The Newtown bee., 1904-06-10

ing by, said, "VOSh tot. ISh te Met'- dists all ted?" When assured it W as simply train that took down load of Methodists, returning empty, the Jew regained his equilibrium.
 Our train left for the Grand Canyon at 3. 10 in the afternoon, an hour late because of the belated west-bound express from Chicago It was not my fault that l did not ride on the engine Strictly against the rules" the con- ductor said, and rules strictly carried out. Was sorry, but did the next best thing, and rode on the rear platform or else with the conductor in front of an open side door. A good sweep of country lay before us, which we tried hard to take in. 1t is unique trip. For several miles we traverse a slight ly rolling mesa, where sheep are pas tured to some extent, flock of 22,OOO having just been corralled and sheared. Water has to be brought from far, by rail, in huge tanks like oil tanks, for car on side track, a hose leading, to a shallow, long trough on the ground.
 TO AN EASTERN MAN
 the whole country of Southwestern Arizona is the abomination of desola- tion. Rain drops seldom visit it, and though the eternal snOws may cover it's highest mountain peaks, the sun burns and bakes the surface lying IF, GOO feet below. And yet to. me there Is fascination about it, that makes it easy to see how the adventurer after little, may become so in love with the surroundings that, if he tries to tear himself away he will be uneasy to return. But we are on the train that is bearing northward now from Williams, and all the party on board have the one objective point in view, the Grand Canyon. Five miles out we cross steep, rocky ravine, Cataract Creek" that joins the Colorado river 80 miles to the northwest. It is suffer- ing now from the usual summer con- plaint of Arizona rivers, lack of water.
 As the train travels northward the contour of the surface changes. There are sno stations where buildings are needed along the 65-mile stretch, for there is not an apology for hut the whole distance.
 When the President of the United States visited the Grand Canyon of Arizona in May, 1903, in his notable speech on that occasion, he said: "It fills me with awe; it is beyond. com paris0n, beyond description. Keep it for your children, your children s chill dren, and all who come after you, as the one great sight which every Amer ican should see."
 We reached the south rim of the Grand Canyon and looked into its cavernOuS depths and across the wide expanse of 12 miles to the opposite rim, just at sunset. No words can ex- press, no pen can describe, no pencil can ever portray the awful sublimity and grandeur of the scene spread out before our eyes. Standing within two clear blue sky overhead, and down 5000 feet into the awful stiffness of the depths below, a choking sensation came up in my throat, and 1 seemed to hear voice that said, "Be still and know that I am God" One writer has said: 'Stolid, indeed, is he who can front the awful scene and view it's unearthly splendor of color and form without quaking knee or tremulous breath. An inferno, swathed in soft celestial fires; whole chaotic under world, just emptied of primeval floods, a boding, terrible thing, unf1inchingly real, yet spectral as dream, a fearful chasm in the plateau whose opposite 0AAOAS 10 AO AAAANo A>SNSA "sAo picture more harmonious, never flower more exquisitely beautiful. l have seen people rave over it; better people struck dumb with it, and even strong men who cried over it. There is but one Grand Canyon. Nowhere in the world has it's like been found."
 A waste of time it would be for me to attempt to describe it's that others could see 1t through my eyes, for l am frank to confess cannot do it, but will rather content myself with re- lating some of the experiences of Mrs Johnson and myself at, and about this, the greatest of the worlds known l wonders. Had we remained but one day it would have proved very unsatis- factory. Fortunate it was for us that we could have two full days there, and fractional part of two others.
 ATCFIRsT ONE IS STRUCK sPEECHLEss with the feeling of awe that over. comes. As that feeling wears off you will want to risk all you dare to reach the best vantage places possible, so as to take in the widest sweep of vision, stand as near the edge as you dare, O1 a projecting rock, or lie flat down out. stretched to peer over the ledge into the depths, 5000 feet or more, below
 The "Bright Angel hotel" stands on the plateau facing the rim and about 20 feet from it. An unpretentious, one story building, of smooth surface pine logs, for the office, sitting room
 with large open fireplace, where pine
 logs make 8 blazing fire and shed resinous perfume, while fine navajo
 blankets of great variety of colors car
 pet the floor, and furnish lining for the sides of the room, and plenty of rock
 ing chains, all of which combined, give
 a cheerful and homelike air to all
 Long additions of one story make the dining rooms, and other one story
 good beds, and other furnishings. A
 good table is set, everything clean
 good food and plenty of it, and service