Chapter 25

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START BY TRAIN FOR OMAHA--MY FELLOW-PASSENGERS--PASSAGE THROUGH THE DEVIL'S GATE--WEBER CANYON--FANTASTIC ROCKS--"THOUSAND MILE TREE"--ECHO CANYON--MORE TRESTLE-BRIDGES--SUNSET AMIDST THE BLUFFS--A WINTRY NIGHT BY RAIL--SNOW-FENCES AND SNOW-SHEDS--LARAMIE CITY--RED BUTTES--THE SUMMIT AT SHERMAN--CHEYENNE CITY--THE WESTERN PRAIRIE IN WINTER--PRAIRIE DOG CITY--THE VALLEY OF THE PLATTE--GRAND ISLAND--CROSS THE NORTH FORK OF THE PLATTE--ARRIVAL IN OMAHA