The Romance of Modern Exploration, With Descriptions of Curious Customs, Thrilling Adventures And Interesting Discoveries of Explorers in All Parts of the World;
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At the entrance the wall rose a few hundred feet only ; but after three days of difficult travelling their height had increased to nearly two-thirds of a mile. Soon the Little Colorado was seen, a small, muddy stream, entering through a side canon on the left. A month's rations now remained — and the Grand Canon. 326 KOMANCE OF A GREAT RIVER "We have," writes Major Powell in his diary, "an unknown distance yet to run ; an unknown river yet to explore. What falls there are we know not, what rock...s beset the channel we know not, what walls rise over the river we know not. The men talk as cheerfully as ever ; jests are bandied about freely this morning, but to me the cheer is sombre and the jests are ghastly." The mile-high cliffs on either side added to their anxiety, making them feel so far from the outside world above. Yet no serious difficulty was met until they reached the First Granite Gorge, where the rough sides caused the water to be very troubled. "The same day on which they entered the granite " — this is Mr.
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