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Deeth—is passed 7.7 miles from Bish-| The valley of the North Fork is from
op’s, and 12.9 miles further we arrive at _| five to seven miles wide and covered with

Halleck.—aAt this station Government|}a heavy growth of grass, and, like the
stores are left for Fort Halleck, a military | main valley, is susceptible of a high state
station on the opposite side of the river.|of cultivation. Wheat, barley and vege-
At the foot of the mountain—about twelve | tables of all kinds, where cultivated, yield
miles distant from the station—can be seen | handsome returns. The seasons are long
some settlers’ buildings, which are situated | enough, and the absence of early and late
on the road.to the post. The military post | frosts insures a natural crop. Around the
is hid from view by the intervening hills. | head of this valley are many smaller ones,
It is situated on an elevated plateau, which | each tributary stream having its own sepa-
lies partially behind the first range, de-| rate body of ee land. Some are per-
bouching thence in a long upland, which | fect gems, nestled among the-hills and
extends some distance down the river. | almost surrounded by timber. Here game
The valleys which lie along the hills, as | in abundance is found—quail, grouse, hare,
well as this upland, are settled, and have| deer and bear, and sometimes a “moun-
proved very productive. Wheat, barley |tain lion.” The tourist, angler and hunter
and vegetables are extensively cultivated, | will find enough to occupy them pleas-
and a ready market is found along the. antly fora short stay, should they choose
railroad for the surplus crop. to visit this region. In the main and

Peko—is an unimportant station 3.3 | smaller valleys are many thousand acres of
miles west of Halleck. Just after leaving | Government land unclaimed,excepting that
the station we cross the north fork of the | portion owned by the Railroad Company.
Humboldt on a truss bridge. This river,) The Humboldt and all its tributary val-
where it unites with the main stream, is|leys, as a range for stock, have no su-
about of equal size. It rises about 100/ perior west of the Rocky Mountains. The
miles to the north, and receives as tribu-| winters are mild—snow rarely falling
taries many small creeks and rivulets, | sufficiently deep to render it necessary to

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