Marvels of the new West - a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River - comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels (14741816876)

Identifier: marvelsofnewwest1889thay (find matches)
Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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MULTNOMAH FALLS. ii6 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST.
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PILLARS OF HERCULES. These pil- Northern Pacific Railroad passes directly between them,lars awaken the wonder of men. A writer says : — How Gods hand built them, — not in a manner of slow-mountmgmasonry, gaining adventurously and toilsomely, foot by foot, andpushing its scaffolding ever higher to keep command of the work,and straining its energy to raising aloft the chiselled and ponderous. MARVELS OF NATURE. 117