THE "THREE FORKS"-MADISON, GALLATIN AND JEFFERSON RIVERS, FORMING THE MISSOURI, NEAR STERLING, MONTANA.

THE

MISSISSIPPI

VALLEY,

AND

PREHISTORIC EVENTS:

GIVING AN

ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL FORMATION AND EARLY
CONDITION OF THE GREAT VALLEY OF ITS

VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE: OF ITS FIRST
INHABITANTS, THE MOUND BUILDERS.

ITS MINERAL TREASURES

AND AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENTS.

UNIVERSITY O

ALL FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES OTA

By C. B. WALKER.

R. T. ROOT, PUBLISHER.

BURLINGTON, IOWA.