Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean : life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast (1869)
Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869 · Hartford, Cn. : American Pub. Co. · leaf 563
1865.] AMONG THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. 513 soil looks like Kansas or Iowa, producing excellent grass and wheat, but too cold for corn. It seems to be an old lake bed, and is submerged a part of the year. On one side is a hot sulphur … THE NOBLE RED MAN. ments that it might have be¬ longed to the original ‘ one-hoss shay.’ On a log sat the driver eating an apple, and viewing the ruins with the utmost serenity. ‘ Rather heavy that ventured one of our passengers. ‘Yes,’ he replied, complacently, ‘ rather heavy on one wheel !’ In…
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