. To California and back; . HE portion to be traversed is a land of prodigious mountain terraces, exten- sive plateaus, profound canons, andflat, arid plains, dotted with gardensof fruits and flowers, patched wnth vast tractsof pine timber, and veined with precious stonesand metals, alternating with desolate beds oflava, bald mountainous cones of black and redvolcanic cinder, grass-carpeted parks, uncouthvegetable growths of the desert, and bleakrock spires, above all which white peaks gleamradiantly in almost perpetual sunlight. Thelong-time residents of this region are unable to
. To California and back; . HE portion to be traversed is a land of prodigious mountain terraces, exten- sive plateaus, profound canons, andflat, arid plains, dotted with gardensof fruits and flowers, patched wnth vast tractsof pine timber, and veined with precious stonesand metals, alternating with desolate beds oflava, bald mountainous cones of black and redvolcanic cinder, grass-carpeted parks, uncouthvegetable growths of the desert, and bleakrock spires, above all which white peaks gleamradiantly in almost perpetual sunlight. Thelong-time residents of this region are unable toshake o& its charm, even when no longer com-pelled by any other consideration to frequent wide stretches of rugged horizon35. exert a fascination no less powerful than thatof arduous mountain fastnesses or the secretshadows of the dense forest. There is thesame dignity of Nature, the same mystery,potent even upon those who can least define itsthrall. Miners confess to it, and the traveler it will appear a novel environ-ment for contemporaneous American life, this
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