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.

310 BEYOND THE WEST.
are cool. but all of the same chemical composition.
An analysis of the water gives the following re sult:-Carbonate of lime, per oxide of iron, lime,
chlorine, soda, magnesia and sulphulric acid It is
slightly charged with hydro-sulphuric acid gas and
with carbonic acid gas, and is a mineral water having
valuable properties belonging to Saline Sulphur
Springs; usual temperature 10()2~ Fah.; sulplihur pro dominating, like the spring at Sharon and Richfield,
but less odorous. The sulphurous smell and great
clouds of steam and mist rising, w'th a back-grounrd of
purple mountains, would have been declared by the
ancients as the very largest mouth of Tartaruis.
Salt Lake valley has its own svstemi of rivers and
lakes, different in some respects from any other.
"The entire great Utah Basin is divided by smaill
ranges of mountains about two thousand feet high,
formring,, valleys from ten to fifteen miles across.
They slope imperceptibly toward the centre, where
a water course runs to some adjacent valley, or into
some marshy place.
One well known portion of this region is the noted Death Valley, s- called firom the fact, that in 185(-),
a large train of emigrants en route to California, became discontented with their Mormon guide, and a
portion of them decided to pilot for themselves.
After traveling three days they reached the val
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some marsbv place.
One well known portion of this region is the noted Dt —ath Valley, s-) called fi-om the fact, that in 185(-),
a large train of emigrants en route to California, became discontented with their Mormon guide, and a
portior. of them decided to pilot for themselves.
After travelin- three days they reacfied the val