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Show 46 . 1. vlu'll tlli villa.o-<' wa inlw.bitd. A mi ;,sionnry tlw Ill'l' cnt tnne .. now ' . . . tl. t . . , th·w 30 )'<'an; ao-o, a c.·l110f, at il'ast 70 yrar"' of 1nfor111<'d me 1.1 moll ' " . . 1. tl t ]' . trilw dwt•IL tlwn• hd'orc ll1s l)ll'th, hut llmt h' h:L<.I '10"(' t Jcl 11111 ]ft , ll tl . ' ' •11 · o- of the ll l:ll' of sto iH' arrow- hen<lK, thongh 11<' K:ud 11\'l"l'l" known an.} 1111 . . . . 1 t 1 ,.. 11 '<•cl th<•l11 lwfon· tIll' mtrod 11el10n of 11'011. l lmve ilL ' pl'O]l C 111l1S laY.- K , , , : ', . ' " • . ·t . t a:;l Nl the 1110 tn ·11'1"''' ('11( llltlJall ' of "11101"(' t 11.111 . 20 t II be s 111 t II< '.ill t) ~r· · 10 of till' " 18SOUI'I v f·u· l)'lek into !ht• pa::;t lh<>lr an<'l'Kton; nst•tl Klo1w l 1 ' ' 'UTOW-p0·11 1 t d 1 h'LI"' invari·thly n'<'Pin·d but Oil <' answPr · th <-.r wonl<l :'> an ' ' ' .. '] lO·I Ill t0\\"11.1'(1 1l ('lt\' Pil •: wcl '~'m.y ·. "'l'IH' (; n•at R. p ll"l t on I 'y kno• w:;, WP <lo not. , J \11 n loI I o- til<' v'· dleJ' ' ", of stn•a1nK fl )ll' l• ll,g ' thron• g h l\:uums an<l N 1 1 til 1.,.111 .. 1· 11 .., of' 1·1"lhrrps of tlw Rl:t(loll:LI'" lnlws, :u; Omal1ns, <' ll'aS <:L an e ~ " ., ' ,.., · ·' , Ot 1 ]J,.,1•11c•ec but lli<' onl' J·llsL alln<l('d lo K\'l'lll<'ll to 111e of gr\'att•r OOH :til( '" "' ' • . . int('l'l'Sl, bN'Il.ll"\' it wnS (ill' ii l'f:;t 011< ' in till' .MIKSOIII"I \ 'alky, lhi"Ollg" it wllich T wa::; abl to ('OIIIH'CL lll<' stone ngt' " ·i th tho pn'R!'III. , in('(' my attention was ra ll <'d [o tli <'H<~ cllip]H'<l tlinls, aho11 t tim•<' n 0 I ]1"1'<' ronnel t1wn1 in 111:111 }" places tl1r<J 11 p;ho11 t llH• \Vl'.'t, y(~a rs , p: '" nR nt Pine Blnf!:-:. in tll<' Larnnli <' Plain:-;, ~:tlt Lak<' \ ' alit '.)", llnm boldt YallPy, Ple.; wh('l"l'l'<'r llwr<' was a g-ood c:-unping pl:tel': th~· Indian;.; would sit on the unny ' id<'H of th <' hills and work out tiiPII' !lin t anowhPnd~ nnd olhrr i111ph•nl <'nt of ~t on< ' . Hut we <·an110l n'llla.in in tiliR illlt;' l"l'Rting rPgion, aml 11111Kt ]HISh 0 111" W:"l.)' Wt•K( \1';1,1'(1 f.O " fh•sh nl'idH and pasl1ll'oS n •w." IV • 1nig- ht. Rp<'ll<l wc<' k fl a.n<l 111ont lis gl<•aning among tho r •li t: of Indian lli slory, hnt Ll1is gn•at plv:t.' tlr<' mn ·t be defPIT<·c1 to om' fulul'l' tim<·. \\'p hall now continu<' our W:t,\' np t l1r ralh•y of tho PlaLte witl1 a. good dPal of' rapidity. The ·ountry is 111onotononH, :tnd yd now and then n far! of some in t<•n•st might lw gal h<·n·< l. \\' !' soon lla ·s illlo what i eall!'tllh Alkali eli trid, whrn• tlw gronlHl i 'OV<'I'ecl in pla c<'R with a white l'fllore C 'llC<', which Jool<s in thP dis( aiH'(' like "nOw. J f (lip [r;tl'l'it'r w •n• to a cendlll' higll l' t l1ill that borders tlw vallpy an cl eat l1is ey<'s in \'Pry eli!·. tion, h. woultl Hl'l' not hing b ut a w ntly rolling pmiri<· withouL a tree or sl1rub a f'n.r :IK tllt'y ('Ould n•at:h. No l'ozy J'arm h 11 .'\'S with all the signs of (•ttiLivnb •cl fi l'ld :-; "' l"l'l't tho l')'t'; 110 g i"OV<'H of' timb<•r clot thl' land ·ap•. l<'or mon• limn 200 mill'R along thP vall <'y of the Platte it woultl b • difftcull to fi11tl wood 0nough to kin<lh• a tirP. Fm•l for the upply of Fo1·t .'edgwick nn<l the city of .}lli l' b11rg, during til<' wint •r of 1 05-G wh •n it wa,o in it ' gl ory, waR ha.nl •ll f'm111 lhP Oi\[AtrA TO IIJ~ YENNI•:. 47 mountains nrar Dl'IIVt>r, olorado, a. eli t.1.11 · .. of' 1non• than 200 mill's, at a <'O ·t from 011( lo two h tmclrcd dollars ]WI' cord. Til • Rnrf'aco of t]p ·onntry i ~:;o m •ti me wt>at h<• J"l'<l by atniOi::ipllerie ag<•ncil'S i11to pl' Cnliar f'anta tic l1ap 'H. TIH· ro ·I fon11ation :trl' ('Jiti 1··1y tompo l'd of tl1' wlliti sh and y<•llowislt-wllitl' clay~:~, 111:trl an<l ·andslone of' tl1P more reet•nt bethl of the O"reat '['c•rti:uy lake• lmsin. Tlw mot strikin" l'Xmnpks al' in tll<' vicinity of 'colt' Blnff· and ' l1i111n •y Rock, whi ·l1 lmv • hN•n notl•d landnmrk · f' I' )'<'ti l'S. Th ·urfac<• i::l lwr wa:-:lwcl out iuto th • for111 of' domes, tow •l" cliUI" hC's and f'ortificati onH, ancl it is hardly po sihl to per ·uaclt• one 'l•lf that the llancl of art ha. not been bu ·y hc•n•. 'himn ·y Ro ·k shoot U}) its tall wlli t• spin• 100 to 150 f' ·Pt. Tht• stmtn are p rf tly horizontal a11<l, liH•rpf'orl', w may inf'l.•r that fh • sul'l'n. ' ' ot' tit• wl1olc country was oricrinally on a J •vpl wi th tit> summit at lea. t, and tlmt tll<' ·e lallcllmtrk · aro mOIIIIII H'IIts ld't :tf'tl't' C'ro: ion. Thcs<' ]>ietmcsqu views ·outh of' \Vhitl' Ri ver at'<' not Pxt<•Hsin•, alt l1ough 011 botlt ide· tl1 North and 'outlt l~o rks of the Platt<· lht•y occur in CPdnin 1o<'a.liti • . A ~·w fossil turtll' a11<1 th • borw of Rom ' hug<' animal, probably tho E1 phant Ol' fa.stoclon hal' <' b('Pil washel from lhl• blnfl's. At Ant •lope 'ta.tion m•at· Pin , Bluff:;, abouL 470 mill'S 11• , -t of OmalHt, a coli<' ·lion of cm·iou bont• wa~:; tal<Pn out of a wl'll OH fl·<•t lwlow tho ·urfaee wl1ich w •1·e at once n•rrardt•d hy lh , peop!P in th Yicinity as h11mn.n I'l'lll:tin . 'l'ill'SC bones w(•n• <li strihutt•tl throul-(hout t lie eonntry and l'umi sh(• l many a S<'Ji sn.tiollal vamn·raph for t il • daily prrR . .Abortt two years ~wo, Profl:'S ·or Jvl"arsh in vi siting til is <·onnlry, 111ade Lnqui1·y for thPnl, and Hllc · •edcd in obtaining a fhr fht<'ill l'll t::l, from wliieh 110 detl'l"lllincd tl1 exi::;ll'n ·' f a ·mall ·pv ·ips of hor · ', whi •It mu -t lmve l)l•Cn ori"inally about two OJ' t ll"o and a half h•t l1igh. From a ma::; ·of Sl'd iiiH·nt 0 fo-•t b •low the sul"fi.te<·, 10 feet in diaml'ter and 6 f't·l't thick, Profc ·o1· l\Jarsh obtainpd a quantity of fra.guwnt (' honeH l1el ono-in <Y to 17 ditft•n•nt spe ·ies of anin1al s. Tn it werP tho, • of' four vat·i •tic• of tho ho1· · • familv ne of wlli ·h ll"a · as lat·<Yf' as til (' livin cr J) ~ donwstic ho1·s' ; on· or two sp •ciP of rlli 110 '<•ros; an ani 111al all iPd to a l'H.III •1, and ono 1'-'St'mblitw a. hog; t.wo eal"llivot· ·s, O.IW ab utaH l:u·o· • as a lynx, th · otli ,,. "l"l'a.t •r Lha.n any livin o- ·arnil'ore, even thr lion. 'u<·h a quantity of r •mains o vari 'd in spe ·ies and ·towed away in ·o small a. spa<' ' has nov J' b »n found b >for . \\' hat a wodd of fossil trPa ur<' could bl:' ()"ather •d if th, whole |