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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BEYOND THE WEST.
into a trougb that extends the whole length of the
building, where it empties into a large circular caldron. From this it is dipped into strong iron flasks,
in quantities of seventy-five pounds. Each flask
must have an iron cap, stongly screwed on; and they
must not be full, or the quicksilver will, on exposure
to the sun, ooze through the iron. It is now ready
foi)r market, and is sent all over the world; some goes
to China, and comes back in vermilion paint.
This greatestof quicksilver mines gives the metal
that enables the miners on the Pacific Coast to gath
er together such large amounts of gold and silver,
to strengthen all the avenues of trade. After the
very large expenditure the company made, the mine
has returned it to them ten-fold, and is now the best
paying mine on the Coast. The ore bed is about
two miles wide, and the ore contains from fifteen to
forty per cent. of metal. The profits of the company
are now half a million dollars annually; while their
expenses are about half a million dollars.
Now, let us go up to the mine, nine hundred and
forty feet above the base of the mountain and the
reducing works. The distance is a mile, and yet under a burning sun, to travel it on foot, one would be
willing to make an affidavit that it was nearer three.
Hlaving arrived at the mine, we pause to look around
us. For a very long sweep of distance, nothing is
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