. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . l asscenically, the character of the Canyon undergoes 96 IN AND AROUND material chang^e. At its end is a small erodedneedle of red sandstone, which, however, to thosewho have climbed to its base, is an imposingobelisk, larger and more massive than the Washing-ton Monument. This is Dick Pillar, so named in honor of the in-defatigable Rob-ert Dick ofThurso, Scotland,-whose labors inthe old red sand-stone added somuch to the geo-logical knowledgeof his and ourtimes. These plateauxvary in width froma quarter of a m
. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . l asscenically, the character of the Canyon undergoes 96 IN AND AROUND material chang^e. At its end is a small erodedneedle of red sandstone, which, however, to thosewho have climbed to its base, is an imposingobelisk, larger and more massive than the Washing-ton Monument. This is Dick Pillar, so named in honor of the in-defatigable Rob-ert Dick ofThurso, Scotland,-whose labors inthe old red sand-stone added somuch to the geo-logical knowledgeof his and ourtimes. These plateauxvary in width froma quarter of a mileto over a milewide; they aredotted with whatseem, from here,to be patches ofgrass, but whichare juniper and pinion trees from ten to forty feetin height. Each plateau broadens out towards itsbase by a series of steps, clearly marking the strati-fication of the red sandstone down to the so-calledred wall limestone, which is a sheer wall from sevenhundred to one thousand feet high. To form a good idea of the arrangement of theseradiating plateaux, imagine Le Conte Plateau to be. Dick Pillar at the End of GrandScenic Divide. THE GRAND CANYON 97 the wrist of a giant hand with but three Grand Scenic Divide is the easternmost finger,Trail Canyon (down which the Mystic Spring Trailcontinues to the river) is the space between the firstand middle fingers, Hue-tha-wa-li or ObservationPlateau the middle finger, and Mystic SpringPlateau the finger to the west, while Copper Canyondivides these two westernmost fingers. On theedge of Le Conte Plateau, like a great wart betweenthe knuckles of these fingers, is Mount Observa-tion, Hue-tha-wa-li. Hue-tha-vva-li is a mountain between five thou-sand and six thousand feet high, — almost as highas Mount Lowe, above Pasadena, California, orMount Washington in New England, — having itsbase washed by the Colorado River, and yet it ismerely a feature in the vast scene between therocky banks of that river. It is oval in shape, andwhen
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