. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . pear and disappear in the order oftheir existence. The goal of yesterday will be the starting point ofto-morrow. The wisdom of one era will be grander the next. Theliving movement of one age will be transferred to another. Thewheels of nature roll not backward, all things move with the spirit ofprogression. It is the imperishable law of the universe. From thebirth of time its impetuous current ha
. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . pear and disappear in the order oftheir existence. The goal of yesterday will be the starting point ofto-morrow. The wisdom of one era will be grander the next. Theliving movement of one age will be transferred to another. Thewheels of nature roll not backward, all things move with the spirit ofprogression. It is the imperishable law of the universe. From thebirth of time its impetuous current has rolled on toward the intermin-able ocean into which the spoils of earth are gathered. Such has beenthe history of all the ages, all lands and nations, the world, old andnew; and here at length, within the borders of our own land, thecourse of empire takes its way, moved by the Hand of Destiny,operating upon the wonderful forces of nature in countless ways, tocreate the fairest and mightiest realm of all the ages; a land ofliberty and law, the home of the world, the refuge of mankind, atwhose feet are laid the scepters of the earth, to choose where shewould reign — Times noblest _„ , . i)!\ .^icMgl^f^ V s* A\P Mm. 3 1197 20307 9683
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