Thunder and tempest of wind
Their trumpets blow in the vastness;
Phantoms of mist and rain,
Cloud and the shadow of cloud,
Pass and repass by the gates
Of their inaccessible fastness;
Ever unmoved they stand,
Solemn, eternal and proud.
—Longfellow
in "The Mask of Pandora."
[CONTENTS.]
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Mountains, by Longfellow | [4] |
| Man's Love for the Mountains | [7] |
| Distinguished Testimony | [13] |
| Mount Lowe Railway | [21] |
| Origin of the Mount Lowe Railway | [23] |
| Rubio Canyon | [27] |
| Great Cable Incline | [29] |
| Echo Mountain | [31] |
| Echo Mountain House | [33] |
| Lowe Observatory | [35] |
| Professor Larkin | [38] |
| The Spectroscope | [43] |
| Great World's Fair Searchlight | [47] |
| Operating Machinery of Great Cable Incline | [49] |
| Glen Canyon | [51] |
| Mount Lowe Eight | [53] |
| Phantom Sea | [55] |
| Alpine Division | [57] |
| Nature and Art | [59] |
| Magnificent Views | [61] |
| Circular Bridge | [65] |
| Alpine Club House, Hanging of the Crane | [69] |
| Benefits of Mountain Climbing | [79] |
| Health Gained in the Mountains | [83] |
| Mountain Canyon in the Winter | [85] |
| Flora of Mount Lowe | [88] |
| Coast Islands from Mount Lowe | [93] |
| Looking from Mount Lowe Over the Valley | [94] |
| From Alpine Snow to Semi-Tropical Sea | [96] |
| From the Mountains to the Sea | [102] |
| Dawn on Mount Lowe | [104] |
| Tri-Crested Summit of Mount Lowe | [106] |
| A Forest of Pines | [106] |
| The Name | [107] |
| How to See Mount Lowe | [110] |
| Summer on Mount Lowe | [112] |
| The Summing Up | [114] |
| The Beauties of Mount Lowe | [115] |
| Other Picturesque Trips on the Pacific Electric Railway | [116] |
| Long Beach | [116] |
| Whittier | [119] |
| San Gabriel | [120] |
| Monrovia and Baldwin's Ranch | [123] |
Alpine Scenery in Winter on Shoulders of Mount Lowe.