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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THE ROAD FROM CHEYENNE.
fense. The Indians dare not come and take their
chances with them, but crawled up the steepest part
of the hill. near enough to shoot their arrows up,
and have them drop into the little fortification; but
they were harmless. The driver, however, was kill ed before gaining the place, and the superintendent
of that division was on the seat with him, and at
once took the lines, and thus saved the lives of the
others.
As we pass on down the Pacific slope, the land scape presents a more changeable view. From the
higher ranges could be seen mountain slopes of vai —
ous hue, doffed with low bushy evergreen shrubs
streaked with snown, almost hid in the distance amid
fleecy clouds. But at length a few green valleys
could be seen, and nature began to put on an increas ed wreath of vegetation, indicating our approach to
the great basins and valleys of Utah.
Our road has for a few miles objects of interest,
goes between two ranges of precipitous hills of soft
sandstone formation, and presents some very inter esting and curious shapes, which, when viewed in
the distance, are remarkable imitations of magnifi cent works of art in ruins:
,! {.~"I Atho Aods _ie fai._!_r_!eos aright,
Soon after the great moon rose over the eastern
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