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Text on a page reads, "Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River."

Book of the Week — Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River

We have amongst our men, a great variety of dispositions. Some who have not been accustomed to the kind of life they are to lead in future, look forward to it with eager delight, and talk of stirring incidents and hair-breadth ‘scapes. Others who are...

28 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

A group of people gather around a large campfire at night near a cliff and a body of water.

Book of the Week — Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah

"After following some miles down the ravine upon which we had encamped, we struck upon an Indian lodge-trail, leading either to Cache Valley or to Ogden's Hole. This we followed in nearly a southerly direction, crossing many deep hollows and very steep ridges, up which...

06 July, 2020 / 2 Comments

A detailed engraving showing two people pulling a small boat onto a riverbank surrounded by dense trees and foliage.

A donation helps lift the fog — Thank you, Dr. Rubin!

“When the mind has been made up to encounter disasters and reverses, and has fixed a point as the zero of its scale, however for the time it may be depressed by doubts and difficulties, it will mount up again with the first gleam of...

08 March, 2016 / 0 Comments