New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29

4es. fnaUv finding an entrance 70 the mys-
terious Grand Gulch An almost sheer oesceii'
4 eight hundred feet, accomplished by Wlnolhs
hack and forth upon Lodges Of slippery rock ana
tropping gradually, put the whole pack tram
out Of commission. Two days were lost III re-
operation.
Once IN Grand Gulch, there IS no way Of get
-ng out, except by following the canyon el'her
4 its mouth OF back TO its source Following
canyon TO its mouth is q feat thal hao
been accomplished. Trails were cut
1ush the thick growth Of shrubbery, and
where tie rocky bed Of the canyon fell away d
-7,de gangvay Of rock was built for the passage
n The rars-s 70 the next level. Oftentimes
great powders were dumped into the canyon
rom hundreds of feet above TO form new
trail or irnprovised stairway
High Ell in the lodges and caVerns OF the
sandstone walls are cliff dwellings Lone hahi-
-atio-7s crew into villages and villages into
cites. as the party neared the mouth OF the
CANYON. A. the gulch deepened the secreted
homes af he ancient inhabitants were found
higher and higher IT. the rocks. with tie only
means Of entrance wiped away entirely An
IDEAL place 10 avoid discovery and attack buried
J IN q rocky canyon in an almost inaccessible
rs-r r The world the cliff dwellings form de-
tails o wonderful canyon picture Grand
! Gulgh may be called half-sister e the Grand
Canyon cf the Colorado since il Is in the same
! reief l,grlood and closely resembles that great
wonder.
Emerging from Grand Gulch the party came
| upon the low lying banks Of the san Juan
River. On all side. Of the guch and the river
the rocky walls rise g a height of one thousand
feet OF more. The stream is sluggish, swift and
! III
black euIcksand at fearful rate Of speed, ana
Nsing as dangerous
Might Gulch empties into the San Juan
south side a few miles west of the Grand
Gulch, and 10 reach il hazardous task
that meant q day Of dangerous work once IN
Moonlight, il Was easy travelling Up the canyon
10 Buff Monumental Valley lies between
Moonlight and Bluff. Great columns OF REQ
sandstone rise 10 splendid heights out Of tht
sage brush and the greasewood The pro
posed park lies close TO the western edge OF tii'
Navajo Indian reservation and covers
plateau that dips from the north base Of NaNaJ'
] Mountain. From the top of the Blues, a"al
70 The north Monumental Valley resembles tn
factory district II great city, with It's my 1a'
clli1.lneys pointing upward and here ana 'isI
gigantic structures of gro;esqUe shape
! On the horizon l-stihuled train seems I
Be skiInrlirg along bat It is nothing more tha'
q sandstone -s..ge ahich the erosion Of cen
tlries has SHAPED into the appearance Of
train A battIesf.ip stands OUT in bold relle
against the SKY. The closest tunnels and IN
steel mast rise from Z superstructure built owe
!, 2 deck of tastions and turrets- Here is Rus
: sian monument. set a pedestal hundreds G
feet high. and beyond runs a long vista OF tuI
refs and piles set against a background OF WIG
IL romantic castle walls. splendid orsa
: commands instant admiration. II is four hui
: ldred feet high and the imaginary reeds an
: iS.-es may be seen for miles This wonder1'
ton IS different from al the rest, stand
zone on a broad expanse Of uninVitlr
i6esa-r and inspires awe for the renarkao
= forces responsible for its construction
v OF toward the Great "hi'e Mes" aiiu =