Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

as 10 the side canyon which had. been
mistaken by Captain Marcy for the
| main stream.
| hour flls morning, and proceeded on M
| ihn river FOR several MILES, when we
| foiiud a large nfiiuent putting IN from
tle north, and, after travellna few miles
further We passed many more small tfih-
utarlcs, which caused the main stream q
| cDnlracs inpo the narrow channel u ouly
twenty fcetl and It's bod, which from IT,
cylineuee With the Mississippi TO this
place with the exception Of a ridge Of
/ ROCKS which crosses Ii near JoueshOro,
IN Teza0 had been sand, suddenly
changed to rock, with The water. which
befJre had been turbid, flowing clear and
| rgidy over w and, much 10 oar de-
liehi, !, was entirely free from salts.
/ This WIS certainly an unlocked for lux
llry, a. We had everywhere before ihis
! found y exceedingly unpalatghle:
and Following ~ for two mllcs the tor
! tnoiis o9urse Of tho gorge, we reached Q
pont whGre i became 80 much INSTRUCTED
with huge piles Of rock, that we were
Obliged 10 leave our horses and Chamber
NJ fhe remainder Of the distance on
foot.
The gigantic escarpmets Of sandstone
rising 10 the dddy height OF 500 feet
upon each side, gradually closed IN until
they were only few yards apart, and
finally united overhead, leaving a long
narrow corridor beneath. at the base Of
which the head gnrng of the principal or
main branch " Red river takes ~ rise.
This spring bursts out from Ms cavernoue
reservoir and, lcnping down over the
huge masses VI rock below, here COM
ineuces its lmg Journey to unitr with the
other tributaries IN making the Mississippi
the uOhlcst river In the universe.
On climbing nm Ia fle summit of the
% Il
we found ourselves on the level plain Of
the "Llauo Estncado." which spreads
out from here IN one uninterrupted desert
10 dc bnse Of the mountains east Of the
Rio Gmndr Tho geographical position
0f dhis point. M determined by courses
AMI distances from the Mace where We
lefi the wagons. T. In latitude M degrees.
- mlnutns uprth. and iongitn1e 1O8 do.
rrcog. minurog N seconds vest and
Us aupr0ximaic elevation al5oye Tho sea.
a. determined by frequent ma careful
bar1meirir observations. a. o4EO feet
Tfs descrfption c1nnot pogsibly apply
10 Inc bcnd OF Abe mnin CANYON. for tl.c
roppnu ihnt II doo4 mott extend 10 the head
NJ ihc river ly many miles. and between
tho lid bluffs before reociinr the head
tbsrr h ma such f,orge ns IA, rcpres0nte
nor J5ps tbe Lieb uIntenu ~ m, Stakod
plnlus bopin Immediately above ne falls.
Five niites hollow thn le1d az no main
cnuyon IL i4 about 400 feet deop. pnd do.
croNsps iu dpDth until nj ths final or
main fails et Ito head. II 4. only agO foet.
Thr falls arc over he Triagsie sand.
stones. belpg opiv irly foot Tho other
formations. composed Of tbe softer Trr.
tinrr. llp back from ibn ode. ~ tho amid.
| stone prcclpico. mnkipg n ennvon al lc,st
| 100 yprds Wide oytcnding for many
miles 10 tlo westward Bnj GRADUALLY de.
rrensins, in dcrtb Cenvon tyN,
/ twelve miles above ME fail. 4 a brond
/ anon valley ytiD ~ rnnst'nt tntur,ing
| .f,eam ~ ,,,t1r ,i,"rt .nyeniy e,n W.
| below f,o surfn,e M ti,. nIoins
THO onlv piaCe whore tbr Jesc-;ption or
| Cant Narrv is nj nll nnnIicniis ~ M tbe
lcid az Ifsfs, ('nny,n lriiwtnry ~ C9n-
| Won Cit6 which T. "a trihutnry NJ palo