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Leadville and Colorado Springs. The other two res- 
ervations are farther westward. They are White 
River and Battlement Mesa. As a glance at a map of 
Colorado will show, they are in one of the ruggedest 
parts of the Rocky Mountains, and give birth to 
streams which flow into the tributaries of the Missis- 
sippi and the Colorado River. The vast central por- 
tion of Colorado consists of land which is unfit for 
agriculture but of great value because of its mineral 
deposits, its forests, and the water which comes from 
its snow-covered peaks. The Pike’s Peak Reservation 
includes the high mountain of that name. It is one 
of the best known summits of the Rocky Mountains. 
It is 14,108 feet high, and is ascended both by a 
wagon-road and railroad. Small lakes in this neigh- 
borhood supply the city of Colorado Springs with 
water. 
Northward in Wyoming and South Dakota there 
are four reservations, two of which are contiguous to 
the Yellowstone National Park. These are the Teton 
and Yellowstone Reservations which partake of the 
nature of the Yellowstone Park, of which they are 
practically extensions. The Yellowstone Park con- 
sists of a broad volcanic plateau 8,000 feet above sea 
level and surrounded on all sides by high mountains. 
The whole district is a scene of recent volcanic ac- 
tivity in the form of geysers, boiling springs, terrace 
