Preliminary report of the United States Geological Survey of Wyoming, and portions of contiguous territories : (being a second annual report of progress), under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior . all the sharp points in thin, spherical layers year after year. Skull Hockis another example of the tendency to wear into singular shapes. Thisrock, which has given name to one of these striking rock masses, has beenl)eeled off, coat by coat, by the fingers of Time until it presents a veryclose resemblance to a human cranium. If we were to descend thebeautiful valley of Dale Creek we sho
Preliminary report of the United States Geological Survey of Wyoming, and portions of contiguous territories : (being a second annual report of progress), under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior . all the sharp points in thin, spherical layers year after year. Skull Hockis another example of the tendency to wear into singular shapes. Thisrock, which has given name to one of these striking rock masses, has beenl)eeled off, coat by coat, by the fingers of Time until it presents a veryclose resemblance to a human cranium. If we were to descend thebeautiful valley of Dale Creek we should find the scenery even moreromantic, and the granites worn into more fantastic forms. There is oneportion of this valley which has long been celebrated for the beauty ofits scenery, and known to the country as Virginia Dale. The swiftly-flowing stream winds its way through the over-hangingrocks, which sometimes run up a thousand feet or more, with nearlyvertical sides, and among these massive granite piles are grassy, oval,park-like areas, which must become at some future period favoriteplaces of resort. The character of the scenery and the style of weath-ering of the rocks are well shown in Fig. Granite Rocks, Sherman Station, Laramie Mountains. Sherman Station, situated on the summit, is well known as the highestpoint over which the railroad passes between Omaha and Salt Lake Val-ley, and appropriately bears the honored name of the Commander-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. We might linger for a time here and admire the beautiful and uniquescenery which is unfolded to us on every side. We shall not meet with 118 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. its like agaiu in any otlier part of the West. Longs Peak, witli its doublespires, rises above the limits of vegetation into the regions of perpetualsnow, more than fourteen thousand feet above the level of tlie sea. Allaround are less lofty cones, many of them so covered with pines thatthey look black and sombe
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