Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-10-04

I 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 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 IL All old man llv.
ing alone In tent. He Is employed
by the Santa Fe Railway company to
Hold the Water Rights
of the Bright Angel canyon--an I'D.
Jiinct to the immense chasm. and he Is
kept there at salary of about $50 per
| month
Directly across from the plateau Is
grand monument OF stone. known to
the guides as "Shebas Temple" to
| the left Is Isis Temple" and to the
right "Buddha Temple" These are
across the river. while looking down
the muddy ST. cam "Solomon's Temple"
rises in its immensely in the distance.
Looking up the river is Bright Angel
Gate" All these interesting points
known as the river canyon proper. and
the pictures that have been painted
and the cuts printed of the Grand Can
yon and its tributaries, showing the
change OF
Colors In the Huge Rocks
are not in the least overdrawn. II even
justive to the wonder has been done.
o.. A-t.
the crooked trail, back to the hotel.
was begun. and the trip up was just az
dangerous as the one down. for the
guides admonished all to look forward.
and to set firm on the faithful animals.
The order was strictly compiled with.
and without accident. for there need
be no trouble II orders are obeyed At
6 o'clock In the evening the two par.
ties reached the hotel. and each and
every one, although they had taken a
safe but thrilling ride over a most
dangerous trail. and had seen a sight
fully repaying them for the nervous.
ness they had experienced, was really
glad to get back to
Safer and Surer Ground.
That evening Capt. John Hance was
at the hotel. having returned from
trip to his ranch with n party of sight
seers. He persuaded The Citizen rep
resentative and party on the theory
that he had something wonderful to
show. to visit his ranch at $3.50 each
stage fare TO Grand View and couple
Of hours horseback riding--and the
next morning the trip was made. Hav-
ing dissuaded the party from stopping
at the Grand View. on the grounds
that nothing could be seen there, he
pushed on to his ranch. After lunch.
the party was mounted on horses and
taken along the rim to q point named
after Thomas Moran. the artist, and
where. it is said. he made some Of
his
Famous Paintings
of that part of the canyon. Bissells
point, named after w. A. Bissell, a
well known Santa FEE coast lines ofiic.
ial. Is seen In the distance from Mo-
rams point, but the party. observing
nothing here so grand or awe-!nspiring
40 tHut Sttu 1T Tic DliSnt AHkt1 uOtcl.
turned back 10 Hance's. and after
reaching there left ON the return for
Bright Angel hotel. The only thing
enjoyed on this trip was the drive
through lofty pines. but had the party
been properly advised. instead OF be-
ing deceived by the captain. stop
should have been made TT the Grand
View where Is loceted
Cave Of Beautiful Staiaeiites
and which could have been explored
for a great depth and this sight only.
besides the immensely OF the canyon
at this particular point. would have
been worth seeing The captain, for
some reason, did rot know about this
cave.
The hotel was reached ut G:30 D. M,
and the invigorating air gave each
and every one most enjoyable ap-
petite.
The next day the party left for vii.
,iams and then home to Albuquerque. |
leaving Col. Borden and wife at Bright |
Angel hotel to enjoy one more days
sightseeing before continuing on their
Journey to California.
Prof. q. Wharton James. an enthus-
iastic admirer Of the Grand Canyon,
says:
Gods stupendous masterpiece on
earth A mountain chain turned up
side down and thrust into the worlds
crust with all It's ravlnes. crests,
gorges. ridges,
Detached Peaks and Forests,
and at the lowest point of the v made |
the bed of an immense river. A chaos
Of color such as no mountain range |
on earth ever resembled. for while
there are forests. there are hundreds
OF square miles Of bare, barren. solid
rock In all the colors. shades and tints
OF the rainbow. striking red being |
the dominant role in this novel har.
mony of colors.s