Quote by: John Wesley Powell

We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not; what walls ride over the river, we know not. Ah, well! we may conjecture many things.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Wesley Powell
  • DescriptionAmerican geologist
  • BornMarch 24, 1834
  • DiedSeptember 23, 1902
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionExplorer; Linguist