Portneuf Canyon, looking down from the great bend, about midway in the canyon. Bannock County, Idaho, 1872.
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1872
Summary
Portneuf Canyon, looking down from the great bend, about midway in the canyon. Canyon illustrates the immense basaltic overflow, filling the valley as level as a floor, contrasting finely with the bold mountain outlines upon either side. The creek cuts closely up to the beds, exposing an upright wall of columnar basalt for a number of miles. Bannock County, Idaho. 1872. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 40, Nos. 398, 399: Portneuf Cañon, Idaho, looking down from the grat bend, about midway in the cañon. (See No. 175, 1871 series.)
Summary
Portneuf Canyon, looking down from the great bend, about midway in the canyon. Canyon illustrates the immense basaltic overflow, filling the valley as level as a floor, contrasting finely with the bold mountain outlines upon either side. The creek cuts closely up to the beds, exposing an upright wall of columnar basalt for a number of miles. Bannock County, Idaho. 1872.
Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 40, Nos. 398, 399: Portneuf Cañon, Idaho, looking down from the grat bend, about midway in the cañon. (See No. 175, 1871 series.)
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Descriptive catalogue of the photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories for the years 1869 to 1875, inclusive: Miscellaneous publications - No. 5
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