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.

ALL FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES.

By C. B. WALKER.

R. T. ROOT, PUBLISHER.
BURLINGTON, IOWA.