. The Pacific tourist . ovid^i for all, in elegant style, at reasonableprices. Here, alsf), he has on exhibition and forsale the sp;ciinMis alluded to—such as beautifulmoss agatis, fossil fish, petrified shells and wood,with others which we are not able to nam. Pai- others to reclaim the soil, but thus farwith indififerent success, though Mr. Fieldswas quite successful, in 1875, with a crop ofpotatoes, cabbages, turuijis, radishes, and othergarden truck. Stages leave here for the Big Horn Watersand other towns tri-weekiy. The old mudhuts are beginning to find occupants Desert House i


. The Pacific tourist . ovid^i for all, in elegant style, at reasonableprices. Here, alsf), he has on exhibition and forsale the sp;ciinMis alluded to—such as beautifulmoss agatis, fossil fish, petrified shells and wood,with others which we are not able to nam. Pai- others to reclaim the soil, but thus farwith indififerent success, though Mr. Fieldswas quite successful, in 1875, with a crop ofpotatoes, cabbages, turuijis, radishes, and othergarden truck. Stages leave here for the Big Horn Watersand other towns tri-weekiy. The old mudhuts are beginning to find occupants Desert House is the only hotel, apleasant place with its flowers, ferns, andpictures. The high projecting tower north of thetrack, crowning a l>luflf, is feet higher thanthe river level below, and about feet higjjerthan the track. Other rocks, as The Sistersand Ihe Twin Sisters will be readily recog-nized by the passing traveler. Wake up, wake up, said an old lady to herhusband, as the train approached the station cue. Tin; TWIN sisrh ItKKN III V IK. ties of men are employed to search the hills,mountains and valleys in this vicinity, for thesesp3cimens, and when found, to brin^ them stock is, th jrefore, continually replenishedwith rich and rare gems anil fossils, and theyraiv here be obtain ;d at any tirn. Biing the end of a division. Green Rirer has alarge roundhouse with fifteen stalN. and theasual and repair shops. The railroadbursts into the vallv through a narrow gonjebetween two hills, then turns to the right andenters the town, crossing the river beyond on awooden truss Ijridge. The old adobe town, rw the county-seat ofSweetwater County, Wytiniing, and has apopulation of nearly persons. KtTt»rtshave been made by Mr. Fields and a few- morning last year; here is Solomons templepetrified. said she, as she gave him anothershake. The old geiithnian ndibed hi.;


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