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Show 11 JW KY Jll UN"'!' A IN CENF.HY. . 1 "n b<')rond Gr C'n Hivrr. The n'cl sanclstorw for th · abutmcntt> of I OitL,CV'- . t tt·J· 1 ]"( th<' bri<l rro, shown in photograph X"l L, wore obtn.rn t•c a 11 • oca 1 -y. TltC'~ come. a vast til ieknes · of gray an(: Llat·k n·my, mor·r. or IPss I , 1· t . <' ant tli <' ll 'L OTC'Lt <' wrcy rmes on , • · • • tlri ckrH' s of q.rrar·to;r.L' rock s wrth b<•ds of liml' ·ton<'. Tho tli slarwr frorn til' mouth of Lo ·~ Un•t-k to til<' l ow\' r limit of the •ric · of vertical r o<'k s i · abont threp 1111l t>s, so that W<' lr:wc lu·rc a thielowss of about two mile· of r·o ·ky trata •xpo · ·c1 to Ur ' cnllrny of thr cr •ologist. . . . But the most markrd ft'alu J'(', and on wlnrh wJll always at tr:wL t lrt• ati E' ntion of the t r:m•l('J', an• th ose pro.i 'Cling ma 'lo'S of linwstorw as hown in photograph XX. 'l'h t• b<•ch; an• frorn l l:i to 20 fel't in tlri ekn es;.;, an<l ri .·o to th • lr •ight of 1,000 fevL or· mor·• upon tlr • alrrroHt lWl'Jl<'n-. di cular sidt•s of th' 11101111tain. 'l'li<'.Y :q p<·ar· to have b<'<'n t hrn st ou.t ol tiH• 111ountain sick, nrH1 hrnn• many ]WOp I<' lrare n•gunl<•d t h.<' Ill as dil\t •t> or· out bur· ·t · of io·nl'OII ii rrralt•rial. The bed· of li111e torw HI'<' abo11 t 200 ft• •t npart, and the imnw<liat<• spare, whi ·l.t was e~rnpos<•d of so rtt•r· 11mt<• r·i :tl, has 1>e<•n worn out by atmosplren agenert-s, antl . snr ooth<•d down a.ntl gm 'f.l<'d ov<' l' an<l covt'rl'd " ·iUt Jlow 'r tl an<l Rnrall :shr11bs. Tn Ut • "NarrowH '' or· " \\' ilh c•lnrilla P:tsf.l," as it i · Rorn l'limt•t> <':tlh·d, iH a lone pin<• tn•l', whil'h will always for111 <L Jrotod landmark in tlri:; r1•rrion. His rallP<l tl1<• " Tir oiiHantl MilL> 'l'ro<'," b•ca11 · it i.· jrrst 1,000 nr~<'K wP.-t of' Om<tlia; but long lwfon• a railr·oad waR dr<':LIIrl'd of' in tlriH r·t·p;ion, it Rlon<l hPJ'<' as :t sOI'L of' l onr ly sentinel g 11anling liH· p:t ss, a ~;o litary f.lJWCtnLor of till• wild gmn<le11r ar01111tl it. The Weber C:tir on i.· orw of Lhc most inl<•r esting rPgiom; along till· lint• of' Urc roatl, and if' II'\' W<'l'l' to d<·snibe iL iJr lPtai l, it wo11l<l f'ol'llr a l'olunu•. Thr ri1·er is w<·ll Hhown in photograph XIX. as it nr slH•s swif'Jly down tl1 caii on for about 40 nril <•s, until 'it enwt·rr(' · into tlrl' mort• op<·n eo11ntryabout. alL Lakl'. Abo111 two mil<'. lwlow th " •' ' rrat<·d Hol'k s,'' WI' !rave lire almoHt v<·rlil'al waliH of' n·my liml'stone ri t>ing to tlr<' lr<•ig lrL of 1,000 Lo 1,500 fel'L :tlH>V<' t IH• ro:rd, pre ·ent ing a n•111arkably wild :wcl rnn·g<·d app ':ll'tL IICC. Phologmph xxn. exlribit . t ho <·xtel'llal f(•atur ·.·of' lire cmbonif rous limC'stone · of' t lri .· region very Jin ly ; " l<'ingN f{o ·k " is a, w oje ·ling 1 ortion of a limeHton<l l'icl g<'. Phot "Taplt XXI L xlribit::; on of the nro t nttmdivl' vil'w · in the \V •ber alton. Tho riv<•r da ht•s alonrr ·lose by tlre milr·oad with tlw lofty walt of limrstone on oilher sk1<·, and i · flux Ll from il ·ourso by a ridg ', tl.J.rotwh wlticlt tlr water · kt1·o FHO~[ REAU JUVJm '1'0 AL'l' LAKg VAT, LEY. 119 cut tlwir way. \V1r <'n th c]ra m wa too nanow to admit of the pa of the road, 1·idgt>s ]rav be •n tunrr<'l d. Tn oru· illn -tration w • ' til liPl H'I' <•ntraiiC<' of 'l'unn •l No. 3 Urr· nglr a ridg • l:i!:iO C• •t in lc• ngth. The· r oc:k 1r •re ineline Oil tlr I •f't id <' of tlr \Vel>l'r about 1 oo Jl al'ly north, wlrilc Oil t Jrp ppo:s ito sitle tlr Htmta dip about south o0 t u0 , as if tire va.ll <•y wa · an anti ·I ina! on . 'l'lr c•n again a litUe lower clown, tlr' valh•y wonld ap1war· to ho monoelinal , tlro :-;trnta on tire ri n·ht f.lid of the ri n• r· inclinirw 20° south , antl Oil tlr oppo ·i tt' side•, Uronc,·h. pr 'Re nting a ll<'ariy vertica l l >oint, in :li11i11g Ro ullr ah;o. 'l'lri;.; ehNty lim •stone t>xtc• nc1:-; to Morga11 'ity, wh •r·e it di ·a.pp<'ars. Tn . niiiiTling lip tlrP g<'ol ogiral fl'alili\'Fi of t iH• vV ·lwr Caiion, from Lho "Nanows" to tlrP \ Va:-;aLclt H.allgL', l n•gar·d t ire a.slrl·n-gray, bri We lillll'HtOIH' as or ,J lll'aHSic ag('; Lhe red sandHI Oi l(' ana a portion of t lto quartzit<' as pos ·ibly Triassic, and tiro clr •rty lirn cstorw · shown in plr otoni': LJllt XX I f. as of Car·bonif'pr·otr n•.,.u. fo)o far as nry knowl<•do·p PXLP rHls tlrPr. :1re tro llll l' iran o·<·l !'ivdinwntary roc·kR in Uhdr of old<•r Llall' than tiro CarbonifprOJI S; r wonlcl not :,:ay that llr t'Y do II t c·xist at all, f'or Lh<>re is anr ph> l'OOin f'or t ht•m, bll t I have ll('V(' I' '('('Jl any aloncr Lhe l i lH' or Lill· roacl , or in a11y otlr<'r p ortion or lire 'l'c• rTiLory, al thouglt Ut •dim•Jrtary f'onnat io11 · havo a t h ickrw · · of 15,000 to 20,000 f'c t. At \Vl'lwr 'tation we nrerge l'ronr tho nppct· C'airon into a broad 0xpansion of' til<' vall<'y, filll'd with. lit t lo vii lag<• · and fhrnt-lton . os; Mor,,.an Uity i · tlro prineipal town, n.nd i. lo<'ated 1wru· the upp<·r· end of' t ill• valll'y. TIH· so il is or gn·at fpr·lility; till· hiiiH OJI •itl r ' I' ·ide ar• ·nrootlwd o ft~ and ·ovon•d tlri ·kly willr. looHc lllaterial and v(•crdalion. Tlr • lrigh vpr·tieal <'Xpo ·ures all cl isappPar; tire \\'aRatelr Hann·p, wlri(' lt lif'ts its 'J'l'Ht far abov • tho SlliTOUlld irrg c untry, :wd ]pncl:s uelr a pietnr 'H<]lll' v ipw to tho baek o-t•otmcl, tr<'JI(lR nParly north and south ; evPn the foot lrills of th i. mnrr • ar o ·nro tlwcl off a.nd cover c1 with dr·ift and tlwn with n·mr-;s, that t ire und<·rlyi11g baHi roek cannot b so •n. Til ' incl11stl'y di ·pl:Ly<'d by Ur Monuon in tlri · valley i worthy of t'<'Sl/l'C't. 'l'lro little strmm · :up cnrploy •cl to in·in·at tho rich bottom lam1s, wllielt Jl'Otlu ·o abu11c1antly, and tho h ousl' l ook neat and comfortabl e. 'l'lr oh•vation is t ill to "' l'C'at for tlr ·urc<·s ·ful eultivation of fmit. Tlr val'ietics of tre · ar·e nro 'tly onfin d to tlrc c tton-wood, althou"'IJ fi'Om Echo City clown th valley, w m t with ·mall c1 wad oak, h x olcl >t·, ·tr·iJ1ecl nrapl , a11d ·hok , ch •rry tr •c ·. |