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.
now overflowing a valley, here gliding beneath overhanging cliffs, leaping from rock to rock, and then in
grand cascades rolling off granite ledges in sheets of
feathery foam, on its way to joiln the Colorado. In
the dim vista appear rugged peaks rising tumultuously heavenward, tinted by the sunshine that streams
through the mighty ravines and hollows, fillingg them
with lines of silvery light and purple shade.
A large portion of the Black Ridge range consists
of bare rock, but there are districts covered with soil
and a good growth of pine trees. There are several
passes in the range; the best, called the Harmony,
leading to St. George, the chief town of Southern
Utah. The climate is so mild and genial, that the
fig, olive, grape and cotton thrive. The hottest season is from the middle of June to July, when the
thermometer ranges from 95 to 120 degrees at noon.
Frost lasts from November to March; but snow is
rare, and ice never exceeds a thin film.
Beyond the enchanting valley are the remarkable
mud volcanoes, located below the sea level in the
Colorado desert; and if the waters of the ocean
could break the intervening mountain barriers, they
would be lost to sight. They are situated in a most
desolate country, covering a space of a quarte' of a
mile long and an eighth wide. This area is one mass
of soft mud, through which steam and water are con
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