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Show 50 IW(' KY MOl'N'l',\1 H ' l~NE HY. huntlrPthl of 111 ii<'.' <'iili <'r north or ::;o tt llt of tlti · lilll' i t woul<1 l)(' <liflirul t m· pt•rltap:; intpos:-;ible to build a railro:t(~ n<:ro:i:l llH·.mountaiu fi, bul h "~·~· na tnrl' HN'Ill,' to have prov i<l t•d llll <':tH.)' tJI('ltn •d pla111 to t.hP Vl' r,Y 111:1 1'!.!,'1 11 of tlw 111 01111 ta in ::; um111it. Th<· rid g<'H nr<• l'l'l'j' IIParly l'O IH'< ':tl <'d, whill' 011 Pit h<·r :-;idt• llt<'y can bl' Hl'\' 11 n · fol'llli<la hit• a~; anywlll'l'l' along t il l• t'aH(Prn ha~l'. ( 'lm;P up to tltP sidi'S of tlw 111011ntnim; thi:-; n1 on· n·<'l'l1t fonnation i~ c·o ntpo>~Ptl of' wn.tcr-w >I'll bould<·r::; and JH·hhll·R, varyi np; llltl <' it in siz<', h11t a>~ w1• l'('l'l'<h• Pastwarcl toward tltl' plnin tlH·y di;:appt·<t l' for tltP 1110::;t part. 'J'IH• snnw is th ca~r with tlt<' drift. whi<'h r;howH C' i<·nrly that. till· <':lll>it•s wlti ·h INl to th • dPposition of' llt l'Hl' ll<'<l s <qwrakd in tlw v icinit y , and thl• Jll tLll'rial :; arc d<•ri vl'd l'nllll tl11• nt ottldaim; IH'ar by. On Pillwr ~;itl • of llti l:l in t:li n<'d ])lain, uorth or fiO tttlt, we• can fl<'l' lit <' uplunwcl e<lgc ·of' llw difl'PI'Pilt st•dinH•idary roe k :; in t hi :-; rq~ i o n . Bdwt•t• ll Oranill• 'aiton and Cach<• 1t Ia Poud i'P, about 40 ntil<·l:l along LIH' foot of till' mountains, not only is th<· Kl'I'IIPry ru p;gt·cl and gmnd to tht• l'.}'<', but tlw ·omplication. of' Pologi<·al stru!'l llt'<' an• v<' l'.)' intt•rl'Hti ng. 'l'h< 'l't' H<'<'IIIS hCI'(' to lttWO bl'\'11 a j og in till• 111inor nLIIW'S wltit·h C'OIIIpm;e till' nggrq..(atc nuw , auo •vera! of Lhl'S(' Slltall l'l' Oll<'R d il"appPal' iII till' plai II H. 'l'l u• belL of u ph ·aved ridges is hl'n' I o to I fi m i i<•fl wid<', I'PVt•al i 11g all t h1• l:'dint<•ntary ro ·k ·, from the CarbonifProu;; lim t·t-~Lom•s to Ll11· 111 0;;L n ·ct•nL Terliary b •d s. TIP peculiar briek -rvd c lor of t lte salld stont•s, wlti t: lt are supposed to be of tho 'l'l'i assil; ag<', gi 1'\':-! a silwnlar ~t)l}I<'I.Ll':l.ll<:l' I o t lie SCl:'lll'ry. \\' have ll<' l'O the Ual'l>O nif't•ronH linH•stont•. l'l'iiling upon lh<' grani tes, th •n a •ries of hril'k l't•d HalldHtOJws inl'lini11g aL difi'•J'(·HL anglt•fi with hPautifnl grasHy valh•y:; bl'tW<'t'n llte rid g<·H, and li Lt it· fit rt·<tmfi <'tilting th1·ough nearly at right anglL•;;, thl'n a thi11 group of ;;and and lltarl fi whil'h may h • .Jura ~i c, thrn tho who!< H<' l'i t•s of Ut·l't<L<'<'OUH bl'd:; witlt tlH·ir eltarl. l.('t<·I·istic rr mains, then tit !:' Lign i t<• 'l'l'rtia ry 1w<lH wi tlt l'oal all <'011 f'or111 i 11g to l'ttell othPr, aud all inclining fro111 th<• ntOJIIdaim; at d ifl'en·nt ang lp;;, J\11 th-• b<'ds ju ~;t alluUl"d to, JWt'fvdly <·onfonn to l'H.eh o ll~< • •·, b ut ti ll• light colon·tl rocks which m o~;L tLttrad th <• l'Y<' of t hl' lravl'i l' I' at 'h<'j'l' lllll' do not eonfol'ln, n.nd w •ro of ·onrse dt•po:; ilt·tl suhsf' JU 'nt to tho nplif'ti11g of.' th • mountaiu range:;. \Vo can Hl", ih ' l'e f'orP, t hat th ~·asLe m Hank · of tht•s · mountains fonnPd a l:lhor<· lin<• fo1· a ~ t ·<'at frPslt water lak<•. If' we mak' our inv ·Ligation!:! still north of tlt iH 1 in<·, W<' shall fi ml for 200 mil s or more, that the ' r ·c •nL beu · Jut up agaiu ~;t th • < luer •etli- OV Im TilE J<'IHH'l' ltANOE. 07 ttu •nlary lwd:-;, nnd in tn:tll .Y pla ·el:l n·,-t upon lit (• g ra11it<' ·. 0111 ·lim<•s lhe whili :·dl rO(' k fi haVl' lH'(' II l'l'IIIOV<'d by l'l'OfiiOII , HO :IH lo l'X j)O'(' till• Oitl t'l' otH'H, lJul lll':tl' Lara111i - Pt•:tk lltl'Y t• nlin•ly eoll(wal all l..lllt till• g r:tnit l'H. l11 nutny p i:H'l'H lill'l:ll' r('()P liL ht•th :tl'C found ltigh up on llt l' fl allk l:l of tlll' III Ol llil: ti ns in a nt •a i·ly lt orizonlal position, ar; if' lli:Lli.Y of til(' oul<•r l >Pak:; ll'l' l'l' nwn• isla11d :; in lhi;; ~l'l'aL lak<· lltU ('h Iii((• t hoH<' ill Sal t Laku at thv pr<'Ht'lli timl'. J !tal'<' ;;ni<L < • non ~ ll ltPI'<' to sltow tl1 l' I't•ad<• I' lktl f'mm 'ltt•y<·ntw to lh<' Hllllllllit of t lt t> Jir:t m llg<', It <' iH ]lltfif:l illg on•r a lltirk HhOI'l' dt•jlOHit of :til :tll l'il' lil J:tkP wh i\'11 Oll('l' ('0Vt' l'l'd :L l'a t al'(•:t, Vf'I'J lllll r h larg<' l' tlt:tll I haL of' a11y of 01 11' fn•fih wal<· t· lal< 'H of' tht> ]ll'<'fWnl, day. 'l' lw Gtil · alollg Lit <' road do not show all till \ fonuat iollH in thi• vil'inily. Till· lrav<'kr 'lliii sl :-;lopn <lny and wattdN awn.y f'rout lit • lin ' of tlw ro:vl if hi' would ntakt• hi fi g'l'O iogieal oln:i<'J'I'ations ·outpl!'l •. 'I'IH• I'('Ct' ll t hl'dii r<•st din• •LJy 0 11 a .'tr:tl lllll of whitP iilll l'StOlll' of t'<li'- 1Hlltift•I'Oll:-l agl'. 'l' hiH iill ll'StOll<' i ' VPI'J II ·pfuJ [o tltP l'iliZ<' II fi of lit<• ll'ITitory ina::; nlll <' il a::; i t <'all bt• 1JIII'IH'U into lillH' of llu· fin •st q ualit y . 'l'hl' w:Lil~:> of .ltou t'S plasll'rl'd witl1 it HI't' a ;; whitP a:; 1' 11 011' all<l it i:-; a 1-(l'l'al farori!P with ma 'Oil ii. 'l'lt<' ·upply i:-; in<'x hau st i bk, alll to ugh it iii not. <·xpo,·e<l :wywhl't'O alo1w tit \' m onntaillfi ill ally n•ry gn-at t l til'klll'Hfi. 'J'JH•se lilli PHtOIH'H ltl'P l'l'"':trdt•d a . of Lill' 'ILilll' ftg'l' a,;; tho '\J Wl' H:tW at ntalta n.nd alo11g l.li t• Platlt•, and if' fiO, l h<'.Y tntt fit ltav • hc·l'n con ·ealPd ov<• t· Uti:-; I ng di lan ce, at lPaflt GOO mil cH and had i t not l:H•rn f'or lit <' 11 phl'aval of' tlw•o nw unlain. , woul l IH'Vl' l' ltavl' h<·<·n l'XJIO I'd to llH• l'Y • of' man. 'l'h • seicnl'<' of gpology <·ont inn:tlly shows !tow Pnlil'<'ly d<•pt'IHL<'ll upo11 C<HLHL' · wlti clt ll'l'l'l' in operati on many ;lgt•:; ;tgo, an• thP III Ofit pm ·tieal r •sultfi of man. Likr ho rip<· f'r11il :-; wlti ·h Ro lliHIIJ plul'k f'rolll tit tl'('<', and Plljoy willtont a fhrlli l' I' thought Ho IIi<•:(• important bt·ndit · ar ' :weq>lt•d by 111 :t11ki nd, <Lnd how fl'w :tl'P Llt otwlit fnl cnotwli to inl)u ir from wlw nel' t li <'y co 111 . n Tit<· sttqwnd ons l'l'o:;ive ag<·n ci wlti ·It hav<· in tn oflt ca.HI' c·oojwd onL d<•vp vall <'ys jul:lt a.L th!l f'oot of tl t<' liiOilltt:tins, ltav<' it' rt tlti ;; pol'liu11 1'\'lll:tininO' or lliP ineli 'IH'<lplnin wltil'h I ha.l'(' dt•:-lt: l•ilwd :tH c•xll'nding fi 'OIII Clll•y<•nnr to Cl-ran ite Uaiton, an cl under] iug tlw W<'StPI'Il ltor<' of' a g t·t·at lak , an1l thPI'P1>y rcnt1Prl'd it po · ·iblP for lit <' Pacifi · Bnil roa< l to ]l:tHI:l OVC'J' llH' J'ft11g<', s:tv i1w to il fi cut rpriHing bu ild <• I'S lllillioiiH of dollai'H. \Vp ·hall l' llll<'<t i'OI' to : how alollg ti t> litH' of Ute l'Oute that t hi fi !I |