Despite
the difficulties, the toll road was completed by the middle of the summer. High (for the time) toll rates were established. For example; the charge for a man with his
horse was twenty-five cents. “Loose”
cattle or horses cost five cents per head to herd along the road. A wagon pulled by several horses cost one
dollar.
Some of the strange "clearings" appear in the photo of the Cleghorn Range, in the Cajon Pass. One wonders if humans have ever set foot in these areas.
Photo by Scott Schwartz. All rights reserved.
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