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... called mighty , which it doubtless is , considered as a stream , yet the appella- tion of Big Muddy , ' which is current here , is the one which more truthfully characterises it . The banks are masses of dark mud , resembling the ...
... called mighty , which it doubtless is , considered as a stream , yet the appella- tion of Big Muddy , ' which is current here , is the one which more truthfully characterises it . The banks are masses of dark mud , resembling the ...
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... called ' Prairie Schooners , ' drawn by teams of oxen , might in former days be seen stretching as far as the eye could reach . At long intervals the sight of one or two of these waggons recalls the bygone times , when a trip across the ...
... called ' Prairie Schooners , ' drawn by teams of oxen , might in former days be seen stretching as far as the eye could reach . At long intervals the sight of one or two of these waggons recalls the bygone times , when a trip across the ...
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... from the narrow space between the sundered rocks which is called the Devil's Gate , the Great Salt Lake is discerned in the distance , and the view of a luxuriant valley is in pleasing contrast to the frowning 96 WESTWARD BY RAIL .
... from the narrow space between the sundered rocks which is called the Devil's Gate , the Great Salt Lake is discerned in the distance , and the view of a luxuriant valley is in pleasing contrast to the frowning 96 WESTWARD BY RAIL .
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... called the Utah Central Railroad , has now brought Salt Lake City into communica- tion by rail with the principal American cities of the East and West . When I made the journey , the visitor to the capital of Mormondom had to leave the ...
... called the Utah Central Railroad , has now brought Salt Lake City into communica- tion by rail with the principal American cities of the East and West . When I made the journey , the visitor to the capital of Mormondom had to leave the ...
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... called imposing . In appearance it resembles a gigantic dish cover . Besides , the number of houses is not large enough to adequately fill up the fore- ground of the extensive landscape . The valley in which the city lies is on a huge ...
... called imposing . In appearance it resembles a gigantic dish cover . Besides , the number of houses is not large enough to adequately fill up the fore- ground of the extensive landscape . The valley in which the city lies is on a huge ...
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