. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . oftier, and the torrents might-ier in their power, and still they do not possess such, power over the mind of manas does the wild, desolate-looking land-scape around Sherman. Although theplateau is covered with grass, and occa-sional shrubs and stunted trees greet theeye, the surrounding bleakness and deso-lation render this place one of awful gran-deur. The hand of Ilim who rules theuniversb is nowhere else
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . oftier, and the torrents might-ier in their power, and still they do not possess such, power over the mind of manas does the wild, desolate-looking land-scape around Sherman. Although theplateau is covered with grass, and occa-sional shrubs and stunted trees greet theeye, the surrounding bleakness and deso-lation render this place one of awful gran-deur. The hand of Ilim who rules theuniversb is nowhere else more marked, andin no place will the tourist feel so utterlyalone, so completely isolated from man-kind, and left entirely with nature, as atSherman, on the Black Hills of AVyoming. At the first the tourist experiences muchdifhculty in breathing, the extreme light-ness of the air trying the lungs to their ut-most capacity, but becoming accustomedto the change, and inhaling long draughtsof ihe pure mountain air, will greatly pre-fer it to a heavier atmosphere. Fisii AND Game—There is no spot alongthe line of road which can be compared tothe locality around Sherman for trout fish-. PALISADES OF THE IILMBOLDT RIVER, C. P. ckofutts new ovekland tourist 5& ing. The tiniest rivulets swarm with them,and their speckled sides glisten in everyeddy. They weigh from one-fourth to twopounds, and their flesh is as hard andwhite as that of the mountain trout ofVermont. Antelope, elk, black-tailed deei, bear,sage hens and grouse abound in the hillsand on the plateaus. The angler, hunter,or tourist should never pass Sherman with-out pausing Song enougli to fly a hook andtry his rifle. Doubtless tnis point will be-come r. favoriti summer resort for travelers,when the hotel accommodations are uchas to entice them to remain, as it possesseseminent attractions for hunting and tishing. From Sherman to Rawlins, 16C miles,the road runs between the Black Hills andthe Rocky Mountain range, presen
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