 | James Richardson - 1873 - 310 страници
...crystals of various tints. This rare formation occurs frequently in the great basin. CHAPTER VIIT. THE GRAND CANON AND THE FALLS. NO language," says...The fearful descent into this terrific canon," Mr. Laugford adds, " was accomplished with great difficulty by Messrs. Hauser and Stickney, at a point... | |
 | Nathaniel Pitt Langford - 1905 - 210 страници
...relieve that tension of the nerves which the scene has excited, and with a grateful heart you would thank God that he had permitted you to gaze unharmed upon this majestic display of his handiwork. But as it is, the spirit of man sympathizes with the deep gloom of the scene, and the... | |
 | Nathaniel Pitt Langford - 1905 - 210 страници
...relieve that tension of the nerves which the scene has excited, and with a grateful heart you would thank God that he had permitted you to gaze unharmed upon this majestic display of his handiwork. But as it is, the spirit of man sympathizes with the deep gloom of the scene, and the... | |
 | James Richardson (Geologist) - 1912 - 304 страници
...crystals of various tints. This rare formation occurs frequently in the great basin. CHAPTER VEIL IHB GRAND CANON AND THE FALLS. NO language," says Dr....with great difficulty by Messrs. Hauser and Stickney, ab a point about two miles below the falls. By trigonometrical measurement they found the chasm at... | |
 | 1915 - 956 страници
...relieve that tension of the nerves which the scene has excited, and with a grateful heart you would thank God that he had permitted you to gaze unharmed upon this majestic display of his handiwork. But as it is, the spirit of man sympathizes with the deep gloom of the scene, and the... | |
 | John Warfield Simpson - 1999 - 422 страници
...gurgling river, if you could see a living tree in the depth beneath you, if a bird would fly past . . . you would rise from your prostrate condition and thank...gaze, unharmed, upon this majestic display of natural architecture."9 Despite Langford's reverence for Yellowstone's natural features, his concern centered... | |
 | 1910 - 536 страници
...relieve that tension of the nerves which the scene has excited, and with a grateful heart you would thank God that he had permitted you to gaze unharmed upon this majestic display of his handiwork. But as it is. the spirit of man sympathizes with the deep gloom of the scene, and the... | |
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The sense of danger with which it impresses you is harrowing in the extreme. You feel the absence of sound, the oppression of absolute silence. If you could only hear that gurgling river, if you could see a living tree in the depth beneath you, if a bird... 