Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-02
GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA
......oBsERvATIoNs Of RECENT vIsIToRs.....

and walked for short distances and
then remounted, but at one place,
Known as Jacobs Ladder"
the guides told ali to dismount and the
interesting feat of sliding down and
catching at steps placed at intervals
had to be undergone, and the faithful
trail animals, showing practical hui
man intelligence, were just as agile as
their riders in making these slides.
After leaving Jacobs Ladder" one
imagines that the balance of the jour-
ney would be easy, but from that on to
the spring of water which hides itself
in willows, and at the head of the pla-
teau. the trail is just as dangerous and
in fact more precipitous.' but there
would be n consolation-if, by
chance, you should fall off the animal,
or the animal should
slip OF the Trail,
the fall to the bottom would not be
so long, but death would be just the
same as if the accident happened a
few hundred feet higher up.
The end of the plateau. overlooking
the big Colorado river 1900 feet below,
was reached at 1880 a. m, the time
consumed in going down the trail to
that point, a little over 1900 feet, be-
ing three hours. .
Here, underneath huge projecting
rocks. a camp was made and lunch par
taken of.
Members of the party rolled rocks
and stones down from the top of the
| plateau toward the river. but not a
sound reverberated back and the mud
| dy stream, $50 feet wide (although
from the naked eye it looked only a
few feet wide, was not in the least dis
turbed as the waters fell over
Numerous Hidden Cataracts
and falls in its passage to tidewater in
the Gulf of California, Mexico.
A beautiful sight OF the Grand Can
yon was obtained from the point of the
plateau. Six miles of the river a be
seen both ways from this particular
point of vantage, which is 3,70S feet
above sea level. according to recent
/ OhlACh 0NabCo 6tOiC6iNol ouA iiSAN
a fine view can also be obtained of
Bright Angel creek, across the river
and on the other side of the huge
gorge. and here is the place where a
party of surveyors are at work survey
ing for a storage reservoir site for
electric power to furnish lights for all
the Grand Canyon resorts. and for the
towns Of Flagstaff and Williams.
Down the Bright Angel trail, at a
certain point. there is an old man liv
ing alone in a tent. He is employed
by the Santa Fe Railway company tc
Hold the Water Rights
of the Bright Angel canyon-an ad
junct to the immense chasm, and he is
kept there at a salary of about $50 pei
month.
Directly across from the plateau IL
a grand monument of stone, known t.
the guides as "Sheba's Temple" Il
the left is Isis Temple" and to thu
right "Buddha Temple" These ar,
J across the river, while looking dow
r the muddy stream "Solomon's Temple
!. rises in its immensely in the distance
Looking up the river is Bright Ange
I Gate" All these interesting point
are directly surrounding what /
[ known as the river canyon proper, an
the pictures that have been painte
S and the cuts printed of the Grand Car
yon and its tributaries. showing tn
change of
Colors in the Huge Rocks
9 are not in the least oyerdrawn. if eve
justine to the wonder has been done.
s At 1890 p. m. the return trip owe
d the crooked trail, back to the hote'
: was begun, and the trip up was just a
= dangerous as the one down, for tn
= guides admonished all to look forward
J and to set firm on the faithful animals
= The order was strictly complied with
and without accident, for there nee
e be no trouble,if orders are obeyed. A
s o'clock in the evening the two PAL
ties reached the hotel, and each an
u every one, although they had taken
, safe but thrilling ride over a mos
!, dangerous trail, and had seen a sigh
fully repaying them for the nervous
| ness they had experienced, was reall,
glad to get back to