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.

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to be the most favorable country for dairying-in deed, the best on the Pacific coast, as the valleys of
the interior are the granaries.
Could some of our Herkimer County daiirymen
transfer their fine mrrilking hlerd(s to these valleys and
hills of perpetual green-one luxuriant pasture year
after year-with their present knowledge of the
business, it would be to them a promised land flow ing with milk (if not honey). Truly they would find
here a goodly heritage-no dreary winter one half
the year to consurnme the products of the other half.
Nature here in the coast counties is constantly re newing herself; and with proper industry and
management (if a failure occurred it could not be
charged to the account of the country) would constantly pour her treasures in the lap of the intelligent
and industrious dairyman.
While we view with commendable pride the
cities, villages and towns, growing great and prosperous, surrouuded by liberal and generous fertility,
supplying every want and luxury, we feel as though
we would be rebuked should we leave Oregon,
more especially the Wallamet Valley, without drop
ping a few thoughts in commemoration of- the early
emigration across the continent. Coming here, as
they did, so far away fi-romrn their friends and native
land, in a country claimed and occupied (whlich is
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