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Grand Canyon, Wednesday April 15-1925.
I spent two hours sitting and walking at Powell's Memorial.
It is built of Kaitab dolomite resting on the "Lignite"
Linestone" at the outer end of the Point east. It is in the style
of an Aztec Sacrificial Altar on the top of which is the
pedestal of ordinary cement dating from the southern explorers
the large tablet denoting mpl. 110. There are three thin
holes for tablets but none were put in them. The
whole affair is too cheap looking to commiserate or
it is a reflection of what Canyon thinks of this great gift, under
such a crown and or daring a slight application. The
pedestal should be of some enduring stone with either
this one tablet or 2 or 3 at Tablets. Then around the
lower part of the Kaitab monument should be built
the geological columns of the Grand Canyon are about
in the style of the Canyon. All of the creatures of the
canyon.
The view from Hpi Point has a ridge oncep both up
and down the canyon than at Bright Angel or El Tovar. The
elevation here is also 7050 feet.
There is a good foot-path all along the rim from the
hotels to Hpi Point. A walk along this part of the rim
furnishes a fine illustration of the Canyon.
In the afternoon I sat on the benches in front of El
Tovar Hotel and studied over the topography and geology
of the scenery of the North Rim on either side of Bright