The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
FENCING THE GRAND CANON
ONE NAN PRaCTiCALLY Nv POSSESSION
OF the COLORADO
Tho Experiences or Party OF Tcurists In
the W"rid's Grnn,c,, Gorue-Mr. Fssie~'s
Hotel On ssltis-rhe Potency of IL Quarter
secii.n Ciain,-Thc UbIquitous English NAN

| section Ciain-Thc Ubiquitous Engitshnnn
| PEACH SPRINGS Arizona, Oct 2O.-It looks
very much AS II all whom 1t may concern have
| combined to keep people away from the Grand
! Canon OF the Colorado. The place has boon
extensively advertised by the railroad COM
| panies and its wonders have been extolled
| and there is 10 doubt II is the most majestic
mountain scene in the world. The arrange
| ments for reaching tho place. however and the
| accommodations when you get there. are such
| that no one can he induced to mako the trim a
| second time. or recommend his friends to try
| 1t. ono cannot come away without feeling re-
| paid for all the hardships and impostions en-
| countered; but they could be SO easily abatcd
that YOU feel as II you were tho victim OF an
| outrage. and determine to protect your friends
from tho same experience.
The journey hithcr over the Atchison.
| Topeka and Santa FL and tho Atlantic and
| Pacific Railroads is as comfortable as any
| journey of i've days could bc: but you are
| landed here nj O'Clock in the morning. where
| there is no hotel and not even a waiting room
| at the depot. There is only one train each way
| in twentyfour hours. and they meet here: SO
| that from whatever direction the Grand Canon
| Is approached tho tourist finds himself hustled
| gu, Of warm sleeping car into a temperature
| fri.id every night in tho year for the altitude
of tho place is about that OF the Signal Service
| station on the top Of Mt Washington.
Ii was just 90 above zero the nlornin. we
| crawled out OF our berths and souEh, inior-
| nation in tho small room where tho stati ~
agent and telegraph operator sat shiverinG
| over u roaring fire. We We're told that there
was II slcepin. house across the Mesa q piece.
and after stumbling over railroad ties and
| empty fruit cans and nliin. our legs with
cactus thorns we found q cabin with few
| hunks and II good warm fire.
We had con Sul,el tho conductor of the train
on tho way OUT. and had been told by him that
| the canon was twelve miles from the track and
! that there WAS u stage line running to it.
What sort u. n hotel;'
:" A very fair place." he said. mot equal to
tile Palace Hotel. san Francisco. or the Fifth
Avenue. New York but better than the average
| for this part of the country"
How long does 1t take YOU to see the
| cahon 2" we asked him.
You can do 1t in two days" he replied in
| Guiding the trip down and back"
What sort Of eony ; carry you there
| In Concord coach or an open carriage. or on
horseback. If you are lond Of the saddle" and
the polite conductor offered to telegraph ahead
| for us. 80 that there might be no discomfort.
| We sat arolnd the sleeping house fire for a
| time. and then "a the light began to gieam over
| something to eat. We found in the neighbor-
hood what was called q chop house. where we
| gator skin and Il cup OF very poor COFFEE. with
condensed milk and brown sugar. While we
and sd' nnued " we We're the ep ary he wa
| take tothe canon. He said he had received tho
conductor,s telegram. and was all hltched up.
There was Concord coach and no open
| carriage. Mr. Faree. who monopolizes tho
| business oi common carrier between Peach
| Springs and the canon. iessed that he did
| have ono Indian pony which could b. used
under the, saddle. but the animal had been
| or two belore and had not vet returned Then
he added = 1t il down hill all the way. and full
ot bouiders. and the pony stumbes so much
| that YOU would not dare to ride him.
The variety OF vehicles from which we were
| Of a buck board, made to hold six people in
Guiding the driver 1t was drawn by four ami
mails. whose condition called out expressions
| Of amazement from the men and pity from the
! Indies. The animals were willing. but weary.
and by footing i over the worst places and NJ
the steepest hills. our party was enabled. by
the, aid Of Farlee. to reach the canon about
o'clock. having started from Peach Springs be-
The conductor and the, railroad ADVERTISE
ments agree that the distance from Peach
Mr. fariee insists that 1t is twenty-three. and
| he is probably nearer correct; however be the
| miles twelve or twenty-three. 1t took us moro
than six hours 70 cover them. although it is u
steep grade all the way.
5000 feet above tho, water OF the Colorado
| River is made through pass known rs Peach
i'r l.oIo miles. i is 50 Wei con%eaied from
J the canon proper that Major Powell at the time
across the way. only few hundred fact from the
| mouth OF the Peach Springs Canon. that three of
| IOWellS men deserted MN, scalllL, the cliffs
and starting overland for Utah. to DO Killed by
The road 10 the canon is down the bed of a
stream. which, during a few millions OF years.
csayed It's way. through the mountains. but is
nov, extinct; During the rainy season it is
used As q drain for the upper plsteaus. and
there Is every sign that torrents Of water FREE
uuentlv came down between those banks. The
scenery is marvellous; There is nothing like
il in the world. and, though We were bounced
| from bouder 10 boulder, Jerked first one way
and then the other, thrown forward. sideways.
| backward hp
| blackboard as it struck tho residue Of the g!a-
Of e EnGs nsey ava was by
| spines could not dissipate. Farlee processes TO
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over tho rest OF them. He said that three miles
coming back was pretty lively travelling and
as fast as one could gowith safety to his wagon.
the walls rose, three. four. and five thousand
feet on either side br liant in colors. gro,esque
glories are, they SIMPLY serve to prepare and
educate educate, the rye Tor the elmaY in which they
magnitude of the picture.
A the foot of the canon. down which We had
Grand Canon is fence. wlich has been ' erected ted
ey far!ee TO enclose md protect the wonders
IN and Frse Sss he as
bonanza. Every ono cannot see it, AS the
whole world Is priyllesed to SEQ NIAGARA, but
| a large lee for al mission. Farlee Is Is monopo-
| list.uEd sees millions floating around in the air.
| One Of our party standing awe-stricken in tho
| presence o! these cliffs, which seem to touch
| the sky. as ked what purpose could the Creator
| have had in framing these glories Farlee
| scntentiousy replied:
r. reckon he go, them up for my benefit"
| tho Grand Canon but has not got title to the
| land yet. He has got charter for wagon
| road from Peach Springs to the place. and has
| located land In narrow Iass, SO that il he
| succeeds in carrying out his scheme he will DO
| the absolute owner OF the most magnificent
natural structure in the world; and he pro-
| poses to max. all he can out Of it, He charged
| our party of six go for taking us to ard from
| the canon. and whei we protested against the
extOrton. he mildly remarked that he was
81, 200 behind IN his Investment in team hotel.
and SO on. and wanted to catch up with himself
as soon Ms he could
We asked him il he expected to make six per
cent. every day on his capital invested. and he
replied that he calculated to get all there was
In IL. The day We were there he expected Gen.
Crook. the commander OF this military division.
who had been mp the country to look after the
Indian reservations, Gen. Crook had 100 SOL
would visit the onion. Mr.. Ear lee told II 9 thai