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planted around it. Gives a refreshing look. Went up the street most men wear [[strikethrough]] big brim [[/strikethrough]] broad brimmed stetson hats. Women dressed latest [[strikethrough]] and most acun [[/strikethrough]] style.- This is "La Capital" Shoe shine parlor in small 10x12 frame house run by a negro. polishing while phonograph played: "Humoresque of Dvorak."
Later on La Ramie, stiff climbing engine puffing
July 14. Up early. Looking thru window saw at sunrise, weird barren mountain range at short distance washed out eroded appearance
scant growth of tufts of sage as so many little greenish gray dots on landscape. Uninhabited but for now and then a shanty along the line harboring some workmen connected with the R.R Stopped at Green River which has a frame RR hotel besides
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its station building and the usual watertank and [[strikethrough]] fr [[/strikethrough]] a Dozen or so frame houses [[strikethrough]] alo [[/strikethrough]] amongst which immediately everythin the "Palace Saloon" or "Grand Saloon. Altitude is 6000 feet as most points of this part of the road. here delightful temperature
As soon as we reach towards pacific slop. [[strikethrough]] countr [[/strikethrough]] grazing lands begin
to look greener, plenty of little streams of water everywhere now. Snow capped peaks of Sierra Nevada in sight. [[black underline]] Evanston [[/black underline]] quite a large settlement 6700 feet altitude, some brick houses, well cared for lawn near station building. Lonely trail follows the railroad. Is this the intended Lincoln Highway? Saw [[red underline]] two prairie schooners [[/red underline]] followed in file first by dog then two saddle horses. Bizarre rock formations in red rocks simulating all sort of weird figures, castles

Transcription Notes:
La Ramie = Laramie, WY? Seems likely. The town is named for a French-Canadian trapper, Jacques LaRamie.