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Chapter 26

           Theengineerdidnottrytoovercometheobstacle,andhewaswise.Hewouldhavecrushedthefirstbuffaloes,nodoubt,withthecow-catcher;butthelocomotive,howeverpowerful,wouldsoonhavebeenchecked,thetrainwouldinevitablyhavebeenthrownoffthetrack,andwouldthenhavebeenhelpless.

           Thebestcoursewastowaitpatiently,andregainthelosttimebygreaterspeedwhentheobstaclewasremoved.Theprocessionofbuffaloeslastedthreefullhours,anditwasnightbeforethetrackwasclear.Thelastranksoftheherdwerenowpassingovertherails,whilethefirsthadalreadydisappearedbelowthesouthernhorizon.

           Itwaseighto’clockwhenthetrainpassedthroughthedefilesoftheHumboldtRange,andhalf-pastninewhenitpenetratedUtah,theregionoftheGreatSaltLake,thesingularcolonyoftheMormons.

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