Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-10-04

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cant ten. Now when a man dies he
gIves his girl jest as much as he does
his boy, and she keeps it, too. She
don't 60 to nc, man to- count it for her..
You'll see herra7lOokfn} over the papers,
a-sarchini hoWis moneys quoted, and
she gOessto. the bankaan by herself and
she hasa great roll Ofstbills when she's
out a-tradin's but whether a0F no vim
men folks as a hull us any. better OF
than they used to be is.xfGOre,Ri L lcal
tell; still can't see as iknOWin' some
thin. has sp' lied sem. l'-aAD15G LlnlCo0G,
In NJ e. Farmer rsIa1 .bsflos ,lisist
sfCftt - 7-s---s-S - - l,l Is IS
fl,H .alt MOunfaihs. sgonui5119
- g tfI .NfV --+4+44s++r- Itsis tn ur.l lE4I
cOntFO4 the features of the landscape.
wave in thebearth's .cruSt
has been arrested after its upheaKal, it
IS the height and stEdc turelo the noun
tain range thus established which de-.
.terInine the lines where running water
Shall yohannel its way TO the sea-, holloW.i
ing out valley systems, wearing away,
building mp and moulding the surface of
the land into al. its variety and com-
sPle&ity .OfHoontour, tEhei gJmoun-i
TAIN @N11EOSIeJ O1lc CNA1LCIlo,t
orders the rainfall and brings baek9thez
clouds from sthe sea toreplen8shc the
fountains of the streams which flow fOI-
ever from its fanksa1 Il IS the adegr&ded
rQekaof the highlands too which rfuIs'
'nishes soil to cover, thes earthIsinakeds
ness and elOthe it with HeuduIie oInlea
true sense, therefore, all natural seem
cry, eBente its minor details, gdisplaEs
the dominating force of mountain
MASSES although they paays bemaf thou
sand miles aWaysf B0tit)is in the noun
.tains themselves where the handiWofk.
of Nature s elemental fOreese is yisblyI
and eomRrehensiYely manifested, Here
where food and fire and frost have been
working Ltheir5 will throughout eall
geologic time to rear and ruin is found
the NEST complete eplbodiRlent at1Onee
of iRanite might and absolute repose..
Mast and silent and strong, the. great
are the chosen home. of the
Sublime in Nature. Along the axiaI'
ridges Of the continents the great rock
masses which, furnish the grandest and
most impressive scenery are naturally
looked for. Our own Rocky Mountain
region, with It's 9dof1es and pinnacIes
and buttressed wallis its gorges and
ehasmse and cascades, furnishes stu
;pandous examples of thee a3Rfuf and
majestic. dAll. that is Wild and extrayag
giant can be seen in the w nderfahds of
Monument and YelIoWstonel Parks
Every aspect of nature, from the savage
and appaningltol the green pastures and
still waters which soothe andA restore the
soul, - can be found Somewhere among
the heights and de pitts of. the Great Dit
vide. THE entire. region isrfulE of inter-
est, and yet the world knows compara-
lively little oofs it. dThereo are Whole
Mountain systems Of which no adequate
geological or AgeogTap hiGa1 survey has
yet been made, and2 important rahg6s
which, are yet practically unknown
Near the northern fb6andafy h0f the
United9SStatess is the true apex OF the
Continent, where the, lwater from melt
inc SHOWS flows to Hudson's ilBay
through the iSaskatehewan, and to- the
Gulf Of Mexico and Ith6 Pacificiiby way
of the Missouri and the ColuInbia.'
From this interesting point a SCORE Of
glittering peaks can be seen which are
all 10000 feet in hheightq and vet this
region and the GparalleE ranges south
ward for a hundIedsmiles seem to have
been avoided almost entirely by tourist
and student. 5dThefe has been no twist
ing or lerumpling OF theasheesiof rock
north of the dearborn Rivet8 lat which
pointthe folded, Strata sinth volcanic
disturbance just where the Belt Range
begins. But the level or.regularly in
clined rock layers uof different degrees
Of hardness have Meathered away, leav-
ing sharp edges, while glaciers and tor
rents have -eXeavated Yast-amphithea7
tres, giving to the whole mass a start
ling resemblance to architectural iIUins.
iGenuine. glaciers were9 recently discov-
cred here. ,by,an exploring party Of the
Northern. r. Transcontineptal {, Survey,
which are the only known examples of
this kind in the Continental divide,
with the exception oflthOse, reported in
the Wind River Monntains, some years
ago. by DR.. D. Hayden.-N. j. Tribune
.sg 20