Stone embankment at Cape Horn.

Rocky cut above Alta, and American River, 2,000 feet below.

Interior view of snow shed, C.P.R.R.

Snow sheds below Cisco, exterior.

Truckee River at Verdi, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Nevada, Central Pacific R.R.

Interior view of snow covering, Central Pacific Railroad.

A full team on the Sierras, from the Central Pacific Railroad.

Old Man Mountain, near Meadow Lake. Altitude 7,800 feet, Central Pacific Railroad.

Evening view, southern shore Donner Lake, Central Pacific Railroad.

Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake, Central Pacific Railroad.

Truckee River, looking towards Eastern Summit, 135 miles from Sacramento, Central Pacific Railroad.

Truckee River, looking towards Eastern Summit, 135 miles from Sacramento, Central Pacific Railroad.

The snow plow, near Cisco, Placer County, Cal.

Teaming from the Central Pacific Railroad at Cisco, Placer County.

Railroad depot at Cisco.

Upper Cisco in winter,altitude 5911 feet. Central Pacific Railroad.

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

Snow sheds near Cisco.

Snow sheds near Cisco.

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

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

Half way around Cape Horn, Central Pacific Railroad.

Half way around Cape Horn, Central Pacific Railroad.

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

Town of Dutch Flat, from the south-east, Placer County.

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.