The Romance of the Colorado River
The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations,
and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of
the
Great Canyons
Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
PREFACE
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX
"No sluggish tide congenial to the glooms:
This, as it frothed by, might have been a bath
For the fiend's glowing hoof - - "
Browning
To my friends and comrades of the Colorado River Expedition of 1871 and 1872 in grateful
remembrance.
PREFACE
Early in 1871, when Major Powell* was preparing for his second descent through the canyons of the
Green and Colorado rivers, he was besieged by men eager to accompany him; some even offered to pay
well for the privilege. It was for me, therefore, a piece of great good fortune when, after an interview in
Chicago with the eminent explorer, he decided to add me to his small party. I was very young at the time,
but muscular and healthy, and familiar with the handling of small boats. The Major remarked that in the
business before us it was not so much age and strength that were needed as "nerve," and he evidently
believed I had enough of this to carry me through. Certainly in the two-years, continuous work on the
river and in the adjacent country I had some opportunity to develop this desirable quality. I shall never
cease to feel grateful to him for the confidence reposed in me. It gave me one of the unique experiences of
my life, - an experience which, on exactly the same lines, can never be repeated within our borders. Now,
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