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Show l!l2 IWC KY MOUNTA!:'f • CJ.:NlmY. wltic.h 1 <knornin:tk t il • Salt Lakt• g rotq), haY<' lw<•n c1i Htnrl.wtl mor<• o1· lt•ss b)' till' ]a(('l' IIIOI'(' IIIl' llfH of' tilt' IIIOllll(a.ill r:LII g'C hnl \V('J't' cll']lOI-iifv<l l 'l'i dt• nlly sill<"<' lil<' JH'<'i:wni onilillt' of' tile snrf'a<"<' ol' tile <'Olllliry wn.s Jll al'l;;t •d 011 t, and til <· IIIOIIIlinins ll'<'n' p]pvalt•d so as lo f'orm shon· Iill i'S l'or I 11<• wai<•rs of' lJH• ]ll'l'iCHl. 'J'It t•Sl' lH'ds I'OIIL:li ll :1 HJH't' it•H of' )J<•lix 01' irllHJ Hllail , 11·1ii1'1i i,; IIIHli sling ui ,;ltnl>lt• f'mn1 //. IA•iii!Ji, a fossil pt•ctili:Jr to IIH· nlioc<'IW f'or- 1nalio11H of' \\'h ilt' Hirt'J'. Dakota. I hal'(' no dqul>i HOI1H' ini<•n•s tin !-( 111:1111 - n1nlinn rPnJain :-; will lw l'olllld i11 lli<'H<' lwcls wht•n tilt')' hn v<' lwl'n cnrc•f'JJlly >'<':ll'l'i1!'d. 'l'ht•:-i<' st•di nwJII >< 11'<'1 '<' IIIJdollhlPdl,r d<'posiico<l in l'n •sh wni<'rs. H1li It'! IlK n·lall<"<' ,..., l'or a IIIOIIH'nt al tiH' t'YI'nh w ]Jit•IJ 11111>'1 11:11'1' l<ikt•JJ pi:JI'<' ,11 a nJJJ('Ii l:tlt'l' dal<·, prohal>ly dnring what g<'o logisiH 1'<'1-(:ll'd :1s Il l<' (~llal'lc• J · nnl'.)' pt>riod, or llw <Ill<' Lh<il illlllif'diakly Jll't'('<'dl'i4 the• Jll 't'i'<' lli <'JlO!'il and grndJJ:Ii<'>' i1Jio if. J\11 01'<'1' tlw (ln•al Ba><i 11 , f'ron1 Ill<• \\'n,;ntc·IJ ~ l ollnlnill>' lo lh(' SiPITH ~<'l' nda. and in llH• rnll<·,r>< of' till' ><ln•:Jl tts lltal flow into tit<' hasin, :Jn' inJnH' IlS<' <l<' JH>Kiis of' drii'L t'Oil!post'd ol' wai<'I'-\\'OI'Il lH'hl>l('s, pns><ing up into lill<' sands and <·lays. fn t il(' ,·:il l<')' of' :-\:til LnkP, :11Hl PHJl<'f'ially in that of' lilt' \\'PlH• J' HirPJ', t Itt• 't' drif'L dt•])()sils posspss :1 lliil'kii<'S:-i of' ><<'1'1'1':11 lt1111dn •d f'pl'(, and of' tllt'Sl' nJatt'rial:-; tilt• lt'ITal't 'H an• l'ol'lllt'd . ~!':I I ' :-;nil Lnkt• ('it,· in di.,·o·ino· a ll' t• ll Wt ' l't' f'ound in lltt'St' J :""'n \"'' , dt•posit s, -tO f't•t•i lwlow I lit' surf'al't', f'n·sh - wa!PJ·s llt'lls and 011 IIH• Jlml li si d<' or lilt• lakt• wlit'l'f' lht•S(' dq>osils an· I'('I'Y lnrgt• ly t'X Iti l> i lt·d. t Itt• ('Ills ill til<' railro:1d , tltm11g lt Lilt• g r<~r<·lnnd snnd:-;, l'I'V<'a l lilt• p; l't•alt'sl nbJJild :JIH't' of' f'l't' sli -w:Li<•J· :-: IJt•ll ,;, sliowiJJ!-( llial al iliiH Iilli!' lilt' pli.)' Si<·:il c·oJHiitioJJ :-: 11'1'1'1' IIIIIISII:IiJy f':JI'OI'ablt' f'OI' I ll(' I'XiStt'n('(' Of' f'l'l'Hii -wn,(pJ' lll oiiiJ HI 'OIIS Jif't•. So far as I could :l:il'l'l'l:tin, lilt'S!' ('Ollditions <lo uol t•x i ~l aL tile· prP:-<t•Jil linH•, or if' til<•y <lo, it llltl sl lw on ly to a li111ilt'd <'XivllL I an1 indl'LJ!tod to IIi<' kindnPss of' J\lr. <l<•orgt• \\' . Tryon, .Jr., f'or lilt• idt•nlilil'alion of' tlic• spt'l' it •H obtain<·<l f'ron1 this drif'L: I. /1'{1/1//illil·ola fu.·crt. This SJH'ric·s H<'<' lll :-i lo l1an• bt•t'n \' t'r.)' ah11ntla11! ; it c•xisl ' at illl' pn'><<'llllinH' in tliv 111011ntain sin•a JJJ S. 2. I>oma!iopsis C'iiiC'illlla!iensis. :1. 11111 nil'oln limosa. 4. Val oat a s i nr·en1. o. l,imnea des id io ,\'rl. 0. J,im nea cal iS('O}Jill m. l•' rom Lltl' .'!' obs<• n ·ations T inl't•r tlmt n vast f'l ·,•sll -wall'l' lake• onrc• 0('\' llpit'd all tlli,; illllll ' 11:-i' IJ:t.'i!l; lllat l llt• •tnallt' l' l'U li"'t'l:l 01' lllOUil lai n ' F'HO~I 'IH:AI: HJ.VEI{ TO RAL'l' LAKE VA LL EY. J:n wi'I'P HCaLlc• rP<l ov ' I' it, aH i olatt•t1 i::; lands, t.!JC"ir F\Unll lli t:; [lrO.J' <•<'i in.c-r. abOI'P till' :;u rf'a ·u: Lhat t ho watl' r'l lin.vc gmd uall y and slowly 1 asst'd away by vrapornt ion, and I ill' tc' JTaees a ro ]pft to I'<'V<':tl <:<' t·lain osei llaliom; of' lt •v<· l and llH• sl<'ps of' p rogr e:-<.· t·own rd tl1l' pn'H<'nt Ol'(ll'l' of' th ings; nnd ilia! lhP bri 11y walt• r ,.; li avl' eo neon tmt<•<1 in t llos' lakP-haHi n:-;, w 11 i<·li hart• no 011 t lt'l. Til l' 1·nlin· c'O JJntry s•c•n JH lo lw full of' t-all springR, '' hi<'ll lial' <' in nll prohaal> i lity l'Ont ri b11L('(l a gn•at SiJHr!' to lJI(~ Salin<• ('linmi'Lc•r of' lilt' w:ilt'l':-i. H11l I l'annol p11rsu<' tltiH. 11b.i<'<'L f'al'ih<·t· in this rol JJn H·, and II'<' 111111-'l tnkt• rl'iU('ianL leav • of' I Iii .· lwa11lil'ul vu llPy :t111l <lin•d o11r nllt•Jll iol1 f'oJ· a. 111lii1H' I11. lo ill<' in t<' J'I':tl , t hat Hqmrale:; it f'ro1n IIi<• PaC'iliC' <'oa-; 1. , \ :-; soo11 a,; II'<' lPavP ProJJIOJilory Poi1d, W<' fin<l ou rst' il't'H in a dill't•J'I'IIi. c·otllllry, g<•o l og i< ~ally as Wt'il af-1 g<·ogmplli <·a ll y. 1\ s f'ar as IIH• <·yr• c·a JJ rc •:tcl1, Sl 11:tll ddnl' ll <'tl mountain ra.n p;<'i:! S<'l' lll to ri se• out ol' lilt' plain; si JH' <' tilt'.)' allaiJit'd ne:trly OJ' qniL<· tlJt'iJ· pn·sPll i •lt•rntion, lllt'_r har t• all llt'<'ll Slii'I'OlllHl<'d by one vast lakc• ol' walt' l '~, in which Wt'l't' dPJHlsilt •d tilt' lig ht Hand :-;, <·I:J.)'H ancl ehalky infu:-;OI'ial c•arti JH, whil'h sc•t•J JJ lo jnt up :1p;ainsl lht'i r bast• in an 11mli ·turlwd po><ilion. l 'pon ll~t• ::;<' niOdt •rn 'l't •rlinry lwds aru vast d<•poHili:! of' Hlill 111 01'(' n•c·t•nL so il and 1-(l'al't'l, ll'ili<·h lllii Ki ha I'<' bt'<'ll tmllSJHlS<'d :wd d i st ri b ul t'd orrr l ht•s<· pia in:-; by ll'alt'r. \\'<'will g l itlt' down UarHon'H \ ' all<',)' by Ill(' IIJilll boldt Hivpr·, a!'ross the• gn•al A lllt'ril':tll dc•H •rt, with it s · ov<• rin ~·· of' snow whil e• HaitH and it :-; hot Hpri ngH, and ha.slt·n lo tho Si<'ITa Nt'vada, oJJ <' ol' IIJ<J 111 o~L wolltlt •rf'ul rang<'H of' nJ ouJll aim; in t hr world. \Vl' }li'('Hl'lli to OUr l'l'H<lt' rH but 011 1' illuHlr:tiion of this l'C'Ill:lrk:Jblo H<'t'llt·ry, photograph XXIX. , as :1. l'ordn.slt• of' wl1at mny c·onH' h<· n·aft('l', il' Slll'<'<'Hs altc•JI([ ou t· pfJ'ort, in this t' ll l<' l']> ri st'. DonJlt'r LakP, whi<·h i SO lllt'lim •:-; ca ll <•d thr "Cll'nt of' lll<' ,' i<'JTaH," is situalt'd on lhl' vc• ry :-i lllllllli!s of' Lhe Sit'JT:t rl'vada, and f'onn :-; otlt' of thosv l't'Sl'I'I'Oir:-; of' watc·r, \\'hic·li arc dl'riv<•d f't·om nt ounia in springs an<l llr<' melting of' snows and ar<' vc• t·y JllllllCrotLs in thi · r:1ngc·; Lli <'Y at·,• al way.· n•JlJark:tblo for llil'ir pi cLtln'.·qn<' llt'anLy. 'l'hiH lnkc• i :-; in full view f'n>JII LIH• milroatl, and tho imve ler ean look clown ll]lOll it as li (• ir; erossing Lli • sum111i t. ln Lho f'oJ't'O' J'Ound, th • mass ivp ~ mnil ' rocks, ,• nt oothly rouncl<•<l by abnosphl'ric ao·<•nci<'H, at· • wt'll ·liown. 'l'h winiPr HllOWH f'all h •ro to a V<' l')' p;n•nt d<'llth; t liPy r eached 40 ft• •t in the agoTpn·atp durinrr t il ' ·cason I, G7 , and in Ollt' wintt•r 57 f' • •t of ·now fell n til '· mountains. |
