317 And left them wimmen and children To take that ride alone; But I tho’t of a day of reck’nin’; And whatever ‘Old John” done here, No Lord ain’t going to say to him then, “You went back as an engineer!” No. 35 Annex. The Valley of the Yel- lewstone—No. 7, of the lange illustrations, is engraved from a photograph taken by Prof. Hay- den, the great explorer ofthe West. It presents a view of one of the finest and most picturesque portions of the valley. It is looking southward, above the first or lower canyon, and directly on the Snowy Range, whose white-capped summits may be seen on the left of the picture, extending up theriver. Below is the first canyon, between the high, narrow, limestone walls of which, the Yellowstone flows, about three miles, and then makes its exit from the mountain region proper. The valley is about 20 miles in length, and from four to five miles in width, and is one of the most delightful portions of Montana. (See ANNEX No. 26 and 36.) Wo. 36 AnnEX. The Falls of the Yel- lowstone—as illustrated in No.8 of our series of large views is one of the most perfect pictures ever made. Itis from a photograph taken by Prof. Hay- den, and engraved by Bross, of New York. Itrepre- sents the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, where the waters make a leap into the canyon, a dis- tance of 350 feet. Prof. Hayden, in his report, gays: ‘After the waters of the Yellowstone roll over the upper falls, (140 feet,) they flow with great rapidity over an apparently fiat, rocky bottom, which spreads out to nearly double its width above the falls, and continues thus until near the Lower Fall, when the channel again contracts, and the waters seem, as it were, to gather themselves into one compact mass, and plunge over the preci- pice in detached drops of foam, a8 white as snow, some of the huge globules of water shooting down through the sunlight, like the white fire contents of an exploded rocket. Itis a spectacle infinitely more beautiful than the grandest picture ever presented of the famous Falls of Niagara. In the immediate vicinity of the Lower Falls, and in the grand canyon, the scene is indescribably beauti- . Aheavy mist arises from the water at the foot of the falls, so derse that one cannot ap- proach within from two to three hundred feet of them, and even then the clothes will be drenched in a few moments. Upon the glowing, yellow, near vertical walls of the west side, the mist mostly falls, and for 300 feet from the bottom, the wall is covered with a thick matting of mosses, sedges, grasses, and other vegetation of the most vivid een, which have sent their small roots into the softened rocks and are nour- ished by the ever-ascending spray. (See ANNEX No. 26 and 35.) No.3¢@ Annex. Falis of the Willamette River—tThe scene of the large illustration, No. 9, represents the Falls of the Willamette River, at Oregon City, Oregon, where the hills approach the river on each side, forcing the river through adeep canyon, and over a fall of from 30 to 40 feet. The cliffs on either side of. the river rise abruptly hundreds of feet in height, and are cov- ered at the top and less precipitous page with a rowth of evergreens. Locks are built on the regon City side of the river, large enough to ad- mit the passage of boats 200 feet and feet in width. Water power is also supplied from the same source of 4,000 horse powers, which is used forrunning woolen mills and other manufactories at Oregon City. CROFUTT’S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST No. 38 ANNEX. Cape Horn-is a bold promontory, situated on the north side of the Col- umbia River, in Washington Territory, about mid- Rie between the Cascade Mountains and the Dalles. This promontory is of basaltic forma- tion—like most others on the Columbia—and rises near 250 feet perpendicular from the water’s edge, and extends about one mile in length, the lower part peqjociiug several hundred feet out into the river. Cape Horn derives its name from the dan- ger in passing it. Our large illustration, No. 10, represents a small party.of pleasure and curiosity seekers, on a pleasant afternoon, when the winds had lulled, who have successfully rounded the cape. No. 39 AnnEX. Wood Hauling in Ne- vada—No. 11, of the large views, is a beautiful en- graving, representing a ten-mule team loaded with wood. The three wagons are coupled to- gether like a train of cars— called “ trail wagons,” —on which are loaded twenty-four cords of wood. At the point represented in the picture, the team is about onthe dividing line between Gold Hill, down the canyon to the rear of the wagons, one- fourth mile—and Virginia City, directly ahead, about the same distance, around the point of the mountain. This plan of coupling wagons is quite common on the Pacific Coast, for all kinds of heavy hauling. The picture was engraved by Mr. Bross, of New York, from a photograph taken by Sutterley, of Virginia City. No. 40 ANNEX. Mirror Lake, Yo-Sem- ite Valley—In the large illustration, No. 12, is presented one of the most wonderful, as well as charmingly picturesque scenes to be witnessed inthis most romantic valley. As will be seen, it represents one of the most bold and striking views of a charming little sheet of crystal water of al- most a couple of acres in extent, in which numer- ous schools of speckled trout may be seen gaily disporting themselves. The waters are as still as death, as though awed by the wondrous grandeur of its surroundings. Close to the southeast stands the majestic ‘South Dome,” 4,590 feet in altitude above the lake. On the north and west lie immense rocks that have become detached from the tops of the mountain, 3,000 feet above; among these grow a large variety of trees and shrubs, many of which stand on and overhang the margin of the lake, and are reflected on its mirror bosom, as shown in the picture. (See ANNEX No. 31.) No. 41 Annex. The Pony Express— was an enterprise started in 1860, by Majors. Russell & Co., of Leavenworth, Kan., to meet the pressing business wants of the Pacific Coast. It will be remembered that the usual time made on the mail service, by steamer, between New York and San Francisco, was about twenty-six days. The first Overland mail—which arrived in San Francisco Oct. 10th, 1858—carried it from St. Louis, Mo., via Los Angeles, in twenty-three days, twenty-one hours. The Pony Hxpress—which left St. Joseph, Mo., and San Francisco, simulta- neously, April 3d, 1860—succeeded in transporting it through safely on its first trip, in ten days; on its second, in 14 days; third, nime days; fourth, ten days; fifth, nine days; sixth, nine days 3a distance of 1,996 miles. This rapid transmission of business correspondence was of incalculable value to business men in those days. _ This service, we can readily see, required cour- age and endurance, as well as enterprise and the expenditure of large sums of money. The mo- ment the ferry boat touched land on the opposite shore, the Pony Expressman mounted his horse; Sa ee