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.
two parallel mountain ranges running north and
south, and having on either side many mining dis
tricts.
Reese River is something of a stream, starting
from the snowy ranges sixty-five miles south of
Austin, and runs through the entire valley north,
losing its identity in the sink of the Humboldt.
The river sinks some ten miles south of the city
and travels in subterranean passages about twenty
miles, then comes to the surface again and goes on
in the usual way.
Ranching is quite profitable in the valley; barley is usually a heavy crop and commands a good
price for feed. Some other kinds of grain are grown,
and all the varieties of the hardier vegetables are
grown successfully. But a very small amount of
the land in the valley can be cultivated for the want
of sufficient water to irrigate. Here, as elsewhere
in this country, the amount of land cultivated depends wholly on the amount of water which can be
obtained.
No fruit has been grown here of any kind. The
apple trees we saw growing (only in one place) in
the valley looked unpromising; Evidently they
were not at home here. The nights are too cold in
early spring, which destroys the fruit buds. The
valley is five thousand feet above the sea, and the
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