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<br />hen though the legend of the ~r"'JI II/dId 1l1JY hJ\'c
<br />be,-n J tlgmclll '-11 Ih... IrIl:hJn~' IIllJglnJIKll1. 11 0..1"<"
<br />pwnde J I'ldule->qUt' J,.;,,"nrlJtll1 "r Ill..: .'h~;,mlfl River.
<br />whidl \ll\'ldl'" HOlll Iht' 'llow'C<'H'!cd Rll,k~ \h,un.
<br />1:J1Il~ tll thO;' l1lu.:h WJrrnt." soulh. :h ,hllWIl tly rigull' ].
<br />II rl~c~ tugh 1I1 the Ro.;kh,';' 1,1 ... ,',\t'lll \1"IlIJll3.. 11,,\\ s
<br />nOflhcat'....Jld. (';1St, ;frio..! thell 'llulht'.l~1 lflllll 1Il0Ul1tJltl-
<br />ous 1I11lhCleJ Me;!, lhrOll!!h f,lOIl11lb, thlOUg.h th.. Gredl
<br />PIJlnt, and Jo.... n Ihf(lU~h Ihe low1Jml ,)\ the
<br />'>OulheJSI<'Ill pJrl uf the bJsill. Joml!\g Ill<' 'h,'I\'lrl'i
<br />RJ\l.'f nl'.lI Sl L,IUIS
<br />Till' .ill.' J l~ "1It' \ ,f pIlY'I..:al l'X [Il'nws. If,un lugh
<br />lIlountams - some f(lrCtUJ. ,,'me harrell Jnd Jugh
<br />nlky s. JrlJ JnJ .....ll1l.wd 11',,111111> Jnd rbllls. to
<br />suhhulll1J and hUll\lJ ;atea,_ Wllh el"\;ltinns 1;ll1gH\~ Irom
<br />Jbme I",,(J{JU feel Jown (<1 1('\" than ...OU I.:.:t In the
<br />Upf'<"1 r";ldw~. 111<' 1.111 01 tile f1H'r~ Jml ":Ied,~ I~ IJrlJ,
<br />SI<';ldily Jlminishlllg until. in tho." 1""!,l'1 reJdll's "I ~Iltll('
<br />01 Ih,' lIlblllJlies JnJ ,m lh.: malll ,1"111 nl Ih<' \h'MHlIl
<br />RJ\'('r. Ihe '':\In,'nt, .lIt' leIJII\.:I~' sl<I\\
<br />Old ~llJ y,lUI\~ r,''':I.:, Igl\t'tlUS, mo."l:.llI1\lrptrr~'. ;lIlJ
<br />",'dl1Tll'nl~l~ ;I~ well ~, Jt.'J''''llS II'" y,>ung ;Iud
<br />1l1l":I>n"lhJJ\eJ ~('t III be ..:JlkJ 10.:\,,_ '''Imlhe ge"!.'!!J('
<br />frJlIle\\"lk l'I1l1l' \1r""llli Rln'l !I,1S1Il ;I, JIlU~lrJI<.'J b~
<br />figurl'~. Thi\ plJYs ;III il11p<lrlJll1 r"k 111 the <.''':111\011111:
<br />Jewhlpl11<.'111 .If Ihe bJ~m
<br />The \11",'url HJ,rn I' JlnJ.....J mil' Ihree IllJl11 phy,i,
<br />()!'I;lptll. JI\I,I'lIh th,' Rl)..:k~ \hmntJIIl Sy,telTl,
<br />lnteri,lI Plaim. Jill.! Inlerhll IIlghlJlllh Th.' Ro.k~
<br />:o.luunuins rl"': Jhrurll~ ~,O(M.) hl mOle Ih;ln ~,UOO h'el
<br />Jhn\'<" till' JUJJ,'.:nt plJJlh .1IIU Plll\IJ,' .I slflkrng ."Illraq
<br />1Il Itlp'l!lrJph~
<br />The R,','k~ \\.,untJllI SY,I"1J1 I' J ",-'rl,'.' "I h"IJ.
<br />)l,'nelall~ fUlo"geJ. IUllth- III n<Hlh\\.:,t.,'rll'nled lall!!e,
<br />,-<,parJI<.'J b~ hl"Jd I JlIeys III nt'Jd~ lbl hJsrn~, l'IJ!,g~
<br />o.;J\\\l1t1lh IlJg<.'s JIlJ lTlJ.l':,li. p"Jb ,,1' hJr.: Il'd" I.'rm
<br />11ll' ("tlllUl\elllal Dl\'IJ,', wh(l~ hl!l1I"1 SUIllllllb l.ill!!e lrl
<br />almude !,> mur,' IhJn ]....000 fe,.t Tht'~e ,Ulllllllb.
<br />IOge!h~f w1\h lJ~t-lll\\mf ~trCJnb III J<,ep, ~1<,cp,wJlkd
<br />~'Hgt'~, ..:r~sIJl d':Jr lJk<."~. p.:r<.'nntJI sno\\bank,. JllJ
<br />,mall ~1a"lers m lugh kwl ..'Ir<.jlll" 1'111\1..1" a lllJgnifl..:e1lt
<br />Jlpl11l' b<.'JUI~
<br />The (;reJ! PlJrn~ ..-JIl b,' thl'\J~hl ,11 JS Jbp1J\'Ifll! Ihrl'e
<br />g(,lleraI ,urb..-." w!thin till,' b;lslll TIt<.' ,urb.:t' m Ihl'
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<br />CHAPTER 1
<br />
<br />THE GENERAL SETTING
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<br />,,>ulh...rll p;a11 III Ill... bJSl1I I' !!<.'ntj~ !plliog 11l1ll'Jrl~ !lal
<br />wilh 1.lw rl'lllllkJ IlJgI'~ ri~lrlg h,'l'. ;anJ Ih,'I\" "hme
<br />rbl.h,l1111l11Cd ~lfeam \JIlI'y~. Ih,' plams in W}lltlll11g.
<br />.\l<lllIJnJ. Jnd un Iht' Wt',1 SIJI' <If Ihe \'1r''''IHI River in
<br />tll\' DJI.:,lIJ" hJ\'C het'1l <'1"..11'..1 tll lorm J I,lIfl} br"k<.'11
<br />t"p(lgfJrh~ I'll'. IllJ]"I sIH'J[\lS 1"lld hi be w<.'ll 1.'11-
<br />tr"II\'I1\'J fle[..w lhl' plams sllrIJ..-e. ha\': IJIlr\'r IlJIIOW
<br />\'alleys, ,Ill11 M" tl;ank('d b~ l"lIe, "1 !!ulllt', ,ll hadlanJ~.
<br />Onl~ the mkltlll\l;ll upland, rl'!JlII lit,' follmg pLllllS
<br />..:h,trJ,'I,'Il,ll<",
<br />\nrlh JnJ \'J~I "I Ih.' \l1''''UII RI\'I'I Ih,' (;I\',ll !'Iams
<br />haw hl....n llIodlfied h~ ....\\.1:11 p,'rfll,h "I <,,,nlin':1l1JI
<br />gla<,lallPII. Th<' land SUlfJ..-.: I~ g<'llIly IPllin,!' and liller-
<br />,pI'ls.:d w lIh llUfI1':fllU, wllldlllg mJfcs of gla<'lJl (khns.
<br />(;t'llt'rally th,' ,IICJrlb ,,<,<,up~ wldl' ,h;l1["", \alleys and
<br />l<.'nd to liJ,t' fJHI~ Ibl grJJlenlS. Ih,'r.' Jrl' ,.:wrallarge
<br />JreJ' wher<.' Ih<.' 'lJlIJ.C IUIW!f .nlle":h ill Lmd.lo..:ked
<br />bk,', "I ,lollgllS Jnd J"c~ 11<'1 JlI"<'II~ ,'lHlIrlbu!<.' 10lhc
<br />slr\'Jllh
<br />1 he ("I'nlrJI Lnw-IJnJ, r,)r!lPn 01 th,' ba~in h a 11l1\)!
<br />ll"rth-snlllh ll<"nding arc;l hounded Ull Ihe Wt'SI h~ Ihe
<br />(;I':JI I'IJlIl~ JIlJ 1111 11ll' '''lith h\ Iht' Oialk I'lat<.'aus.
<br />The lowlanJ, Mt' ..Ollll"l....'d "I bfll,lti, Illlll1lg pralTleS
<br />wlll.:!l Jle 'lglllli..:anll~ IoW"'1 III d<.'\Jllon IhJIl Ih<.' GreJI
<br />PIJIllS. Ih<.'1l Ilnrth':rrl hJ11 tlJVlIlg been ~la.IJI<'d Jnti Ihe
<br />"llJth"lIl p;an rorrnlllg J trall'lllun f"oe 1->elwl.t'11 tll,.
<br />l,rl'JII'IJil1,anJ lhe OIJ!k l'!Jlt'aus
<br />\ ~U.\'<.'''l,lll ,,[ ilIJ\'lJl m"fJHl<.'~ dlJra..:terill's thl'
<br />LlIIJ surfa,',' \11 tll\' j:lac'lated p,'r!hlll tlf !ht' 1.,wlanJs.
<br />fhl>'" IIll'lames unJ In h.: 11It'f!ulal ,iIld I1J\'" mJI\Y
<br />IJk,,~. ,WJllllh. Jnd hnuld<.'1 Il,'lds aS~(lda,,'d ",lIh Ihl'lIl.
<br />lkl'\\'en Ihe lll"IJlI1JI rrJgl's" J j:llIulld IlWrJinl' 01 till
<br />plJIIl. gt'Il"rJIl~ \ll1(l<1\hl~ Il,lllll)l Jud ..-umtlllJlill~ the
<br />IJf!!<.'lpJrlllllhl'Jr':a
<br />"l1lJ.blllWll J~'pnSlh III l"es~ ('Il\t't Ihl' southern
<br />I',HIll'll 01 Iht' glJ..-iJt<.'d Jf':J. Thl~ S,.dllln is prohabl}
<br />Ihe m",1 IlJghl~ Jl'Whlp.:J Jgll..-uIIUIJI IJnd Within Ih<.'
<br />bJ'lll Jlld r<'p,c"'llb Ih\' we,Urn <.'Jg.: 01 th,' COIll Belt.
<br />Th,' slluthel11m.'" portl<.lll III Ih\' bJ'lll l~ the Ol.J[k
<br />Plat"JU~ prmLn..-.: This JreJ Is "tlIllPO'l'J IllJlI1l} of
<br />wlll11f uplJl1J~ whr.:h hJ\e f;llllt'l ,I.:ep, w<.'l1 .11'-\\....-1<:'.1
<br />lhllb, fh,' IllJJ'" ,lIeJflIS Jre w<'ll t'fllf<.'n.hl'd m IlJrf\lW
<br />\Jlll'~, Jll~ 1t'11J t,J hJ\<.' ,lroll ~tl'ep.,ideJ btelJI
<br />lrlhutJllt',.
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