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.

INDIAN TRIBES, CHARACTEP., AND HABITFS. 257
We have reserved what we thirk proper to say
as to the natives,*to be given together in a sie
chapter, rather than to give scattered items ald
incidents which present themselves to ton i.ts tr(et
quently while in the land of these original inh;-,i
tants.
Aiuch has been written of the North American
InIdian-perhaps too much-and while his defiant
character, his wild, natural roving existence, and l-is
unhappy fate have somewhat inspired the historican
and the poet, his simple habits, desires and se,itiments have had a charm for the philosopher. Yet,
we believe, had Fenrimore Cooper lived, and had
the varied experience with these people of nature
which some of his elder brothers have had, the world
would have been saved a very large load of a little
fbct and a wonderful amount of fiction.
Subjects of far-fetched narrations, embellished with
the most choice words and beautiful thoughts, ofteni
with words that breathe and thoughts that burn,
after being stripped of such veneering and varnish
are very diminutive when seen and known in their
own home. The far-fetched beauty and greatness
evaporates in light mist. Thus it is with the Western Indians, when we go where they are, and almost
live with them. While their simplicity excites our
sympathy, the truth compels me to ask, What cai,l
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