The Newtown bee., 1904-06-10

into the next car, then laid down and went to sleep again. The wonder was that she did not try to get of the car and get lost in the crowd.
 We drew out of Needles at o'clock,
 CROSSED THE COLORADO RIVER
 and were in Arizona. and still 200 miles from Williams, where we were to take a branch road to the Grand Canyon. Fortunately on our return trip we will pass over this part of the distance from Williams to Needles by daylight With no mfshap or delay, we reached Williams Tuesday morning at o'clock, and must wait for tile Grand Canyon train until 2 p. m. Williams is the first station of much importance since Needles. It is a busy town of 1900 inhabitants lying at the foot of high mountains, whose sides are sparsely dotted with trees of yellow pine. A large steam saw mill has been in operation here for long time and we were told they have timber enough in stock to run 10 years longer. Ore is plenty enough in the mountains to encourage the prospector, and a smelter plant is here. There are also 8 few railroad division buildings, a we'll stocked grocery store, drug store and dry goods store, good hotel with electric lights and first-class dining room. Eastern people are the back bone of the community, the foreign part of the population being Swedes, Norweglans and Mexicans. The Methodists have a small church, also the Roman Catholics, to whom comes a missionary once month. The great CT part of the houses are of one story, and although desolate looking cOun- try, there are few herders and cow immense wall of masonry holds back the water that comes down mountain canyon from which the locomotives as we'll as the people get their supply while it lasts, and in time of want, water is hauled in from afar. We, in the East, know nothing about the dearth of water there is in New Mex icO and Arizona.
 SEEING TwO-sTORY SCHOOL BUILD under the shadow of the mountain we called there and went through the four rooms. We found the principal an J. D. Philbrick, who was state super intendent of the Connecticut State Normal school when I was in attend ance there 54 years ago. In the in. termediate grade we found 20 pupils, told them where we were from, why we had called to see them and asked as many as could bound Connecticut to hold up the hand. No hand went up, and the teacher excused them by say ing they had not advanced that far. When the same question was put in the High school department one boy cautiously raised his hand and the teacher explained that the geography class had been dismissed for the day, It seemed to bring us in touch with our own towns children, to drop into a Schoolhouse in far off Arizona. While near the schOOlhOuse four ranchers one of them woman, went along the mountain side on horseback, witf their lariat on the horn of the saddle
 punching cattle, as they were looking left, band of Supai Indians came in from their reservation, 65 miles away
 to do some trading, and it was witt interest they were watched, until
 their trading done, their goods packed on burrOs, horses, and in wagons, thel
 formed motley group, as they wendet their way along, until lost sight of, or the trail that was to lead them to thei
 mountain home. Before leaving thu
 town, I wanted to learn the history O.
 "Bill Williams mountain," that is {;
 landmark of the town. All tourist
 are told their trip is not complet'
 until they have followed the trail tha
 leads to the top, 5000 feet above se'
 level. We were referred to Judge San
 ford, who, it was told us, knew nor of the towns history than any othe
 man. We found him in his little, un | pretentious One-room house, surround
 ed by an uncountable array of books
 papers, furniture and tools, such a
 any man is likely to accumulate wh
 has lived alone for years. He is
 years old, and has lived in that vicin
 ity for 65 years. Of Connecticut de
 scent, his father born in Stonington
 his mother born in Windsor, he, 0
 rowing disposition came into thes
 Western wilds when IS years of age
 He was glad to see me, and he knev
 all the ins and outs :of vast area o
 this country. A man of great memory
 self-made, great reader of standar
 works and for years the referee of com 'plicated disputes. In reply to m