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Since we left the Colorado Chiquito we have seen no evidences that
the tribe of Indians inhabiting the plateaus on either side ever
come down to the river; but about eleven o'clock to-day we discover
an Indian garden at the foot of the wall on the right, just where a
little stream with a narrow flood plain comes down through a side
canyon. Along the valley the Indians have planted corn, using for
irrigation the water which bursts out in springs at the foot of the
cliff. The corn is looking quite well, but it is not sufficiently
advanced to give us roasting ears; but there are some nice green
squashes. We carry ten or a dozen of these on board our boats and
hurriedly leave, not willing to be caught in the robbery, yet
excusing ourselves by pleading our great want. -from "August 26"
Sometimes published under the name The Exploration of the Colorado
River and Its Canyons, but more properly known by its original
title, Canyons of the Colorado is the gripping personal account of
the first navigation of the Colorado River, in 1869, by the man who
led the journey. American geologist and explorer JOHN WESLEY POWELL
(1834-1902), head of the Powell Geographic Expedition and later
director of the U.S. Geological Survey, here regales us with the
thrilling tale of the ten-man team and its assignment to map the
last unmapped regions of the western territories of the United
States. The highlight of their three-month trip: the first known
river journey through the wildness of the Grand Canyon. This
replica of the 1895 edition includes all the original halftone
illustrations. A classic of real-life adventure literature, it
continues to captivate armchair explorers today.
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