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view at nearly all times, and the great height of the huge mesas and 

 walls of the canyon give one the impression of journeying through a 

 narrow pass in a range of mountains. The first of the many side can- 

 yons to be crossed, is known as Monument Canyon from the so-called 

 "Monument" an erosion form carved from the sandstone immediately 

 tmderlying the Tonto shale. This monument, shown in figure 56, is 

 about one hundred and fifty feet in height, and the trail leads past its 

 base. A very good idea of the winding nature of this trail and of the 

 platform which it traverses, can be obtained from the illustration shown 



Fig. 58. — The Indian Garden, showing the junction of the Tonto, Bright 

 Angel and Plateau Trails, Grand Canyon. 



in figure 57, where the trail is seen as a white line winding in and out 

 to adapt itself to the terrain of the platform. 



The Tonto Trail meets the Bright Angel Trail at the Indian Garden, 

 shown in figure 58, where there is a large spring which was formerly 

 used by the Indians. In order to reach this, they constructed a trail 

 leading downward from the rim, and this has been enlarged and im- 

 proved first by prospectors who desired to get access to the canyon, and 

 then by guides who wished to conduct parties over it. At the present 

 time the trail is the property of Coconino County and is kept up by 



