...maginable forms, some resembling the ruins of abandoned cities. Towers, spires, cathedrals, obelisks, pyramids, and monuments of various shapes appear on every side, as far as the eye can range. Dr. Hayden , the earliest explorer of this region, said: Not unfrequently the rising or setting sun will light up these grand old ruins with a wild, strange beauty, reminding one of a city illuminated in the nig...