, 1879-06-26

SHHIiE@ uItt LllEHpl1'H LUHEI8 CHkkltb
ing In thu. ,n!dst of 4 solilnry valley Of nstes,
bo,es, and pctrifact!ons.
On The 18Th va turned lue north, 1caving
Nlalpala G.cek 70 n,Ir renr o:t ting soutsI, md
crossed MILK, Sheep, Deer. md Sage crccks.
camntng IN tlie' high hank. Of ts,n tattcr. We
noted frnn, Mat,Ais At Soge Creek, especially
dorm towards ilin Cllcya1tue. sotte good Tracts
nl gFaz!ng ground, null a faIr tapply Of tthbcr
IN pasthcs,-uk ash. alltl rlnl,-fiDtw thstalltl-
10 more distant views. And here We found
somo lltlGe nfnl highly intcrcttl,lt. nnlmnl foh-
h!la.-one Representing what lasl been bone
eleven asitl half Inches III dtainctcr but us II
, hs been braken Of a''q;t ~ gould uot COY sot,,
aeh expression ot tile cyo knowing rnu,K!l to
lmvc slec,,latvalv anafyzeti the ,llnterfal ron,-
losing the EnEts.'b very centre, or to have given
t'lc extrnct percentage Of sat III lfc water e2fn'
Ind bec1 The tibla of n tnastudon." but ! !invo
bctn 81 used to a,tt.nciosls1y rolng straight to
my own "sclcntilc u conclusions In rc9nrsl to
sAcl, matters, regardless nf tH rt1lcB latl down
fcssor* ztal ~ q student Of Nature, ! co'l!l by
no means ngrte Will, him. ahl inhtIn I'D my own
mind, from tlIc character Of seine III thr other
slnpentous fossils around Us, that the lily bono
belonged to -,
An Anrnlp1AN or BONE KIND,
though I eonld'n not imagine ns,y pnrt Of plesIo.
suirus, ichthyosaur1ls, or pserodoctyfus or any
othGr OF the 1nonAtcrs Of ttat class, where
could stick It without doing yiojcncr Il, tlr luwa
of comparative anatomy. but rout1 not bo
lnntIe to bsllcyc tl,at tho remains of any OF the
possibility, be scattered around IN tt,t trcmcn.
aons sepnlcliro Of mollusrs u,,l rcptillan snuti-
strosIt!cs. though was willing 10 admit tlsat It
sccfncl ms II anmplcs Ut all the geologic pcrlotts
from tic Lower Slj,,Tinn TO t,,r Ccnozo,c Zine.
We also found Oil SaHc Creek prtr!ilcd tor-
tot6o which measured five fret ngi three inellcs
ncroea the buck; md petritich lsh Ut enormous
dimensions, being ,icariy w!alc, sn,l Mi
sparkling With jri,trscct,t i,ues. Vfo nowlcre
fjl1,,l rronter ,,ri,,ao uf fuasiIs tt,au On deer
and sngc Creeks We also 1ulin,l ut, t.Ir east
bank of the Cheycnt1c brtwccn Shrcp aul Dali
Creeks, some rood rrnxi,,t. ,,uI farming lands.
WITH 4 sufIlrIcpry of timber to 6,,ppy nIl tl,s
probable t.clna,f;.s oi future setlement. The
general character Of the RECREATION was fudicu-
tive Of frequent suu,mcr-rutns. Grape and plum
thtckets a5ouutl there.
""H'....,.
81 the baa- La1ali formations is l1ad from ncnr
~ ..' ,aomta a u nuse EleeM, aooHs up toWatas
Nh lhIec AeaushE niaHei'Gn' ~ 1nnV oo dc.
stylss, from ~. 1s m1asstVe' ol"nt Dortc to the
'otty'pLnhHG's" ~, e1l1i ;.s,t. stotI.le. -,
~! ~ ths i"lh We crossed around tnc head OF
n.. u'eek niso turEeti III nifect.y cnster'!
Tonsse' pass!tl. uIn,inu acellofl on NE Bad
halIns nu tut no!tnefH siaet anu ,ha1o our
eaulnn on tne slnluia ForH o. ti'e 4nti K,Frr.
Wn nassrd v~r .no rrszH, 'e .,,,'srv ,ur tss ,h
rrass nat,t, h,truin "u'i h,m"';o,rt vii, W.
md there what wu,It,l n]ol,hteillv nrny, r,,od
farming trlsts, We noted timber of ths l:n,n
already designated, mud plum uut, willow
tb;ckcfs. OF, tic iowtunts If ho.,l Dr1i t;rrcl.
aInl tho Bud River. No Dnd-La,,tl eyIlrpccs
main yfcr to tic soutLwarl anl westward. 'iia
time Is not dtstaut when tic country wc
travelled through thIs anl the sucrccdi,,g day
a1ld il may bc grain.raisers. it comparrs
iayornbly with tho Lower Kapid Valley, Wu
found tic sites OF old Indian rat1ns, tils con.
cludeo we ycro the first whites who bud pussctl
through lint brctit,u,
On tls Goth we mnycf1 fifteen miles down the
Batl River .Ille soil Was thtgkly covered with
b,iifnIo.rrass and blue-lu}.1t. md IL fnnnrrntlv
ric nni strong, With titubcr conttn,ltt,sjy i,of
dcrtlE the banlss Of the nj cr OIL bol stttrs: hut
the watcr-yol1me is small! 1lIu watcr is only
toicraf1le: It ius sous ukall III it. Int not 50
tpiclt us tu make It unit for uulcstic PURPOSES
tiUol ,satcr could probably be Ultainet, by djE-
gug. We made camp In n beautiful valley, in
the midst ot Il zen OF ncM grasses n'ltl sprin:.-
ntMelfr lne na.Sss.'atu .'.ls itGu ~ Wilt lovcly
grn,xts IN 1e spSnoGr G o. hrst ca,ase
WV frrGai1oh ne necessary Hefcf II ao. 1Acn
tnss sscuo., ~ ptGnt nuo e.nt1s"toe VIII, hatafn!
wealth III tl'e early spFt, WALL nc burnt IN and
seasea 10 uesoa. },t 9r 1 nents @ o. auvaslns
snmsner au, utlt! 1lllSseps ctaaslo co''ol'sohs
succeed the presently VIII '''' :
NEVER AN8wkR rnE HIGHER rt&rosrs or CIV
lLizAT1oH.-
wifi on3y be available Jor po1uaJtc stocA-men.
mt bn1]cyc the wlDle OF Sonthwct, eru Dnlntn
los hcrn r,rnnrm,slv ninrcd in fh,. Il nos.rs
1}cIt Stint nftiiriul mnlsturc viii mt In t,nc.
cssary for cultivation In any Of thesc fertile mi
irvs.
In tbe o1et NC crossed over Il. n aol,t1Irastcr-
ly DIRECTION from thu Middle FurS to tlie South
ForE of iiu, l,aI RIyrr.-t]ln intcrvcuini. ro,,r,
-. - = T. 80 S..m n.r...S1 ~ +i," s,,tIsrr.s" ts. .