Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-17

herds of cattle. Nearly all Of the in
habitants of that corner OF Arizona
are Mormons. John D. Lee, the leader
in the Mountain Meadow massacre,
had ranch at a ferry over the Color
ado about a hundred miles north of
here, where he lived in concealment
for more than twenty years. He was
finally discovered, identified arrested,
convicted and executed for completely
in the murder of a caravan of people
In northern Utah while on their way
to California. His widow now keeps
a hotel at Holbrook. Ariz., one of the
most important stations Oh the Santa
Fe Road, and several OF his sons and
daughters are living in the locality.
People are beginning TO find their
way here. Last year, which was the
first since the railroad was opened,
about 1900 people came. This year,
II the present average keeps up, there
will be from 10000 to $4,000 visitors,
and everyone who comes goes home a
walking advertisement for the place.
There is nothing to compare with it
anywhere in the world 1t is imposSi-
Bile to eXaggerate the grandeur, the sub
Unity, the impresSiveness of the seen
cry; and its fascination cannot be ac-
curately described. 1t is impossible for
one man to express his emotions to
another.
1t is singular fact that three
fourths of the people who come to the
canyon are women. A large number
of them are we'll along in years. and
the endurance and the nerve they show
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 IS
enough TO use up the strongest men.
Nowadays one can ride TO the can
yon in parlor car or a Pullman sleep
er and step off the train into one of
the most picturesque and comfortable
hotels in the world. You can come all
the year round February and March
are the least pleasant months, because
there are apt to be rain and snow
storms. From Sept 10 to Feb. l the
weather is most agreeable, but these
summer days are almost perfect
neither too cool nor too hot The Their
mometer ranges between 90 and 80
Fahrenheit There are several advan-
tages in coming down here In the sum-
mer, and a good many people are be-
ginning to find them out. The altitude
Is 1000 feet above the sea. and that
lnsureS cool nights, no matter how
warm the days may be, But the days
are not too warm for comfort: the
there is no humidity in the atmos-
~ ere; and If the sun is too hot all YOU
Ave to do is to raise your umberlla.
There is occasionally freak of
weather. The snOwStorm in which we
were lost occurred on the 2Gth OF May.
1873, anu IL 10 Il SAASutdA CoAuClueuCe
that a SIMILAR squan should arrive on
the very same date this year, with
snow enough to hide the roadway
through the forest But there is no
danger of getting lost now. The trees
have been blszed on both sides of the
Trail, and il you stick to the railway
cars you are sure to bring up at the
canyon. three hours or so after you
leave the Santa Fe Line at Fort Will
Jams. The snow never lasts more csan
a few hours. 1t may fall to depth Of
two or three inches during the night
two or three times year. but N socn