Eureka Reporter | 1904-04-01 | Page 4 | My Western Land

MY LAND great western land whose mighty breast between two oceans finds its rest beg rt by storms on either side and washed by strong pacific tide ahe knowledge of thy wondrous birth gaye balance to the rounded earth in sea of darkness thou stand now first in light my western land in thee the olive and the vine unite with hemlock and with pine in purest white the southern rose repeats the spotless northern snows arouni the zone a belt of maize rejoices in the sun s hot rays and all that nature could command she heaped on thee my western land great western land whose touch makes tree ad ance to perfect liberty till r shall make thy sov reign might and every wrong be crushed from sight beho d thy day thy time is here thy people great w th naught to tear god hold thee in his strong right hand my we 1 beloved western land carol ne hazard in home mission mag az ne ea