mountains. we stopped half an hour at Salt Lake. we got off and took a walk about a block from the station after leaving we went to bed.

April 5th. we passed through Ogden 915 pm last night here one liner runs to San Francisco and the other to Los Angelas. (the one we are on) we went through Weber Canyon and Echo Canyon and crossed into. Wyo State about 12 oclock at night arrived at Rawlins about 7 oclock. this am. A very rough country here. cattle & sheep raising the principle thing hard job to keep them alive no rain for nine months in the year they say only alittle in winter some snow on the ground here and very cold. the elevation high here 6749 feet. pop. 3969. arrived at Rock River at 935 a.m. went through a snow shed here must have been a mile long a stock raising country here. with oil wells a few miles away. lots of snow and ice here with snow fences along the tracks. with some

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