The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-04
Nat M. Brigham Lectures
About Grand Canon.
Discovered in 18th Century by
CoronadO's Followers.
LONG UNEMPLOYED,
First American Succeeded in the
Task in 1869.
Graphic Description Of This
Marvel of Nature.

The Ladies' Music club of Topeka last
evening departed from its usual custom,
followed for the past twelve years, Of
giving to its three hundred or more assc-
ciate members only musical entertain
ments.
This departure was in the lecture which
Mr. Nat NJ. Brigham of Pasadena, Cal,
gave at the First Christian church on
1.-THE Grand Canon of Arizona" The at
tendance was large and those who heard
Mr. Brigham certainly received as much
compensation for their time as any musi-
cal event could have given Them
Mr. Brigham reached Topeka very late
in the afternoon. but appeared at the
church almost on time. Lantern slides in
colors were shown and greatly heightened
the effect Of the lecture. THESE views
were, of course. all relative to the sub
ject in hand Some of them, it said, are
used by Mr.. Brigham exclusively and can
not be duplicated on account Of the diff
hculties under which they were taken.
Mr.. Brigham has an excellent voice for
lecturing and he grows eloquent on this
great theme of his. The preliminary re-
marks were descriptive of the Great
American desert, full of dust, deviltry
and destruction as he says, and teeming
with cactI and rattlers. This is the coun-
try in which the Grand canon has its be-
ginning. Cardenas, serving under Coro-
nado. the Spanish explorer. who is thought
to have traversed the present state of
first white man to see this great natural
wonder. He made a report of it and COM
pared its depth to the palace at Seville;
but nothing seems TO nave resulted from
this discovery. The first American who
really achieved anything in the way Of
exploring II was Major Powell, who IN
1863 accomplished his purpose after much
hardship and suffering on the part OF
himself and his men,
Robert B. Stanton of Denver undertook
to explore it in the summer of 1888. but
failed IN his first attempt The latter
part of the same year he made his second
tIlaL aanG At 81 IonI ana a nalI nouns 81
exploration was successful IN reacnlng the
mouth OF the river Powell and Stanton
deserve IHost o. me cteuil LOT WIiat mas
been done along this line, although there
were others who gave what assistance
they could
sis almost unvisited by tourists. notwith-
standing the fact that it is the greatest
wonder q It's kind on the globe All the
chasms Of the earth, if they were bundled
up together, wouldn't make a patch to it.
sensations are produced: to some it is a
tragedy never to be forgotten; to others
dream never to be effaced- A Missouri
ian gave his impression of it: She's all
right Another man declared it was
what General Sherman said war was. To
the geologisf 1t is an open book. the study
of which was at first undertaken by CEN
turtles and at last by ages 1t will never
the cliff jewellers lived, loved and filled
their little space in life the same as we
The slides showing the ancient abodes
of this people were here shown.
His closing was in line with what had
preceded Regarding the beauty and
grandeur Of the Grand canon.
At the close Of his remarks Mr. Brig
ham sang a couple Of English ballads
the piano accompaniment being played by
Mrs c.. S. Gleed He sang Remarkably
well, considering the test to which his
voice had been put
Mr. Brigham has a lecture on the
MoH Indian Snake Dance" and he is
preparing one on Utah. the Mormon
Comm onwealth-" The lecture which he
gave here last evening will be delivered