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.

BEYOND THE WEST.
The winter rendezvous of the American Fur Cornpany this winter was on the Yellow Stone River,
where it makes a long turn to the south and east,
enclosing a large prairie covered with good gras;s,
having extensive cotton wood bottoms, a favorite
place of the Company's to make their winter encampment. Outr hunter made up one of this caImp,
and while out trapping with two others on one of
the branches of the river, a somewhat interesting
adventure befell the little party. Having killed a fat
buffalo cow in the afternoon, they cut out the most
choice parts, made a camp in a small grove, partook
liberally of their meat, the remaining store of choice
pieces were divided and placed, after the manner of
hunters, under their heads, betaking themselves to
their blanket couches for the night, while the snlow
was falling about and over them. Being now filled
with the creature comfort, their ever ready gun beside them, no Indians or wild animals disturbed
nature's sweet restorer," sleep.
Our hero trapper was awakened about daylight by something walking over him heavily
and snuffing about his head, with familiarity and a
most insulting freedom. It was not long before his
Yankee powers of guessinig determined who the
early morning intruder might be. It was disagreeably certain that aln old grizzly bear, whose keen
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