Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries: Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Monograph
By: John Wesley Powell
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Abstract
In the summer of 1867, with a small party of naturalists, students, and amateurs like myself, I visited the mountain region of Colorado Territory. While in Middle Park, I explored a little cañon, through which the Grand River runs, immediately below the well-known watering-place, "Middle Park Hot Springs." Later in the fall I passed through Cedar Cañon, the gorge by which the Grand leaves the park. The result of the summer's study was to kindle a desire to explore the cañons of the Grand, Green, and Colorado Rivers, and the next summer I organized an expedition with the intention of penetrating still farther into that cañon country.
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Powell, J.W., 1875, Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries: Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: Monograph, xi, 291 p.; 2 Plates: 57 x 77 cm. and 57 x 50 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/70039238.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries: Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution |
| Series title | Monograph |
| Subseries | U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039238 |
| Year Published | 1875 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region |
| Description | xi, 291 p.; 2 Plates: 57 x 77 cm. and 57 x 50 cm. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado;Utah;Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Cedar Canyon;Colorado River;Grand River;Green River;Uinta Mountains |