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Show 646 pink cliffs in the plateau at an altitude of 9,000 or 10,000 feet above sea level that forms the rim of the basin. Everything from those cliffs runs down to the Colorado River and on the other side runs to the Sevier River. During the course of the second Major Powell Expedition, while going down the river, they frequently climbed out of the canyon to do topographical work and geological examinations. The directions from the Govern-ment called for an examination for at least twelve miles on each side of the river and these directions were carried out. R. 1555. The character of the country surrounding Catar-act Canyon and Glen Canyon on both sides of the river is barren -- absolutely barren for miles. In fact, along on the canyon the immediate region in very rugged and barren except on the Kaibab where they have a beautiful forest. This is practically the character of all of the country from Gunnison Crossing [ Greenriver, Utah] clear down to Lees Ferry. There is practically no vegetation along Glen Canyon and back for miles along each side. The only vegetation noticed was a few bunches of grass in some little hollow where the sand accumulates. the rock is very friable, soft rock; and every time there is a rain storm the surface is washed off so nothing can grow. R. 1556. As a young man he had experience with boats on the Niagara River, as he was brought up at Buffalo and fre-quently went down the Niagara as far as Grand Island, which |
