New-York tribune., 1873-12-27
which the expedition parsed va. mat In the v,s'. ~"
"L 80. w. Crock cafiop. This IL Described o. TUT

,.,.,r r,.,.ed vas that i'm the vicinity of
s,,nI,ao water Creek cahon. This oescroeo - TUT
bows nv one of the scientists OF inc party
I'VE move at nrs, slowly nslng ing freo9eatIy by
nni DIV some flowing running rom h suS sscent
in direction right angles 70 one 500 feet above the
NOV sSS sTs seed setR with sight rapid q. ssrRS .
fine course between ranges very s na,paed wood
beauty We passed oeoG oi torrents quilted our
na ,h R,, nothing could withdraw our admt"s sveIve
from the mountains GS6mic sands pa'"f Of times larger
than any ever undertaken by human mana easiIss
nie5ed on the higher hills, which were shnpe., o.
iectly like cones and densely covereo n,ay i'm con
ple wh tbe DARK brown rock OF the tops wais.
gatewsys from below curved up 70 i1S ldg ike delight
tss fortacatons around the bsses
arranged sometimes IN series, one apo'e Wv crcel
gigantic .siT and tse RsrfeIt famous ones EryptsI
shaped out OF dark brown ihe.av,P nave
an ana - Se oest mot we ever saw One decares u
even more beautiful than the surrounonksu u "a. of
arae and frghtIul torrent falling at hight angie me
the stream below. few hundred ysrns VIZ. ,,ronas
WSeh our course leads Two hugo sentines guard the
opening. Under the shade OF the rgns we dpSad pd On
ledge 500 feet soove the river perpendicular
rocks TO 1000 feet high towering oyer 10 ,ns
bottom 100 yards wide, until stopped by huge n
dipping perpendcuary into the water sa1otaet - nrsc
Il
or course porthwards and pass over IT, Tie ascent and
descent were both frghtful When reached the top
rho train almost beneath my feet looked no larger tnsn
n pn's mead half-dozen mules In coming down oss
their hold and started headlong down. falling IKE an
arrow until stopped by some,bowder, wnen tnc gr.ns
broke and the packs continued their course 70 tue o
om The remainder of the journey here was re
crossing and recrossng OF the stream 10 neso
declines and get foothod. Metamorphlc coneiomeres
OF Ali kinds were collected here, the most curious eve
saw In the variety Of the minerals aud the shape oi
their crystals. , -. A..
basin was interest though from the nature
of the country gung in the extreme It's mpossipe
10 the variety and grandeur of the scenery anc
the dangerous character OF the trail We were oDieed
TO cross the times and always abreast OF
current dashing furiOusy against the rocks ana Dowd
ers We hadsevera accidents amid stream. losing con
siderable provisions and nearly losing several muies
whose eyes were jsmmed out AT one time
we would be suspended 500 feos .sove the rver
| on a ledge not more than two feet across, snP
| ping on broken rocks, or tumblinz over Ialien
rees at another passing through magnificent groves
pine and aspen, filed with blooming nowers sevefA
times We marched along narrow shore while perpeb'
dioular rocks 900 feet high, were tower
ing such way that the passage beneath them
was attended fearful forebodings lest these greao
rocks should fall and crush Sometimes. In more
open country and further inland dikes 900 feet deep
were arranged In perfect network through the rocks
giving the idea Of rooiess building many miles square
Tho head of the canon Ia guarded by four huge peec'
shaped forts, each with six 10 eight towers Aoeeher
have passed through some OF the Rrandest couhuy
| IN America, fitting gateway 70 the Yellowstone"