Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-06-09
THIRTY YEARS or CURES
THE GRAND CANYON,
Tne Most Tremendous Cash on Earth
TO Be Explored,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bt REVEALED

Saturday there stsrteduut from Flag.
stan Ariz.. a party Of scientific men
known on both sides OF the Atlantic
ana whose names are familiar In the
worlds greatest universities. on trip
of perilous enterprise up the Grand
canyon % the Colorado Tho party
comprises Prof W. N DAVIS. OF Har-
ward head professor OF geology, Prof
r. r. Dodge 90 Columbia professor
of photography. Or ~. r.. Gregory Of
Yale, professor OF photography and
Dr. Anderson of Cambridge university.
Cambridge England
~ the exploration ~ successful % VIII
furnish another field of romance and
speculation. embracing western Colort-
40. Utah and arizona, besides. throw
ms much light on what u now "A mys-
terry The Investigations of the party
viii be- conducted in entirely new
fields The expedition be- purely OF a
scientific and educational nature. and.
especially. study VIII Roe made VI thr
old desert lake beds and the general
geological structure Fossils will cut
a material figure la the work OF a..
party. word having been received In
valuable from appearances. than thosa
recently cxhumed IN Wyoming. line the
ihousaud-fo0t walls 90 the massive
cleft.
DR.. Herbert r.. Gregory OF Yale. pass
ed through this city last Friday night
for Flagstaff Dr. Gregory is known 60
thousands Of western college men be-.
cause Of his connection with the big
university az New Haven and hin
name appended 90 many writings.
We are fortunate" said Or Gre
g1ry, I'm securing the American mu-
scum uutnt aud the services Of MIR
W,thcuu, the expert ON Moau Indian
life ana history and an unparalleled
guide. For years De has devoted his
attention 20 the wonderful freaks %
nature around him. and besides know
ms the Woolcran uf the red mon he b.
experienced on his own account by rea-
son of his lone ana Intelligent contact
with plain ana canyon and mountain.
From Flagstaff wr 80 20 Tuba city.
thence Co Lees Ferry whore We SO 90
the Grand canyon crossing Go the
north side, an action tina; keeps us
there. Tor We cannot get out until we
are nearly 90 salt Lake city. having
worked Cor siN weeks our way along
the Colorado river our outnt rs an
elaborate one. but one essential for
such q trip az this We have eighteen
packhorses, regular packers q cook.
and everything that will assist IN the
work We have studied the weaknesses
OF other parties You know two have
gone tn before, and The last one. a
railroad project that began explora-
tions recently Is still noating bas and
baggage, down stream. The nrst. com
posed of geolog.sis, was more success
full although they encountered disas-
trous hardships
Powell found he could 20 along the
sides of the canyon. except whore ne
encountered oataracts. The side can
yons are dry. thus afording an egresa
or lugrosg whenever desirable. We
shall pay particular attention 10 our
Photographic views. having with US a
large panoramic camera. n will be
some time 10 July when we reach Salt
Lake
where .r no doubt there are trsmend.
ously interesting fossils Co be discov-
cred ana that the explorations that
ara now beginning this - the arst
or ne kind that has studied the a M
eult.es 81 the treaehrrous canyon. from
a common sense stlnIpolut-w give
many new PAGES 90 science ald con.
temporary literature A very arE.
party under the leadership of Prof.
beecher OF the Peabody museum be-
gins exhaustive work Ice the canyon in
August IL IL foreg1ue conclusion
lhey VIII make some very interesting
discoveries and Do great things. They
have Information which IL being care
FUZZY guarded The verincat.on OF what
they have been told by Indians ana un-
scientific travellers or prospcctors. who
have stumbled q may bs, ON some OF
the worlds treasure chambers. or pre-
historic museums, VIII furnish a fas.
cinatng and thrilling. quest"