River Banks Canons. 



The Rhine River, flowing- through Germany. 



33. Some rivers are, for long distances, con- 

 fined between high, natural banks or bluffs, like 

 the beautiful Rhine, which flows through Ger- 

 many ; others flow between very, high moun- 

 tains, and in deep gorges or ravines, called 

 canons (kan'yons). 



34. The Colorado River (kol-o-rafi do) is celebrated for 

 its great canons in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. 

 Many other rivers in the Territories of the United States 

 flow through canons. 



35. Where the bed of a river is very rough, 



