. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. MOUNTAIN SCULPTURE. 271 portion carried away by erosion. It is evident that the drainage of each table is against the cliff; and every cliff, therefore, recedes partly. Fig. 244.—Bird's-eye View of the Terrace Canon (after Powell). by under-cntting by a river and partly by rain-wash on its face. In some cases, where the lifting of the strata was dome-like, the receding. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and a


. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. MOUNTAIN SCULPTURE. 271 portion carried away by erosion. It is evident that the drainage of each table is against the cliff; and every cliff, therefore, recedes partly. Fig. 244.—Bird's-eye View of the Terrace Canon (after Powell). by under-cntting by a river and partly by rain-wash on its face. In some cases, where the lifting of the strata was dome-like, the receding. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.


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