. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. i8 Catnps in the Rockies, A word or two before I close must be devoted to the questions anent some topographical points. I have said that the Colorado offers an exceptionally rich field for geological research. To a person studying the physical geography of the country without a knowledge of its geology, it would seem very strange that the river should cut through vast chains of mountains, when, a
. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. i8 Catnps in the Rockies, A word or two before I close must be devoted to the questions anent some topographical points. I have said that the Colorado offers an exceptionally rich field for geological research. To a person studying the physical geography of the country without a knowledge of its geology, it would seem very strange that the river should cut through vast chains of mountains, when, apparently, it might have passed around them, on one side or the other, where the mountains are but hills, existing valleys offering ready channels. The first explanation suggesting itself is, that it followed previously formed fissures through the different ranges. But this, the modern school of geolo- gists tells us, would be incorrect, for proofs are abundant that the river cut its ovi'n channel, that the canyons are so-called gorges of erosion. If, again, we ask, why did not the stream avoid these huge obstructions altogether, rather than pass through them ? the answer is, that the river was there before the mountains were formed; not before the rocks of which the mountains are composed were deposited, but before the formations were, to quote Major Powell, " folded so as to make mountain ranges. Professor Newberry, who first examined this region, in his report on the geology of the country, observes, concerning the creation of the great gorges : " Having constantly this question in mind, and examining with all possible care the structure of the great canyons which we entered, I everywhere found evidence of the exclusive action of water in their formation. The opposite sides of even the deepest chasms showed perfect correspondence of strati- fication, and nowhere displacement,'' and this would of by chance, instilled the requisite spirit of adventure into u^y of my
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