may have been in this region some great lake which lifted the waters
up to the top of the ridge to begin their work of corrasion. Such
lakes did exist; but lack of space forbids the further pursuit of
this discussion here.

* The character of the Grand River is similar to that of the Green,
but the canyons above the mouth of the Dolores are not so long nor so
deep. The river also carries less water.


Brown's Park, originally called Brown's Hole, after one of the early
trappers, is a fine valley about 35 miles long and 5 or 6 miles wide.
It is, like the few other valleys, an expansion of the canyon walls.
There is considerable arable land, and the place possesses a
remarkable climate. Though its general level is so high, around 5500
feet, it receives hardly any snow, and for this reason was long a
favourite place for wintering cattle on the drive from Texas to
California. It was a great rendezvous, also, for the early trappers
and traders, and here stood Fort Davy Crockett, in those days famous.
It was one of those necessary places of refuge and meeting,
established when the trappers were pursuing their extermination of
the beaver, which once were so numerous in all the Western country.
The river enters this park from the solitudes of Red Canyon, a
splendid chasm, 25 miles long, 2500 feet deep, and abounding in
plunging waters. The name is from the colour of the sandstone walls.
Above it are three short canyons, Kingfisher, Horseshoe, and Flaming
Gorge, aggregating about 10 miles. There are there no rapids worth
mentioning, but the scenic beauty is entrancing. The walls are from
1200 to 1600 feet, in places extremely precipitous. Flaming Gorge,
with walls 1300 feet, is particularly distinguished by being the