. Our western empire, or, The new West beyond the Mississippi : the latest and most comprehensive work on the states and territories west of the Mississippi : containing the fullest and most complete description, from official and other authentic sources, of the geography, geology and natural history (with abundant incidents and adventures), the climates, soil, agriculture, the mineral and mining products, the crops, and herds and flocks, the social condition, educational and religious progress, and future prospects of the whole region lying between the Mississippi and Pacific Ocean : to which
. Our western empire, or, The new West beyond the Mississippi : the latest and most comprehensive work on the states and territories west of the Mississippi : containing the fullest and most complete description, from official and other authentic sources, of the geography, geology and natural history (with abundant incidents and adventures), the climates, soil, agriculture, the mineral and mining products, the crops, and herds and flocks, the social condition, educational and religious progress, and future prospects of the whole region lying between the Mississippi and Pacific Ocean : to which is added the various routines, and prices of passage and transportation for emigrants thither, the laws, regulations and provisions for obtaining lands from the national or state government of railroads, counsel as to locations and procuring lands, crops most profitable for culture, mining operations, and the lastest processes for the reduction of gold and silver, the exercise of trades or professions, and detailed descriptions of each state ad territory, with full information concerning Manitoba, British Columbia, and those regions in the Atlantic States adapted to settlement, by those who do not wish to go west, and statistics of crops, areas, rainfall, etc. . on. But it is a very gratifying fact that none of our newer Stateshave come into the Union with a better or more deserved repu-tation for good order, safety of person and property, and moralityin its highest and best sense. From its central position, Its rapid yet healthy development,its extensive and constantly Increasing facilities of railway com-munication, Its immense and as yet only partially developedmineral wealth, Its productive farming and grazing lands, and itsintense enterprise, we may safely predict that Colorado Is des-tined to be the leading State of the Rocky Mountain region, andnot Imprpbably the leader in wealth and power of the new Western Empire. Two decades of such growth and progressas that of the
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