The Natural History is preserved here.

I have North but no house, East but no sunrise, I have West but no gun, South but no mouth. What am I?

Has cities with no houses standing tall, Has rivers with no water at all. Has mountains with no trees in sight, But can help guide you day and night.

Remove my last two for abbreviated golden state Or drop my first for sibling of a street, a lane, a way But really I'm a mouth of dark uncertainty agape

Two sides stand apart, but I bring them near, cross over me and the way becomes clear.