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()\\' that wt' hal'<', N in a::; brid' fl'I'IIIS as l)o:-;sibl<•, <"OII t-<f rll <' f('(l ~ ur 1110u11tain am1 rh·1·r syt-<lt•tn, I t-<lrnll a~k tltP n·udt>r. to t rn:L·l wtl h 1111' nlon~ lltl' lilll' or t lH' L' nion P:wifie Hailm:l(l, 1\':tlld<'l'lllg' IL' ldl' l ll'l'l' :tlld tltP I'I', to (' llll :1. fl OWf'l' OJ' I' X<llllill l' :til Jndiall Yil.1:Jg'l' .01' .1'1':1cl SO IIIP woudl'l'f'lll I P~t·ml whiclt alfnrlu•s to almo:;l <'l'l'l'.f pori toll of tlttH <'Ollnlr~ .. \\' i' shall al:;n d<·lay 11 0w and Urt'll, to stu<l,r lit<' rorks :1111l lllt l':trllt Llll'll f'ossil l'nnt 1•11 ts; a11tl innrany a loc<tlity we Hlra ll fintl llw ] Hll'L'H uLl<• ranct' nO fil'[ioll jltn,t tltCJ'C an• "RI'I'IIIOll!:l ill H(Olli'H" <'10. ~l:(' III 'S 11101'\J W()ll dt• l'f'uJ llt<:n :tny r •lrtt1•d in Ll11• J'ar-f':Lllll'd ;\ ral1in.n Night s' 'l•~ nfl'l'tainnt•: n t.H lt :LV(' ht•t•n 1wrforrrwcl on tlH '!:ll' n p pa,t'l' 11 tl y 1 i f'p kss, 'lito not on 0.11 s Jll at ~I H. 'Vt' may nl:;o take a l ook at sO IIIL' of' naltrt·t·' ~; p;rancl old nrtns, wi11C'h a1•1• infi.ni li' ly morP t'l'l1t:ll'kabl <' than fltos*" wltielr h:tl'l' he Pn lti<ld• ·n f'or ('i•nt urit'H in fhp fangled ttll(l allllOS( intpPnl'fralJl<• fon•s(t-< or '<• llf 1':11 Anwril'a. \Ve mn,y wind ou t· lah)'l'inlhinc way througlt <'l' IIIPh' ri<'s, fltc KlullllJI'ring inhabitant · of' wlti('h, .humlt·<·tiH of' fhons:lltdH of' p •ars ago, mant<'<l OVL' I' thpsc }lainK, lwf'ore <'Y<'II 111· ·-hi sto ric ltt:JII Irati art vxi t-<fl'llt'<', nJHl long, long bef'Ol'P tltr boasll'd l'ivilization or Hgypf :tlld Ind ia lt:HL bc·p;nn; long br.f'ore any f'orm of' <'xpn•ssimt was p; il'<' ll to lttliii:Lil lti sl ory. And, too, ovPr thesp :tlmos( limill t•Hs plains, whi•·h 11ow Sl'l' lll to lit o<')'<' as l••v<•l as (ltl' quil't RNt, and as trt•elPi:iS as tl11• d<·sNt, W<' may walld<•t· in imagi11rttion through the luxuriant. gt·ov<•H of fon·s! tn•('.', ri valing tlt osc of \•ntr:tl A mericn ot· Brazil, whil'lt rtL no <liKtant p;<'Ologil'al 1wriod <'OVI' tnl all this vn. t rro-ion . In !lw~;<', our imaginary W<11lcll'ri11gs i11fo llw pn:;l, w may takP ou r s '.1 • lion from a doz •n l'ari t>lie. of ltor ·e · f'ot· our riding <DI A II.\ '1'0 () II Jo:YI•:N N E. 10 anirnal ·, or we may mnlw ll111 p;t> nlle ilt·o tttt•dary knP<'l to l'<'<'t' tV< · hi t-< burtlt•n; wt• nta.y hunt l111• c•lephan t :t11d fltP ttta ~ t od o n itt fl11• .itll tg'lP m wat r lt fltt' Jit•rTP batt let-< lwLwPt' lt Lire g iganti<· <'l<'plranL and the rltin ot'l'ro~, w!tit·lr i::il'l' lll to hal'!' bt'<'ll :thundant It er·•·· \\rt' rnay al ~o not<' lltP hlnody ('o rdlid~; lwl ll'<'l' ll tlt l' lrtt g'l' ll y«'nodon :tll(l flt<• <·:tf -lik •· J\la!'lrairodtt ~ a ~ UH·y r oa.utPd :tlong lhP r all< '.)' t-< o(' lh<• li t tit• ~~ n·:rttt t-< or· l!rP lJUrd• ·r·t-< of' t lw 'l'l'rt iary lak<'H in ~P:liT It of l lr t• grpg:niou ~ dt•P r·-1 i l«• On•otlnn. 'l'o tl11• inquiring ruind it will lJI' ~l'l' ll tlrnt 110 por·liou of fir<' wor!tl pt'<'t-<l'nt t-< 111 0 1'<' to]J i<' ~ or absorbing inft'I'I'SL Utan fir<· gn·:tl Mit-<t-<OIII'i \ ' allt•y . \VP ·Ita! I <·onrttH'IH'O Otll' tml'els at Orna Ita a lt l10uglt tWill' of t It t· illu strati ons of' Ll11• wondt·rf'ul S(' ' tH·ry of' fl11• \\'<'HL, wltil'!t it i t-< tltP oh,i<•ct of' tltis book to pn'HP nt , will b • not i< ·l'd until wp I'Oitt l' to tl 11• Hol'k.}' MotLnlains prop<·r. , ix! y -six yi':l.rfl ago, a snrall b ut ad l'<•nlt ii'OIIS par·fy under t]t(;' p; uid;tll('l ' of' [11'0 o f th III OH[ Plllilll'llt PX p]OI'l' l". ' Of' IIIOdl'l'll filii<'~, wincli ng t hl'i r t-< low n 11<1 lPdiou. · way up the ~ wi f'L t' IIIT<'n l of' I he .\I i st-<ouri, clPl:ty d f'or a limP lo I'PKL and tal aslronotni<'al oht-<<'t'l'alious n< ·:u· tlr•· IIIOuth o f l111• Platft• Hi vt•r. Though tltot·oug lrly imbued with tit<· pro ph ·tic in sig ht of l!H• projt•clor of' Lhc I'XpPdifion, tlt l'.}' littli• drmnwd of' the plemlid ,·isla nf' g r<'a!n(•:s and prot-< p<'rify fh t·ir I :Lbo r~ wt•r•· going Lo op >n to Lhl' world. 'l'ltosP Lwa.utif'ul plain:-; wlll'l'l' B dlevu<', 011wllit , ancl Uonn ·il 131tdl':-; ar<' 110w l o<':tkd, W<·n· oc·•·11pi•·d ty trii)(IH of' l11diant-< flrat an~ now <•xtitwf , or· hal'!' dwindlt•d i11to i11Kig 11ilit::tll t'l'. '!'ht•s•• !rib<·:-;, with lht> ~:~ till wild<•t· allilll:tls, Lltell hl'ld lllldisp ttll'<l JlOHSI'Si:'iiOn or :til tlta! I'Olllltl'.)'. J)ool<ill~ hnl'k along l111• past a lit lit• ntot't' !lta11 !tall' a •·••rtlllry, iL 'P('lTIS bnL H shorL p eriod .)'l't w!tat HLLLJWlldoliH Hlrid·· . or ]li'OI;I'I'SK ltavo been madt• sine·<• l!tl'n. ' early :til f111• l':tst an% Wl'Hl of' O!tio ll'as n I'Oll t}>amf in·ly unknown lt•tTi!ory; f)t. Louis ll':l t-< but :1 ;;uta!! r• ·ndPzl·ous for fur tmd<'t·::-~. and th<· llwgi<· city of' ('!ric·ago had tltt•n no ••xi slt'lll'l'. Now tl11• I it-<t-<ouri :uttl M i s::;issi Pl)i Vall<•ys an· I i tll'd wi lit pt'Ot-<JWI'OIIK village and <'ilil's, and soon the balane • of' p ower will p:lHs f'rollt t!tL• East to t!to \VpsL. Ontal ta tend to l l •q wLtmti' tl LO nanw of' t.IH• trilw or Tndians uow f'at-<l pa.·sin o- away, wlti ·h one· owrwll all llris n·giotr. Th> t'(~lllJI:tTllS or tit(' LrilP I" ·ide· on lh<•ir I'('. n ·ation m•ar Bl:l('kbird Hill, 60 mill's up Llr<' J\1 i <~so ut·i. Council Bluflti, on tlr L' oppo ·ifP si<Lt· or t.h Mi souri, is n c·ify <'OIItinually g L"owing in illlpOJtancc a.nd is :t rival lo Omaha. H <lt •riVI'fl its nam • from a orroup of hills HO C'llllt>t l by L wi. and lark who hl•lcl a 'Ollll'il tiL ' l'e on lho 3d or ALI"llSt J804 |