. Grand Canyon e dintorni; Il Grand Canyon del fiume Colorado in Arizona . e immagine unica. Ii6 DENTRO E INTORNO (/) pilastri di erosione Nessun capitolo dedicato al bordo del Canyonwere sarebbe completo che non è riuscito a chiamare l'attenzione particolare ai molti pilastri di erosione che forse trovato tutto lungo da Lees Traghetto per Peach-Springs. Solo un fewof il più importantof questi possono essere uomini-suddivisi e picturedhere. Nessuno di tutti poi a t u re -sc u1p t u redpillars sorpassa l'altare di Shinumo, fondante il brinkof meridionale del Canyonabout Marble a metà strada tra Lees Ferryand la bocca del 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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