. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 258 INHOSPITABLE LANDSCAPE. t ',• MpI. purposes, this wild country will become the centre from which the engineers and contractors of the future will obtain the material for their iron roads and complicated maclnnery. Coal is also abundant. In many places it can be observed cropping out through the surface ; while shale, a loag acknow- ledged indicator of the presence of petroleum, is observable where the under are exposed. A country rich in coal and metal, particularly when they lie close to the
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 258 INHOSPITABLE LANDSCAPE. t ',• MpI. purposes, this wild country will become the centre from which the engineers and contractors of the future will obtain the material for their iron roads and complicated maclnnery. Coal is also abundant. In many places it can be observed cropping out through the surface ; while shale, a loag acknow- ledged indicator of the presence of petroleum, is observable where the under are exposed. A country rich in coal and metal, particularly when they lie close to the surface, would, but for the value which man attaches to these mineral treasures, prove so vmattractive that it would remain a desert; for in such districts the landscape possesses an air of inhospitality, the timber is stunted and gnarled, the brushwood scarce, the grass patchy and of irre- gular growth, in fact, all is destitute of the verdant colouring which is so fascinating to the sight. The silence is here so oppressive that the report of a gun, or the sound of a himian voice, seems to be heard with such joy th'it it is again and again repeated by the echoes; the little hills and rocks rejoice over it ; and even the mighty mountains seem to laugh and nod at a music wliich is new to tliem. From the rocks and decayed timber beautiful mosses hiuig in considerable variety, waving i>lay- fully in the breeze ; but as T genei-ally associate these with dank caverns, and climates adverse to tlie growth of more substantial vegetation, I gaze with greater upon tlie feathery graceful bircl^, the stately elm, or the lordly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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