Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-09-05

accompany him oyer ou the wagon None oi the party was afraid @ make the trip, as they all said SC time and again, but the writer's bump of caution had been largely developed, and besides, having an eve to business, in case of the wreck of the dry land schooner and the loss of its occupants, he desired to get "a scoop" on all competitors, so he decided to remain on the safe side, until it was seen whether the other. less cautious ones. crossed in safety. Taking the precaution to take a melon and a box of crackers, he prepared to go into camp until the waters subsided, or until it was demonstrated that a crossing could be effected without taking any chances of his mangled corpse being washed ashore on the beach of the Gulf of California. Two others of the party very kindly volunteered to keep him company and share his lonely vigil of the turbid stream, and his solitary water melon. After all these preparations for making a night of it on the banks of the Cataract, and for dragging the stream the next morning for three corpses and an item, the two brave ones of the party, with NIT. Bass, reached the opposite shore in safety, and the latter returned with the horses and all were soon taken across without accident. The stage had to be abandoned and the journey to camp, about Q mile, was made over a precipitous and rocky cliff. After a nights rest, the party continued on their journey, the road leading over 8 succession of rolling mesas, with a gradual ascent, until the rim of the canyon is reached, which is considerably higher than Cataract Glen, and is also 200 feet greater altitude than Williams.
 The point at the rim of the can yon, where MT. Bass has established good camping quarters for visitors, and from where he has built his trail down into the lower depths of the chasm, is just opposite Point Sublime, which IS located on the north side of the canyon, and the altitude of which is nearly 5000 feet. The place selected by Mir. Bass as the initial point for his trail is called by the Indians A-ha-ka-che- wa-ke-che, meaning water pockets, on account of natural cisterns being found in the solid rocks of the can yon, about 1000 feet below the rim, and in which water is found the entire year. The altitude of the place is 6,9O0 feet, that of Williams being 6,7OO. It is distant from Williams 66 miles, and two days are usually occupied on the trip, al though if parties are in a hurry, they can be taken through m one day. Mir. Bass has good conveyane ss for visitors and provides good camp ing quarters for them both at the half way house, at the Glen, and at the canyon. On arriving at the canyon, he furnishes a guide, m most cases acting in that capacity himself, and, If the party is not too 
 large, he furnishes saddle animals to make the descent into the canyon. The entire expense of the trip, including transportation, board sleeping accommodations, guide and saddle animals, from the time of leaving Williams, to the return, he has placed, for this season, at $25.OO. The trip, to be made com fortably and without fatigue, re- quires six days, four of which are consumed in going and returning and two are spent at the canyon, one night of which is spent at MysticssSprings, down in the canyon. at a depth of between 1000 and G.000 foel below tie natural surface 1f the earth.
 Mr. Bass spent several years in prospecting the canyon before de