Williams news., 1905-09-30
HUNTING FOR BIG GAME
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 picture rising from the center of the Canyon, pyramidal in shape, two or more thousand feet in height. marked upon its apex by tall stone monument 1t is said MT. Bass has chosen this particular point for his last resting place. Powell plateau is the most promi- nent landmark in the Canyon, as seen from Bass hotel. It is a great mountain in the center of the Can yon, rising to level with the rim on both sides, about fifteen miles in length, and covered by a dense pine forest. This plateau is separ- ated from the north rim, the Kai- bab plateau or Buckskin noun tains, by saddle. We will hunt on Powell plateau. On an air line , the distance from Bass hotel to Powell plateau is 10 miles; by trail IS miles,
 6:3O-We have just enjoyed a good supper and will now go to a point west of the hotel to enjoy the sunset
 6:35.-The sun is setting and the grandeur of both Canyon and cloud effects are worth making the trip to see.
 < S:3O.-After listening to Bass ex- S S planation of the origin of the Can t yon we enjoy graphophone enter L tainment. Then to bed.
 , Sept 14.-Up at 6 am. Break I fast att Hudson takes pictures D of the Canyon.
 iss 9:3O.-Off the rim upon the trail s. with pack train. Among the in.
 teresting sights on the downward d d march are the cliff dwellings, hang. z z ing rocks, Aztec cisterns and anti. s. quated mescal pits.
 of 1:3O p.m.-At the river; water g, very muddy. We have passed n some dizzy points. Only one acci
 dent so far; Neal dragged from hi sr burro by limb of tree. All hand. ca 1a hunt the shade.
 sso so 1:45.-Pack train in. We vii $; !s now work down the precipitous cliff s. s to the river, unsaddle horses ane es turn them loose. We are at tn,
 river after considerable trouble witt
 the pack animals, who seem ayers,
 to climbing down a cliff almos perpendicular. Bass and Melicl N get into canvas boat, and after bid
 ding farewell to the party, shove of
 on the first trip across the river \ The current is swift, but Bass is g D veteran at the oars and guides the
 frail craft in safety. Bass returns
 for Duffield and the three launch
 the large wooden boat. It is 16 feet
 long by five feet wide, made double 6 of clear matched lumber. Return
 is made with large boat. John Wal
 tenburg, the indispensable, has din. !, ner ready and time is taken to sat-
 isfy the inner man before the hard . work of ferrying across our supplies , and pack animals begins.
 2:3O.-Supplies are all in the
 boat. Spike" the burro rustler
 is going over to hunt more pack
 animals; John tells him he will
 find them away up where the raft !. CTS from the sky meet the Canyon y walls. Hudson and Neal go over o to assist in landing burros, which T we will swim next trip. Bass and
 Melick return for first burro. Chas. u Bass attempts to drag a burro into 't the water by rope around it's neck. John and Dufield are behind to
 give MT. B. a boost. Suddenly the
 burro plunges. sidewise, knocking s John from the cliff into the river
 ten feet below. He is out of sight
 in second, his hat only being wis | ible. floating on the surface. w. | w. Bass, who is in the boat, runs
 to the rescue. As John appears at | the surface Bass mails" him by the | head, then the hand and assists him | from the water. John emerges
 smiling as though such accidents