Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

FROM DENVER TO CHEYENNE.
countered through here in our "Across the Conti
nent" two years before. The accommodations were
largely improved. No longer a single-roomed turf
cabin floor such as nature offers; only half-spoiled
bacon; miserable poor bread; often without butter or
milk or any kind of vegetables; and if you are not
pleased, or "doin't like these, help yourself to mus tard," at two dollars a meal.
But now the traveler finds here a more substantial
home, surrounded with good home supplies. Occa sionally we satdown to good beef and ham, a variety
of vegetables, good bread and butter, pies, canned
fruits, tea and coffee and other luxuries which the
country afforded for half the former price, without
the edges of the "squareness" of the meal rubbed
off. The first rough fight, with all the elements of
savage nature, had given place to more comfortable
accommodations.
There are several large and interesting streams
which cross our road, in fording one of which we
were obliged to exercise our swimming ability, while
those who could not,, held on to the floating coach.
The stream was very much swollen from the melting
snows in the mountains. The lead mules when
about midway of the stream turned their faces towards the driver, and became en.tangled in the larness, and the wheel team so much so, by turnit)g
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