The herald., 1894-04-06
The GRAND CANYON.
a Trlp Through That NJ 'st Marveioui
Cleavage.

a rrlp Through That NJ 'st Marvellous
Cleavage.
The greatest, as it is the grandest,
cafion anywhere on the earth'e surface
is that seclion OF the Colorado river bs-
tween the junction Of CIR and and Green
TiVere, aud the Needles, q distance OF
800 miles. These two streams join ut
Fort Morrison, in Southeast Utah, at
the head Of that mighty gorge, which
was fret explored in 1869 by Major
Powell, chiel of the United StateH survey
CORPS. The bold voyagev began his per-
ilous trip from Green River citation on
May gath, accompanied BY party OF
dozen intrepid men and an accomplished
photographer. From the beginning the
accnery was delightful, diversified as II
wac with reaching cliffs dyed In
great variety OF colors, singular lorna
tions and broken lines Of mountains
stretching away into an apparent in
fnity OF distance. Green river enters
the Minta plateau by way of the
Flaming gorge. aud alter circaiang
desert region finds its way out
by way OF the eDlendid canon Of
Lodore. Then following the baee Ut q
range for q few miles, sudden caprice
seiEes ii. Not content with tie terri
Bile cash it has inflicted upon the Mesa
plateau, IL darts vicsously at it once
more and cuts o horseshoe canon In its
flank 270O feet deep, emerging within
half milo OF its entrance. Further
down the KaibRh (Buckskin) plateau
contests the rivers passage, and the re-
suit il chAsm 5000 feet deep. Sixty
miles below is Flaming gorge, 1000 feet
deep, where the walls are atiame with
color and often draw close together like
great seam in the earth. On botn
sides the land is wasted with feverieh
sands and bleak with deHolation. There
are numerous depressions in these re-
gions, the dry beds OF what wore once
rivers, and the whole plateau 10 garish
with rocks over which life giving Hoods
in earlier centuries poured their vivitying
nourishment. But the iriable nature OF
both soil and rock has given wav before
the eroding waters OF Colorado river,
which has constantly deepened its path
the adjacent earth The channel
Is frequently worn more than
5000 feet deep, with stupsndoua banks
terraced and wrought into shapes most
fantastic and at places diabolic. Imag'
inc chasm more than a mile deep, the
bed OF which is tossing, roaring, i'm
petnous food, winding its way In sim
uous course between walle that are
painted with all the pigments known to
nature! What an imposing spectacle;
what scene OF awesome grandeur; !;
what sublime vision of mightinessl
Inaccessible as are these clifts, ne they
now appear. there are scattered in crew
ices far up above the mad river ruins OF
what we're once stone houses. habita'
tions OF Cliff Dwellere, who evidently
sought refuge in these places from their
prosecutors.
But along the entire tortucus route
there are wondrous surprises. in the form
OF caves, temples, spires, cliffs and walks
OF epiendor that at places almost touch
their heads together above the river.
All OF theee marvels OF nature, and
description OF Major Powell'e unparal-
leled trip, are contained in Part oil
Glimpses OF America, o story that is rs
fascinating as an oriental vision, and as
picturesque as imagination conceives OF
fairv-land. The exquisite photographs
in this number include portal OF Grand
river canon, Sylvan falls, Book cliffs.
Triple falls, near Hanco's cabin in
Grand canon OF the Colorado, Ten Mile
pass, Temple Of Isis, Kaibab pinnacles.
Pyramid peak. Horseshoe canon, Echo
Biif ana par, II splif5 5.aseHSaHsV. as1esla
of cliff dwellers, Hance's trail, rotary
snow plow. The descriptions OF these
wonders of nature are 30 many word
pictures. itresistibly charming and mar
yelously realistic. No other author ever
treated the subjects with such sublime
grace and pictureaqueness as has Mr.
Buel in Glimpses OF America hemem-
her that part 4. containing these beRuti-
full photographs, with full descriptive
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