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.

PHE ROAD' FPROM CHEYENN.E.
with but one of his wives —two small one-story square
adobe houses on either side of him-a wife and family in each. He has only five wives.
Through the country, one can generally tell if
these lords of the plough have more than one wnife,
by such indications. These men must be Saints, or
they could never control so many wives, when we
often find it difficult, and sometimes even dangerous
to control even one.
The afternoon ride in the valley is remarkably interesting. At evening, we cross a very high range
into another valley and canyon, when in the early
morning we ascend another long hill and stop, get
out and survey the country before us.
In the very bosom of the mountains, at our feet is
ati extensive and beautiful valley, one of the most
picturesque in the mountains. The gently flowing,
sparkling waters of the modern Jordan, making towards the great lake, are before us, more precious
than all the waters of old Demascus to these people.
Many other flashing streams are coming from their
hiding places far away in the mountains, to contribute
their wealth of beauty and fertility to the valley. As
far as the vision can extend, north and soutlr, stretched the green valley, spotted with fields of grain, fruit
and gardens, with herds of horses and cattle, and its
skimmingt lakes, bounded ultimately by a wall of
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