He has not been content to describe the wonders in his own words, but from historical records, from the notes of explorers and discoverers, and from the accounts of Indian natives, white hunters, miners, and guides, he has quoted freely wherever he could find matter of interest and value.--_Argonaut_, San Francisco.
An illustrated work of which too much can scarcely be said in praise. The Grand Canyon is one of the world's wonders, and this volume is the most thorough and satisfying presentation of its many rugged attractions thus far offered.--_San Francisco Chronicle._
There is probably no man in the country who is better qualified for the writing of such a book than Professor James.... Too much cannot be said in praise of his work.--_Arizona Daily Journal-Miner_, Prescott, Arizona.
Will be the standard with reference to the main features--historic, scenic, and scientific--of the Great Canyon of the Colorado.... Legend and tradition are drawn upon for the dramatic effect and local color, so that in many respects the book possesses a charm peculiarly its own.... One of the typical books of the great West.--_Brooklyn Standard Union._
II. EXPLORATIONS FROM THE TIME OF THE SPANIARDS (1540) TO MAJOR J. W. POWELL (1869).
III. EXPLORATIONS BY MAJOR J. W. POWELL (1869-72).
V. FLAGSTAFF, THE SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS, THE CLIFF AND CAVE DWELLINGS, AND THE DEAD VOLCANOES.
VI. FROM THE SANTA FÉ RAILWAY TO THE CANYON BY STAGE.
VII. TO THE CANYON BY RAILWAY, AND A FEW PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE TOURIST.
XIII. TWO DAYS' HUNT FOR A BOAT IN A SIDE GORGE NEAR THE BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL.
XV. THREE DAYS OF EXPLORING IN TRAIL CANYON WITH THE WRONG COMPANION.
XVI. MR. W. W. BASS AND HIS CANYON EXPERIENCES.
XVII. THE SHINUMO AND ITS ANCIENT INHABITANTS.
XIX. LEE'S FERRY AND THE JOURNEY THITHER.
XX. JOHN D. LEE AND THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE.
XXI. UP AND DOWN GLEN AND MARBLE CANYONS.
XXVI. THE TOPOCOBYA TRAIL AND HAVASU (CATARACT) CANYON.
XXVII. THE HAVASUPAI INDIANS AND THEIR CANYON HOME.
XXVIII. HAVASU (CATARACT) CANYON AND ITS WATERFALLS AND LIMESTONE CAVES.
XXXII. RELIGIOUS AND OTHER IMPRESSIONS IN THE GRAND CANYON.
Obvious printer errors have been corrected. Otherwise, the author's original spelling, punctuation, hyphenation and use of accents have been left intact.