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Show (j(j HO KY :MOUN'I'A l N" HC'ENJ.:TI Y. .1 111111e1·0118 " tt <1 Paelt otw cut~:~ :t tJ·puH•ntlou ohan twl Lltmu!!ll l'il( C :HP \'Cry I ' " ' . " thl' ~:~ide::; of the mountain, afrtmling nt o::;t <"X · ell t· ll ~ 'l' :t10n · of tl.te strata f tl ]0 ( ••18·t Nl'" t'l.)' or te gpo ' . ,. •·t ' ll t ll t• branelteH that J'IHO 111 t hl' pi :tiltH ltn.l'l• Vl'r.)' \I'·l l l t' V.o. ,•" "]]rn,v/ Q" ' llttl '· tt'l' lllOHily tli')r, e ]ll' ·ia• ll ' y • in t lto la.tkt•· parl of' t\lllllllll' l' •.,. ~ 1u.1 •"•t ttl·11111 t . Altltoll".~: h. t ht> Pla.tt.o H.t Vt' l' t. t-1 l.l t'V. l' t' nnl'lgablP. at anr RNVOn of tlw yt•:w, yt>t tltt> nrvn. dra11t •d by JL t t-~ 1111."1<'11 Hl', l~L'tllg m•;u·ly 800,000 quare mi]PH; nncl .)'Pt the NorLh Platt J t:; Olll' of tht· 111 inor brllll<'ht•s of thl:' 1\liH:;ouri Hin•r. Tht> 'outlt Pla!tt• limn; tIt I'Oilgh till' eli fl't•rellt forlltn t ion · a long t IH' J]:tnks of thr IIIOUllt:till; and in itH ('011l'RI' tltJ'Ollg"ll l ltP pl:t.iiiR <'llts tlt1• Lio""· nitt• T >rti:tl'.y for 50 mil t•s ot· lltOI'l', who11 tht• \\r hitt• H.iv ·1· 'l'ntiar.r ol·erl:tpR Lhe plains to t ill· junction . 'l' ht• e bri ~r r ' nt:uks at'<' inlt·ndl'd prin<'ipally to Khow by llte g"l'ngmphy tiH• gigant ic scn.le upon whil'h t'Vl'l'.)'llting in thi' \Vt•siA' I'Il e·.o n11try iH pl;u.' - 1w<1; that even tlw rliHtrict drnitwd hy (ltC' PlaUt• and IlK lmtnt·ht •s '" l:trgl'l' tltnn all Nt•w Engl:111d, N t•w York n.nd Pt•lln::<y I ran ia. ~lrriaus of littlt• stn•::t fllH riHe· in ::~pri 11 gH on thP Kllllllllitt-~ of all tltP utonnt;tin mngP , and flo,,·ing down t hr t-~idt•H, ."'a::> It out dt•t•p gorgp~; wltil'h afl'ord mo:-:t ~]>ll'ndid :;t•ctiniiH of' tltP I'CJ('k · for IIH• Ktudy of lltl' rrpologist. Antl :tH for beautiful R<'!' IIPt',)', tlH'I't' i:-: 110 limit to it. [f' Wt' W!' t'l' to tr:H·t· tlit•:-:e ~t t·ealii H io tltt•ir so ut'('<' in llw lliOIIntain ·, tltrough gorg<'s and elt:tHlii R, i 11to 1 <•:tutifu l .oval gmssy vallt'.)'K, up t ltP pn•ei pit.ous lbtll kH wltt>t'l' tl u·y rxp:tnd in llllllll' I'OUH litt.lo hranchl'S, t · u t-~ ltin g a.tHl tuntbling Ol'<'l' tlw I'OCkH, II'<' Hlt oul<l involillltarily pt·onon tl<' ' l':teh Otll' at Lit \' tinH' 11101'\' gm.nd, lltm·c lw:wtif'ul atl(l nton• in::<t ru ·t ivo than a.11y Wt' had t'Vt·t· Sf!Pil befor<'. H is itnpm;siblt· lo dt•sel'ib(• Lo LltP l'l'adv1· lht• piPa.SJ II'l' ont• l'll.JO.)'R in wandcrin cr :tlllOIW lht'HP lltOlllllain vallt·)·:-:, <'linlbincr lltt' alnwKt • r'!l n . "' l'l'l'tical rli fli; a.nd sludyincr tit\' n.lntOHt unlimit<•tl l':ll'iPty of f'orntH wltil'h lhP lllltHtieS (){' J'O('k j)l'f!SP III. r]']fl•ll, too, till' YPg"<•tation Sl'\' 11 in Hllllllll l' l', h:tK tltP p;rPt•n f'r sh np]W:tl'fllH'P, t.hal i t-~ RO iJwiting- ant1 gmtpful ; n.ntl thl' gmsK, tlmwn;, treP, all wp;u· Uwt IH·aHity look wltit·h i on ly to lw nH·t in till• monnln.in:s. Althou<rh tilt• Laramit• plainH an• at. too ltig lt an l'lt•ration L'n• t· to bP ·ome nott'd fot· tlt t'i ,. :tgrieu llttra.l l 't' ·onrePH, y<'t the fow n.t tl' nt pt:-: to mi ~-;e et· rtaiH CI'OJll:i l~:tn · tn l'L wit It 1110tlPI'll.lt• s11 ·ev:-:s. ln lht• llllHlltr of 1808 HOllie f'nrllll'I'S in t ltl' rallt'.)' of Rock Cn•t•k, along tlte lin<> of tltl' old l'ltag<' road, ::~ ue<'t'l'th>c1 in mi;;ing HOmt• l'l'l'.)' go<)(l l''gl'taiJI<•·, 11 ' potatOl'l:'. (U I'IIips, ca.bhaO'e, ete., anll tht•y II'OIIId !tar • Till~ I.AitAMII': PLAIN • . 67 rl'mained th\W contL•ntl'Ll, hall t il 'Y not bet•n dri v<•n away by t it ' Trulian !>. But it is donl>tful if' t it ·e plains will t'V('I' lwcomo a J'avorit' abotl<· fo r farm 'I' ·, th ngh for tho mi:;ing or f:itork, I bl' lit!VP, tlt t•y al'(' UIIHill'j laSHt'Cl. ll orR<'S, catl'l • a11tl sit 't•pltav<' aln•a.dy b '<'11 rai sed h<' l'l\ of the fill< ' ·t ki11d, and in tl1o lwautifnl, shell t' I'<'U vall l'.)' ·, tltt'.Y fi11C1 llw 1110 ·t HOC lll'<' rdn·atK from the l'V ·rily or till' willtPI''S ('Old. Thou ·and' of tonK of l'X(' ·II 'Ill. lta.r c·n.n be C'nt < Vl' I'.Y yrn.r :tlo11g t iLt• bottoms of any of tlt<•RP Hti'NLilJH. J h togmvh VI. iH a typ<' viPw of' tltl' plaint-~ pt'O]><'r as R<' •n in till' vaiiPy of till' Lit.tlt• Laramit• IIP:u· 'lll'<'pllc'ad J\lonntain . \Vc flt'l' llPn' tilt• lfH•ancle rin <rs of thP li Ltlt• t-~L I'<'<UII ; !Itt• l'ring<'s of t·otlon woods, willow:;, a11d a f'e1 ' Rltrubs,'' in Lltv inlln •liato bottollt , (ltp lt•vt•llawn -likc tPtTac·c-_· covert'd with a tltkk earpet of "Tass, aud gmdnally :t.He:<'nditw to I It t• ltiiiH 011 Pit lwr Hidt. Till' t•ntirn ;;urfat·P haH bet 'll so [>PI'ft•t·tly HOflPJWtl dow11 by (i ll ll' Lh: tt. tlw bl'a ll ty of t he Sl'Cil • iH p •t·l't•et. I t is truc•, lhP plaim; an• noL nt n.ll timt'H af> unil'ol'lltly HIIIOolh, :tH t he• pidl ll'l' would incliratt·. rot, llllf'n•q uently Lltt' ·nl'liLC·t· is ru gu·ecl in plaei'H; llt:tHH<'H of sandslotH' ot· limPstOII\' with Ht0<'p Hidt• ' l'iHino· in till' tllidHL of lht• plains, - IIIOIIIIIII <'Ill l'l ]pf't aftPI' tilt• adion of tlw watt l't-~ that ltavt• Hlnootlu·d dow11 lltl'Rt' 1H'anlirnl land ·eap0s. It wonld Hl'l'IIJ that lhl'.)' a1·e ]pft to aid 11s i11 t·c•c·onHtJ·nding t Itt• O'('Ogmplty of' past g'PO logica] ti lilt'S. Nc•a.r tho micldlt or tlt t~.l) plains, 011 'oopt' I''H Un•pk, [1,1'(-' Otrll' qnilt• l't'ma. rlmblo l'X ltihiti o n ~:~ of' Lh<' r!J:LII\ eli II'· of Llw middle 'n•ta<'eO IIH pt• t·iod, in wltiuh a.re O)'Hiet·-:; ]lOll t!, fi f> lt -S ·nit·.·, and tht• bOIIl't! < f' a hll'•'l' • 'anri:111 J'PptiiC'. A liLlie f'a.rll H'I' to thP we t iH a long lin <' of' yplJow sand ktonP b lum, 200 to :300 f(t•t hig h, b('in?" lwd of transition or pn.~~:<nge Lwtwe•e• 11 th Url'tal'rou and '1\>t·ti:LI'Y pet'iotls · :t11tl ·ti ll fart ltt•r 11'\'. t an· liiOt'l' 1'11ggpu hills in wltieh lLI'<' found bl'd · of' coal. \\re f:!!'<', too, ev!'ryw ltt •f'<' indi ·niions of' tltt' aetion~:~ of watPJ' on tltl' Hu rf:tec• of tit plai11 .·. l11 ma11y phtet•s rounded bo nltlt' l' of all ·izt•s fro tll t ho lltinn (.p pPhbl ·to a tn: tss tll'o o1· th.l'l'C fet't itt dia111Pter n.1· • f' nnd TaLit' l'l'el profn HPiy 0\'t• J' Ll1c ground. , Olll l'timt'.' t ltPSe l'O('kS :w ·umlllate 'in vast q uautitil' · 011 t.hC' ·k l t• of' a. !till, liL~· ,·a. ll y pn.ving it; tht•JI agaiu, in lonn· lilll'i:! or rows n.R if t hey had bc'<' ll mni<•cl by swift water or dt·opp cl from n.n ie •lwrg. l£v •rywl wre in the l'i ·inity of t it ' motuttainH n.m abundant indicn.tion tl tat Ute Ia L ac·t i11 th ' dmmn. wa th (•x ist •net' of large hotlh'R of watl'l' pverywltl't'<' among th lll01111tain' wlli •It 11111Ht ltal' 'Otll from thr lltOUilL<tUlS thelliHt'ii'PH, ina ·mu ·h a t iJC cl1·ift matl'l'ial incli cntl'f> a local origin. \Ve may ·uppos' |