Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-09-06
TIE GREAT BOOK OF TIE AGE.
THE UNDEVELOPED WEST, OR
FIVE YEARS IN THE TERRI

"TllE UNDEN ELOPED WI EST, OR
FIVE YEARS IN THE TERRI
TORIES, being a complete History
OF that vast region between the Mis-
sissippi and the Pacific its resources,
climate, inhabitants, natural curiosi
ties, etc, etc. Life and .fdrenture
on Prdiries, Mountains and the Pa
cifc Coast. With PA Fine Illustra-
tons, from original sketches and pho
Geographic views of the scenery, cities,
lands, mines, people and curiosities OF
the great West BY j. III. BEADLE.
1t is well known to every one that, far
beyond the Mississippi, and stretching
over half the continent, there lies vast
region which is vaguely known as the
Great West Few have an accurate
idea of the immensely of this region, and
fewer still know its real character.
For five years he kept moving from
point to point, exploring the Territories,
and the great and rich states OF the IA
cihc Coast, encountering strange people
people and innumerable hardshipS ana
Drawing many dangers in has wander
ings among the savaSeS, lie visited
the rich mines OF Nevada, Colorado,
Il.h and Idaho spent months with
the Indians, both friendly and hostile
e,udvinr their character and habits
cxplorcd the various routcs,o the Great
Pacific Railways, passed into Calltor-
MA and Oregon, and there enjoyed pc
culiar advantages for seeing and investi-
eating the resources and curloslties, OF
those remarkable states
All sorts of people figure in this work,
for it is brilliant picture OF life and
manners in THE Undeyeloped West,
rs well as a solid history and handbook
of useful information. The author
sketches in these pages the handy from
tier farmer, whose keen axe is clearing
the way for the civilization that follows
close behind him the wary Hunter and
Trapper, who keeps moving farther west
10 escape the influences OF a settled com
munity the reckless miner, whose 70
nance Bret IIarte has drawn, but whose
real life Beadle has photographed III
these pages the crafty Trader whose
dealings with the Indians he lays bare ;
the cruel and degraded Savage; the
timid and hard-working "lIeathen Chi
nee" the ..much- married Mormon the
STRANGE remnants of the once-powertul
Aztcc racial these figure with the
freshness and naturalness of life Ill this
remarkable book.
1t is not as a correspondent only that
Mr. Eeadle is known to tho American
ncople. While in Utah, he prepared 4
work on ''thc Mormons, exposing Their
crimes and mysteries, and relating their
history. This work reached the enor.
mons sale of over 10000 copies, and
was everywhere warmly endorsed ny
the press and public. :.
The present work fully sustains his
ronntotion rs a writer. 1t is a complete
history of the great States and Iernto-
rics living west of the Mississippi de
scripiion of their actual condition TO-
day, their wealth, resources aud future
proSpects of their towns and cities,
their soil, productions, great pubic
works. RAILWAYS. mines and commerce :;
and a graphic picture OF the thousands
of strange and adventurous people who
make M this new and restless commit
nitv. The book abonds in solid lntor-
nation useful to all classes; and IS filled
with the most thrilling accounts OF per
sonal daring and romantic adventure.
These new states and territories con
tain incomparably the grandcst scenery
- tbn world.and some of them the ucl-
est resources of the American Continent,
Probably no other man has ever spent
so much time, or journeyed so extensive
~ anono Them as Mr. Bcadle-ccrtain
X no one so competent to describe what
lie has seen. 49,, oo.,.c
,.oInmc Of $40 pages, and is magnificent
L. illustrated with 2ii fine enSrayln9s
If thc Scenery. Cities, Lands, Mines
Peonle and Curiosities, Of the Gfea'
west. and contains new Map, show
inc, the routes of the various Railroads
and the exact location of every place OF
interest in that region The Publishers
have spared no pains to render the 1t
ms,rations worthy of this great work
and they are alone fully worth the cost
of the book. A..
Rev. J. HAWKINS has secured INC
AGENCY for this great work, and VIII
canvass the whole County and sell II
only by subscription.