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Winter view at Central Pacific Railroad Depot, Cisco, Placer County.

Winter view in Upper Cisco. Altitude 5911 feet. Central Pacific Railroad.

Winter view in Upper Cisco. Altitude 5911 feet. Central Pacific Railroad.

Cape Horn, from the canyon, 1000 feet below, Central Pacific Railroad.

Central Pacific Railroad, Bloomer Cut, near Auburn, Placer County.

American River, from the Central Pacific R.R. around Cape Horn. Bridge and road to Yankee Jim's, Placer County.

American River, from the C.P.R.R. around Cape Horn. Bridge and road to Yankee Jim's, Placer Co.

Green Valley, American River, from the Central Pacific Railroad, 4 miles above Alta, Placer County.

Green Valley, American River, from the Central Pacific Railroad, 4 miles above Alta, Placer County.

Jehovah Gap, American River, from the Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County.

Reflection, Donner Lake, view from Pollard's Hotel, Eastern Summit in the distance.

Donner Lake and Eastern Summit, from the road on the Western Summit.

Teams on the summit, Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road, Placer County.

Starvation Camp." Stumps of trees cut by the Donner Party in Summit Valley, Placer Co., 1846.

Summit Valley, the head-waters of the Yuba River. Donner Peak and Pass in the distance.

Summit Valley, the head-waters of the Yuba River. Donner Peak and Pass in the distance.

Teams passing through the snow, on the summit of the Sierra Nevada.