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case with which these vast bodies of timber may be brought to 

 the plains below and converted into lumber, should future 

 settlement of the country demand it." 



"On the summits of these lofty mountains are some most 

 beautiful, open spots, without a tree, and covered with grass 

 and flowers. After passing through dense pine forests for 

 nearly ten miles, we suddenly emerged into one of these park- 

 like areas. Just in the edge of the forest which skirted it 

 were banks of snow six feet deep, compact like a glacier, and 

 within a few feet were multitudes of flowers — and even the 

 common strawberry seemed to flourish. These mountains are 

 full of little streams of the purest water, and for six months 

 of the year good pasturage for stock could be found." 



THE END. 



