A book of the United States : exhibiting 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 ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . the 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 Mississippi to the Atlantic into three natural divisions, mate-rially differing from each other in climate, conf
A book of the United States : exhibiting 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 ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . the 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 Mississippi 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 States. 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 range,each yielding in height to its successor, till the most distant is mingledwith the clouds. In this lofty region the ranges are covered with snow inthe middle of June. From this last circumstance, these ranges have been. Table lands at the foot of the Rock; sometimes denominated the 8hini7ig Mountains—an appellation muchmore appropriate than that of the Rocky or Sto?iy Mountains, a property human feet have uniformly six toes, with the exception of one track, which is thoughtto be that of a negro. One of the tracks is sixteen inches long, and thirteen incheswide from toe to heel, with the hall of the heel five inches in diameter. On the shoreof the Mississippi is a similar impression of the human feet in a mass of satisfactory explanation has been given of these singular appearances. * Table Mountain, in Pendleton district, near the north-west corner of Sou
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