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Show l ~[· ., ·i;; 'l'lw )attn lrilw, tll <> llp; lt it Ita ~ givt·n with till' OlOt'S anc 1' l ~t~O lll '· · f . tl. hJ·o·1·:-;( rii' <' I'K on lhl' p;l o lll' :tntl otw ol IIH• I he\ nanll' ln one o ll , ,... . . I . . , . l' . I' tl l' ion iK tw1·onw vxltnd.. "\llhoug lt t 11 t xptt t-l't<' hPt~t. Rtal<'H n Ill 11 · 1 ('I· ·1· in 1804 {) atul G ntny lH' ,•) 11 ~ 1 1y rt •g:tn 1t 'l 1 lion of L0w1 · anc .J I ' • ' . . . . . 1 l · ><> rl·Jnl achiel'<'l1lt'llls 111 t•xplomfJ on wilhtlt lltP 'LH Olll' of [II' lllOR llll) ' , . ' · · . . 1·t c> f' t1 11• world nntl till' two roiJJIIII'K of llu·1r past c·t•ntury m an; Jl<~ ' . I · l l) , a 'C [•) [Ju• }JUblit• hal'iJW 1'('1'\' ]li'OJ>I'I'I)' l >:tK. I'd 111[0 l'l'JlOI'l IV IIC I H') tr, I ' ' "" ' · f'J' -t . • 1n•ty ·till u• J'I'O'<JI'de<l a:-; a lliOll<'l; a.ntl, although lh<' t1oma1n o 11s OJ), ' b . 1111 , Ht>e·mHl<':qwtlition unu<'l' tht> emn111:tnd of 1\.ln:jor -:Lt-p lu •tt ll. Lo.ng, 111 1 10 20, waH :1 rompll'l<' HUCC<''H and mo·L fnutfnl of result s, yvl 1t w~K 1 •f't. to llu• eli covel')' of' g lcl in California and ('oloraelo, lo OJWII a.ll lhiK vat<t do 111 a,in and move tlu• tid<' of l'lflpirc we. !ward. Tit <' l:tHt p; n•at c•vc•nl which sc•c•ms to h:w. given tho final intpnlst· lo lllis wt •sf ward lllOI'<' IIH'Ill, was thl' <·onHb·uction and opening of till' <r rpal Pacific Hailroad. Otll:tha httH lh<' ltOIIOl' of bPing llll' ('ltSll' l'll t ' J'JllillliH Of litiK ii\\]>OI'(<Ln[ 1\'0I'k. Hoon the Mis ouri will b • Hp:ullll'cl by a bridgt• of' gi ~1lltl ir d i tlii'I1HiOIIK, and tht•n thPn' will lw an u11L>roken line of' railway l'OIIn •l'lion lwLWL'l'll N l'W York nnd Han Fra nC'i ~t·o . As the tnwrler co111e · fron1 t ill' cJ·owtlvd c:it ivs of' tlH· old world, ancl look on our eastern l'lhOIW lltal ar ' dott •d on·r wil11 !'ilil'H with all t lw ·igm; of C'ivilization, lw prOC'cdH II'C'Htward to Om alta wit !1 t h • !'X pc·dat ion of finding a wild an(l almor-;1 uninhabifPU rl'~·· i o n. li t• c·onH'H :tl'ltll'd to lit<' Le>th, l'l'l.Ldy to nd::;t the attanl H or LhP l't'Cl man 0 1' lo pu I'HI\1' the bn fl'alo aml l)lt' d.<•PJ' OVI'l' thl' pl':1il'i<•, but he fiud ·, to liiK HUI'Jll'i K<?, Onl' Of thP moHt thrivin"' ·itit·~ of' the \VeHI, with all tlw eouvc• nil' IIC<'S and many of' llH• lux uric• · tlmt he ;;uppm.;c•cl hi' had l Pf't lwhiml i11 tl1o mon• fav ored E:tHll'l'll eitil'.. n . ('!:) fin > Rlr<·d!-' \\'alle•d 011 pach :-;ide• willl llHM:!HiV \ c·ol-ltl)' Hlrur tureH, and mcu runuin "' to and fro, f'nll of Pnle·rpri ·p and hOJW, wh •rp' tiftePn yPar · ago , lhl• wandPriwnr :-;ara<n> P JlilciH•d Jtj r-; tc•nt · Til!' city of Omaha i . mm;t lwaulil'ully )O(';t(P<.l on tlH· W>Hl<'l'll bank or llt1•l\li s~o uri Riv<'r, 011 a Rf'COIHl it'IT:U'<', a bout IJO ft•t't abov1• lhl' watc•r l l'vt•l of Lhl' l'iVPI'. Tenn. " i:! or tile kinll alludPd to form a pel'.uliar ft•:tiuro al ong lhl' 1\fiHSO lll'i Ri vpr and its trihuta.ric •s, n.nel arc f'onncl f'ron1 Lit • foot of t ho mounta.ins to its mouth, ancl in m:wy in. tancP ih<'y HC't' nl to afford 1110 ·t hf'antiful natural ·itcs for cilie•K. l will not, at lllis tim<', enter i11to an <'A'"J11anation of tlw au rs wlli oh Jlrod iWl<l the ·e tPI'I':H·c•s, hut .·imply n•mark that tlwy indiratc o:-;eiJJa.tiOII.' of l!'veJ in tlH' HUI'fa' ', Ul\cl t]Jat, Oll.\11.\ '1'0 ( ' IJJ·:Y Jo::'\NJo:. ~ I fnr hn!'k in ll11• pn ~ t , <'H!' It Olll' of' thPilt ltnK n.l 0111' limP f'ormpcl fht• bed of Ill\' rivt'l'. 'l'IH·y niHo H<'t' ltl to intlil'al t•, lltnf f'ot·nH·J·l.r tltP ~liHKonri C'iLI'I'it•cl to lite• 0('1':111 a l';tH( f,)' g l't'H,ff'l' I'OfttiiH' of' 11':1{ 1' 1' (han ;If )>I'I'HI' Ili. Anotlte•1· f'paflll't' will at <HI<'I' eal<'lt tit<• t'j'<' of' fliP obKI' t'l'in g- trn n•lt•r, nnd that i ~ lh<' tll:ll'l'l'lon;; f'Prlility of' all lhiH I'Pgion. 'l'ht• widt• gm~:-;y botlo111H an• hlac·k with ri c·lt ,.l'g<'lnl> l <• ln allt•r to an nltno:-;l indl'fini(!' d l·pt lt , wltilt• I hl' nplnnd lt'IT:t<'<' and It il l:-; an• c·ove• rl'd 11·it It a il< •posit of yPllow marl, ,·arying- l'ro111 20 to 1:'50 f't•P( in thickni'HH. 'l'ltl•n• Hl'l'niH to l>t• Pl' idt' IH'C lh:tf fJtp Oe'l':\ 11 on<'<' I'Xfi'IHI<·d ll]l tl11• l':illt•,r of' l li l' .J\Ji~~i~sippi, and np th · 1\lisKouri nPal'ly to Fort PiPITI', an<l fltai lit<' lll j'l'iads of' ntonlltaill Rl rP:tlliH ponn•d ll11•it· f'n ·~ lt II':Lf l' t'H into I !t it; g' I'Pat al'ltt o f' til l' Ht·a. o1· PHtuary. 'l'ltl's<' nunH' I'OUH sl r l'nln K, fl owin g- (hi'Ot l' rlt tit<' sort ntal'l s, r-;anclR, and !'lays of (.Itt• g n•;tL pl:tin ro 1tnfry, llling lt•d thc·ir fit • dint c• nf ~ in tit<' wall'rK, and dq>oKiiPcl I ill'lll in t l11• l>ot lo111 of' Uti. t•sluat'\'. Tit•· clt:tllllt']K of all [Itt• ]:tl'g'l' l' l'i Ve' I'S ha.cl bt'('Jl IIIHI'kc•d out pri or [O lJ.IiK (inu •, for wp find that tlt pse• :;up •rfi ci:tl clt-po~ if s rt •ach llu·ir p;n·al<·sl tlt ic kiii 'S~ in ilH' itnmP<lial<' ,·:dl c•y of Lite .J\IiHHOIII'i Hi v!'r and th in out a~ WI' paH~ up l111• l':l.llt>yH of i l. lrihutari '· on tllt' m t and II'<'Hl sidP wltilt• till'\' :tllllO t 1'(':1>1(' to appl'a\' ll l':tl' the \liOtltil or \Vhilt · Ktl'!h Hiv '1'. . TltP qnl'slion al ott<:P Ol' 'IH'fl, at what lim<' did I hi~ p;c•og t'<lphical I'OIHiition of' lllt' I'OIIIIlt·y c•xist 1 " '(• LwliPVI', that it f'oi'\ 1\R a ptLrl or what iH ralll'd Llw "llal'f<'l'n:ti'Y JH'riod in " <'O lou·}' wlticll UtcHwh v< 1')' modt•I'Jt " I r" ''• ' , ~ ' gpolog ieally HJ>l'aki ng, rvally I'Xtt·IHII'd far hac·k in lit<' past h ·f'orP ti11• <'Xi stPnc· c· of' 111a11 011 this <'Oilf inenl, .i tld g-ing frotn t Itt• evi dPne:<' WI' lt:tVl' hL'<'ll ablt• to RI'Clii'P up to lhP pl'l'HCnt ti1n l'. If wn c•xamilll' till' 11\IIIIPI'O ilH c:uts, or wa.Khl'tl blufl's, which we find <'Vl'I')'Wit ' l'l', Wl' ::- ltttll diH<'0\'1'1' a great 1rari •ty of fl 'l'~ lt -wak r lLIHl Janel sli l' ll H, a;; llt>lic·ps, Paludinas, SuecinnraH, l'l<'., and IJP rP an<1 there ti11• r c• 1nains of tl11• maslo<lon and l'll'phant. Tn lit <' ymr I 67, while• prOK<'l'uling- lit <' ge•ologiral Klii'I'<'Y of' Nebm::;lm, undl' l' Uw Gt•npral Uon•l·nntt •nt, 1 ohtai nt•d from lltl'H' nHtrlH fin· pcl' illl i'IL ' of tlw molar teeth of liH· Rlt'}Jh as il lll t' rif·rtlltts o1· Aml'l'it·an l'l!•plmnt, an<l tlW lll:tH!OclOn , JJJ: .JI?lleTiCt/Jtl/8. 'l'lil'Kl' n•maillfl of g igantic l'xtinct n.nimal;; ar • minglt•U. with th OH<' of anintal fl <'XiHiing in this r!'gion at tit }Jn' t•nf Linw, r;nul1 as rabbits mim• goplt<'I'H lJ '~LV •r, bufl'aloH, dP(' I', tc., which ha.v ' Oll;'l\ round in g rcal quanlitiC'H. NP:uly all lltl' · Jtpll ~ ar' id(' nliral with living RJWCic whi ·h an• abundant in :,;om • of i ll<· st l'l'lL inK flowing in to tlw fi KHouri and tlt ]\otis ·i::;Hippi. In th • hank· of ·o 111 • flh e· |
