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A sublime creation of nature becomes the setting for a latter-day marvel of technology.

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A helicopter sits down on the rim of Grand Canyon before some gawking, heva supai Indians.

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For the first time in history, a plane will descend to the canyon's very floor,

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6,000 feet below. It carries parts for a Quonset Hut church to be erected by the newly converted

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Indians. An awesome spectacle lies below, the rich, huge grandeur of the gorge, carved in ancient

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rock by the surging Colorado River through eons of geologic time. Following advanced

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plans drawn up for the unusual edifice, the canyon church begins to take form.

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Landing again at the canyon rim is treacherous. The slightest gust may send the fragile ship to

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disaster. On its last shuttle trip, the cross for the heva supai church is made fast. Only

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on foot or mule have the canyon's dizzying heights been conquered in the past.

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So great is the distance between rim and canyon floor, the climate is entirely different at the

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bottom. In this miniature Shangri-La, exist wildlife and vegetation that are not seen for

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hundreds of miles around. The simple tribesmen, most have never seen a plane before, watch the

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majestic bird descend in a windy swirl of dust. Bishop Arthur Consolving of Phoenix arrives to

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consecrate the unusual church. Oddly enough, he brings a hammer with him for the job.

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Religion comes to the first Americans in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful corners of the

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world.