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mountains, and crosses a shallow arm of 
the sea that is bridged with a long trestle. 
As you pass over the bridge you can 
look across the harbor through the gaps 
in the steep mountains straight out to 
sea, or rather into the Gulf of California. 
Again you are treated to long vistas of 
the beautiful mountain-locked harbor as 
the train winds around the steep peaks 
and you approach the old seaport. Be¬ 
fore going to this port, the principal one 
on the Gulf of California, I made up my 
mind there would be comparatively little 
to say regarding it, as it is not only the 
terminus of a railway, but is also located 
on one or two lines of steamship travel, 
and would therefore be almost as well 
known as some California resorts or 
other famous places of the Pacific coast. 
It proved, on the contrary, to be seldom 
