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 IHE WEST, called them some names that would iiot look well or paper; instructed his people not to trade with or give their money to any but their own brotherhood, even if they were obliged to pay much more. If they did, he said, they should not go to Heaven, as the Sainted Priesthood would be there to testify against them; that the Almighty had directed, guided and prospered them in the midst of these naked, unproductive mountains, in the valleys of which the great God was gathering to himself a few of the faithful from all the different families of man, through whom he would save and bless ultimately a few of all the different races of the human family. The others would all be lost at the judgment day, as Joseph Smith and he (Brigham) and Jesus Ghrist would be there to judge a sinful world. 1 looked over the assembled multitude with the intention of doing them justice, and truth compels me to say that it is very seldom so many nationalities can be brought together, where the animal more largely predominated, and less of the intellectual. Some of the language that went out over the sacred altar did not conform to any religious or grammatical standard of the English language with which your humble correspondent is acquainted. They are a heterogeneous community, mostly of the working class from the old countries, bigoted, and con trolled by a few more intelligent leaders. I i i i I I I I I. 32t) I II i i i ii i i i i i I i I I i i I i i I I I I i i i i I i II I i I i i I

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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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Pine, George W.
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Buffalo, N.Y.,: Baker, Jones & co.,
1873.
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West (U.S.) -- Description and travel

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"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." In the digital collection Making of America Books. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aba1066.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2025.
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