. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . g, and thenecessities of the civilization which follows, callsfor beef and mutton. These plains must becomethe great beef-producing region of the are the Almightys pasture grounds, and ifthere are not a thousand cattle upon a hill, therewill surely be cattle upon a thousand numerous tributaries to these two riversare from ten to fifteen miles apart, with high rol
. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . g, and thenecessities of the civilization which follows, callsfor beef and mutton. These plains must becomethe great beef-producing region of the are the Almightys pasture grounds, and ifthere are not a thousand cattle upon a hill, therewill surely be cattle upon a thousand numerous tributaries to these two riversare from ten to fifteen miles apart, with high roll-ing pi-airies between—affording abundance ofwater with adjacent pasture, and this pasture isthe home of the richest natural grasses. Before you reach the North Platte River, youwill see conclusive evidence of the adaptabilityof these plains to stock-raising, and from thistime on to where the river is again crossed, youwmII see numerous herds of cattle and flocks ofsheep. The snows of w^inter in these elevatedregions are dry, and not frequcmt. Driven byfierce winds, thev will fill the liollows and smallravines, while the hills are always left bare, sothat cattle and sheep can always obtain access to. ^W I \\\§< tilijil.,, ■:, m g^^iiiiiiliii! f»4|iif*iv JiiBiil li f ;;:;-■■;:-S;::|f |!!|i|iiMMii*i|,W ..;:2ii::i! §fi*p ;5i| |:1&!i|l|li|l!i,,|i;|
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