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Show ItO KY ~10 N'I' AI N RC' ENlWY. rrr<'H,t ron.<l was rally con siJ'IICic'd in far pa. L g<'ol o<rieal tinws, :LJHl iL wn.s h•fl f'ol' n1r111 to di s<'OVN and :wail lJin1Helf of til • n.dvantagp:-; ol' fil l' s<•<·n•t workings of naturl'. 'l'h<· Hlllllnlit. ol' tiJis ranp;n l"'l'K<' JitH ROlli<' H<'l'lH'I'Y whieh i quite uniquP and n •Jnarl\:tbh•, difl'l•ring in 111any of it :; fl'alut'('t-1, from tl1at at any ofli l' l' 11oiu l :tlong lil t> rond. It would \l'l' ll l'l']lrl)' tlll' tourist, and <'H]l<'<·iall • t lw nrliRt tn E4pPiHL H<'Y<'J'ai days li l'n'; tiH' air ii-i tlcli rhtfully c• xltil ara ting and cool, li t<• wntPJ' pun• a :-; Cl'.)':it al , r11ul ;til part pasily ;H'\'<'RHillil'. Til l' !itt I<' HI r<'atnH an• full of ti slt, <'H Jlf'Ciall.r trout, and ganll' is Jn od<' ra( Piy ah nndanL; l Jia('k-tail l'cl d<'l'l', rPd d<'<' l', anll anh•lop<' nn• y<'l f'on11d , though b<•<'OJniug 1PHH ah uJHLant <'VI' I'.)' Y<'n r, and with two or t lm•<· l\ i n<lH of' grousl' n nd woodl'ouk wi 11 l'l'Wn rd t liP sport:-;nmn. 'I'll<' roeks whi <'h <' mpo,;p till' nu c· il'US of litis ranp;l' rtn' wnnil<·H, or inn;:nJueli a.~ llH•y Jll'<'fwut n gn·nt rnri l· ty of l<•xturP I h<t l'l' <·IJ OSI' JJ to ('all tll<'lll <r rauit oi<l. ,'onll'l illl <'K Ill<' roc k :-; nn• mad<' of larg<· <'I'.)'K(al :-; of' f'e](bp:tl' :tll\1 <jUHJ'tZ, with \'l'r)' l i ftll' Or JlO lll i('H, f'orllliug :1 ('(ltlrS\' ((• ldH}); ltiJi • grnnit<•, Homdiuw:-; tl u• c·o u ~til u l · n l:-; will lH• quill> unif'ol'lll HJHL a lin<' gmill<'d <"Olll]l:td and Jll o:-;1 du rah1<' roc·k will be til(' n •:-; ult. .A p;nin, RollH' c·onstitll<'llt ol'iron will prPrail , and <li :-;inl<'p; ntti on i :-; rapidly l' fl'PdPtl 1Jy :ttmosplil'l'iC ngt•tWit •K. 'I'll(' :·;urf'an• of' lliis l'Hllg l' is Ji(l' l'ally ll:l n·<l with KJWtll f'r:tgnH·ntH of roc·k, <Jiid til <' nntuml roads that nn· 1nad t• in the mounlaim; Ul'l' J11al'atlnnliz<•d with f'PidHJ)<tl'. Building IIJ:I.fl' l'iaiK an' abundant, and af-! <•xf<onKil'<' :ts til <• IIIOllllf:tins t'li <' llH:H' II' 'H. Pil'turt· II. iJiuKfl'lll<•s n. Jlla ~Sil'l' l1ill of' ~.)' l ' lli ft• wliicli look :-; in til<• di :-; (nl1<' <' likl' til l' J'Uin.· of SOlll <' gign.nti<· old l'm;fl<·s. Tlii :-; is a C'I OH\' <·ompnl'f llJaHHin• 111'<lllit<•, ntthcr fill l'-gmiJH•<[ <llld 1:-i\I H('l'] JlilJ ]p or po]i :-; li, lllllC'il lik • tl1e ~colti s h '.r<•nilt>. 'I'll <• dirc•ctors or lil t• nion P:wifie Hailroacl l'Otikllq lnk (J';Jn :-;poding lhiH l)('nutif'ul rock to Olllnli:t , to <·on:-;t rud IYith it l11 <' pi<'J'H of' th <' l>ricl g<' ae1·os:,; llH' IissoLui Hivl'r. I h•li <• l'l' it will l l l'OI'<' as dnr:tbh>, and f'ar JIIOt'P ' il'g:wt on ae<·otliiL of its hrig-lil <•r c·ol or tl~:m (JuitH'Y gmnik. 'l'ltp ('II( ' along fill' rO:t<l f'nrlli oill l'Xl'l'iknL O]lJ."'OI'tllnifil'H for J'Ol'k ·tudy. 'J'Ii<•y arc as it W<'J'<', porliotiH <':lJT< 'd out of' tl1o l'I'IIKt, a1Hl we l'nn thus obtain TnOJ' ' a<·<·umtP noti ons of' i t.· p; •ology than in any oth er way. Tl1 snrf'rtc<' l1n · of'l<•n u<'<'n :-;o l' hang<·d by uo:-;ion tl1al t Itt· loose run.tt•rial that ha fa 11 '11 down tlH' sitiN! or natural gorg<'f; in a llllosL all ca!>t'.' btl •ure · to a crrNt.tl'J' ot· I P~t! r xtent lh • tnt • clwmcl 'l' of th1• ro d~ · , OVJm TilE FIRS'!' I{ANOE. oo and I ltav• fonnd tl1e ox ·avati.on of tit > grcat.c:t importan 0 in lilY •xamination s, OJT •etirw many an <'tTOll<'OU I:! vi ew. l~ic:.tnt·o IT~ . i :; a1.t uxc :llent illttstmti?n of one of' Lit •:-;c cntt! Lhmug lt th' clJflNont lond. of g mntte. On t l1 rwh t sitl1\ f tit • tra k Lit<' roek ha been di. in tpcrmtctl f'or a. con idcJ·ablc di :-;laJW< down by moi:;Lun•, and the ~·kbpat lti 'I'.}' ·tal proj e ·t ft·om it· Hi<l< •:; with gntt di ·tin ·lne.·l:l. A hcn.vy v in of qnarlzi t<•, i al ·o di t in ·lly ·hown. In thP di ~ bt.rt<'t• we cat h a fain t rrlimpH of on ' of tit • lila:-; iv g rani t • pill's, whi ch a1· • H W<'ll hown in I i ·t nt·> n. Til chanwt •t• of t it , Httrfa '(' of t hi . raJJ '"<' of mountain whi ch i · abottt 20 to 30 mil <' in width i al o wpll ·how71. Largo :tt·pa a1· comparatively 1 •vel , and ·ovl'rcd wiLh a t hi ck growlh of grat! ·, with Iter and there a thin crrovo of pin 'l:l. 'l'h l'.'u tr •e · aro lt;u·dly <'v ,. mo1· than from GO to 60 fc ·t hig h, and s ltlom JJIOI'l' llt.an two i'P<'L in dianwtor at tit' ba c. F'artltc~ t· up in Lit hio·I JCr mnge ·, l he white> ·pruce and SPV raJ otlH•r ·p ci • · of ·oniferou · t i'l'<'-' a1· • fonnd. Pi 'ture li. form · a.n ex cel! •nt r ck study and it i · a lin<• ill uHtration f tit styl of wr at ltet·ing of th f •ld:-; palhic: g mnil<'H. The '(' massiv • pi! -, lik ' th ' ruinH of old ea tl · are ·cutL •I'<'tl all ov .,. lhc l:l lll1lmi t of lh <' Laramie rang •, ancl th1· di If' •r •nco i u t . x tun· of' tIt • r <· k i ·uc h as to ) p;1v' a JliO t pka 'iJW Varil't.}', hardly nny or tJt 'l:l • pi] '.' lWing alik •. Tl1 l:l r ock · w ' I'' on e ' ancrula.J' mas cs, probably rwarly ·nbi al l>J oe kt~, :utcl tlw~ hav b een roun led. to thoi1· I resent f'cll'ln in the pro · 'tit! of di.·lllt 0 TU.tJOn by cxfol iaLion. N atur • ·cunl:! io abltor alL sharp comeJ'I:l o1· :uwles, and willt It ,,., th cnrv is tltu I in • f b eauty. Tillie wear It' :Lll the ha1·p p int · in tltin plwrical hty<'t' yt'U.J' aft1•r yca1·. 'kull rock J anoth r xampl • of tltc tend ncy to wear in to ·in rrular slmp1• . This ro ·k whi ·It ha rriv •n nam' to one of tit · ·triki1w rock 111a. • ·, ha:; bc<•n P cl 'd off', oat by a.t, by the ling r of tim ' until it pr<' ent · a Vt>J'j' elo· r emblan to a human cmniulll. If w w •r• to cle ·c'nd Lite bC'autif~l vall y f Dal Crc k, w • ·lwuld find tit, ·c 'IH'ry evpn mOJ'<' ,. mantt · and tho grani ·s w t·n into m J't' fan ta.·Lic forms. 'l'l1 •1·e il:! one portion of this valky which l1a loner b •n eel •bmtc<l for tho beauty of its scenery, ani known to th' country as Yirginia Dale. Tit swirtly jlowing ti-Ntm wind it way through tho ovcrl1anging ro ·ks whi ·h ont times run up rt. tlwu and fe t ot· m r with n •arly v rtical ·ide , and among tit ,· ma 1v gmniL pil ar rrra y oval park-like at· •a ·, wl1i ·It mu -t b ·om • at some future I eriod favorite places of r ' ort. 'l'he character of til |