. To California and back;. to ten thousand feet. The precipitous water-sheds of this titanic land give birth to many impor-tant rivers, such as the Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grandedel Norte, and Grand, whose channels, save wherethey occasionally loiter through the alluvial parks, aremarked by fierce cataracts and gloomy gorges. This Alpine land of prodigious scenery and inspir-iting air, and of phenomenal mineral and agiicultur-al wealth, we now enter upon the west. Every suc-cessive scene is an event, every turn of the way a The canons of the Grand River have not infrequently beenconfounded with
. To California and back;. to ten thousand feet. The precipitous water-sheds of this titanic land give birth to many impor-tant rivers, such as the Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grandedel Norte, and Grand, whose channels, save wherethey occasionally loiter through the alluvial parks, aremarked by fierce cataracts and gloomy gorges. This Alpine land of prodigious scenery and inspir-iting air, and of phenomenal mineral and agiicultur-al wealth, we now enter upon the west. Every suc-cessive scene is an event, every turn of the way a The canons of the Grand River have not infrequently beenconfounded with the Grand Canon of the Colorado River, bytourists who have not visited the latter, in consequent, e of anunfortunate coincidence of names, and further confusion hasresulted from the useof the title Grand Caiion in connectionwith the gorges of the Gunnison and the Arkansas. TheGrand Canon of the Colorado River is entitled by divine rightto a monopoly of the name. It is situated in Arizona, and wasdescribed in Its place. 124. revelation, advancing in ascending- climaxes. Thefirst stage, 120 miles along the valley of the GrandRiver, past Grand Junction, at the confluence of theGunnison, to Glenwood vSprings, serves for introduc-tion. From that point on, specific mention becomesnecessary. GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Where the Grand River issues from somber canon-walls into a mountain-hemmed valley, just above theconfluence of the foaming torrent of Roaring Fork,numerous thermal springs of saline and chalybeatewaters boil from its bed and from its grass coveredbanks, and natural caves are filled with their is Glenwood Springs, lately the resort of Utes,and the home of deer, elk, and bear, which latterhave retreated only to the bordering forest. Young-est of the great watering-places of Colorado, its dis-tinction lies in the extraordinary character and volu-minous flow of the springs, the unique manner inwhich they have been brought into service, and thesuperb hotel, bath-house and
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