Breaking the Wilderness : $b The Story of the Conquest of the Far West, From the Wanderings of Cabeza de Vaca, to the First Descent of the Colorado by Powell, and the Completion of the Union Pacific Railway, With Particular Account of the Exploits of Trappers and TradersDellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel
History
Breaking the Wilderness : $b The Story of the Conquest of the Far West, From the Wanderings of Cabeza de Vaca, to the First Descent of the Colorado by Powell, and the Completion of the Union Pacific Railway, With Particular Account of the Exploits of Trappers and Traders
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; West (U.S.) -- History
SNAKE RIVER BELOW LEWISTON. ON LEWIS AND CLARK'S
TRAIL 171
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
ROUTE OF LEWIS AND CLARK FROM MARIA'S RIVER TO
TRAVELLER'S REST AND RETURN 173
From _The Trail of Lewis and Clark_, by O. D. Wheeler.
NEW MEXICAN CART 177
Drawing by Julian Scott. From Bulletin of the Eleventh
Census.
A ROCKY MOUNTAIN TORRENT 179
Photograph by J. K. Hillers, U. S. Geol. Survey.
A GLADE FOR THE WEARY. ALTITUDE 8000 FEET 183
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
PIKE'S PEAK THROUGH THE GATEWAY OF THE GARDEN OF
THE GODS 187
(Pike got his view of it from a mountain to the left,
not seen.)
Photograph by C. C. Pierce & Co.
VEGETATION OF THE SOUTH-WEST 191
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE FROM GRAND VIEW 195
From _Wonderland_, 1903, Northern Pacific Railway.
A MANSION OF THE WILDERNESS 197
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
SAWMILL GEYSER, YELLOWSTONE PARK 201
From _Wonderland_, 1904, Northern Pacific Railway.
THE DEADLY RATTLER 203
From _The Mystic Mid-Region_, by A. J. Burdick.
Photograph by C. C. Pierce & Co.
SHOSHONE FALLS, IDAHO, FROM SOUTH SIDE, BELOW 205
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
SHOSHONE FALLS, SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO, FROM BELOW 207
Sketch by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
SHOSHONE FALLS, SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO, FROM ABOVE, SOUTH
SIDE 209
Photograph by G. K. Gilbert.
BOAT MADE OF FRAMEWORK OF STICKS COVERED WITH BISON- OR
HORSE-HIDE 211
Frequently used in early days of the West.
From _The Trail of Lewis and Clark_, by O. D. Wheeler.
ON THE VIRGIN RIVER, SOUTHERN UTAH 217
Near where Escalante went in 1776. Pine Valley Mountain
in distance.
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
AN ARIZONA THISTLE 220
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
A FULL LARDER 223
From _Wonderland_, 1904, Northern Pacific Railway.
STANDING ROCKS, COMMON IN THE WILDERNESS 227
Photograph by F. S. Dellenbaugh.
IN THE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS—VULTURE PEAK 230
Photograph by R. H. Chapman, U. S. Geol. Survey.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account