Arizona republican., 1896-08-22
IN DREAMLAND.
Phoenician Tells of the Wonders of
 the Grand Canyon.

A. P. Walbridge returned Thursday morning from a brief sojourn in Flagstaff and Prescott, and is loud in his praise of those localities as summer residences. He says at this season Of the year the climate is perfectly de- lightful, although the residents con- plain of warm weather.
 He spent five days in Flagstaff in at tendance upon the Sunday school convention and in sightseeing, dur ing which time the mercury ranged from forty to ninety degrees. While the ladies of the city were attired in white lawn, the Phoenix contingent were generally arrayed in their win ter costumes Thunder showers were falling at some points in the vicinity al almost every hour of the day, and the air was accordingly cool and in vigorating, and the visitors all united in praising the climate in unmeasured terms.
 Mr. Walbridge says the citizens of Flagstaff are famed far and wide for their hospitality and are justly entitled to the distinction of being the best entertainers in the territory. All vis- itors were housed and feasted on the best the land produces, and were then shown the points of interest free of charge. He, in company with six oth- CTS, visited the famous ice caves and pronounces them one of the greatest wonders of this wonderful land. He says it was the first opportunity he ever enjoyed of sitting down on a real live iceberg to cool off. MT. Messen- ger carried a pocketful of the ice back to Flagstaff which he used in his tea at dinner. On Monday the entire del egatiOn of visitors was taken out to view the prehistoric cliff dwellings in COSnino canyon, of which they made thorough examination. Professor Randall, the ethnologist of the expe- dition, made some very important dis cOVeries concerning the family history of King Wauka Wauhoo, in whose an- cient castle the party sought shelter from a shower. He may be prevailed on to make his discoveries public on his return from the Grand canyon.
 On Tuesday last MT. Walbridge, Mr Messenger and Ralph Murphy made the ascent of the San Francisco peaks, which tower 5000 feet above the town, and whose elevation is almost 13,0O0 feet. They were piloted by MT. Doyle of Flagstaff, who has constructed an excellent trail up the mountains side, on which tourists may ride on horse back to within less than 200 yards of the summit. From this elevation he says the mountains of six states and territories are visible to the naked eve and that the scene spread out at the feet of the tourist like a panorama is beyond the power of words to ade- quately describe. However, he prom ises to tell of the ascent and some of the views from the summit in the near future.
 The round trip was made in just nine hours, during which time more than twenty-five miles were travelled. He says they made good time because they had no women along to stop and say "Oh, my!" at every bit of grand scenery or cloud that swept across the mountains side.
 He spent one day in Prescott with Mrs. w. and children, where they are comfortably located for the remainder of the summer. He says the woods up north are full of Phoenicians and all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
 When the climate and scenery of that section are better known, he thinks people will spend their sum- mers there instead of on the coast.