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Show 10 ItO KY ~J O t N'rAI N" RCEN EHY. ]1 · 1 •hilo 'L])J1L''trnn c<' and abounds in r c:in. Thr pine Ita aye owtSl" ' '" ' . . . . ' 1 ,., . ' ··a·a ov 1' which tlw: ' ]Jill<' i'al'lll'f:ll' X tc•Jitll t:~ abo u l c1 Jt;hLI1C(' on t Ill .1.' tO ul < I 120 mil •s. 1 1 r· ,1 · ,, · • · " A road could not be ma<lP on tlH' bottom n.nc K o " ~P 1 u:·ara ; 1" t tl (' hi •~ h j )l"tiri l' RO i\R to ]H';l(l lll<' r:l Vlll l'f\. (< rOIH th ' mu. t keep on on 1 • • • • '1 t 'l' ·tl 11'1 11 Ri v('l' it wonl<l tak moue l' th<' narrow dll' ldl' lwl\\'N' n thP 1 0 Ul e . . .. · l .1 I'c> 11J··t }:>'1v1·t·fi IL s h <~ttl d eonl llltl <' on th <' nor th s 1dl' ol 10 Jra ra anu '-' ·' · · Turtle Hill R.i Vl'r front 20 to :~o mih•s furl!H'r, and thPII <TOHR (h:Ll Htl'<':llll, ., 11 tl · ·•v · 111 tltt• ,;·wl •tL thl' 'lull ('( ion of tl 1<· N iolmtr:t and 'I'urllt• H.RI" \\'0\l l lli :S •• •• ' , . ' Hill Uivc rs, and croKs th • lat lc•r wll <' l'<' llwn' 1 ~ n l H'l kr l ~ nl_ or 1\:tiTom ·r 1 to bl,. 1drr • 'l'ttrnin o· then towaru Ll11• N 1obrarn, th• ::; .n v<'r ntuHt bt• R ream "' · n crossl·c1 in longitucle 102° 20' lo avoid tl1o r;and hill r;, and .thn rotlln llltL:"l C'Ontintu• on Uu• ~:~o uth sid<• to about lonp;itnd <• J02", wh<' ll 1t ~:; houltl ag-atl l ro: to the north sid <'. 'fh t•fit' <· rosRi tws for a wap;on road c·otd el PaRi ly I><• mndl' n.t a ford o1• by bri dg-ing-, but a propL'l' bri d ~" fOI' tL r:1 i I road n ossi ng 11 t llwse plnee· would lw :t strqwndons HIHl<'rla king ; for, on nc· t·oun t of tit , nature of the bank · an<l ravin<'H goo< l a pproac hPs C'O illd not lw found RO as to de ·c0nd to tl iC' ll'v<'l of t ltP :-~t r<':un , and t lt t• bridp;<' woul <l lw<'<l to lw buil t vt•ry high. From longitudt• 102 ' II'<'Hl l ltPr<' :tl'l~ no dilli (' ulti L'H, lwyoll(l a ·car ·ity of wood in r<':t<' hing l<'ort L:mwlit·, or in contintlinp; dil'l•C'L to the 'outlt J>:tHH, :111 ![ in t hi 'l l 'Olln-11' :tlJ III I( [tLI1 ('l' Of <'Xel' llt•ii t. pint• would lw found n<'ar H.nwllid t· PPak. • Apr femble road might lw l'ouud by c·o Jtlinuing up Turtlt• llill Hivl'r to it ·o tn·c<·, and tht'll :dong t il <' <l iv idt• ht·twt 'P il N iobrara antl Whit<• Riv •r:;, i!lt·iking the l'ol·nwr stn·am ill lougitucl ~ IOH0 ; but II H•H(' eli viat• ' are g<'tWndly bad f'or 1\':ip;Oi i I'OUtl'S 0 11 :tl't'O IIIil Of H('Hl'(' i(y of wat• r, and it iK not ct-rtn.in that W<' would by that ro ut<· :II'Oi<l tl11· s:LJHlliillH. " While Rirer, or· \YI1itt• l~art h l{irPr (!l l anldsita \\'akpn. or 1-\moking Earth River) i · a n1on•lwau tif'ul Kl r ·am than ti ll' r iohmm, l~:~ v in g g<'IIPrally an open, well -wo ll<•d valk•y, witlt a liiH: :-~o il :wet lu:-..:urian t p;rasK. The road between Forts L:tt'ltllli l' and Pivrrc foll owH tlte vallt •y from its f\O UI'C\1 to tltc Bad LandH, wli l' l't' llitl l'il'<'r Pltl <·rH a difl't•J'<' IIL Hedi oll b nncl cd with prPeipic H like• t ill' Niobra ra llit t L lii :-~ is ol' ntul'h lvss <•x tl'nl. Any o1w who trav ·I;:; in Ncbrasl<a, will always f<•<•l l'<',joil'ed wlwn II • n •aciH·K th • hanJ<. of thi benuliful stn•:tm. It ha nurnProu::; Hmall hran e h,. :-~, lh <' 1:\l'gl'~:~t of which i ' cnlled thC' Sonth Forie 'l'h <' piiH' on \Vhitc• H.i vPr and it tributaries i · n •arly •qual in t•xt•Ht lo that on ilH• iobmra. ' c: 1-:oo HA I'll H'A 1.. 17 'l'l11• nc•xt Kiib -ll.)' <lrographil':tl b:1Hin, n ltd Jll' l'h:t ps in many l'I'S JH' C' l >~ t hl' JIIOHI i 111 port ant Oil <' i 11 tho J\1 isso uri vall <',)', iH lltn t of' t lr<• PJ 11 t II', whi nh <' liipli t·s into tl~t • Mi :-~KO IIJ 'i Ri vPI' IH':L I' laLitndP ,11 ° :l' 2-t " . Its vnllt')' l'onnH :1 natural g rndt• l'or a mil road to lh t• fool of' th c> mountain s, nne! ;drc•ad r <HI I' has bt'<' lt <'o lrstru dL'd f'ront mnha City IL<' I'OHH lliP r·onlirwnt. · Til e' Platl<' Hh·<'r tak<'s itH ri H<' in th e• Lar:1111 iP l'illlg'l' an clll o w :-~ for til t• ~ ··t•<tl<' r }ml'l of itH COUrHP Uirough Ill <· il1 0J'(' }'('('P ill IH•<h or thP 'I'Pl'l iar·y clqw:--~ it ·. Tht• HI'P:t clmint•d by lhiH ri n•r· IIIIIKL h<· at I< aHlGOO 111iiP front c>ast to wpst, nn<l 80 to 100 f'1·orn nol'llt to so uth. i\lthoug ll thiH stn•am i :-~ 1,000 y ards or Jllorc wi th•, the wal<•r i: :;o :-~ lmll c w nn<l t!H' (•.hann1·1 so Hhif'tin p; tl1at i l <':til III'Vl'r bt• r< ·ndl' red Jlavigabl l' <'V<' II for J\l:w kinaw l JO:tl H. E ven llu• fur lmtl<' i'S ·haY\' 11 •v<•r 1Jpc•n ablt> to rl' l)' on it for U1P ti'HIIH]> Orlali 011 of lh C'ir ]Wltri t•s, l'ur.,;, and HkinH. . On the• ]p ft or nol'lll side of th e> i\ li :-~:-~o trri tl tN<' Ill'<' compamli vPI.)' rc:w l~ ra_n ehc·H; IIH: pri_n <'ipal of thPHI ' an· i\ lilk, \\' l tilc• Earth, .J:LIIWH, \ <' rill I il iOn, and B 1g • ' roux. Tht' thr<'l' la:-~L nan1Pd •·is<• in tl1e far nmth an c: !low tl1rongh a liJII ('h nrm·p ro!' k .)' n ·gion and OI'N a stony lwd , :111cl t lt c> il' wat C' rH, aH lh <'y pour in to t lw :i\J iHKO IIri, c·o nl;t in It'. H '\' liiiH'Il t than any of Ute otll t' I'R. lnd<·Pd, mo:t of thP ri v<' rH prc>v iously de,; Ti bc<l !low thronp;h a grn<' rn. lly h nrr!'n co untry, wi th a thirsty atmo phC' I'f' and a. Hlill 111 01'(' thir::;ty Roil , and on tlw ir way to tl1 c' 1\li:;Kouri r:t lll'y th c>y l oH<' nc·arly OI' quill' all ti1Pi1· wai C' rH. Many of th PHI' long- river ·, aK <il'ancl, 'an11 011 Ball :tn tl Ull <'.)' l' llll l' iu lhr au(tlntn f'n•q tl l' lttly liavr so Iilii <' watPr n:; to · asP to lw running ::;tn·alll . , wl1il <· 1wrhapH IOD mil '. ahov<' l hPir moutht;, if in the v ieinity of som<' lll nuntain, tli <•n• iH a full Hllpply nl' wat<' I'. 'l'h MnflsPI - 'h •ll Ri vt>r iH a fill <' PxampiP; toll'a l'd ilK ·oui'tC' it i: a finp ntnnin•• .· tJ·paJu ; in t hr d ry sPason it is l o:-~t al111 ost 1·nt irc•ly lw f'or • n•n.c liing lliL' [i t;r;o uri. .1\lnc·h lllorr ~~ti g h t lw Haid in tllis t·onll<' dion, hut •nough has h<'Pil ll'l'it!Pn to Pna bl" (liP rc:ll l <' l' to 'OIIIJln'lr c:nd to .'Oill <' <' Xl <' ll t tit <' g<'ographir nl an•a drain<·cl by Uu• .1\IisHO III'i Hii'CJ' a.n cl iL tri butaries. 4 |