Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-16

ders and beauties of the royal gorge
stretch away in chaotic splendor far as
the eye can reach.
The general design of the hotel is of
composite form, partaking of the Nor
wegian and Swiss, with a tone of rustic
prevalent throughout the whole inside
and outside finish. The house contains
one hundred and one guest chambers,
with spacious rendezvous, public and
private dining rooms, well appointed
and large kitchen, storage rooms, and
all of the accessories of a perfectly
planned hotel. The rendezvous and din
ing rooms will be finished and furnished
and decorated in keeping with the sug-
everywhere will be seen the best speci-
mems of the handiwork Of the Navajos,
Walpi, Hopi, Zuni, Supai and other
Indian tribes adjacent to the canyon.
A sideboard and screen for the dining
room present in all the blazonry of El
Tovar coat-of-arms shield and buckler,
with copper finish and weathered oak,
a faithful reproduction of the costliest
and most venerable of the styles of
Ferdinand and the Charleses and the
best days of old CASTLE. The rooms are
elegantly furnished. The floors are laid
in the best products of the eastern
looms and half dozen of the best fur
niture factories have been drawn upon
for the elegant Napoleon, Louis XIV,
Mission and Colonial creations in oak,
cherry, birch and solid mahogany.
Revelation to Tourists
Mr.. c. e. Brant and his accomplished
wife, but recently from Mackinaw,
Michigan, will have charge of the hotel.
They are adopts in their respective
lines, and will add vastly to the popu-
larity of the ho. Sc. 1t will be reve-
lation to many a tourist and traveller
after a drearY ride over an arid
and forbidding desert to find on the
canyons rim, in an Arizona wilderness
hotel accommodations quite as sump-
tuous and satisfactory as can be had in
New York or London. The hotel will
be complete in all details as to electric
lighting, cold storage and ice plants.
Mr.. H. L. Benjamin, Of Kansas City,
member of the Harvey system, recently
inspected the hotel and pronounced 1t
practically perfect in all it's appoint-
ments.
Many side attractions will be afford
ed the visitor to the canyon. A Hopi
house, of five stories height, built of
sticks and mud after the plans of the
native tribesmen, has been erected near
Ell Tovar hotel. 1t was built under the
direction of DR.. II. r. Voth. who for a
number of years was missionary among
the Hopi, and is now connected with
the Field Columbian Museum, of Chi
cago. DIR. Voth is a trusted friend OF
The Hopi Indians having been admit
ted to full fellowship in all of their
religious services and permitted to Of
ficiate as priest at their altars. The
house is a miurte reproduction Of the
combined dwelling place, temple, inner
court and sanctuary of Hopi settle
ment. With its squat four or five
stories, low and narrow doors and pas
sage ways, dimly lighted halls, ana de-
vious. winding staireases. 1t is a puz-
ze and study for all who can see IT,.
Affairs for religious services are repro
duoed and In exact detail, and relies
and curlos illustrative of the history
and lives of the people will be displayed
in great profusion.
An Indian village will be located near
the hotel, and representatives of the
principal tribes thereabout viii live In
all the primitive native simplicity of
their own forests and reservations. Nav
ajo women will card. spin, dye and
weave the wool into blankets and rugs
before the eyes Of the visitors; zuni and
Hopi will make their pottery, baskets
ana other OF the wonderful handiworIx
In wickiups and tepees and ovens and