Show DISCOVERY OF GRAND CANYON the first white men to see the irand grand canyon of the colorado were ere cardenas and his 12 com anions lan ions who were guided there indians from tusayan cardenas was sent by coronado to 0 find the wonderful river of which chich de tovar had heard beard from indiana lie he rem remained boned fout four lays day a s on the rim at some point 0 ow unknown looking in vain for way to descend it is always in interesting to recall the heroic tp trip PIP made by maj mai J W powell d down 01 own the grand canyon in small boats bagts when practically nothing was A ak known of its course or character T ter his biffl journey be began ganat at green ra r cen river wyo may land nd was notably successful U t ar geological survey |