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The Colorado River 
Lodore, the most striking gorge, next to the Grand Can¬ 
yon, on the whole river. Lodore is only 20 miles long, but it 
is 20 miles of concentrated water-power energy and grandeur. 
Head of the Canyon of Lodore just inside the “ Gate.” 
Walls 2500 feet high; river 300 feet wide. 
Photograph by E. O. Beaman, U. S. Colo. Riv. Exp, 
the fall being about 400 feet, the walls 2700. Never for a mo¬ 
ment does it relax its assault, and the voyager on its restless, 
relentless tide, especially at high water, is kept on the alert. 
The waters indeed come rushing down with fearful impetu- 
