The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-27
Rev. Lewis Shelhorn, the Evangelist,
Writes an Entertaining Narrative Of
His Tour Of the Far West..Nar.
r0wly Escaped AssassinatiOn.

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remained the twenty-four hours; then
the workers Of the devil banded them
selves together, not to eat a mouthfull
of food while was there. l told them
they would get hungry before left, as
was going to stay my time out which
was two weeks longer. / think some
one got hungry. as the next night was
shot at three times; twice coming from
the church and once in my room. The
head, and would have gone through my
head, but just as my assailant shot l
stopped down to pick up my bible to
read a chapter before retiring for the
night. The ball went through the walls
and struck brick chimney; have the
ball in my possession, which will show
the people in Scranton when l return.
Before l left Winslow, the person who
shot at men was converted and scores
Of others. visited and held meetings
on every charge In Arizona, resulting
in about three and four hundred CONVEX
Sions.
A GREAT EMPIRE.
Second-About the climate and scenry
of Arizona. Prospectively. Arizona, Is
great empire. Its possibilities are
wonderful even beyond the stretch Of
the most sanguine imagination. Lieu
tenant Wheeler of the United States
geographical survey, has estimated that
twenty-five per cent. Of the area OF
California is Of that character. In the
development Of her resources, Arizona
Is in her infancy. She Is building her
railroads and canals, storing her water
and prospecting her mines, planting
schools, colleges and fine churches, thus
wisely preparing the way for the immi-
grafton which IL pouring In every day
in the year. The climate Of Arizona IL
the best In the world, there being a
noticeable absence Of cloudiness and
dampness. Nearly every day In the year
is full Of sunshine. Thousands Of In
valids have proved by experience that
the pure, dry air has helped them. I
have Travelled through the south and
West Indies and thought the climate
over there was grand. but this climate
is simply perfect.
Arizna, too, has the best scenry in the
world. In all my travels, Arizona downs
all the places for scenery. The Grand
Canon in Arizona Is worth trip out
here. It Is a chaotic gorge 217 miles
long, from nine to thirteen miles wide,
and midway more than 1000 feet be-
low the level Of the plateau. Its BEAU
ties and marvellous wonders can never
be told; thousands visit and 60 away
in astonishment at such a masterpiece
Of nature. From San Francisco peaks,
near Flagstaff can be seen the far~fam-
ed cliff villages Of the Moqui Indians
fifty miles a way. Near Flagstaff are
those ruins Of extreme interest-the
cliff and cave dwellings. These are
the primitive homes of q very ancient
people built upon the face Of precipitous
canon walls or in the spout-holes Of
dead volcanoes.
Diabio," rather tremendous cash In
the face Of nature. Nearly all the geoio-
gists say this was caused by some
comet striking the earth at that place.
Just a few miles beyond this can be
seen Holbrook and the petrified forest.
Here some whole trees have turned into
stone. This 10 the most wonderful Of
the marvels with yhich nature has been
30 profuse In the little known territory
Of Arizona. East Of this petrified for
est are extinct volcanoes and black
rivers Of lava, cooled to solid rock CEN
turtles ago. Near there are the homes of
the Pueblo Indians, and many small
Mexican villages, composed Of huts of
adobe. surrounding the little church
which Is always present with them,
Much could be written about the seem
cry Of Arizona but have not the time.
MINERALS AND MINING.
Third-About the minerals and min
ing. Arizona has all the minerals. She
has enough coal to last hundreds of
years. Has plenty Of gold, silver. copper,
iron. steel, salt, petroleum. sulphur and
whisky. Some persons in Scranton
want to know II there is much gold out
here. There Is plenty Of it for every
man. From Alaska to Patagonia,
Mexico, there Is hardly q square mile
In the long mountain chain that does
not have the glorious stuff. The trou-
BILE with 1t is that it is not waiting to
be shoveled uD in sacks and carted Off
to the mint. 1t Is disseminated, finer
than flour, finer than the naked eye can
see 1t all through quartz or porphyry or
other formations. Getting in out Is
where 1t gets its value. It must be
found. mined, developed, capitalized
and there is where the value comes in.
l visited the "Minas Prietas Camp"
In Sonora, Mexico, just across the line
OF Mexico and Arizona, one of the larg-
est gold districts in the world TODAY.
probably the greatest Of them ALL The
appearance Of this camp was not in
viting. 1t was dusty with a thin white
dust that clings to everything and
floats on every breeze: treeless and
without blade of grass, the abiding
place Of centipedes, scorpions and var
ious other uncomfortable specimens of
insect and reptile kind. The weather
was warm beyond anything that pa
tience and reason can endure. II there
Is any place on this earth that an
proaches hell, this Minas Priestas is
the place.
Gold Is compensation for many
inconveniences Men would 60 into hell
| for 1t II they could come back to God q
country afterward to spend 1t. There
were men and women there enduring
It all, serene In the hope that when
a nice pile has been made they can go
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