Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11


herds of cattle. Nearly at1-uf the ir=
habitants of that corner of Arizona
are Mormons. John ID. Lee, the leader
in the Mountain Meadow massacre,
had ranch at ferry over the Color
ado about a hundred miles north of
here, where lie lived in concealment
for more than twenty years. He was
finally discovered, identified, arrested,
convicted and executed for completely
In the murder of caravan of people
Ill northern Utah while OH their way
to California. His widow now keeps
hotel at Holbrook, Arlz., one Of the
most important stations on the Santa
Fe Road, aud several of his sons and
daughters are living in the locality.
People are beginning 10 find ,hc.r
way here Last year. which was the
first since the railroad was opened,
about 10000 people came. This year,
IL the present average keeps up, there
will be from 10000 TO $4,000 visitors,
and everyone who comes goes home Il
walking advertisement for the PLACE
| There Is nothing to compare with II
anywhere in the world. Ii is impossi-
BILE to eNaggerate the grandeur, the sub
Unity, the impressiveness of the seen
curately described. IL is impossible for
one man to express his emotions To
another.
1t is n singular fact that three
fourths of the people who come to the
canyon are women. A large humble,
of them are well along in years, and
the endurance aud the nerve they shoN
Is extraordinary. Nearly every woman
who comes here insists upon going
down to the bottom of the canyon
while only half of the men show that
amount Of energy. Two New York
women have been here for months
They have visited all the places of in
terest within 100 miles including the
Moki and Supai Indians, and have fol
lowed all Of the trails to the river
Every one of these excursions 1.
enough to use up the strongest men.
Nowadays one can ride 10 the can
yon in n parlor ear or Pullman sleep
er and step off the train into one OF
the most picturesque and comfortable
hotels in the world. You can come n
the year round February ana Marcl
are the least pleasant months, because
there are apt to he rain and snow
storms From Sept. 10 to Feb. til,
weather is most agreeable, but thes,
summer days are almost perfect
neither too cool nor too hot. The ther
mOmeter ranges between 90 and I:
Fahrenheit. There are several advan
tages in coming down here in the sum
mer, and n good many people are he
ginning to find them out. The altitude
Is 1000 feet above the sea. and tina
insurcS cool nights, no matter. hov
warm the days may be. But the day
are not too warm for comfort; tn
thermometer seldom goes above SO
there is no humidity in the atmos
pierre; and If the sun is too hot all 20,
have to do Is to raise your umberlla
There is occasionally n freak o
weather. The snowstorm In which W
were lost occurred OH the Goth of May
1899, and it is a singular coincidenc
that SIMILAR squall should arrive OF
the very same date this year, wit
snow enough to hide the roadwa
through the forest. But there Is II
danger of getting lost now The tree
have been blazed on both sides of til
trail. and If you stick to the railwa
cars you are sure to bring up at til
canyon, three hours or so after yo
leave the Santa Fe Line at Fort VIII
Jams. The snow never lasts more thu
few hours. 1t may fall to Il depth q
two or three inches during the Nigh
two or three times year, but 40 500