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Show 106 JWCKY J\IOUNTArN , J<:NmW. an n.llllnt1ao ce of the 11ncst timb •r in these n10untain s, uch as sprue<', pi nc, lml s~tm fir, de. Photograph x rv. iH :wotllor view of tll Jake, wiLh t]p JIIOUntains hown n1ore di ·linetly and clearly. Hunclredl:l of snell vi •ws miglit lw obtai nl't1 in this region, lmL tho · • hen• o·ivcn will rovc•al th • beautiful sym- 111 •try of tho outline of Lhc monn Lain with the forc r:;t of pirw at tlt bas<'. Yery JiLl! , accurat • knowl •do-e of tlro n·eology of tlri · in te rt•stin o- region lta · y •L been (}'iven to Lh • world. J\f.r. Clar n ·e Kincr, Uni tt•d tate 0 •olorrist for the 40th north paralld, 11nd 'r Lh din• ·tion of Lh • \Yar Dcpart nrPnt, has made a car·efnl L'xamination of th i!:! di trict u ndt>r fa vorable au ·pict• ·, and th' r·e ·ult of hi · labor · will b of llr lrigh st int !:'re. t. Th<>r c:m hardly be found on tlli continent a more delig htful n· n- ion to explore at tho l)l'OSPII t Linll' than that in ·luded within th • area oce npicd by th• differ •nt rano- • of Juounta.i11s unounding alt Lake V:Lllt>y,, rn or L'Sp •c ially the \Vasatd1 ancl Uintah . Hundred· of lwantiful ::;Lr·('am !:! ha1•e cut dt'<'J),g'OI'"'<'-like chan rwl down tiro idl' ·of tl1 · • mountain , anl a thq ('0llH3 nt into tho plain!:! they ('Xpand into broad , crmssy, fertile vall eyt-~, contra 'ti ng mo-t fav orably with the va t dc, <'rt rpcrion t•ast wa.rd. A dc::;cription or one of ill <:' o bmutiful ·tr •ams would apply to a certuin extent Lo all, for all of lh •rn fonn tlr • mo t nrgg('cl and pi<'Luresqno sc 'nl' I'Y Umt ·an be well co nrl'i vt•Ll. But our route f travel for tlt' ])I' sent i alono· th · valley of B('ar ]liver. \V ' hav ' pa st•d the wt•sL •rn rim of tlro Bridg<·r 13a ·in, ancl n<•ar (~uakinrr Asp ummit Pnl<' l' upon llr • bordt•r of Lht• g r--at vallvy of Salt ~ak •. The <Ye logical chantctt•r of llr , co untry i ~; eJrtircly ·hang •d; mstt•ad of tlre brown and I ight gray sanl::; and <·lays of the Bridgt•r "'roup, we have th ' curiously var·iegat<•d bed · of l11 , \Vasatclr nToup, whkh present almost v<'ry vari 'ty of had • of' color from wliit and Y llow lo a de p br·i ek- rn l, tlr t' n•d and ptll]llt:' tints HO prl'do rnin a.ting Lhat tlt<•y n-ive a sin o· nla.rly cul'i ou::; aH}WCt to tlre scenl• ry. 'l'lte b •d of th Bridg •r Ba!:!i l1 near 'lurrch Buttc•s and 'l<'or-t Br.i<l<'t'r inclin> to the cast, but are Marly horiz ntal and Pin to .int 11Jl against lire mountain sides with Vl'I'Y IiLLI • inclination. 'l'lte style in which tht•y hav ' w atlll'rPd or sufl't• r· d t• ro ·ion, lltPir position in •levalion to LllP olcll'r fo nr~ali o.n s, ~mel the rreneral a.ppPar:tn ' C' of tll ,· urfac •, Hugge -t ·omt• connectiOn .m tunc witlr thp \\'lrit ' River o- roup on the t•asl m slop<', l)ILL th' ed11ne11t::; are mor·e an•mwt•ous. I am inclined to the opinion, that 107 while they may b • r gardcd as incl p0ndt•nt lak ' -ba.siM, tlr l?y C'x ist<•d at the sam ti mo, d u.ring the lat • r portion of tire 'I' ' rt i ary peri otl . The W ' ·t ·r·n rim of this recent fm!:!h-wa.t •r ha in is WL'll ll olirH•cl at Quakino- A ·p H.icl"'e ; lrere th exarnpl<'s of ero ·ion are Cli ·playod on a t rem ndous scale, and the ronnclPtl, watL•r·-wom bould ers almost pal' • tliu o- r·ound. W will ob •rv • tl1at th • w st ·id t' of the !rill arc quile al>rupt and cov ,,, cl with wom ro ·lc, whilt tlP l':t 'lPrn Ride I p ' gently down in lono- riel y s, howi ng tlP eli I' •et ion fi'Om w hi ·lr tho fore<' Jmv · a ·ted a well as their· local character, al o Lli<tt tlrPy ori crinat<'d som •w hL•n• in the direction of tlH mountain range , :.tll(l hy seoopin•Y out tl1e va ll <'.)'~:> .-tt-Pwed the ud'a ·e of the plains with roeks. Th c. uts of Lh railroad , wlri ch ar·o ntuner· us, reveal with n-n•at eli. tinctrw s tit • b •c1 of briek-rl'd and purpli h clay and and . From Aspen lation to vVasatch, at tl re head of Eclro Calion, tlws \ r·ed lH'clS ar- not o con ·pi ·uou alon(l' tlr • irnrn (liat line of the road, b 1tt in the distance they can b> ' en ou •itlr ·r ide. Tn a ~·w 1 ·ali ties tIP black, som br clay of the r tac •ou s, vl'rla.id by tl re eoa.l hL·<l ar ·e •n. But tho travel •r willl>e mo t a.ttra ·tt•cl by tlt • nurn •rou indications •v •ry wher ot' •vid •nt conv ul sion in past go locrieal tim •s, by wlri ·h lilt• rocks l1av b •en thr·own into v ry conceiva.ble po ition. N•arBearHi v<•rUily the ·oal fonnati on lwld a n arly vertical po ·ition . 'l'h <•r is li0r· • an outer ppirw of ·oal cio·lt t to ten feet in tlti ·kn1• . A. li tth• w<•st of tlre city i · a cut 200 or· 300 f •ot Jon"', which !:!how· tlr • 11uxes of the curi om;ly l)and 'd strata in a most remarkab le manner, and no wlr ore •I o lrav · I ev r •en a similar illu tration. Ther·o ar • her· l'X]lO ·d nearly 200 la.y 'I'H, of almo t ev r·y variety of textur·e from sand. tmw, clay and f'i II <' H:Lilds to eart hy lignite, and many of' tltes earn· are so TowdPd with fo ssil slrells in a tin e state of pr<' ervati on, tltat tlwy nra.y b ' gatlwrecl by l11 bu 1r •I. Tho ·id<:'s of tlr cnt are ·o p culiarly bandPd, that th<'Y 1 ok like th str·ip 'S of a zebr·a. At tlt • east ml, th ose laycr·s ar , nmrly v >rti ·a!, but at th we t they e m to 1Jave boen, a · it wor , lapped or bPnt clown !:!O as to form an abrupt ·urv>, a if tl1 ' l' • had b •en tremendous pr :; ur·e f'rom above. A little fartlt •r w ·tward, we s>o a ridg • of tlto r cl b>ds ancl cono-1 m >mtes in ·lining g>ntly to tho west anl re 'ting unc nfonnably upon the uptul'lwd ('dg • of tlt rocks in th, ·ut. But along n oth J· portion of' our· r ut • hav • T •ve r· <'l' ll so r·icl1 a locality for fo · il ]I('] I of a few 1 ci s. In tlre cut, on tlw hills on ' illr L• t· |