The daily sentinel., 1904-02-26
Capt. Jack Sumner Will
Unfold Tales of Great
est of Earth'S GOrges,
The Grand Canon of
the Colorado The Fa-
nous Trip of 80 By a
Survivor.

captain JACK sumner OF TINS city,
who i'll 1863. guided the first party of
white men down the Grand Canon of
the Colorado. being in charge of the
Powell expedition, has been importun-
ed by Frederick s. Delenbaugh, author
of Romance of the Colorado River -
to compile his version of the pioneer
trip. as Mr., Summers S notes of the or
iginal expedition, which were on file
in the archives of the Smithsonian
Institute. were used by the second
Pow ell expedition of which Mr.. Del
lenbaugh was member. As many
points of historical interest and val
ue are only in the possession of Mr..
Sumner because of the fact that he
and companion are the only two
known men who went from Green riv-
er to tidewater, it is gratifying to
know that after all these years much
valuable data is at last being consign-
ed to paper, though the Captain had
been preparing the "reminiscences of |
those perilous DAYS previous to Del
lenbaughs request.
There is one particular period dur
ing the first survey of which part of
the original diary was lost. 1t covers
one of the most dangerous parts of the
Colorado canon. and Sumner being
the only survivor of the trip. and the
incidents being as fresh in his mem
ory today as thirty-five years ago. it
follows that he will be able to clear
up much of the controversy relating
to certain things which have remain
ed in obscure mention because of lack !
of information regading them.
Dellenbaugh is conscious of several |
errors and uncertainties in his book
of the second survey. and and has in
vited Summers criticism as we'll to
supplement it with his experiences
pioneers as Jim Brldger, Jim Baker.
Bonneville and a host of trail blazers
who paved the way for the great west.
Neither the second Powell expedi-
tion nor the Stanton party accomplish !
ed the distance through the Grand /
Canon as did the first company. con
sequently there must be considerable |
information which has not vet come |
to light, as Dellenbaugh has made fire. |
quent reference and intimation TO this
effect in his we'll written book. The
details of the old diary will be restor-
ed and the true fate of the Howland
Brothrs will be told from facts which
came into Summers possession subse-
quent to the trip, and which have
been substantiated very recently.
Both Powell and Dellenbaugh have
offered a version of this affair from
suppositioned basis, and exact ipfor
nation will prove of great value in
establishing history of the first party.
Sumner also corrects the geologi
cal report, ostensibly made under sup
ervision of the government that the
Henry mountain measure of Utah is
not metaliferous. 1t seems to have
been the work of subordinate, and
the section has largely been discrlm-
mated against up to this time because
of this supposed authentic report.
when it is we'll known fact that mil
ling plants are in operation there to-
day. and no less than S75, GOO has been
taken in the last two or three years
from river gravel by crude prospect
ors' appliances. The district is teem-
ing with gold, silver. copper and lead
ores, and recently has shown ample
presence of the rare minerals of urau-
ium and radium.