The Grand Canyon Of Arizona:
How To See It
by George Wharton James

 

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

I. THE GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA

II. ON THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY TO EL TOVAR

III. EL TOVAR AND ITS EQUIPMENTS

IV. THE GRAND CANYON AT EL TOVAR

V. THREE WAYS OF SPENDING ONE DAY AT THE CANYON

VI. HOW TO SPEND TWO TO FIVE DAYS AT EL TOVAR

VII. HOW FULLY TO SEE AND KNOW THE GRAND CANYON REGION

VIII. FROM EL TOVAR DOWN THE BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL

IX. TO GRAND VIEW AND DOWN THE GRAND VIEW TRAIL

X. A NEW "RIM" ROAD AND TRAIL INTO THE SCENIC HEART OF THE CANYON

XI. FROM EL TOVAR TO BASS CAMP AND DOWN THE BASS TRAIL

XII. ACROSS THE GRAND CANYON TO POINT SUBLIME

XIII. HOW THE CANYON WAS FORMED

XIV. THE CANYON--ABOVE AND BELOW

XV. THE HOPI HOUSE

XVI. VISITING INDIANS AT EL TOVAR

XVII. THE NAVAHO AND HOPI BLANKET WEAVERS

XVIII. PUEBLO AND NAVAHO POTTERY AND SILVERWARE

XIX. THE HOPIS AND THEIR SNARE DANCE

XX. AN HISTORIC TRAIL ACROSS THE GRAND CANYON COUNTRY

XXI. THE NAVAHO AND HIS DESERT HOME

XXII. FROM EL TOVAR TO THE HAVASUPAI INDIANS AND THEIR WONDERFUL CATARACT CANYON HOMES

XXIII. THE FIRST DISCOVERERS AND INHABITANTS OF THE GRAND CANYON

XXIV. EL TOVAR AND CARDENAS AND THE MODERN DISCOVERY OF THE GRAND CANYON

XXV. FRAY MARCOS AND GARCES, AND THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE GRAND CANYON

XXVI. POWELL'S AND OTHER EXPLORATIONS OF THE GRAND CANYON

XXVII. INDIAN LEGENDS ABOUT THE GRAND CANYON

XXVIII. THE COLORADO RIVER FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA

XXIX. CLIMATE AND WEATHER AT THE GRAND CANYON

XXX. THE GRAND CANYON FOR PLEASURE, REST AND RECUPERATION

XXXI. THE STORY OF A BOAT

XXXII. THE GRAND CANYON A FOREST RESERVE, GAME PRESERVE AND NATIONAL MONUMENT

The Grand Canyon Of Arizona: How To See It
PREFACE
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. The Grand Canyon Of Arizona
CHAPTER II. On The Grand Canyon Railway To El Tovar
CHAPTER III. El Tovar And Its Equipments
CHAPTER IV. The Grand Canyon At El Tovar
CHAPTER V. Three Ways Of Spending One Day At The Canyon
CHAPTER VI. How To Spend Two To Five Days At El Tovar
CHAPTER VII. How Fully To See And Know The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER VIII. From El Tovar Down The Bright Angel Trail
CHAPTER IX. To Grand View And Down The Grand View Trail To Grand View
CHAPTER X. A New "Rim" Road And Trail Into The Scenic Heart Of The Canyon
CHAPTER XI. From El Tovar To Bass Camp And Down The Bass Trail
CHAPTER XII. Across The Grand Canyon To Point Sublime Point Sublime.
CHAPTER XIII. How The Canyon Was Formed
CHAPTER XIV. The Canyon-Above And Below The Canyon Rim.
CHAPTER XV. The Hopi House
CHAPTER XVI. Visiting Indians At El Tovar
CHAPTER XVII. The Navaho And Hopi Blanket Weavers
CHAPTER XVIII. Pueblo And Navaho Pottery And Silverware
CHAPTER XIX. The Hopis And Their Snake Dance
CHAPTER XX. An Historic Trail Across The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXI. The Navaho And His Desert Home
CHAPTER XXII. Havasupai Indians And Their Wonderful Cataract Canyon Homes
CHAPTER XXIII. The First Discoverers And Inhabitants Of The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXIV. El Tovar And Cardenas And The Modern Discovery Of The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXV. Fray Marcos And Garces, And Their Connection With The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXVI. Powell's And Other Explorations Of The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXVII. Indian Legends About The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Colorado River From The Mountains To The Sea
CHAPTER XXIX. Climate And Weather At The Grand Canyon
CHAPTER XXX.The Grand Canyon For Pleasure, Rest And Recuperation
CHAPTER XXXI. The Story Of A Boat
CHAPTER XXXII. The Grand Canyon A Forest Reserve, Game Preserve And National Monument
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