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.

INTRODUCTORY.
form themselves, make a familiar acquaintance witht
the Old World, yet how much more important that
all should become, somewhat at least, familiar with
their own native Republican land first.
There are very many who travel for years in foreign climes who have never seen any part of the
great western half of the American continent. All
such of our readers are cordially invited to take our
humble conveyance and go with us by rail, by wagon occasionally, by pack horse and mule, and many
times by packing ourselves; as some portions of the
road is inaccessible to any four-footed animal, it can
be attained only by the persevering traveler on foot.
Many of the most remarkable places would be missed
if not made in this way, where the natural elements
long centuries ago have done their wonderful work
-beautiful, yet rough; magnificent, yet ugly; and
as a writer said of Moscow, "Magnificent, yet mean"
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