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��The selection of the Auburn and Placerville roads as part of the Lincoln Highway by those who are responsible for the idea of a national transcontinen- tal route was one of the wisest selections that could be made.
��Coming direct across the sands of Ne- vada, the motorist who follows the Lin- coln Highway will cross the Sierras and drop down into the fertile Sacramento Valley just as did the pioneers and ar- gonauts of days of yore.
��The real United States history of Cali- fornia is centered around this section. It is here where gold was discovered which carried with it all the romances of the days of '49.
These two routes, although quite well
���Western end of Emerald Bay on new road.
��Photos by Claude McGee.
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