Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-13
Visited Colorado.

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their tour to the Colorado river, and
are authority for the statement that
the trip was greatly enjoyed by par
tics comprising the company Leav-
ing st. George on the 9th OF July,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brseken went to hanaD,
whore they were joined by Mr. ana
Mrs. John Fuller the four proceed
ing by buggy and on horseback across
the Buckskin mountains to the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado. The Buck
skin mountains form one of the most
inviting and pleasurable spots which
may be found at this season OF the
year for tourists. The road is thanked
by tall groves Of pines, quaking-asps
and other varieties of trees, and the
climate is delightfully."- cool and in
vigorating.
The journey passed all too quickly,
and before the members of the com
pany had ceased admiring the pictur-
esqueness of the route, there sudden
ly appeared before them the full
magnificence and grandeur of the can
yon. Stretching out for scores of
miles could be seen the alternating
hills and valleys, skirted often with
cliffs perhaps hundreds of feet in
height. The descent to the river at
this point is feat only accomplished
occasionally, and the members of the
party contented themselves with a
view from the most important peaks
and points along the canyon. At
one point the river could be plainly
seen leaping and plunging down the
rocky gorge at descent of about five
thousand feet. Two or three weeks
were spent by the company in this
vicinity, which has the attraction of
being in the heart of the Buckskins;
where the trees grow the tallest, the
grass the most luxuriant, the flowers
the loveliest to be seen anywhere, and
there an abundance of clear, cold
water is found for the traveller. Here
Mr.. Bracken saw thousands of deer
and killed five grizzly bears, cougar
and porcupine with his 72-calibre
Stevens rapid fire rifle. Mr.. Bracken
declares that he didn't get lost in the
woods, the thousand and one fabrica-
tions and persistent rumors to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
On the return trip the party visited
the cliff dwellers' ruins at Wild Cat
canyon, which furnish many speci-
melg of a peculiarly interesting char
actef- The ;soirsastS -,faH's dRsrfhs
so dry that corn cobs and other such
material are found In state of good
preservation. One of the ruins
furnished very perfect illustration
OF the masonry OF the CliffdwelIers.
IL was built In a large cave, the front
being walled up, and the interior
being divided into several apart.
ments. The whole edifice seemed to
nave been several stories high. On
the walls could be plainly discerned
the finger prints of the workmen and
other evidences showing the method
OF building. The buildings had been
cleverly constructed and bore evil
dence of an advanced stage CT civili-
cation. Pieces Of pottery we're also
round which we're glazed nearly as
perfectly as chinaware.
Another place of interest visited
was the once-famous Coconino mine
ana camp, which is now wholly de-
serted with the exception of one in
dividual. Mr.. Brown of Kanab. The
Coconino camp once supported pop
ulation of two or three hundred per
sons, and seemed one of the most
'hourishing camps in the northern
part of Arizona. The large leeching
plant and mill remain, and the
stores, shops and saloons are still
standing, with the signs attached,
and other evidences of recent occu-
Pahcy' III Is said that the leeching
plant could not be operated properly,
the company consequently becoming
insolvent
The balance of the trip was attend
cd with few occurrences of moment,
aside from the heavy rains which be-
came customary before the party was
clear of the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Bracken will spend a
short visit at Pine Valley, after which
they will leave for Salt Lake City,
where Orlando will attend school dur
ing the coming winter.
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