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OVER THE HEIGHTS AND INTO THE DEEPS OF WONDERLAND.—Through
the portals of Black Cañon—Astounding views along Gunnison
River—Chippeta Falls and Currecanti Needle—A sight of
Fossil Ridge and the Cone of Ouray—The trip over Marshall
Pass—The terrible mightiness of the Royal Gorge—Hanging
Bridge—The tempestuously craggy route between Ironton and
Ouray—Marvelous engineering skill—Weirdly savage Animas
Cañon—A railroad balcony 1,500 feet above the river—A
flight high as the eagle’s—Kit Carson’s Exploits in Cañon
de Chelle—The awesomeness of Toltec Gorge—A parade-ground
of Nature’s Idols—Looking down upon the world—Blooming
flowerland of San Luis Park—Down through Comanche Cañon—A
side trip to ruined pueblos and cliff dwellings in New
Mexico—Something about an extinct race—The Grave of Kit
Carson—Some history of remarkable interest—The ancient
Pueblo Indians and their dwellings—Magnificent ruins of
the Casa Grandes—Montezuma’s Palace—Evidences of a walled
and towered city—Prehistoric man in New Mexico, 113-152

CHAPTER VI.

ACROSS THE CACTUS DESERT INTO CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN LAND.—The
Zuni plateau—Approach to the Grand Cañon of the Colorado—A
scene of overpowering sublimity—A Mohave Village—Death
Valley—From sterility to fertility—Monterey and its
attractions—A visit to the Lick Observatory and the great
telescope—In and around San Francisco—The Seals’ Sporting
Grounds—The Mariposa grove of big trees—A trip through the
wondrous valley of the Yosemite—A stage journey through a
region of incomparable grandeur—Wonders and curiosities of
the Yosemite—Falls of extraordinary beauty and peaks of
amazing height—The Calaveras big trees—The journey from
Ogden to California—Across the great American desert—
Indian camps along the way—The Humboldt Palisades—Lake
Tahoe—The sad story of the Donner party—Along the lofty
crest of American Cañon—Giant’s Gap and Cape Horn—The
beautiful Sacramento Valley, 153-192