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| EDWARD K. MATHER, C. E. | ORIN L. KIPP, C. E. |
| Managing Engineer | Associate Engineer |
| 311 Western National Bank Building | MITCHELL, S. D. |
Souvenir Map and Guide for Tourists in the
BLACK HILLS
of South Dakota
| The Mitchell Pub. Co., Mitchell, S. D. | Copyright, 1913, by Edward K. Mather, C. E. |
The possibility of motoring through various sections of the Black Hills forpleasure and business has long been known. The idea is new, however, ofselecting good automobile routes to reach the larger cities and points ofscenic interest in this region, and of platting the same as a guide to the strangerwho may be easily lost amid the windings and branchings of the roads inforest, mining camp or city. The strenuous efforts of various localities andcounties along these routes to improve them during the last two years has made them nowsuch as may be travelled with pleasure.
The natural scenery on a scale majestic in size, yet of readily appreciated magnitude; theproximity of the primitive forest to the noise and rush of the mining or industrial center; thestrange thoughts on realizing that here lies the richest tract one hundred miles square on earth,all serve to make the trip through the Black Hills a memorable one; even to him who has traveledfar and near across ocean, desert sands or broad plains in search of nature’s beauty spots.
From a personal standpoint, the renewed vigor, and quieted nerves that result fromrest among such pleasant surroundings, breathing pure air, laden with the odor of the pines,bathing in or drinking mineral waters all make it a trip well worth while.
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