Then the great plainp and riversthe parched deserts and rugged mountain chains were barriers indeedthreatening dangers and hardships appalling the stoutest courage. Now it is the trip of the tourist. gazing with languid curiosity at the picturesque from a palacecar window. But the contrast need not be marked farther. Mr. Hearst was of the first emigrantsfirst in the intrepid enterprise which brought the change about. He was a pioneera California pionee -and soon after his arrival in California engaged in the pursuit of mining. he seemed especially endowed for it. It was said of him that he read the rocks intuitively. penetrating their secrets. discovering the treasures which ages ad stored there.
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