A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . range of the Alleghanies the spine of the United States •separating the eastern from the western waters, and the whole of the terri-tory from the ]\Iississippi to the Atlantic into three natural divisio
A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . range of the Alleghanies the spine of the United States •separating the eastern from the western waters, and the whole of the terri-tory from the ]\Iississippi to the Atlantic into three natural divisions, mate-rially differing from each other in climate, configuration, soil, and produce ;namely, the coast, the mountains, and the western territory. In extent, in elevation, and in breadth, the Rocky Mountains far exceedthe Alleghanies of the Eastern Slates. Their mean breadth is two hun-dred miles, and where broadest, three hundred. Their height must bevery great, since, when first seen by Captain Lewis, they were at least onehundred and fifty miles distant. On a nearer approach, the sublimity ofthe prospect is increased, by the appearance of range rising behind yielding in height to its successor, till the most distant is mingledvvith the clouds. In this lofty region the ranges are covered with snow inthe middle of June. From this la?t circumstance, these ranges have been. Table lands at ihe foot of the Rocky MounUina. sometimes denominated the Shilling Moiniiains—an appellation muchmore appropriate than that of the Rocky or Sto7iy Mountains, a property human feet have uniformly sLx toes, with the exception of one track, which is th Hightto be that of a negro. One of the tracks is sixteen inches kmg, and thirteen inchesvv-ide from toe to heel, with the half of the heel five inches in diameter. On the shoreof the Mississippi is a similar impression of the huraon feet in a mass of satisfactory explanation has been given of these singular appearances.
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