, 1865-12-01

FROM KANSAS,
Wonders Of the Far Northwest.

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Wonders Of the For Nnrt},west
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1e,'a" ns,; "cnn nnau,a,1. seeners-Cr5sta
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xass Iefres OF DaRota.Pyranids an
kulned TempIes-Mnrlnc and Othe
; Fohsfl*-Divcrse Theories. etc.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
.,,,. l4wnExer, Kanfas, Nov. j.
~ es.oss,es 's s'.. VI .n' "ess ate as Jet III
hno"n M auu uul pafiia,'S explored. lhe tim
Is not distant when pleasurc-scekers will re
sort to the Rocky Mountains and seek tn
free air of our own mountain hrcozcs: +,
preference to. a trim across tho ocean l.
inna k ~ ,r,ast a,aaa1, ~ 49, ~ oeeaa 20
iaAo no' sle"1 eooueH nor grand enough t.
produce race Of men that shall give vitalit,
and expression to the principle Of fire. 1,f,nn
lar government. and rccoun}zc +ha hea,ba-
hoo5 ~ ,,,a1 a..,-. :. ~ o'o,ael
ahoa. % W. " % - .ro.,, ~ uss ~ somctalnt
aooaS 1ne olo world that presents m attrac
ton aside from its natural scenery, sufficient
to cause Americans to visit tbe Fost ~,
passiou can bo accounted for on1v ., ~, M
ground Of the incidents connected with thost
classic epots 80 dear to the tonrist and
tbc. travr,tcr Tho oh.r-ns ~ ss.4.N .ne
a. a1...snoa " Poct's
.uo c'eEnuce" A tae mstosc Page
tne me!ouy oi tue muse, and The
It Is because thew are ,most talked nj rnost
rcd about n,oc+ u-,,t., -. 49,. 49,
baluy eky nf Italy. Inc yine.cIsd hti1s ~ r.
Belle France, the scenery Of the Rhine, the
beautiful waters of Lake Geneva, anil The
1 City Of the Seven Hills itself, possess go much
Of interest, SO much Of attraction. Let the
scream Of the engine be heard In tho canops
and go1ges af The Rocky Mountains, and; The
be turned. There nse lakes In thc Rocky
Mountain range that far surpass In beauty and
brtlliancy, In clearness and the crystal.1iEa ap-
pearance OF their wators, the celebrated lakes
Of Geneva md Loeb Lomo-d. The beaatles
Ct Genera have been limned and traced BY
Eyron; his verso has immorfalIzcd its trans.
lucent waters, and Eanctiacd its slu,es
to tho feet Of every dovotee or poesy-
These Western lakes aud mountain streams
only need the pen Of an American Byron
70 tune lls verse 10 the melody awakened by
the musical Wntera flowing over their pebb1y
| bottoms TO render them quite as interesting
aud inviting rs any In The old world Tbs
ooiI!ne fountains o. IoloIeao, the soda springs
and tha c,,E,oaists. I9c Sss o. iaano.
| logical or Noutaua and Dakota. moi fn,Sen.
tton the mountain streams, the Wild and
rugged scenery. and The beauti(ul valleys, are
sufficiently Inviting, tue tourist Is In search
| Of The beautiful or the curious In nature.
MI. L. 6. Bcnet. engineer Ia charge with
forthcoming official report, Will present some
curious tacts about the
uAuyAIs TERRI on R4n ,Asns or n.rnr.
-Th,s IL in Inonv r,,znec,s tbs ms, en,,sns
scc,Ion on 1he continent. II NAV m ly1s in.ntis
he termed to Iii nnnearanees thc @ nn,cropp -
internal regions. I an enohIa1 to 1;ra irs ~, H.
following. in nd Vance. from t1,e co,ning re,,nrt
Of Wr. ISmet. ia says. A wv >on''n 'epof'
Teachin~ WhIto r;v"1 ,va firm, II b,ohiona
tho water ,nniiiiy, FINN thc Wn4,,n1s f.an. .,a
lie adjacent iiIls ind nT ahnnt ia cSiotan5 I1I
consistency Of cream. deposit Of mud m
| either hnnk three nr fonr fect doan miro5 ~
| The tcarns and INSTRUCTED thc rros+lnp nntis
hot1, hanks Iati r., hc cor,1mroret w. o't.n ~.
| strurk an oII trat; made ~ trnroers tors
traiicra fIon, Fort Pierre M, fo,fawoI 'Ah1 ~
Zen. Ilarncv IN 1e3B mi, III wh1c;,i ~,
across tie Mauyais Trrrc or Bad Lands. ~
TIis IL rcrta3n;r In rnost a;no-,i.r ts roo,,an
evar hnhoii ana {,'a .ou s,a,, oH. Ma9a
Of The Yoy In calling It the tdcrIt's nwn, i
great portion Of these lands Is entirely dc,tf.
tutc Of vegetation, and reminds one Of IN old
brick yard, or o. elay baked In the SIM.
pYn.u1ns Avn pr1xpn rp,,nI,ss
J. p,.,a- c.a1s .-1",- D .a.," !,
o,t;t,,ds ~ E ara ha tme p!alGe sometimes 10 ING
bn.t; ~ u nst nepaIeo lect, were masses ot
SAs ~ .ue 10TH Of Iyramids or ruined
nd Ma ~. tt1a I'LL spires ana mlhafcts,
+ast," LILY ny tie mus ln.o Fofiety Of IAN
a., s,nns IL T., ~ oan.a!a !t O. otaes scenery
hnonit "1' S,1s ~ u'easy "no9ess p. ana strange
exists herr Tia trn1v Iu Jul .iianS sn sSgdIation
ti1.,, m. .i..sh ht.y ta11 " uefo!2-
Terc stentino .' i, ,hs ,;sst u
i.olate "ud n,one m tue 'o3t o4soo o1 Ine PAN,
rone,os ~ -. Lii. IL otnc! 'hncs aouS
away and became 1ost in the Lazy iistorno
Willie through the opening between these
cliffs, glimpses could he obtained Of the BLACK
: Hills, looming up In the distance like gigantic
Storm clouds. These masses Of CLAY we're
travelred with veins Of trap rock gcneFally IN
ard softer rock gradually became worn by
winds and storms, were broken into frug-
nents and scattered oyer the plain. Often
large areas were covered with these fragments
OF trap rock. Here and there were pebbles
aud bonleers Indicative OF the drift period,
While Iron, rock, quartz, scoria, and yarious
crysta1ized and igncons rocks Indicated the
action Of heat,
MARINE And OTHER Foss11s.
Scattered over the errnrft ~ +h,.o ,,,A. =,
aronnd tieir lase Wcro ~, eher s ~. aa,,
times almost perfect fossils % Of marine arm s and
were tnfics saw "s. manv ~ hao tb 2, Wca ;pn,a
three feet across and ono ihot r,eosrrad s"ra1
et aeross he shc oher nartss
and heard Of the;r hein~ nnch Io,trar Thcss
have generally fallen down from The ciiffs.
and are more or less mutftatcd. bnt enourh !
remains to show the outlines and determfnc |
the size Of these monsters OF q former :nee,
Mastodon bones and enormous feefn are erfn-
mon. Amonr the petrifactions Of a u1ora
recent nerioJ wns n wolf nearly arfirc EonnH
by Dr.. Anderson,
nrrrns, .n .r
'1asI 1.eohlEs'
Ihcre are many theories advanced In reEurd
10 the peGuiarities Of this region. These fos-
slis ann sne!is, anu remains Of. marine AMI
n,ais ATTEST Inc action OF water. Indeed! the
hfst impression On rc'tewing these fragments
ana broken monuments OF q past age, IS, that
Ihls was once IN elevated plain, lerel With
tne tops O. Inc present cuhs, and that the
SloicnI action o. Wntef mas carried away the
vast areas OF soil and left the substantialtpor-
lions Standing n the present clifs, columns
md pyramids, all bearing evidences Of being
subsequent period another flood has cut; this
second plain into deep ravinea, leaving the
dry water courses which still interseet the
country IN every direction The inquiry mat
ants mamy ~ af5ess a Iom o1. whence came tha ing
neous rocks, H. result ~ To1can5c ot% actions
and which lar scattered promiscuously' WITH
marine deposits. Pcrhaps These have tomc
from the neighboring 1npuntains. he Black