The Coconino sun., 1921-11-11


 the Colorado; but even when you see it and even climb by tortuous trails to its depths, you get no idea of it's vastness and grandeur, it is so inn mense.
 It is the biggest hole on earth with a boiling torrent at it's bottom. It is, in fact, a complicated system of CO., lossal canyons. It is thing of enor- nous proportions. The mighty mag nitude of its awful abyss astounds one.
 It is 500 miles long. Due to a let ting down in the canyon walls, it is divided into three major canyons (div- isions), and several minor ones. The major ones are Marble, Glen, and Grand Canyons, all with wayys of dig zy heights. Grand Canyon is 217 miles long and contains 1000 square miles within its rim. Moreover, the National Grand Canyon reserve con- tains 100000 acres. The walls of the canyon from the muddy water in its depth to the rim is higher than many Eiffel towers, the highest build ing in the world, placed on top of each other. It is higher than eleven Washington monuments placed end to end. Fifty New York Cities could be placed within it without filling it up. The area of the whole canyon is over 16,000 square miles, or as large as the whole of Switzerland, or the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Niagara is a tiny waterfall in comparison with this canyon. Many Yosemites could be thrown into it without making any impression. It is titanic royal gorge, a titanic space where only the gods dwell. It is the waterway of the gods. It is Gods stupendous master piece on earth.
 It is the work of the gnawing forces of nature, the chisel of the ages. It is terraced upwards from the abyss, or, in reverse order, it is abyssmal terraces. It is a wilderness of archi- tectual forms, towers, domes, mos ques, pinnacles, minarets, obelisks, palaces, cathedrals, Chinese pagodas, temples, altars, balconies, castles. Its carving is stupendous, with walls that stand out in wafer-like layers of rocks.
 It stretches out before one like stupendous panorama. It is a scenic banquet, in fact, the scenic marvel of the entire world, which astonishes and bewilders. It is thing of divinely wrought grandeur, thing of stupend- ous glories. It is as spectral as dream, the most spectacular phenom- enon known. It is a carnival of the gods, for never on earth could such glory be revealed It is a prodigious symmetrical edifice. Its grandeur is appalling and unearthly. It is a chasm of color, a thing of enchantment and enhancement.
 It is marvellous scene, an enchant- ed spot. It is thing of transcend ent, ineffable, impossible beauty, thing of enchanting loveliness. It is a perpetual play of color. It is promised land, an anticipated para disc, or a celestial inferno bathed in soft tint and hues. It has more form and beauty than one could dream of even in his most enchanted moments. It is as if wrought under some untold spell of enchantment. It is thing of thousand special forms, brilliant, undescribable, which show mirage-like in the distance. It is a thing of ad- miration and astonishment. It is marvellous creation of nature before which one stands awestruck and over whelmed. It is the most unique sight in the world. It is a gulf of awful depths of pale blue, transparent ether in which is submerged unspeakable, undescribable sublimity.
 It is thing of gorgeous coloring of stupendous quality. Before one the terrific abyss yawns and darkens; and magical heights glow with irridescent fire, like mysterious spendors of the titanic underworld, or the spacious harmonies which give form to one's dream of heaven.
 It is as delicate and evanescent as a cloud wreath. It has the color scheme of the rainbow, a rainbow tinted canyon. It is the glory and freshness of dream, palpitating, changing, flaming, throbbing sea of color. There are colors in all shades and hues, both delicate and strong, silvery gray, rose, blue, vermillion, rose-reds, greens, amber, gold, mot tied sable, ermine white, purple, in- tense royal purple ivory, Pompeiion reds and yellows, Tyrian purple, light