The romance of the Colorado River : the story of its discovery in 1540, with an account of the later explorations, and with special reference to the voyages of Powell through the line of the great canyons (1903)
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 · New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 79
Rio del Tizon 29 went west, following native guides for 150 leagues (412^ miles) in all, and at length reached a country inhabited by giant nat¬ ives who, in order to keep warm in the chill autumn air, car¬ ried about with them a firebrand. From this circumstance, Diaz called the large river he… … An Arizona Landscape. There are Navajo Gardens in the bottom of this canyon. Photograph by E. O. Beaman. This was the Buena Guia of Alarcon. The natives were pro¬ digiously strong, one man being able to lift and carry with ease on his head a heavy log which six of the soldiers could not transport…
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) · Grand Canyon
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