. Dans et autour du Grand Canyon ; Le Grand Canyon du fleuve Colorado en Arizona . et image unique. I6 DANS ET AUTOUR (/) piliers de l'érosion aucun chapitre consacré au bord du Canyonserait complet qui n'a pas réussi à appeler l'attention particulière aux nombreux piliers de l'érosion qui peut-être trouvé tout le long de Lees Ferry pour Peach - Springs. Seulement une brewof les plus importantde ces peut être hommes-titré et picturedhere. Aucune de toutes alors a t u re -sc u1p t u redpiriles dépasse l'autel Shinumo, trouvé sur la rose sud du Canyonabout de marbre à mi-chemin entre Lees Ferryet l'embouchure de la Little Co

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. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . and unique picture. ii6 IN AND AROUND (/) Pillars of Erosion No chapter devoted to the rim of the Canyonwould be complete that failed to call particularattention to the many Pillars of Erosion which maybe found all along from Lees Ferry to Peach -Springs. Only a fewof the most importantof these can be men-tioned and picturedhere. None of all then a t u re -sc u1p t u redpillars surpasses theShinumo Altar, foundon the southern brinkof the Marble Canyonabout midway be-tween Lees Ferryand the mouth of theLittle Colorado. Itis of a rich red Per-mian sandstone, andthe ascending stepsof the strata easily lead one to the thought thatit was constructed to be climbed, and that on itssummit a secret altar may be found. At Ute (Moran) Point is a round tower of chertylimestone detached from the main wall, which is agrand specimen of natures erosive work. An even more striking example is the Split Cliffnear Comanche (Bissell) Point. Here it seems asif a vast mass of the upper strata had split off. /Z. Shinumo Altar — MarbleCanyon. THE GRAND CANYON 117 from the main wall, and was slightly tilted towardsthe river. Five miles west of Paiuti (Grand View) Point aretwo of the most striking and individualistic speci-mens of erosion with which I am familiar. Thesepillars stand, one oneach side of a greatamphitheatre, likeguardian giants, to pro-tect the recess fromintrusion. One of themis shaped like a hammer, and is large enough tobe the weapon of a god, so I have named it ThorHammer. The other isa little less striking, , and is named PompeyPillar. In one portion ofEvolution Amphi-theatre, where thewagon road from Bass Camp to Havasupai Point first touches it, are anumber of these pillars of erosion. This is averitable Land of Standing Rocks, and will affordgreat pleasure to those who care to examine itclosely. Looking across from Surprise Outlook to DuttonPoint, the canyon behind it will be observed. Th

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