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.

MONTANA.
If the voyageur traveling over this country, w
r route he takes, be asked what sort of a cour
3, he will tell you, an excellent country for t
g-wood, water, and grass everywhere. But
e of the Spokane extends nearly to its mouth,
some miles south of the river. The Spoka
name of the main stream to its junction witth
ur d' Alene river, whence its name is given
ller tributary coming from the north, the Co
Alene being the main stream. One of the X
utiful features of tho Coeur d' Alene river
ntry is the Coeur d' Alene lake, which is en
ed in the midst of gently sloping hills, cove
h a dense forest growth; the irregularity of
n, and the changing aspect of the country al
i akes it one of the most picturesque scenes in
ntry. The Coeur d' Alene river itself has tr
es flowing fromn near the main divide of the
Root, the most considerable of which is the
eph's river, which has a general parallel di
twith the Coeur d' Alene, and is about twt
es south of it.
The whole valley of the Coeur d' Alene and
e, is well adapted to settlement, abounding
ber for building and for fires, exceedingly
ered, and the greater portion of the land are
Nth of the Great Plain —that is, from the Spoh
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