Excerpt from Legends-Historic, or Smith River in Verse His publication 18. A-record o. -legends and incidents - an impor tant part of our country histoi'y - which have come to the author a? in a research of: over.a thirdofga century in the far-west which he designed for a chapter of western history in prose that he hoped to write as a matter of pastime, bin-tithe embarrassment of the Auditorium project, of which he was a zealous promoter, has induced him, as a last resort, to offer this quaint portfolio in verse for the benefit of this mag nificent temple of amusement with the hope of finishing and furnishing the same, the entire proceeds of this edition having been dedicated to this purpose. The consummation of an end so desirable is to all lovers of oratory, music and the drama, and to all devotees to the muse, Terp sichore, Who rules the enchanting song and dance, an apology ample for the story being told in rhyme, it being in harmony with the pur pose sought. It possesses the spice of brevity and of being up to the life of its times. In the unraveling of the story of man's occupation of one little portion of the earth's surface a large amount of historic data is brought into use which gives the work an interest far beyond that of the locality where its scenes are laid. It is not a mere romance, but is true so far as it is possible to decipher the truth from the records traced by the cycles of time on the face of nature. The descriptions, which may seem overdrawn, are but tame in the eyes of the writer as compared with the scenic beauty they attempt to portray, the splendor of which neither the inspiration of the brush nor cunning'of the pencil can convey an adequate idea. TH E. Author. 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."