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Wheeler’s Expedition 
rent? The leader of this superfluous endeavour was Lieutenant 
Wheeler, of the Topographical Engineers, who had been roam¬ 
ing the Western country for several years with a large escort. 
For some reason, Wheeler seems to have been disinclined to 
give Powell credit for his masterly achievement. On the map 
The Grand Canyon. 
Cliffs opposite the mouth of Diamond Creek. The highest point 
visible is about 3500 feet above the river. 
Photograph by T. H. O’Sullivan, Wheeler Exp. 
published in his Report, under the date 1879, years after 
PowelVs triumph, he omits his name entirely, and he also fails 
to give Ives credit on the river, though he records his land trail. 
In the text I fail to find any mention of Powell in the regular 
order, and only towards the end of the volume under a differ¬ 
ent heading. As the book gives an admirable and detailed re¬ 
view of explorations in the West, one is completely at a loss 
