To San Fran-cisco, 236 miles. To Por t land, 482miles. T h e seat o f Shasta Coun ty,Redding i s an i m p o r t a n t l u m b e rmanufacturing and shipping center.A side t r ip by bus from Redding tothe Shasta Dam and power plant isoperated during the summer monthsby the Gray L ine Tours . T h e sidetr ip includes a tour of the lake on asteel diesel-powered cruiser. ShastaDam i s t h e highest overf low-typedam in the world, the world's secondhighest dam, and the world's secondlargest dam. I t is 520 feet th ick a tthe base, 602 feet h igh, a n d two -thirds o f a m i le long. T h e dam ishigher than the Washington Monu-ment, and the water drop f rom thespillway is three t imes t h a t o f N i -agara Falls. The capacity of its greatpower p l an t i s 375,000 k i lowat ts .The dam cost $87,167,000.

Redding is also gateway to LassenVolcanic Nat ional Park, and a sidetr ip t o the pa rk may be made b ymoto r coach d u r i n g t h e summermonths. A l though n o t now active,Lassen Peak is sti l l a l ive volcano—the o n l y one i n t h e C o n t i n e n t a lUnited States. I t centers a region of

great natural beauty. Lassen Peak isvisible from Redding on the skyline45 miles to the east, and continuesin sight from the train for 45 miles asyou proceed south.

Redding l ies a t t he head o f theSacramento Valley, which embraces12,000,000 acres o f ferti le land, ex-tends sou th 160 miles, a n d i s 6 0miles wide at the south end. The val-ley i s bounded on the west by theCoast Range and on the east by theSierra Nevada Mounta ins . Geolo-gists tell us that ages ago the Sacra-mento Valley was part of the floor ofthe Pacific Ocean and t h a t a t t ha ttime the ocean shore was at the baseof the Sierra Nevada. W i t h the SanJoaquin Va l ley t o t h e sou th , t h eSacramento Val ley forms the greatCentral Val ley o f C a l i f o r n i a - 4 2 5miles long and one of the most fertileand productive regions on earth.

Eleven mi les beyond Redding isANDERSON (Al t . 434 f t . ) and, sevenmiles farther, COTTONWOOD (Alt. 423ft.), t w o towns established i n t h e1800's as start ing point and supplystation, respectively, for miners go-ing in to the Tr i n i t y Mountains, t othe northwest.

RED BLUFF (A l t . 309 f t . ) , 17 milessouth o f Cottonwood, is the seat o fTehama County. I t lies on the westbank o f the Sacramento River, andis an impor tan t t rad ing center f o rlivestock, f r u i t , g ra in and pou l t ry.Red B l u f f is a gateway t o LassenVolcanic Nat ional Park.

South f rom Red B l u f f your t ra inruns th rough a level p la in, spreadlike a midwest pra i r ie o u t t o t h efoothills of the distant mountains oneither side. There are grazing lands,dotted w i t h trees, and great gra infields hemmed by miles of fence.

GERBER (Alt. 246 f t . ) , n ine milessouth o f Red B lu f f , i s a SouthernPacific division point. Two miles be-yond is TEHAMA (A l t . 223 f t . ) , oncethe seat o f Tehama Coun ty and abusy t rading and freight ing center.

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ley. T h e West Side l ine is used b yall through Portland-San Franciscotrains. T h e Eas t Side l ine passesthrough an agricultural section pro-ducing hops, nuts, fruit , dairy prod-ucts, and large quantit ies o f wheatand rice. Impor tant towns are CHICO,a t rade center and home o f ChicoState Col lege; MARYSVILLE, seat o fYuba Coun ty a t t he confluence o fthe Feather and Yuba rivers, a trad-ing center for a large region; LINCOLN,a trading point and a pottery townwhere ceramics have been producedsince 1870; and ROSE VILLE, a SouthernPacific railroad center with extensiveclassification yards and the world'slargest icing plant.

On the West Side line 8 miles be-yond Tehama is CORNING (A l t . 277ft.), centering an extensive acreageof Sevillano ol ive groves. Ol ive o i lrefining a n d o l ive canning are t h eprincipal industrial enterprises.

ORLAND ( A l t . 259 f t . ) , 13 mi lessouth o f Corning, is the center o f aGovernment irr igation project stor-ing the waters of Stony Creek, whichrises southwest in the Coast Range.The pro jec t embraces over 20,000acres. C i t r u s and deciduous f r u i t ,raisin grapes and alfalfa are grown.Sixteen m i les sou th o f Or land i sWILLOWS (A l t . 137 f t . ) , t h e seat o fGlenn County, surrounded by fertilefarming districts. Just south of Wil-lows you cross the Central Canal,irrigating over 60,000 acres, and en-ter the heart of a great rice-growingbelt which extends southward for adistance of twenty-five miles.

Leaving Willows, your t ra in con-tinues south through NORMAN, DELA-VAN and MAXWELL,past wide and levelplains devoted t o raising livestock,grain and, in the lowlands, rice. Themysterious Marysv i l l e Bu t tes areseen 15 miles to the east. They are amin ia tu re m o u n t a i n range r i s i ngabout 2,000 feet and stand isolatedin the middle of the valley. They arethe remnants of an extinct volcano.

WILLIAMS ( A l t . 8 4 f t . ) , 2 5 mi lessouth o f Wil lows, l y i n g amid f a r -spreading rice fields, is a supply and

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shipping point. Colusa, seat o f Co-lusa County, is located 10 miles tothe east. ARBUCKLE (A l t . 139 f t . ) , 11miles south, in a deciduous f ru i t andgrape section, i s noted f o r i t s f inealmonds. Leaving Arbuckle you passthe towns of DUNNIGAN, ZAMORA, andYOLO, d o t t i n g l a rge s t re t ches o ffarms, orchards, and vineyards and,31 mi les beyond, reach WOODLAND(Alt. 62 ft.), the seat of Yolo Countyand t rade center f o r a product iveagricultural area.

Nine miles south o f Woodland isDAVIS ( A l t . 52 f t . ) , j u n c t i o n f o rSouthern Pacific's Overland Rou teto the east via Sacramento and Og-den, and west to Oakland and SanFrancisco. The State College of Ag-riculture farm o f 1,076 acres, con-ducted by the University of Califor-nia, is located here. DIXON (A l t . 67ft.), 8 miles beyond Davis, is a farm-ing and dairying center. Toward SanFrancisco B a y are t u l e marshes—duck-shooting grounds.

SUISUN-FAIRFIELD (Alt. 12 f t . ) is 16miles beyond Dixon. Fairf ield, t h eseat o f Solano County, i s situatedjust nor th of Suisun, the two prac-tically forming one c i t y. , South o fSuisun-Fairfield you pass the Suisunmarshes. I n Suisun Bay, to the east,can be seen 300 merchant mar ineships moored a n d cove red b y aspecial red pa in t wh ich looks l i kerust b u t is real ly a red oxide pre-servative coating. Fi f teen miles be-yond Suisun-Fai r f ie ld y o u r t r a i nclimbs a slight grade and glides ontothe great Southern Pacif ic double-track br idge wh ich crosses SuisunBay, an arm of San Francisco Bay.(A l i f t span i n the br idge permitslarge ships t o pass beneath.) T w omiles a f te r crossing t h e br idge i sMARTINEZ (Alt. 10 ft.), seat of ContraCosta County and impor tant as anoi l re f in ing , c a n n i n g a n d f i sh ingcenter. Beyond Mart inez your trainskirts t h e shore o f San FranciscoBay, which i t follows for 31 miles toOakland Pier.

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large sugar refinery. Crocket t is thejunction point for Vallejo and MareIsland N a v y Yard , located o n thenorth shore across the s t ra i t . I t isalso the connecting po in t for NapaValley and the "Val ley of the Moon"made famous by Jack London. Acrossthe broad waters of the Bay are theMann Coun ty hi l ls, w i t h the boldoutlines of Mt. Tamalpais (2,604 ft.)beyond. Just west o f Crockett youpass under the great highway bridgeover Carquinez St ra i ts . RICHMOND(Alt. 41 f t . ) , 14 miles beyond Croc-kett, is an important industrial andship-bui lding center w i t h a deep-water harbor. There are more thansixty industrial plants here. The Pull-man Company's car shops are passedsouth of the city, east of the tracks.

BERKELEY (Alt. 18 ft.) is 5 miles be-yond Richmond. T h e c i t y d i rec t lyfaces t h e Go lden G a t e a n d com-mands a fine v iew o f San FranciscoBay. The Berkeley hi l ls rise to theeast, w i th Grizzly Peak outstanding.The Univers i ty o f California, w i t hthe largest student enrollment in thecountry, is located in Berkeley.

Four miles beyond Berkeley y o ureach OAKLAND (16th Street Station)third largest ci ty in the State and acommercial center o f importance,with many large manufacturing andshipbuilding interests. T h e slendertower o f the C i t y Ha l l , one o f thetallest bui ldings i n Cal i fornia, i s astriking landmark. Lake Mer r i t t , ina fine park near the Civic Center, issurrounded by modern apartments;on its waters thousands of wild ducksmake t h e i r w in te r home. N e a r b ystands t h e Mun ic ipa l Aud i t o r i um,seating 12,000. I t includes the M u -nicipal Theatre and an art collection.

OAKLAND PIER. F r o m 16th StreetStation, Oakland, y o u r t r a i n p ro -ceeds to Oakland Pier. The pier ex-tends a mile into San Francisco Bayand has been fil led i n on each side,providing for the extensive rai lroadyards you see here. Th i s is the ra i lterminus of Southern Pacific's Over-land and Shasta Routes, to the eastand nor th , respectively, and o f i ts

San Joaqu in Va l l e y L i n e t o L o sAngeles. A l ine f rom Oakland Pieralso connects a t S a n Jose w i t hSouthern Pacific's Coast Line whichhas i t s pr incipal terminal a t T h i r dStreet Station, San Francisco. Bo thCoast and San Joaquin Lines run toLos Angeles, connecting there w i t hSouthern Pac i f i c ' s G o l d e n S t a t eRoute to Chicago, and Sunset Routeto New Orleans.

A t Oak land P i e r y o u b o a r d aSouthern Pacif ic fe r ryboat fo r SanFrancisco. The 3 t r i p acrossSan Francisco B a y i s made i n 20minutes, landing you a t the Fer ryBuilding, foot of Market Street. SanFrancisco B a y, one o f t h e largestland-locked harbors in the world, ex-tends in two arms 30 miles north and35 miles south of San Francisco, andvaries f rom 2 t o 12 miles i n width.Its water area covers over 450 squaremiles, providing 117 square miles ofgood anchorage. Crossing the Bay,midway, on the right, you pass closeto Ye r b a Buena and Treasure I s -lands, a n d g l ide under t h e 8-mi lelong S a n Francisco-Oakland B a y

THE SISKIYOU LINEFrom Eugene, Oregon to Black

Much o f t he s t i r r ing h is to ry o fOregon's pioneer days centers in thecountry traversed b y Southern Pa-cific's Siskiyou Line between Eugeneand t h e southern Sta te l ine. T h i scountry, l y ing main ly i n the Ump-qua and Rogue River Valleys, wasfinal dest inat ion f o r m a n y o f t h ehardy pioneers who blazed a covered-wagon t ra i l f rom the East to maketheir fortunes. There is hardly a mileof th is count ry t h a t a t some t imewas not a battleground between thesettlers and the Indians, o r the ele-ments, or nature's barriers.

The r o u t e i s ex t remely p i c t u r -esque, w i th open plains, mountains,and val leys al ternat ing t o lend a ninteresting var iety. The Rogue andUmpqua Rivers are followed for con-siderable distances, a n d f r o m t h em o u n t a i n s u m m i t s m a g n i f i c e n t

Bridge, largest i n t he wor ld, com-pleted in 1937 at a cost o f $79,000,-000. Alcatraz Island, site o f a Fed-eral penitentiary, is seen farther t othe no r th , d i rec t ly fac ing t h e en-trance to the Golden Gate, which isspanned b y t h e gracefu l G o l d e nGate Bridge, world' ,s largest suspen-sion bridge. Beyond Alcatraz, andforming t h e northern shore o f theGolden Gate, rise the Mann Countyhills, w i t h M t . Tamalpa is h igh i nthe background. Angel Island, w i t himmigration station, quarantine sta-tion, a n d hospital , l i e s nea r t h i sshore. Ahead o f you, San Franciscorises impressively o n i t s four teenhills. H is tor ic Telegraph H i l l , w i t hCoit Tower rising f rom i ts summit,is the first prominence on the r ight;next i s Russian H i l l , a residentialdistrict. D i rect ly in the center overthe F e r r y Bu i ld ing tower y o u seeNob H i l l , topped b y ho te ls a n dapartment houses. Tw i n Peaks arethe two cones on the southwesternskyline t o the lef t . O n t h e secondfloor o f the Fer ry Bu i ld ing is dis-played a large relief map of Califor-

Bufte, California via Medford, Oregon.vistas of great distances are afforded.

Leaving Eugene, y o u r t r a i n fo l -lows the south shore o f the Wi l lam-ette for three miles, then turns to thesouth. T h e open va l l ey cont inuessouthward, but lessens in size as thehills slowly close in. Farms decreasein size, a n d lumber ing a n d s tockraising increase i n importance. S i xmiles from Eugene is GOSHEN, a l i t t letrading set t lement, n a m e d b y asettler who regarded t h e val ley asthe Land o f Promise. CRESWELL, an-other small settlement six miles be-yond, was named for the PostmasterGeneral in office at the time of settle-ment -1872.

COTTAGE GROVE (Al t . 643 ft.) is inthe heart of a lumbering region, wi thstock raising, dairying and f ru i t cul-ture. F i v e mi les beyond Co t t ageGrove, t h e Umpqua Va l l ey i s en-

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nia, an outstanding piece o f crafts-manship and an exhibit of much in-terest t o the traveler unacquaintedwith the topography o f the State.

SAN FRANCISCO. Yo u could spendweeks in San Francisco wi thout see-ing everything. T h e c i t y offers awealth of attractions. A modern busi-ness section, f ine parks and boule-vards, the Embarcadero, picturesqueFisherman's Whar f , Ocean Beach,Chinatown, Civic Center and impos-ing pub l i c bui ldings; t h e Presidio,theatres, libraries, museums, art gal-leries, monuments—all demand yourattention. Many pleasant hours maybe spent in Golden Gate Park, play-ground o f the c i ty and center o f itsoutdoor l i fe . Located near Land 'sEnd in Lincoln Park is the Califor-nia Palace of the Legion of Honor, amagnificent grani te structure over-looking L inco ln P a r k and t h e en-trance to the Golden Gate. A cosmo-politan ci ty, San Francisco is famedfor i t s restaurants and cafes. Hereyou may enjoy the cuisine of all na-tions. The shops are as fine as thoseof any c i ty in the world.

tered and followed for the next hun-dred miles. DRAIN (A l t . 296 f t . ) , 17miles beyond Cottage Grove, is ship-ping point for a f rui t , vegetable andturkey growing area. One o f Ore-gon's first Normal Schools was here.The old building may be seen on thehillside to the west. Six miles beyondDrain is YONCALLA ( A l t . 356 f t . ) , asmall rural trade town, and fourteenmiles f a r t h e r y o u pass OAKLAND(Alt. 426 f t . ) . Calapooya Creek i scrossed j u s t before enter ing O a k -land, which is one o f the largest tur-key shipping points i n t he Un i tedStates. A t u r k e y show o f nat ionalimportance is held here each Decem-ber. South of Oakland the characterof the vegetation changes: h i l ls aremore rugged, firs fewer, and mingledwith the oak groves are many red-barked, evergreen madronas.

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SUTHERLIN (A l t . 518 f t . ) i s threemiles beyond Oakland. I t is a lumbercenter and the cradle of the turkey-raising indust ry. H e r e w a s estab-l i s h e d t h e f i r s t t u r k e y f a r m i nOregon. T h e Suther l in Va l ley, 11miles long and 4 miles wide, lies tothe east between the Umpqua andCalapooya Valleys. Dee r Creek i scrossed near ROSEBURG (Alt. 459 ft.)14 miles south o f Sutherlin. Rose-burg is the seat o f Douglas Countyand one of the State's largest lumberproducing centers. I t is situated ona curve o f the Umpqua R ive r andis the rail head for fishing parties onthis famous stream. Mt . Nebo (1,100ft.) i s seen t o the west across theUmpqua.

Ten mi les beyond Roseburg i sDILLARD (Alt . 528 ft.) wood-workingcenter and famous for its fine canta-loupes. Twelve miles beyond Di l lardyou pass through MYRTLE CREEK (Alt.609 f t . ) o n a stream o f the samename. A large plywood p lan t is lo-cated here, and the town serves anarea where f r u i t growing, da i ry ingand pou l t ry raising are carried on.Six mi les beyond M y r t l e Creek i sRIDDLE (Alt. 705 f t . ) which serves arich logging a n d lumber ing area.Five mi les sou th o f R idd le y o u rtrain enters C o w Creek Canyon ,which is followed for 35 miles. Th ispicturesque ravine lies wi th in steepwalls which rise to a height of 1,000feet above the tumultuous stream.Cow Creek was so named becausein th is canyon a settler found andrecovered cattle stolen by maraud-ing Indians.

Twenty-three miles south o f Rid-dle, WEST FORK ( A l t . 1,009 f t . ) , f a -mous fo r i ts f ine fishing, i s passed,and 1 3 m i les f a r t h e r y o u reachGLENDALE (Alt. 1,403 ft.) in the heartof a min ing and lumbering region.North o f Glendale t w o prominentpeaks rise above the skyline—Gray-back, 4,033 f t . , and Panther Butte,3,517 ft . Just south of Glendale yourtrain passes through a tunnel undera ridge which forms the div ide be-tween the Umpqua and Rogue RiverValleys; t h e c res t o f t h i s d i v i d eforms the boundary between Doug-las and Josephine Counties.

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Six miles beyond Glendale is WOLFCREEK (Alt. 1,291 f t . ) w h i c h is ap -proached on a picturesque horseshoecurve. Wo l f Creek Tavern, bu i l t i n1857, is stil l in use. I t was headquar-ters for the American forces dur ingthe Rogue River Indian War. For 8miles Wolf Creek Canyon is followedto LELAND ( A l t . 1 ,190 f t . ) , whereGrave Creek is crossed. From Lelandthe approach to Grants Pass affordsa sweeping v i e w wes t across t h eRogue River Valley, w i th the CoastRange beyond.

GRANTS PASS (Alt . 935 f t . ) To SanFrancisco 446 miles_ T o Por t land297 miles. T h e seat o f JosephineCounty, Grants Pass, on the RogueRiver, is trading and shopping cen-ter f o r a r i c h min ing, lumber ing,dairying, a n d f ru i t -g rowing area .During the summer months there isdaily bus service f rom Grants Passto Crater Lake National Park. TheRedwood Empire may be visited byusing the train, Port land to GrantsPass, thence bus over the Siskiyousand through redwood groves to Eu-reka, Ca l i f . , thence Nor thwesternPacific R. R. to San Rafael, and busfrom there to San Francisco.

Nine mi les beyond Gran ts Passyou come t o ROGUE RIVER (A l t . 907ft.), a l i t t l e sett lement wh ich wasknown t o pioneers as " Ta i l h o l d . "Across the r iver f rom the town is arattlesnake farm where thousands ofthese rept i les a re raised f o r t h e i rvenom, used fo r medical purposes.Eight miles beyond Rogue River isGOLD HILL (A l t . 1,801 f t . ) where oneof the first discoveries of gold in thisregion was made. The re n o w i s alarge cement plant here. The RogueRiver is crossed and shor t ly there-after two great flat-topped hi l ls areseen t o t he east—Table Rock andTable Mountain. A t Table Rock theIndians made their last stand in theRogue River Ind ian War, and herethe peace t r e a t y w a s made. M t .Pitt 's snow-capped peak (9,760 f t . )looms in the southwest above lesserpeaks of the Cascade Range.

You are now in the famous RogueRiver Va l ley, containing 1,000,000acres i n a l l , l y ing between U m p -qua D i v i d e o n the nor thwest andthe Siskiyou Mountains on the south.A t CENTRAL POINT (Alt . 1,371 ft.) thevalley widens to 18 miles. The vistafrom t h e c a r w indows embracesthousands o f acres o f fert i le farm-land and flourishing orchards.

MEDFORD (Alt. 1,370 f t . ) To SanFrancisco 413 miles. T o Por t land330 miles. Medford is a gateway toCrater L a k e Na t i ona l P a r k . T h ecity, seat of Jackson County, is bui l ton bo th sides o f Bear Creek. I t isthe fruit-shipping center of SouthernOregon, and important in the lumberindustry; one of the most completely-equipped sawmills in the Northwestis here. Med fo rd pears a re wor ldfamous. Seven miles beyond Med -ford you pass through TALENT (A l t .1,629 f t . ) , a smal l sett lement sur-rounded b y orchards. To the east,as your t ra in climbs the grade fromhere, a remarkable v iew i s had o ffertile fa rms w h i c h checker-boardthe valley below.

Five miles beyond Ta lent is ASH-LAND (Al t . 1,874 ft.), at the southernend o f the Rogue River Val ley andbisected by Bear Creek. The city liesat the base of Ashland Peak (2,535 ft.)and its twin peak, M t . Wagner. Oneof the State's three Normal Schoolsis located here. Ashland is noted forits mineral springs with waters highlyvalued for their curative properties.L i th ia and other mineral waters arepiped into a natural park of unusualbeauty, w i th in the ci ty l imits.

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Leaving Ash land , t h e ra i l r oadcommences the climb to the summitof t h e S isk iyou ( I n d . , bob- ta i ledhorse) Mounta ins, 4,113 f t . abovesea level—winding amids t manza-nita, mounta in laurel, f laming ma-drona and towering pines. The dis-tance, Ashland t o SISKIYOU, a t t h esummit, is 17 miles and in the one-hour cl imb your train mounts 2,241ft. Remarkable engineering work i novercoming grades includes the com-plete circl ing o f the mounta in i n aspiral. A t one p o i n t t h e t r a c k i svisible f r o m t h e t r a i n i n t h r e eplaces, each below the other.

After emerging f rom a tunnel a tthe summit, Pi lot Knob, prominentlandmark of Indians, appears to theeast; t o the southeast, above inter-vening hills, your first sight is had ofmagnificent M t . Shasta, raising i t ssnow-mantled b u l k a sheer 14,380feet into the enfolding sky.

HILT, A l t . 2,905 ft. Yo u are now inCalifornia. B o x mater ia l manufac-tured here in large quantities. Yo u rtrain begins to descend the southernslope o f t h e S isk iyous, pass ingthrough Cot tonwood Canyon a n dValley, and descending 1,958 feet in19 miles t o HORNBROOK ( A l t . 2,156ft.), a l i t t l e pioneer v i l lage, l o n gfallen i n to disrepair. N o w you areentering the cattle country of North-ern California. F rom Hornbrook t oAGER ( 7 mi les) y o u r t r a i n w i n d sthrough a narrow, twist ing canyon,crossing t h e K l a m a t h R i v e r onceand Wil low Creek twice on the way.

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crest rises ahead of you to the south,to remain in sight for several hours.As y o u approach nea re r t o t h emountain and wind around its base,you alternately see i t f rom one sideof the train, then from the other.

MONTAGUE (Alt . 2,542 ft.) 11 milessouth o f Ager, l ies a t the northernend of Shasta Valley, which extendssouthward to Weed, some 30 miles.This is farming country. From Mon-tague the Yreka Western R. R. runswest 8 mi les t o Y reka ( Ind . , wa i -ree-ka, mounta in) seat o f SiskiyouCounty, centering a gold mining dis-trict. S ix miles south o f Montagueyou reach GRENADA (A l t . 2,561 f t . ) ,in the center of a grazing and dairy-ing section. South of Montague youcross the Shasta River. I n the basinseen from here to the northwest aremany small cone-shaped hills. Theseare a n c i e n t v o l c a n i c fo rmat ions .Eight mi les south o f Montague i sthe village of GAZELLE (Alt. 2,760 ft.),a cattle shipping point, and another8 mi les sou th i s EDGEWOOD ( A l t .2,953 f t . ) , a dairy ing center. Edge-wood is on the site picked by the firsttravelers o n t h e California-OregonTrai l for a stopping place.

WEED (Alt. 3,466 f t . ) l ies 5 mi lessouth o f Edgewood. I t is an impor-tant lumbering town with large mills,sitting i n a h i l l - r immed hol low. I tlies a t t h e base o f M t . Shasta, abeautiful vista of which may be hadas your t ra in proceeds south.

BLACK BUTTE. A l t . 3 ,903 f t . A tBlack Butte the Siskiyou Line makesits southern connect ion w i t h t h eCascade Line (See page 5).

H. H. GRAYPassenger Traffic Manager

913 Frankl in Ave.Houston 1, Texas

The maps in this booklet were drawn by Mr. Clyde Magill, western artist, after extensive research. They are based on UnitedStates Geodetic Survey maps and other authentic sources and, although i t was necessary to compress and distort them slightlybecause of space limitations, their topographic information is quite accurate.

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MAPS A N D DESCRIPTION

ShastaRoute

PORTLAND - SAN FRANCISCO

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MAPS A N D DESCRIPTION

ShastaRoute

PORTLAND - SAN FRANCISCO

The friendly Southern Pacific