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4. Government investigation in the Yellow- 

 stone — A painted chasm — "Story of a Strange 

 Land" — A curious foreshadowing — Barren 

 streams — Lupine Creek — Yellowstone River 



— Two Ocean Pass — Bringing in new trout 



— Problem of the Golden Trout — Species 

 formed in isolation — Helping nature out 



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1. "Schaking" on the Britannia — -Fjord and fjeld 



— The Kaiser at Stallhjemskleven — Odde and 

 the Skjaeggedal — On foot to Stor Ishaug — 

 Birch gradation — • A moonlight drive — House 

 of the Thousand Terrors — Linguistic expe- 

 riences — The Passion Play — The Allee 

 Blanche — A mountain refuge — A life of 

 devotion — Val Tournanche — On the Matter- 

 joch — Snowbound in August — A dazzling 

 world — An amazing disclosure 



2. Function of the State University — White's 

 telegram — Leland Stanford and his errand — 

 A God of Love — Offer accepted — First visit 

 to Palo Alto — Secretary Elliott — Guiding 

 principles - Plan of organization of the new uni- 

 versity — Coulter — Swain — Bryan — East in 

 search of professors — An untried field 



BOOK THREE (1891-1899) 

 Chapter Sixteen 365 



1. Leland Stanford Junior — Plans for endow- 

 ment — Laying the corner stone — Seeking 

 expert advice — An offer declined 



2. The tall tree — The University estates — The 

 fine art of horse breeding — Motions of the 

 horse — The kindergarten — Sale of the stud 



3. Encina Hall — The architects of Stanford Uni- 

 versity — The Quadrangles — The Patio — 

 Color contrasts — The Arboretum — Palm 

 Avenue 



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