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WHERE THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY STRIKES ACROSS SALT LAKE
The “cut off” across the water is 27 miles in length, of which 15 miles are represented by solid earth embankment.
CONQUESTS OF SCIENCE
THE RAILWAY CONQUEST OF THE WORLD
BY FREDERICK A. TALBOT
AUTHOR OF “THE NEW GARDEN OF CANADA,” “THE MAKING OF A GREAT CANADIAN RAILWAY,” &C.
ILLUSTRATED
PHILADELPHIA J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
Copyright London 1911 by William Heinemann