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Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height

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Title:
Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height
Description:
Descriptive legend of view no. 12: Camp Beauty, Cañon de Chelle, N.M. Leaving old Fort Defiance, the trail for 35 miles traverses a dry and desert plateau and then abruptly descends into this cañon, which, from the grandeur of its walls and the green growth of vegetation on its fertile bottom, is of unrivaled beauty. This narrow gorge, about one-fourth of a mile in width, is the principal home of the Navajo Indians, whose squaws cultivate the alluvial soil, raising corn, melons, peaches, and vegetables. From this secure fold their numerous flocks of sheep are driven out upon the neighboring plains to graze, returning at times for water and shelter. The walls are of sandstone, almost or quite vertical, 1,200 feet in height, of a vermilion color blending into a dark brown, whose effect is very beautiful in the sunshine. The three shafts of rock upon the right are 1,000 feet high, standing in an isolated group in the center of the canon. The columnar formation is also represented in the valley by the "Explorer's Column," a pillar of equal altitude with these, which is remarkable for its regular formation and narrow base. At Camp Beauty, where tents are seen in the foreground on the left, five lateral cañons branch in all directions from the main gorge, making this the center of a star of six rays. The word chelle is pronounced as if spelled chay-e.
Photographer:
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Publisher:
United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers
Date:
[1873] (created)
[1876] (issued)
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Expedition photographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Photographs of the American West
Series:
Photographs From Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian > Photographs from geographical explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, expeditions of 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874, with descriptive text - under command of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engrs
Places:
Arizona > Apache (county) > Chelly, Canyon de (area)
Extent:
1 photographic print : albumen ; image 21 x 28 cm., on mount 41 x 51 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cf95jc49c
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Washington, D.C.] : War Dept., Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
On item: War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Geographical Explorations and Surveys. West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1873. Under Command of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engrs.
Plate number: No. 12
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Accession #:
PAW4.074
Call #:
Cab.78.15.4 (no longer used)