~ ..... . ·::~;H1fi~ . . . ~;-i . .. : .. ,' Settlement of the west ern plains and pmirirs was very hazardous until the coming of the first transconti - nental ra ilway. The " iron horse" sounded the death knell of Indian opposition to "the advance of the white n'l(/n. The railroad made the conquest of the \Vest peaceful. The train not only tooh passengers safely to their deslination, but also carried their prod - ucts 10 the markets. The great western region owes its modern civilization chiefly to the railroad . The Glasses
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