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Show CONTENT' Iwr•twotr 'I'OHY IIA I'Ttm l.- G t•:oo HA I'll[(',\ r. CIJ.\I'TEit 11. - 0 .I!AIIA TO III<:YI•:iOii':, PI.A'I'TE Y .\l.LEY C II AI'TEH Ill. 0\' rm TJI E FrHHT H .INC:E () 11 Al''l'Eit IV. T11r~ LAI{.IMIE PLAINH () 11 " P'l' rm v. \ V I•:H'I' IV A HI) '1'0 Hr-:Att ltt Vto:ll TIIEIH DEPO>'fTti A:NO DHA!N .IOE. !J' Powr J ~. l\""' toKnon·, L r .. n. VII 18 /}() 04 84 1 oo I N T R 0 D U C T 0 R Y. FOR St'V<'ml yP:t i'H pa ·t, clnrin"' v:trious t•xp ]itions to the t l'l'itori '8 we ·t of l11<• :Mi:-; ·iHsippi RivN, [ lravp Pnnws!ly dv ·ird. to pr·<·scnl to tht• world HO ill( of tlr • n•nrnrkahlt• ·c<' IH'I'.)' of tht• H.ot'ky Mountain r<•gioll lh1·ongh the llll'di u111 of photocrraplry, aH llll' lll ':tl' ·st npproac l1 to a truth ful a\'1 i IWaliOII of nat II 1'('. The co11 ·l l'll ('tio ll of t lw Paci fie Rai I road I ·d to th<• pr·oclu ·t ion of a large nulltht•r of fin <' ]lhotographie view:-;, tal en by Mr. A. J. Ru sPII of New York, wlro Rpl' IIL n1ore than two yP:u·:-; alo11g the linP of tlu• road in tho t'lltploy of tiro Unio11 Pat'ifie H.ailmad UoiiiJlrLIIy . 'l'hirty vh•wt:~ have hL'Pll ('ltOSI'Il, a111l !111• pr•l'•l'('.llf'(' Ita:-; lJ< ' l' ll g'il'l'll, in lll OHt {'lt!:!CH, to those whit:h iiiiiHtmt<• !:!Olll ' ])l'<·rtli:tr fl'atnl'l' in llH' g<•o logy or gcogmphy of Urat inl 'I'I'Hli11g country. Tltl' pidtt t'<'H lran• ht•t•n arrnng•d ·o a:-; to I.:OI1lllll'll ·c with lit • first m11gl' ol' monnlnin:-; west of 'hPyt'llllt', and to co11tin11v I hPHC' to Salt Lake \ralll·y, with lhP l'iPw, tlrat tire hook 1n:r.r lw UH('d m; a guid<• hy thos<' who wi ll arail th<•J11Ht·h·p.· of tit • gr:tllll opportltniti t•H for g<'ologic·al ·t tl<l.)', whit-It :t I t·ip ;tc'I'Ot> · lltl' I'OIIlinvnt afl'onl:-; to ev<' I'Y intC'llig<'IIL 111inu. Tlr' itH'I\':l t> ill "' inkn•st now tak<'ll ill the K<: i<• nc<' of g<'ology, Ita:-; lt•tl nre to b<·lit•vp tlrn t a volum' l'l11 bod.)' ill"' Lit<' ])l'iJll'il>Hl n·t•o lou·ical ' n . b n f'ad · in rl'gn.rd to a <'OIIItlry, wltil'lt has h<'<'ll a11d will b• vi ·ill'd by so many Llr ousand ·, woultl be rrad with inlt' l'l'St. Mot of lltt' lltat<•rial that con ·titul<'H tl11• ll'xt ·ov I'S (' nlirdy lll'W g1·ound, ot· lm:-; bt•t•n puhliHlrcd o11ly to a limi trtl ('XL •11t. Tlw plloto" l'aplts 1 Jltt V<' seiPclt•tl to illu 'tr::tl' th }ll'tuliar ::Htrl'att f'•aturcs, gil't' ll |