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Show .' l<ll ' "'T.\I N H<' E~ I•:HY. J:PI ' K\' ·' . . •n•f(ll'l' :til ill(I'I'< 'Hlinp; Kllll}'t'l of Klll<l.Y Pal'i li e Ot \I':'Li t. w~· !'hall lin.d .I I., tlH , , t <ll' t hi :; v:u>l 1'1'1-!:ion, 1 It or d1•vt•loptn< n lo inqnir\' into llt<' plnn of gtow l tilll, Httflil'it•nt l'a<'is upon that Wt:' lt:LI'<' aL I Itt• pn•H<'11 ' , and WI' )WI i\'VC . l· ' Ollll' ronl'ln~ion ~:~ . wlnrl1 to >,t 1 t 1. ll , ~li s:; i t<t~ippi ::;Pt' IIHi ')'] . ''Lt 'Ll'l' fL Wl'H 0 II H' g1<• ' ' L of which Wl' l'l' t'tlllt ' , :til <•nol'IIIOIIH. pla. l<. •.nr tt ,t h<0'Y11 I t:H I l )I <' 11 !111'11 "'" 1 till I>•} ' :;ntm• I'Ok:t11ie r:lll"l't) or lliOUill<I111 H, dH I I .. · l from ('11< '1'1' 1111\' to D<'ll\'1'1', to hal't ' ht'l'll, at otw l'\'nln•d tiH• tlifJ'PI'l'IIL ,., ( ] 'I' ll'I HH H<lllt J\I,L11 , . ] t l'<m'<'. L<·l tlw ran· 1 ' · • 1 . ..111 .. r tit<' (''IH<'111 1. ,.., 1• . ••1 1Hl )11 • will lin<l t ta ·don" tiH' illliiH'dinte l>it.' \' o '. 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I , . . totl"i:l i:l ,\1\( r;~eW(' J'(''l('lt Ill<' l'<tKll'l'll ba.Ht' of' till' H,of'l'Y ~l ou ntatn H; lt H rl'a,· n lL , ·1 111 I ' l ·• f' •w low o·tkH IIOWt'l'<'l', an• l'o111Hl l slly of' ('Ot\Oit WOO< ; •• I ' ' 1 , COIIHIH t-l II 0 · 1 .. I '!'Ill' whole l:l lll'f fi.l'll on lIt e u.1 ry III' ll s, " •ith ltl'l'l' '' tlld tltl'l'l' :Ill l ' 111 .0 1 d S I. 1 .. . ··tell iH lllltlul:ttincr, ritlg<• and hill, ri :;ing as far at~ I H'. <'Y_~" <,Ill. 1\ < ' : 1 "' f tllu u1 •. 1 •tftl't' 'L ·tonn. 'l'l1i t< c·onthtnaltoll of lliOllll- ltl·p tiC II"LVC' 0 ' ·~ ' ' ' ' 1 la~n :'Ln\1 l;miri<l lli:'L)' lw !:-\:tid to rontpriKt' wlial iH g<•twra~l~~ . 0101~' '~ as the ROl·ky Mountain 1·t•gion . 'l'o undt·rsbtnd ntot·l' cl< ,\.,' ~~ ~ ll' .ori ~ri nal p i:Ll.<•an ('harn.dl' t' ol' tltiH t'l'gion, II'<' ktl'l' only to 1 x.t nttllc Lho" ' nunt\' I'Oll i> haromPl1'1· ('a 1 Jli'O f1'l t•s w 11 1· <·'1 1 lt•· tl' <' •·t ·l n··•H ly lwen eon- 1:\t l'll<.lh·<l aero H lite coni illl'IIL 'I'll<' l'XploraliOI IK lll:tdt• H('Vl' l':l,l )'<'<ll'H a.p;o 1111(11'1' the tlin·Glion or llw Wnr J>epartnwnt, a,ll(l lhosl' 11101'\' )'('(; ' 1_1ll .Y for lh1• difJ't'l'l.'llt li.11t'S of rai lroad, l'ilJII 'I' hnilt 01' ill Jll'OI'l'K::i of' I'OIIHll'IIC'iiOll :dl'ord nmpl ' ntl'ans I'm it :; Hludy to _tltl' tt_·al'l'l l' t' . . ~-I' . ·"''. ]>I'~>' ~l~~l wl'stwanl, from any point along thP MIHH0 \11'1 m· ~ I I HH I HH I]l]ll H.tv< J H, WI' will lin<1 that llu• aH<'t•nt i. 1-(l'atlllal, at fir:;! not 1non· titan °111 ' tl l•:w: ItA I'III ( 'A 1. . foot, 1 C' t' 111il <', hut Ktl':ulily itwrea,;ing u.nlil wl' l't•:w ll tl1o has<· of Llll' Jtt oun tain t<, wiH•t·o the asm•nt i GO fo 100 f't•t>t l H' I' rnil<·. I I' w<· t•:xarninn the pi'Oiil<· along l ht• Kn.n:;al:l Pa<' ifi c: H.ailroad !'Onto, W<l fi111l that KanH:.tH City, on t li <· !lliKHOUI'i Hiv!'r, i:; o:n f't•l'l abovt• tidt• -walt•r·, and pi'OCe<•<l ing w!'slwar<l to l•'ort, H.i lt>y , a tli stan 'I' of about 100 milt•H, "'" oh.'<'1'V<' tltat tl11• t' IPv:dion ltas imTt':LHI'Cl to 02r; f<'Pl, an aH<'t•nt of' about two fed Jl<'l' mill'. 'l'lit·<'<' linn<l t·<·tl ntiiPH fartiH •t· WI'Hiwanl fliP PIPI':tlion is 11101'\' tl1an :l,OOO ft •Pl, :w<l so on until wt• t'<':t<'lt f liP lll'aufif'ul l'ily of' Dt·m·Pt', tH' <ll' lit<' baH<' of l11P mollltlain:;, whl' t'C WI' ;;hall han• altailit 'll an l' l eva.t ion ahov<' tidl'-·wal1'1', of ll,:JOo f'P<'L: W<' tlw11 C'<HIH' lo thl' pasl<' t'll rang-PH o f t.hn Hoel<y Monnl:tins, wltieli H<'<' lll to t'iKI' almtptly o ut o f' t he pla.illf-1, HOlll <' of t.liu liig lH•Ht JH•ak :; o f whi!'li t't•:wli an p]('vat.ion or niOI'(l I han 14,000 ft•l'l ahovt• Lilt• IPVI'I of till' Kl':t.. Ll'i liR look a.L !lit' <'X 'l' lll'nl profiiP of I lit• lnion PaC'i fir H ai lro:td, ('Olt ,·trudl'tl nndpt· tli1• Hllj)<'t'vi,;ion of !111• t'llli ll <'lll Png-ill <'<' t', Ut·nPr:tl G. f. Dodg<'. \Vt• lind f !tat Otuall<t is about 007 fppf alHJI'l' t li1 K< 'a, whil <' oiHIIIhliH, 01 nliiPs to tlil' W<'Htll'ard, i:; 1,4iifi fi•<'t, 111aking- a difl't•1'l' IH'<' of 4HR f(•Pt in til<' t'l<'l'alion, or :111 aK<'t•nl of utot·<· than li vl' fe<'t to l111• tllilt•. 1\l Clt <'J'I'llll<', iiJ7 miii'K W<'Ht of' Orn alia, nnd lnt·:tlt•d nPat· t il l' foot of !111• nt o ttnl ai ll l'ang-<', IIi<· l'll'vation is G,072 f'ppf. 1\ t Evan's PaHK, l hl' Httllllllif. of the Black llill ,;, ot· fir:;t mng-1', till' Pievaf, ion i f! 8,202 f<'l'l, Ho l.liat in tll t' Hlt ort, di :;f.aiH:I' of :i:l ruilt •H wt•HI. of ' li <')'P iltH', W<' havu a difl't' rencl' i11 <• lt 'l'alion of' 2,200 fi·l'l, man aHCI'tHlinp; g-ra.dt• of tw:uly 70 f.c•t to fli<• 1tlilt•. Again, 11'1 tiH for a llHlllH'Itt exam i no the ha I'Onll'!rieal profi II' t•onst rudt•d by lll<' lalt• (I ovt•rnot· l. J. 1<'1' ('11 · for fliP Norlh<•rlf Pneifil' H.aili'O:Ill, 11<'<11' flit• 11ol'lh lin t• of th<• lnitl'd Htal1'H : ~t. Paul , i\ l illnP:;ola, iK 11hout 82R fl'<'l aiHII'<' tidl'-watt'l'; ll t'at· lhl' 1\IOttflt of tho YPIIow HlotH' H.il'<·r, (i70 rnilt•H In th wp;;twal'(l, II' <' fin<l that t il t' <'h•vation i,; 2,010 ft•eL n.hon• tli<' st•a ; tht•t·p i ' a. p;r:td ual a11<l aiiiiO:::it illl]ll'l'('Pplihll' al:WI'III ill t hat diHiall('t', of 1,172 fl'PI., ot· :til avt•J·agl' of JH•al'ly two ft·l'L to th t• tllil t•. A:; IV<' U.J>pi'Oaclt t.li<' ba.K<' of l.hl' Jno11n tn.ills thp aKt't'llding- grad<~ eo llfilltl •:-; lo inct·<•a \'1 and ·wlll'll WI' llavt• r !'auhP<l t.h(• vall <•y of J)p;:u·born H.i vt• t·, aL t it imltH·uiatp foot of' t hP eastt• J'II Hlop<', 4~, n1ii<•H farfh('l' wt·t-~1 , WI' :1KCPr tai n tlrat tlli:; locality is 4 0!) 1 fi ·l'!. ahove tl11• H<'a ]Pv<'l, Hll<l th11l WI' havP aK<:I' tHlPd 2,0HI fppf. or nt'al'ly fin• f't•<'l to f l~t• milt•. ow, itt tra.n• li11g II'<'Klwa.rd lo l'ac lt of' tiH· point. lll l'utiont>Ll. twar lht' illllli<'Uiall' |