APPENDIX. 



Land, 



CONTENTS OF CHAPTER THIRD. 



"By the Modth of Two or Three Witxksses," 



Thf. Great West, 



Fall of the Rivers, 



The Principal Rivers and Valleys of Buffalo 



The Valley of the Platte, .... 



The Solomon and Smoky Hill Rivers, . 



The Arkansas Ri.ver and its Tributaries, . 



Stock Raising in the Great West, 



Thh Cattle Hive of North America, . 



The Climate of the Plains, .... 



Climatic Changes on the Plains, . 



The Trees and Future Forests op the Plains, 



The Supply of Fuel, 



Districts Contiguous to the Plains, 

 The Vai^leys of the White Earth and Niobrara, 

 New Mexico — Its Soil, Climate, Resources, etc., 

 The Disappearing Bison, .... 



The Fish with Legs, 



The Mountain Supply op Lumber for the Plains, 



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