Arizona republican., 1904-05-25

to describe the canyon scenery, exc1se themselves from attempting the impos- sible. They report Q very pleasant trip though, with the exception of one inc dent that came near resulting in i'm jury or death to some of the party.
 One day was devoted to a trip down the trail to the river and back. The party left the hotel on the rim about o'clock in the morning and reaching the bank of the river, spent an hour there in the enjoyment of their lunch con, and returning reached the hotel again about. G o'clock in the evening. A whole day spent in going down into a hcle in the ground a mile deep and climbing out again.
 It was at the beginning of this jour ney down the trail thats the incident referred to above occurred. When preparations were completed for the trip the party was joined by an Eng lishman, who also wanted to enjoy the climb. The guide led the way, the Englishman being at the rear of the procession, and all being mounted. They had not been on their way over fifteen minutes when the trail became too steep for the Englishman to enjoy riding and he dismounted, turning his horse loose and walking behind the ani- maj. A little further on, the horse, which was an experienced animal and unused to having so easy a trip, turned his head around to take q lolk at the EnGlishman and see how he was com- ing or. This alarmed the tourist, who thought the horse was going to charge back up the trail and dash him over the side of it to the rocks below. so he began "shooing" the animal. ke an old lady would the chickens. This real ly did fighter the horse a little bit, as he was not used to such a demon- stration and did not know what to dc. It chanced to be Gn a Zig-zag and very steep portion of the trail and the oth- CT members Of the party and the guide were couple of hundred feet below The guide yelled hack his instructions to the Rritsher to quit soaring the horse and also directing him what to do, but before he could get the man pacified the horse had stumbled and came sliding down the hillside toward them. The path was so narrow th " could not turn their horses around no- could they go ahead only a few feet except by turning right back below the falling horse. But it ch2pced that he was a knowing animal and quite likely it was not his first experience at to- boggarning. He managed to kesp from rolling over and it is said made better slide than the famous Kelly. landing against little clump of shrubbery at the side of the trail with no injury ex- ceDt few bruises. Mir Bicknen was only yard or two from the horse when he stopped and only for that little clump of bushes. MT. Bicknell would still be sliding down that m unt3fn side, pumping from rock to rock. neck and neck with the horse The horse was helped up and started back toward the rim of the canyon in which direc- ton the Englishman was trekkirg as fast as he could
 Mir. Bicknel! says that at the Grand Canyon hotel he had the pleasure of meeting John Moran. a celebrated art ist' who has the credi; of having made fer the government the finest picture of the Grand canyon that h-s yet Eeen painted. and which may now be seen in ihe dome of the capitol at Washing ton. He was paid slO.COa for making the picture. He 3s row engasai in making other Grand canyon picture.