The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, Volume 22Stephen Denison Peet, J. O. Kinnaman Jameson & Morse, 1900 - America |
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... miles , the observer beholds a strange spectacle . The most conspicuous objects are the lofty and brilliantly - colored cliffs . They stretch their tortuous courses across the land in all directions , yet not without system ; here ...
... miles , the observer beholds a strange spectacle . The most conspicuous objects are the lofty and brilliantly - colored cliffs . They stretch their tortuous courses across the land in all directions , yet not without system ; here ...
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... miles - the chasm of the Colorado , and the canyons of its principal fork , the Green River . By far the greater part of these tributaries are dry during most of the year , and carry water only at the melting of the snow , and during ...
... miles - the chasm of the Colorado , and the canyons of its principal fork , the Green River . By far the greater part of these tributaries are dry during most of the year , and carry water only at the melting of the snow , and during ...
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... miles , and nearly join perpendicularly the Park ranges of Colorado . Of the two portions into which the Plateau Province is thus divided , the southern is much larger . Both have in common the plateau features ; their topographies ...
... miles , and nearly join perpendicularly the Park ranges of Colorado . Of the two portions into which the Plateau Province is thus divided , the southern is much larger . Both have in common the plateau features ; their topographies ...
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... miles long , from five to twelve miles wide , and from 5,000 to 6,000 feet deep . There are in the world valleys which are longer , and a few which are deeper . There are valleys flanked by summits loftier than the palisades of the ...
... miles long , from five to twelve miles wide , and from 5,000 to 6,000 feet deep . There are in the world valleys which are longer , and a few which are deeper . There are valleys flanked by summits loftier than the palisades of the ...
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... miles of atmo- sphere under the impression that they are only so many furlongs . This ap- parent concentration of haze , however , greatly intensifies all the beautiful or mysterious optical effects which are dependent upon the ...
... miles of atmo- sphere under the impression that they are only so many furlongs . This ap- parent concentration of haze , however , greatly intensifies all the beautiful or mysterious optical effects which are dependent upon the ...
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