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 THTE WEST.
The valleys are shaded by graceful aspens, whIose
leaves quiver in the still air, and carpeted by luxurianit grass rising to our chins, and variegated with
flowers of pink, white, blue and purple. Fallen tree
trunks abound, held by their broken limbs three or
four feet above the ground. Climbing over them
is very laborious, and tears to shreds the meager
skirts of the ladies. The bloomer costume is better
than full drapery. But for this trip women should
don trousers.
After five hours climbing slippery rocks, we dine
luxuriously in a raspberry path, drinking tea fromn
our cups and water from a sprinig.
Thus far our journey has been only among foothills. Now we reach the base of the peak itself,
and climb wearily up the rocky canyon whiclh extends
from base to summit. The thin air makes breathing
very difficult. At five o'clock we encamped, utterly
exhausted, with wild eyes and flusleid faces which
excited fears of fever and delirium. The ladies fell
asleep the instant we stopped, and one of the mnasculines sank upon the ground. Two of us,tarted
for water down the stream bed ten yards distant,
but found it dry as Sahara. So we limped down the
gorge for half a mile, and in more than an hour
reached camp again, each bearing two cups. My
companion had barely strength to articulate that he
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