ppi rivethat can benefit the amn people and to build the railroad. connecting the mississippi river to the pacific ocean. d they were not here to protect yellowstone. they were here to tearuringat to shreds in the name of progress. something happened during the three-month journey. this place it did something to them and got inside of them. and slowly but surely started to change their minds. and that s why it is still here. yes. she is still here.ston