Goldsmiths' Shops.--Across the
Bay to Tiburon.--The Bohemian Club 89

XIV

Departure for San Jose.--Palo Alto.--Advertiser.--Leland Stanford,
Jr., University 102

XV

Through Santa Clara Valley.--Arrival at San Jose.--Old Friends.--
Semi-tropical Climate.--An Excursion to the Stars.--The Lick
Observatory.--Our Journey There.--Sunset on the Summit.--With the
Great Telescope.--The Tomb of James Lick.--The Midnight Ride
Down the Mountain 108

XVI

Sunday at San Jose.--The Big Trees.--The Fruit Farm at Gilroy.--
Hotel del Monte.--The Ramble on the Beach.--The Eighteen-Mile
Drive.--Dolce far Niente 121

XVII

Oakland Ferry-house and Pier.--The Russian Church.--Off Eastward.--
Crossing the Mountains.--Hydraulic Mining.--Stop at Reno.--Nevada
Deserts.--Ogden.--The Playing Indian 130

XVIII

Salt Lake City.--The Governor of Utah.--The Zion Cooperative
Store.--Thoughts on Mormonism.--The Semi-annual Conference.--The
Eisteddfod.--The Mormon Temple.--Organ Music.--Panoramic View of
Valley.--Statue of Brigham Young.--Excursion to Saltair.--Departure
from Salt Lake City 137

XIX

Glenwood Springs.--The Pool.--The Vapor Baths.--Through the
Canons.--Leadville.--Colorado Products.--Canons in New York 149

XX

Colorado Springs.--Ascent of Pike's Peak.--The View from the
Summit.--The Descent.--The Springs at Manitou.--Treasury of Indian
Myth and Legend.--The Collection of Minerals.--Glen Eyrie.--The
Garden of the Gods.--Victor Hugo on Sandstone 158

XXI

Denver.--The Union Station.--The Departing Trains.--The Beauty of
Denver.--Dean Hart and the Cathedral.--The Funeral Service.--Seeing
Denver 166

XXII

Through Kansas.--Kansas City.--The Cattle Yards.--The Bluffs.--The
Fight between the Merrimac and the Monitor 172

XXIII

St. Louis.--Beautiful Residences.--Forest Park.--The Levee.--
Alton.--Old Friends.--Legend of the Piasa.--The Confluence of
the Rivers.--The Union Depot.--The Car of the International
Correspondence Schools.--Crossing the Bridge 184

XXIV

Through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.--Columbus.--The Beautiful
Station.--Church Ser