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Identifier: marvelsofnewwest1889thay (find matches)
Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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PAINTED COLUMNS tensified, rather than alleviated, by alternate belts of gray. Theyculminate in intensity in the Permian and Lower Trias, where darkbrownish reds alternate with bands of chocolate, purple, and lavender,so deep, rich, and resplendent that a painter would need to be a bold•man to venture toportray them as they are. MARVELS OF NATURE, 55
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Mr. Cozzens, in his Three Years in Arizona and New Mexico,describes the scenes in the district of the Grand Canon of Colorado,which we transfer to our pages. S6 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST. These remarkable formations stand out bold and high, and aresituated on the Santa Rita del Cobre, Arizona. The towers onthe right are singularly artistic, and yet they are not so marvellousas the almost perfect barracks on the left. If men had no hand inthese creations, and invisible spirits were not the workmen, then ourmaterial world must be under the control of as exact laws as thespiritual. Mr. Cozzens, who first brought these sandstone formations to theattention of the public, says : — • We spent several days in this vicinity, during which time wevisited some remarkable sandstone formations near by. We foundabout forty columns, worn by the winds and rains into most singularshapes. One of them measured nearly sixty feet in height, andmore closely resembled an inverted bottle than anything we co

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