. Nach Kalifornien und zurück; . wird nie sein. Wenn Sie von Niagaras-Schlucht sagen, daß es tiefgründig ist, was sollen Sie vom Coloradoschasm sagen, das unter Ihren Füßen zu einer Tiefe fast fünfzig mal grösser gähnt? Wenn Sie von der Höhe des Eiffelturms heruntergesehen und ihn als schwindelerregt bezeichnet haben, was sollen Sie sagen, wenn Sie an einem Punkt an den Rand eines Golfes gebracht werden, an dem Sie vielleicht fünf Mal einen Fallenlassen fallen lassen? Und wenn Sie Gesicht, nicht nur eine nar-Reihe runzelige Gash von unglaublicher Tiefe, sondern im Ausland Unterwelt, die bis zum äußersten Horizont reicht und scheint so weit wie die Erde selbst; mit Zahler besetzt
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. To California and back; . d neverwill be. If you say of Niagaras gorge that it isprofound, what shall you say of the Coloradoschasm that yawns beneath your feet to a depthnearly fifty times greater ? If you have lookeddown from the height of the Eiffel tower andcalled it vertiginous, what shall you say whenyou are brought to the verge of a gulf at pointsof which you may drop a plummet five timesas far? And when you face, not a mere nar-row frowning gash of incredible depth, but abroad underworld that reaches to the utter-most horizon and seems as vast as the earthitself; studded with innumerable pyramidalmountains of massive bulk hewn from gaudiestrock-strata, that barely lift the cones and turretsof their crests to the level of the eye ; dividedby purple voids ; banded in vivid colors oftransparent brilliancy that are harmonized byatmosphere and refraction to a marvelousdelicacy; controlled by a unity of idea thatredeems the whole from the menace of over-whclmini; chaos—then, surely, you maybe par- 54 -^4 I. (-neA^ doned if your pen halts in its description. Someattempt, however, has been made in TheGrand Canon of the Colorado River to whichthe reader is referred who can not avail of themagnificent volumes of Powell and Button, anddesires a more intimate knowledge than can bederived from the graceful and eloquent pagesdevoted to the subject in Warners Our Italy.The Grand Canon is sixty-five miles distantfrom Flagstaff by a nearly level road, througha region that presents in turn nearly all thecharacteristic features of Arizona. Except inthe winter months, at which time the journeycan be undertaken only when weather androads are favorable, a tri-weekly stage makesthe trip to the caiion in less than twelve hours, including stop for dinner midway. Passengersquit the stage upon the very rim of the caiion, at the most impressive point, and so long asthey may choose to remain are provided withcomfortable lodgings and excellent meals. CLIFF AND CAVE DWELLINGS. This regi
