Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

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quicksand, it requires experience, patience and skill,
to conduct the steamers with safety. These are necessarily of light draft, and limited accommodation
tor freight. It is believed that those now in use
may, by remodeling, be greatly improved in speed
and capacity, and that freight may be delivered at
much less cost of time and money than is now required. In the upper part of the river are a few
obstructions, for the removal of which a small appropriation has been asked from Congress.
The present rates of freight are from two to three
cents per pound from San Francisco, to towns as high
up the river as La Paz, and four cents to Hardyville;
probably six to Callville. Ore is carried to San Francisco for from $20 to $25 per ton. This is considerably cheaper than transportation can be had by the
roads across California. As yet there is only an irregular line of sailing vessels from San Francisco to
the mouth of Colorado, (one hundred miles below
Fort Puma,) and upon an average three weeks are
consumed in making the voyage. With a line of
propellers, as projected, this time might be be reduced to a week or ten days.
YAVAPAI COUNTY.
This county is bounded on the east by the line of
the Territory of New Mexico; on the north by the
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