First Through the Grand Canyon |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page 23
... piled up huge cinder - cones , that stand along the fissures , red , brown , and black , naked of vegetation , and conspicuous landmarks , set , as they are , in contrast to the bright , varie- gated rocks of sedimentary origin . These ...
... piled up huge cinder - cones , that stand along the fissures , red , brown , and black , naked of vegetation , and conspicuous landmarks , set , as they are , in contrast to the bright , varie- gated rocks of sedimentary origin . These ...
Page 50
... pile of broken rocks lying between the foot of the cliff and the water . Some of the rocks broken down from the ledge above have tumbled into the channel and caused this fall . One great cubical block , thirty or forty feet high ...
... pile of broken rocks lying between the foot of the cliff and the water . Some of the rocks broken down from the ledge above have tumbled into the channel and caused this fall . One great cubical block , thirty or forty feet high ...
Page 70
... pile of huge angular fragments . On these we build a path for a quarter of a mile , to a small sand beach covered with drift - wood , through which we clear a way for several hundred yards , then continue the trail on over another pile ...
... pile of huge angular fragments . On these we build a path for a quarter of a mile , to a small sand beach covered with drift - wood , through which we clear a way for several hundred yards , then continue the trail on over another pile ...
Page 75
... projecting from the cliffs and piles of boulders in the channel , it requires excessive labor and much care to prevent their being dashed against the rocks or breaking away . Sometimes we are compelled THE CANYON OF LODORE 75.
... projecting from the cliffs and piles of boulders in the channel , it requires excessive labor and much care to prevent their being dashed against the rocks or breaking away . Sometimes we are compelled THE CANYON OF LODORE 75.
Page 91
... pile was built a long time ago . This line of peaks , the eastern extension of the Uinta Mountains , has received the name of Sierra Escalanti , in honor of a Spanish priest , who traveled in this region of country nearly a century ago ...
... pile was built a long time ago . This line of peaks , the eastern extension of the Uinta Mountains , has received the name of Sierra Escalanti , in honor of a Spanish priest , who traveled in this region of country nearly a century ago ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afternoon alcoves altitude bank barometer basalt beautiful boat box-elders Bradley brink broken cañon walls Captain Powell channel chute cliffs climb Colorado Colorado Chiquito Colorado River comes cottonwood crags creek crevice cross curve deep dinner distance drift east Emma Dean explore fall farther feet high filled foot gorge Grand Cañon granite Green Green River gulch head HORACE KEPHART hour Howland hundred feet Indians Jacob Hamblin John Wesley Powell Kanab land ledges look miles Mormon missionary morning moun mountain mouth narrow night oars overhanging park pass peaks pile pines places plateau portage Powell pull quiet rapid reach Rio Virgen river turns rocks rolls sand sandstone seems seen shelf side cañons slope soon springs stand Stone Shirt summit swift tains tell terrace thousand feet to-day Uinta Uinta Mountains valley vertical walk Wasatch Mountains waves Whirlpool