Excerpt from Life in the Wilds of America, and Wonders of the West in and Beyond the Bounds of Civilization Glancing again for the hundredth time, perhaps, at the pencilings made while visiting the regions 0 the Far West-regions of mystery, but which the enterprise of my countrymen is fast bringing into direct relations with our homes - far off lands from which letters come, and to which letters go, lands over which the glorious old flag proudly waves, I find many facts and thoughts suggested by them which may interest many readers, and avoiding the details of a continuous tour which might weary the general reader, I present scenes and records of events which it'is hoped will afford entertainment and information, and so repay the perusal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.