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hours. We're able 10 water our stock,
and rest awhile near the Potosky mine
and Jacobs lake, We We're now up
among the forests and parks OF the
Buckskin mountains.
our 50 miles across the plateau was
through one OF the most charming
mountain parks | have ever had the
chance to eniOy-a natural pleasure
ground designed ard laid out by the Al
mighty.
A MAN OF THE ROCKS.
Let me quote again from a geo!ogst
--One OF those men who are supposed
10 carry rocks In their hearts. 1T Is
difficult says Capt, Dutton, TO say
precisely wherein the cEarm OF the
sylvan scenery Of the Kailsib consists.
We. who through successive summers
have wandered through It's forests and
parks. have come to regard II as the
most enchanting region It has ever been
our privilege 10 visit, Surely there is no
lack OF beautiful or grand forest seem
cry In America. ! suspect that the
charm consists In influences far more
subtle than these outward forms. The
delicious climate. neither cold nor hot,
neither wet nor excessively dry, but al
ways eXhilratlng, IL fundamental by
virtue Of which the body and niEl are
brought into the most susceptible mood.
The ease with which We move from
place to place. the absence OF all anX-
iety or care for the three great requl-
sites Of camp life-fuel, water and
grass-are accessory conditions The
contrast Of the desert with its fatigue.
lis aumberlesE dlscomforts and prlva.
lions. Is still another But the scenery
Is also very beautiful In Itself The
trees are large and noble In aspect ana
stand widely apart EXCEPT In the high
est parts Of the plateau where the
spruce predominant Instead Of dense
thickets, where We are shut IN by i'm
penotrable foliage, we can look beyond
and see the tree trunks vanishing away
like an infinite colonnade. The ground
Is unobstrucied and inviting. There Is
a constant succession OF parks and
gla1es-dreamy avenues Of grass and
flowers winding between sylvan walls
or spreading out IN broad open mead
ows. From Iune until September there
Is play OF Wild flowers which Is quits
beyond description. The valley sides
and platforms above are resplendent
with dense masses Of scarlet, white,
purple and yellow"
on THE CANYONS EDGE.
The 60 miles from the Coconlno mill
20 our Bright Angel spring on the rim
Of the canyon. could, with rhanglrr
horses, easily be driven In a day. Bur
we were IN no such hurry. 81 we spent
our secotd night on from Eanab In
camp near Q spring at the head ~ one
OF kaibab's pleasant valleys The next
morning we passed through a pnsy
gate and over a low divide into De
Note park. This Is a grassy valley or
sWale, some 10 miles long and two miles
wide. Then through the timber and in
10 little De Motto and then down
through Thompson's park to our camp.
inE place. This was on the top Of the
bottomless transept which forms a part
Of Bright Angel Amphltheater.
DECIDEDLY "BOTToMLEss."
President woollcy and myself arriv-
GO FIRST at the sheltered and yet sunny
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already shown. But he was not done

already shown. But he was not done
yet
When the malnsail had been hoisted
10 full height the old salts, with an en-
thusiasm they can never express, saw
one slilnr climb 10 the t0pmast head
and another TO the end OF the gan.
These lashed fast the peak and clew OF
the working topsail and then after
clearing the hallards assisted in setting
q cmb topsal over the working one
Gods and men--especally the gods
ana men of the sea--love man pluck.
AZ that club topsai caught the favor
ing gale the Vigiant swept past the as
founded Briton as the storm clouds
were sweeping over the sea- The Val
kyre had tried 10 follow the Yankee
In cracking on" sail but her spin
makers were not properly handled and
the wind flung them in shreds over
the sea.
The race was won by but q narrow
margin The Vlgilant led at the home
line by only II seconds when time al
lowance had been figured In, but by that
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Leln Gets Infinitely Less Notice Than The Rohm9 Lpoh and
c4 Comparatively Unhnoun Bul He Thoroughbred
Through and Through and GcS There an Me Tine

race "lselin pluck something there.
tofore Well known ON Long Island SOUND
gained Worldwide fame. For sheer
pluck saved the race.
As c. Oliver Iselin PAGES the quarter
deck OF the new defender Reliance lur-
Ing the racing days Of this season Of
1908. he appears not only as me fore
most American yachtsman but az q
sailorman whose record is unequaled
BY that Of anyone in the world
How the man In the brief space OF 10
years was able 10 attain this plage
may be explained in one sentence: He
was educated In the school Of the along
shore sand-bagger
A SWIMMER FROM CHILDHOOD
Some people who knew Capt. lselln
when he was a boy say that he learned
to swim before he could walk. with
out asking fun belief FOR that statement
IL may be truthfully said that at the age
when ordinary city-bred boys are learn
ing 10 ride a bicycle young lselin was
knocking about the reefs of Long ISL
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zo1v About Fine Ame1can Sportsman Behind ReAance?

dents went to the waters edo
thrOngs. 'e' IN
There was a smart breeze as Tho ,,,-
racers stood away TO make the frs ,mu
and sand bags and sailors were en,sels;;
along the water rail OF each An 1891 ,so.l
that kept the canvas up to moo, VIZ
breeze no matter how hard tbc nn" Ivy
might come. But though tho PINE
and Luck was sailed rs never ho IS,H
she could not draw clear Of the D,,,iiss
by any safe margin. When ibo ,n '1o
was rounded II was yet anybodv's
race,
But when after rounding tho buov a..
wind began 20 fall away the eonlns n ~,
the young sailor found vent, Far W.
they drfted toward home. WIN ,n
sorts Of ballast long since thrown I or
plunged over the rail ollie" 10 lIshi
en- his ship vent at the kroodwcrt
within the hull. Ceiling. cockpl, oaG
flooring were ripped out and finn. NIX
the sea and through the decrease ~
his displacement thus obtained he drlF,
ed home winner by lees than civ
lengths.
Capt, Ira Smith an old Fulton Plrcot
ferry pilot, held the tlller Of the Da.
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C. OLIVER lSELlN.
Born in New liocholle.

Born in New Rochelle.
Forty-slx years Old.
Was graduated from Columbia
in 1871
Intended to enter legal profcs-
sion, but gave il up.
First wife was Miss Garner she
died In 1882
Married Miss Hope Goddard OF
Providence, X. J., June y, lvOl
Has four children.
Occupation. banker, A. lselin a
CO.. 50 wall street.
Home All View, New Rochelle.
owner OF the yacht Vlgilant.
Manager.oWner Of yacht Column
bia
Joined New York Yacht club
about 1886,
First international yacht race
was the Volunteer-Thistle race.
Was skipper on the Nisilant.
Was American principal In the
Dunraven controversy.
Has been active in international
races since 1856
Son OF Adrian Iselln, New York
banker
His mother was Eleanora o.
Donnel OF Baltimore,
Youngest SON.
Has three brothers and three
sisters,
Paternal grandfather was
Swiss capitalist.
Grandmother was SWISS ana
French.
Adrian Iselln his father, was
born IN Scotland.
The Gertrude, q small cutter
was his FIRST boat
Owner and sailor OF the Dare
Devil when q years Of age
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CLEVER LINES IN AIDES
COUNTY CHAIRMAN'

. There are some clever sayings
. IN George AIDES new play, THE
. County Chairman which win be
: presented at the studcbaker the
first time next Monday night
Some Of them follow:
Even schoolma are human.
. They have been known TO love.
About the time q man goes into
; politics his wife starts TO kcepin'
bOMders.
Some men are so busy regulat-
in the government they amt got
any tine TO do chores.
; It's wrong TO make a man 40 "a
woman's work-such as spllttn'
wood.
General sherman said. "War h
hell" That's because he meyer
was in politics,
A woman n ahes any good
don't fail IN love With q 1uttcr.
A political worker trangacle
more business and takes home
less money than any other kind
Of laborer.
Bill Shakespeare must have
been in politics at some time or
other. lie knew so much about
tribulation.
A campaign is a godsend. Il
creates healthy demand for
Kerosene torches. 5-cent cigars
and other paraphernalia Of gov
eminent by the people
He says hos my friend anl yet
he wants to land me IN Congress-
A politician can't fight with
boxin gloves when the other fel-
low is usin' n ment ax.
A candidates Fob Is 20 lay low
and follow instructions.
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upstalrs who wanted TO see him very
much as late IN the morning as pos
sible, so l went TO bed. AT 1850 my
good hostess got me up TO eat some
thig and at S President Woolley drove
up to the hotel In strong canvas COW
cred buggy. gathered up my satchels,
cot out Mr.. Saunders letter, and In less
time than Il takes to tell It we were
acquainted and headed for the Buck
skin mountains.
THE WORD OF WISDOM.
II Is only about four miles from the
town Of Kanab 10 the Arizona line.
This line is marked by a saloon, and,
few miles further south, by a green
SPOT called Fredonla. As we rode into
town-there were bakers dozen OF us
1t dawned upon me that was the only
mcmber Of the party who did not keep
the Word nf Wisdom, So my compan-
ion stopped AT the town grocery and
bought some tea and coffee, ard sug-
gested that # I smoked Ia be easier TO
get along with II | laid ia supply Of
the weed.
ACROSS THE DESERT.
Leaving Fredonla, we soon were on
our way across the 30 miles Of desert
which separate Kanab from the Kali
bah plateau or the Buckskins. The
road Is good. the grades easy, and the
green mountains ahead at first yelled
whit blue haZe-very inviting Al noon,
we found some cedars and had lunch
and rest. As the sun went down We
reached mesa at the foot OF one Of
the ravines which come down from The
plateau. aud as water had been brought
10 this point by the Coconino Mining
company, we camned under the stars
for The night
CoLoRs OF THE CLIFFS.
The vision which one gets back over
the desert from The foot Of the BUCK
skins az the sun blazos at midday or
goes down In glory, is Of the most en-
trancing Characteristic grey brown
desert IN the distance loses all It's hard
ness and becomes a shimmering sea.
Beyond are the maryelously vivid coiors
Of the yermillion cliffs. and still further
beyond al. the sly line, chalk cliffs,
clustering like snow in The sunlight.
as THE GEoLoGIsT SEES 1T.
Let me quote from a geologist; AS
the sun ncars the horizon the desert
scenery becomes cxuuisitcly beautiful.
The deep rich hues Of the Perman. the
intense red OF the Vermillion CHS, the
lustrous white Of the distant Jurassic
headland are greatly heightened In tone
and seem self-lummous, But more than
all. me food OF purple and blue which
Is in the very air, bathiug not only the
naked rock faces. but even the OBJ
securely tinted fronts u tho keihab, and
the pale brown Of the desert surface,
clothe the landscape with It's greatest
charm"
NAVAJOES SKILLFULLY LAID.
The night was cool, and. as our Nava-
joes had been laid by one who knew
Just how 10 make a bed IN the desert
or by the side Of a trail, we had de-
licious and refreshing rest
In the morning We began our ascent
10 the pleateau proper and IN a few
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lecture-paInted a word picture Of
what he saw In this great Wonderland
before a large and interested audi
ence In the First Presbyterian church.
The full text OF what he said follows
THE START,
The beaten path to this canyon CEN
ter is from the south. A spur Of the
Santa Fe railway now reaches the rim
OF the canyon os point which over
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J exactlv n Transcontinental Flyer.
When you get 10 Marysvale you VIII
find that you are still 200 miles or more
from your destination.
RIDE WITH THE MAIL BOY.
After serious inquiry YOU will find
that you can ride with the mail boy to
Pangultch and, with other mail boys
to Kanab or that perhaps you can
engage somebody to take you all the
way to Kanab for about S25. But so far
MS YOU viii he able 10 gather, COM
munication with the world beyond end
al Kanab. rs had letter from a man
| believed IN. t. President Woolley OF
the Kanab stake, | took the risk
THE TOWN OF PANGuITCH
I bit OF the first section Of the Jour
ney due south-the IS miles TO Pam
gultch-with the United states mail,
/ pity even weekly newspaper which
has to stand the wear and tear of that
tourney ~ times "A year. Wei and
the newspapers Marysyale at 3
I'm the evening and reached Panguitch
at about 10 the next morning ! think
there are seven houses in Pangultch
which have about n gables, the town
is. taken an IN an. one Of the best
fenced best painted and best built
towns of its size On Utah,
OVER THE RIM.
Kanab ia about 70 miles due south Of
panguitch. | looked over the two
wheeled mail cart and then appealed
to group Of 10 or 10 men who were
stanuing about the postohice, for four
wheels and cover 10 take me 10
Ranab ] got the wheels and cover a
strong team and good driver aud had
rather easy ride up to the sources Of
the SEWER. over The rim or divide.
and down the beautiful valley at the
head Of the Rio Virgin az far as the
hospltablc home OF Bishop Mcdonald
MET PRESIDENT WOoLLEY.
There ] found out that President
Woollry. on whom ! was banking for
The trail beyond, was going TO leave
kauab in the morning with q family
party and o half dozen sturdy tran
blazers-all bound for the canyon. So
ate "a good supper, and, as my wagon
NlINaN NNMNuNA Z NNlHN NNNr NNiANNN wa NNAAHA
him OF and again committed myself 10
the mail boy In a few minutes we
were on Tor another night ride Of 30
miles But we had good teams and
easy conveyance. We made the first
"a miles down 90 Glendale and Order
vile In about Two hours. Then we
started across the mountain, q noun
tain OF saud-for Kanab canyon !
think this rs about the toughest piece
OF read no Utah, uless Il be the other
road ont Of Kanab w the rocky bed Of
the creek. By the time / got 70 kanob
/ was SO tired that I was half dellrlous;
J was Ike Rlltys boy, seeing things at
night
HEADED FOR THE BUCKsK1N.
u was about han past four in the
morning when we walked up Mrs. Nc
Allister and the hotel She said Presi-
dent Wo0lleys party started az IN the
urnlng but that she would see that he
got word that there was a man IN bed
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that entered every race within her
reach during an entire season ana
never lost one II was Capt Mats
first try at a cup racer
IRE yacht which Capt. Herreshot
turned out for the syndicate was called
the Vigilant, and the chief peculiarly
Of her model was the length over all
as compared with her length ON the
watorline, She was l2i feet long over
all and bat SGla on the water-line,
while the challenger. Valkyrie H. was
but 1l725 over all TO IS on the water
line She was Yankee Swimming dish.
with centerboard to keep her pointed
up well In windward work.
After no little hard luck In the pre-
lIminary races with the three other
yachts built 10 dispute her right 10 de-
fend the cup (she lost her bowsprit and
topmast On the first day Of the annual
cruise OF the New York Yacht club the
Viglant defeated all opponents. and
on oct Z 1883, began her series Of races
with ValkyTie III.
IsELlN WAS HER MASTER.
Her designer, n. G. Herrcshoft, stood
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Of chasms cut into the southern Shout
der OF the Kaibab Plateau. commonly
called the Buokskin mountain, and IL
Is south Of Salt Lake as the bird files.
AS THE BIRD FLIES.
Strange 10 say your line OF travel
VIII he almost as directly south as the
birds; though your means Of looomo-
ton viii not be wings. You win take
the Rio Gfande 70 Marysvale 200 miles
south 81 our city, and will md that
after the train leaves Mant Il Is not
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looks the Bright Angel Amphitherter.
The view Is north. east and west, and
the Bright Angel trail Is down to the
river from the southern rim. II Is
some 1880 miles by rail to the edge
OF the canyon at this point.
HOW TO GET THERE.
Another way to get 20 the same cam
yon center, is to start due south and
geep a going When you get there YOU
will know H. at any rate, you win be
obliged 10 stop. For the Bright Angel
Amphltheater is a sublime congeries
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". Or William NJ. paden ofthis
city has just returned from
a trip TO the Grand canyon OF
the Colorado IN Arizona. He
was piloted into and out Of
that mighty scenic gorge by
President Woolley Of the
Kanah stake. The trip Is one
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OF marvellous interest, and Is constant
" becoming more fascinating to the
student and traveller. On Tuesday
night of this week Or. Paden delivered
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yids that day. He was accounted the
best man In a small boat on The sound
but when he saw how Ollie had
skinned the Pluck and Luck he &C.
knowledged that he had learned q new
wrinkle In handling & sand-hagger
In another race between these two
boats Iseln carried on sail Until The
pressure on the jib lifted the bovspnt
out of his boat. He lost that race. but
the seafaring estimate OF lselln pluck
was thus increased more than by a
dozen ordinary victories.
A THRILLING ADVENTURE.
They tell Of one other incident Of
those days CT was 25 years ago, when
Iseln was but 90 years Odd that goes
10 show that the lselln pluck was COM
prehensive. There was a race over at
Glen Cove. whore he won fairly but
when the decision had been given In
IselIn's favor some kIckers thought TO
withhold the prize by physical force
The arguments had been made on
-
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up IN steps. but the sea gois who work
on Friday TANNED the halliards on the
stay as q final effort TO ruin the Yankee
hopes But 4 man from the mastheaa
went down the frai stay cleared the
hanlurds and let the sail spread forth
to catch the lyng gale.
TIE RACE WAS WON,
A moment later a sailor supported by
a line from the masthead leaped on the
main boom at the mast and began
working his way along the BOOM and
out over the tossing waves, casting
loose the reef points as he went Il WAS
most perlous task, but the man was
inspired by his captain, the reef was
let out and with hearty good will the
crew swayed the great sail up to Its
place
The great spars Of the Viglloat
groaned to the strain, No clipper cap
tain ever Carried on" with greater
courage. even in the days when YAM
kee sailing ships competed with British
steamers, than that which lselln had
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OLIVER IsELIN, Americas
4 ' foremost yachtsman, won re-
n cognition as a most daring SAIL
or and levcl-headed racing
man IN the most memorable
A race ever sailed with the
Americas cup as the prize
w. that between the Visilaht anu
valkyrie II, on Friday. Oct lS' 1886
The story IS worth telling, because II
shows why Mr. Iselin is today on the
quarterback OF the Reliance
Lord Dunrayens challenge through
the Royal Yacht Squadron resulted IN
the formation Of syndicate OF mem
bers Of the New York Yacht club to
buid A defender. At the head OF me
synd,eato stood c. oliver lsclin.
The contract for designing and build
inc tho new defender was given To- capt
n q Herreshoff Of Bristol r. J., be-
cause of the remarkable showing made
nv the sloop yacht Glorlnna when he
Ind previously sent ahodt---a yacht
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point on which you stand is only one
OF many such points sublime, The one
10 your right seems more blunt, has
a saddle cut across It, and ends In
lightly wooded terraoed dome, Through
the saddle you can see the point OF
brilliantly colored pyramid which
stands in the canyon 20 miles away To
your left and In the foreground, you
see mighty promontory which extends
almost out to the river, but the outer
end is worn down more than half way
Back towards the mainland II has worn
through, the fragments between stand.
ing out like twin peaks, 5000 feet OF
face towards you with notches from
5000 to 1000 feet deep between them
Back further you seem 10 look up TO
a palisaded peninsula, which the ma
tlves call Greenland on this nenin-
sua are the two famous outlooks call
ed Cane Royal and Cape Final-Cape
Final being one OF the points from
which you get at once the ending OF
the Marble canyon and the beginning
Of the Grand canyon.
VISIONS OF IMMENSELY.
One day our party visited the aces,
slbe points OF the rim OF Bright anger
Amphitheater eastward. and crossed
the neck Of the Greenland peninsula.
This Greenland view east, northeast
and south was one ofthe olearesl ana
most beautiful views We had OF inc
canyon and It's setting Through
saddle IN a mountainous WINS. van
north Of us we could see into House
Rock valley and beyond TO the pluns
near Lees Ferry. We could literally
look down on the Navajo reserVauon
and the great Shnumo altar and lurn.
Ing south could look into the NOUN on
that black creyasse In the desert ING
Little Colorado river, all the whilc We
had visions OF the Marble canyon III
the foreground.
BRIGHT ANGELS TRAIL.
Another day we followed the ual-
blazers down into the heart OF tue
Bright Angel amphithfatcr. ON an
other day, three OF our party Ven
down the Bright Angel creek 10 tne
river. Within very few years u Is 70
be hoped that the Bright Angel uau
Of the north side will he as well known
as the Bright Angel trail OF the foulu
side. a company, Of which Ptesldeht
Wooley Is a leading spirit, Is plsnnl1s
for the day when basket railway WV
carry tourists across the river an9 90
make the two trails one
WHAT THE TRIP COSTS
An easy way TO visit the canyon oy
this route would be 10 have Presioy.'
Wooiey, Bishop Macdonald o. ~
Flndlay meet ono AT Msrysyale' ana ~
tend TO the outfttlng and transpor'ay
ton all the why in, and al the was
out. Five dollars day foT % oays
would give such a tourist much niol'
than the worth OF his money ana uh
Tho Journey may he made al lev
pensc 90 far as Kanab. and rert O.
40 fast and easy ~ the roads rtll
with the mall boys Beyond heu
one must either have his own ortnT
engage one for the whole time OF ''''
visit TO the canyon.
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A THRILLING ADVENTURE.

CONTINUED on page thlrteen)
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NAvAJoEs sK1LLFuLLY LAID.

The night was cool and. as our Nava-
joes had been laid by one who knew
Just how 10 make a bed IN the desert
or by the side Of trail, we had de-
licious and refreshing rest
In the morning We began our ascent
10 the pleateau proper and IN a few
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President Woolloy and myself arrlv-
60 FIRST at the sheltered and yet sunny
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CHEAP RATES. I:

+. Glasgow, is il receipt Of in !:
formation that the following rates
will BE- made for the encampment
to be hold here next week.
Open vate Of fare and one third u
for the round trip from points in
Minnesota from which the local one
waysrate to rthington is 800 or
less and from points in Iowa and
and South Dakota from which the
local one way rate to Worthington
is 81. so or less; excursion tickets to
be sold on June s-11, inclusive,
good to return leaving Worthington
until and including June IL.