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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26

to spend weeks in the canyons and
come away without a sight of the Colo
RADIO or the beautiful park at the sum-
NIT of the BuCkskinS. Each canyon
leaves De Mott park IN the form Of
gentle swale. grassy and pleasant, but
devoid of water course. The descent
is as gradual as Main street in Salt
Lake, and most of the canyons about
the same width. But these conditions
do not continue far. De Mott park Is
i'm the form of the bowl of a spoon.
For three or four miles there is a gem
tie descent, but when the edge of the
spoon is crossed the traveller is met
with the abrupt and rugged sides of
box canyon. They are called box can
yons because the bottoms are fiat and
the sides perpendicular like the sides
of a box. These canyons all run off to
the Colorado.
Where All Descriptions Fail.
ut is not possible to describe the
Grand canyon or TO give an idea of its
size, From Point Sublime six great
amphitheatreS lie before you. Anys one
of them is so gigantic that all the
Yosemite valley, with its FL Captain
and all it's other wonders, could be hid
den away and lost in a corner You
could throw the Grand canyon of the
Yellowstone into any one of these am
phitheatreS and il would never be no.
ticed- 1t has often been remarked that
II Is SuCn a pity luH SlQeS OF these CALI
yonS are bare while the summit of the
mountains is covered with verdure.
This is a common error. The sides Cf
the canyons are not bare. With a pow
erful glass a person can see what APP
pears TO be dust on the slopes. In real
ity this is a forest of cedars of great
size. Off On the Arizona side can just
be distinguished q dark line on the
horizon. That dark line is made up of
the Coconino forest Of pines. as large
as the trees on the north side of the
river. Cedars three feet in diameter are
taken for specks of dust in corners of
the canyon of to the south may be
seen the volcanic spires of the san
Francisco mountains. Nothing that can
be said, no comparisons that can be
made can give an adequate idea of
the wonder spread out here at the feet
of the observer. The canyon is fifteen
miles wide. 200 miles long and painted
like a flower"
Desert Beyond Redemption.
"AH that portion of the strip west
of the Kaibab and south of the Vermil-
lion cliffs is a desert stretching away
as far as the eye can reach. 1t is cut
through by the Kanab and other box
canyons running off to the Colorado.
on this desert there is no water: il is
fit only for cattle range. There is no
water that can be secured for irriga-
ton for the reason that the Colorado is
thousands Of feet below. Occasionally
springs are-found on this desert. Pine
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pendicularly for 5000 feet. / am in
formed that in places in the Orient
there are similar formations, but on
a much smaller scale. There monks
ascend in some way by means of rope
ladders and fine safe retreats from the
world. This could not be done in the
Arizona strip. because the distances
are too great.
Wonders of PowelPs Plateau.
"One of these islands in the air that
is destined to become famous is
known as PoweIls plateau. 1t is con-
nected with the Kaibab by narrow
neck of ground in the form of d sad
Ole. This plateau is as beautiful as
any Of the far-famed parks in Eng
land There will be found magnificent
forests Of oak. pine, spruce, hemlOck,
pinon pine. qual1ing asp and other
varieties of trees growing naturally.
This is In forest reserve protected
from sheep, cattle, fire and depreda-
lions OF all kinds. Powelrs plateau is
almost circular, four or five miles
wide. and is some sixty miles from
the Rio Virgin This is duplicated,
but on a smaller scale. all over south
eastern Utah. and all over the Arr
IONA strip
The entire south side Of the strip
south of hanab, is "A forest reserve pa
trolled by government officials and free
from depredations of all kinds. 1t eX-
tends thirty-five miles from north to
south, and twenty-five miles from east
TO west. Here will be found great for
ests, beautiful glades, a wonderful flora
including blue bells. lark spur. butter
cups. luXuriant wild grasses, deer every
hour. birds of many varieties, pretty
springs and little lakes-in fact. every
thing to please the senses, including a
delightful climate.
Jump Of Six Hundred Feet.
De Mott park. a portion of this Kali
summit of the Buckskin mountains. It
is twelve miles long and from one to
TWO miles wide II has an altitude of
300 feet at the south end overlooking
the Colorado. As the river here has
an altitude of 5000 above the sea this
would make De Mott park $500 feet
above the river, or more than a mile
and a good jumper could jump from
the park into the river. Here we found
il cool and delightful i'm the middle Of
summer. while down on the river bank
il was ihtolerably hot.
Natures Secret in the kaibab.
There is an important secret con-
nected with De Mott park that nature
guards with jealous care. This is that
every gorge and canyon of the Kaibab
leads to the park at the top An ex-
plorer. ignorant of this secret might
wander for days and weeks and never
find DE Mott park. The same is true
of the river. Parties have been known
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ren Dollar, Worth Of Risouits.

We got a start at daylight, and by
the middle or the afternoon reached 4
point five miles south of st George
called by. some Price and by others he
berviUe There we found Mrs COnSer
living in a little house with ire IN one
corner She had 80 bread in the house
but she offered to make US some DIS
cults She made a skillet full ana We
ate them She made another skillet fun
and We ate them. / have eaten manJ
good meals in my day and have dlRed
under many different cirCuustances,
but never in all my live have / tasted
food that had "A finer flavor than those
biscuits. We paid Mrs Conger SO IA
greenbacks equal 10 50 i'm gold ana
rode on
we reached ST George just at dark
on Christmas eve, 1864 We had tray
eIed over 400 miles, some of IL in the
strip and some of it in Nevada our
teamsters came in few days later
with the mules, but they had left the
wagons far behind. This is the story
Il my four days i'm the wilderness with
out food. All of those who suffered with
me on that trip have gone TO their re-
ward. This is also true of the men
Nho / assisted in locating the city ot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26

springs, just over the Utah line and
about fifteen miles from Kanab is one
of the historical spots on the de~o~'
is now the property of President T.. ID.
WOOlley of the Kanab stake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26
Second Trip to CaIIvilIe.

President Brigham Young was in
formed of cur trip. As secretary OF the
party reported to Henry W. Lawrence,
who at that time was in good standing
in the Mormon church. and was taking
a prominent part in the enterprise of
opening up the south. in the interest Of
the merchants union In few weeks
we returned to the site of the proposed
landing. but the boat had not arrived
when We got there. and seven of US
went down the river in a sCow- We
found the boat moOTed below Roaring
Rapids The trip down the river was
delightful. The cliffs lowered above US
for thousands Of feet A duck wanted
10 pass US and go up the river but was
afraid. He swan and flew Down the
river ahead of US; little inches III the
rocks far overhead had been filled with
dirt. and there flowers were growing III
cOiors 10 dazzle the eye. The coloring
OF the rocks cannot be described
Captain Hanspick was in command
of the 'EsmeraIda-' The boat was load
ed with goods intended for our ware
house. We finally prevailed on Captain
HanSpick to try to pass the Roaring
Rapids. The jump was from six to
eight feet high, but he made it with the
aid o: spars and the boat was run
twenty-five miles further up the river,
10 Callvilla. There lime was burned
and preparation made TO erect the
warehouse.
No Eight-Hour Day Here.
Mechanics were sent down from
Salt Lake to do the work. and I was
detailed to pilot them down from St
George across the country. We started
with six wagons and from twenty 10
twenty-five men, We spent the best
part Of three days in digging a dugway
across the mountains that obstructet
our way in reaching the Grand gulcn-
We had to lower our wagons with ropes
as we descended from the divide. We
found the two wagons that had been
abandoned few weeks before. and
then continued our course down the
Grand gulch. We reached a spring
p bout ten miles north OF the Colorado.
and then struck off west We travelled
till we came TO the mouth of the Muddy
on the Rio Virgin. The last place we
camped. after being out for about FIVE
days 1 was asked how far we still had
to go. I said about fifteen miles A
big, strong mason jumped to his feet
and cried out:
Let's have no more of your damned
lies
This expressed the sentiments Of the
whole party. The men were disguised :.
the trip was longer and harder than
they expected: water was scarce: the
legs of the animals were sore from
forcing their way through the sage
brush, and the men were exhausted.
High Price For Flour.
well. we arrived at CaIlville and
the big warehouse Of stone was built.
Later a train arrived from Salt Lake
with provisions. Tt was sent out by
the merchants who expected to build
up a large trade in this way. Flour at
that time was worth $25 a hundred in
St George. We had plenty Of cotton
and molasses. but -four was high in the
north as well as with us.
Later in the year President Erastus
Snow asked me to guide another party
r~f1 I C1fn ont
Snow, if you command me. in the name
of the Lord to go. l VIII so. but ] will
not go otherwise.
$500 = - 2 \
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Something About the Tract of Land Which
May Be Annexed to Utah.

way OF living creatures that would fur
nish rs a niouthful &c food. We found
shelter that day under a mountain,
stopping on the south side. The mem
from lack of food and rest. One oS
the party was 50 weak that he had 10
be helped off his horse at this point.
Meal of Slowed Flour Sack.
"T furnished an unexpected meal
While We were resting. I JOoa the
Hour sack mentioned before. turned il B
inside out and washed 10 in q tin cup
of fioU~ and starch was saved The
Cruel If II might so be called was
boiled ana divided among the party
After the horses had baited off the
shrubbery we started up the noun
tain on foot. BY this time Jacob
Hamblin had reached a conclusion as
to where ne was he said that # we
could set across the mountain we
would in short time reach the Rio
Virgin and soon reach St George. We
crossed the mountain and Guide
Hamblin said we must camp. The
other members of the company re-
fused to camp. They were determined
20 travel on at once. as they found
their strength failing rapidly and were
afraid of death. Hambiin insisted that
they must camp Being familiar with
the character Of the country he said
that il a horse should lose mis- footing
He would not undertake 10 pilot The
party further unless we camDed for
tire night. We camDed-
Shoes Were in Danger.
we found a large cedar and camPed
on the south side Of 10 on bare spot
where the snow had melted. Here
We built fire and found shelter UNI
der our blankets Our Suher1ngs from
hanger were now intense Hamhlin
said: I have eaten mule meat; / have
eaten wolves and lizards. but never IN
all nv experience on the plains or
in the mountains have I felt ne panEB
or hunger d I feel them at this time
Ii was proposed that we Kill a horse.
but no member of the party would
volunteer TO sacrifice his animal Our
horses were all good ones. and II was
lealized that the man who killed his
horse must make the balance Of me
trip on loot. In addition 70 all 1nls,
Tamblin assured US that We would
reach the Rio Virgin IN the morning
was wearing a pair OF SHOES me
leather for which had been tanned pN
Rrotber. Clark in St. George The tan
ming mad been poorly done. so mat
when the shoes got wet through III
no snow they went slip-slop nike 81
much tripe 1t was suggested that
We boil these and get what substance
we could out of them That Would
mean that I must 80 the balance OF
the yyav home barefooted ana L
EaIked
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CLUB.

A Permanent Organizations Has Been
Efected-Officers Elected.
At meeting of a number of the
members of the Garrett Lodge
Knights of Pythias held on Wednes-
day evening of last week in the club
rooms in the McComas. building on
Second street, the constitution and
bylaws of the organization which had
been prepared by committee previ-
ously appointed for that purpose,
were adopted.
The organization is to be known as
the knights of Pythias Club of Oak
land" and the purpose and object is
social, literary and pleasure. All
members of the X. of P in good
standing are eligible to membership
in the club by complying with the
requirements of same.
DR.. Henry W. McComas has dona-
ted two rooms in his building for use
of club rooms. and the new club
starts out with a determination to
continue permanently.
1t was decided to open the rooms
to the wives, sisters and lady friends
of the members three afternoons of
each week-Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Dr. H. w. McCOmas.
Secretary-Bowie Johnson.
Treasurer-E. Baumgartner.
Board of Directors-Dr H. w. Nc
Comas, Henry Lauer, J. G. Reninger,
n. S. Heindel, DR.. w. H. BiXler, and
Chas a Deffin baugh.
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the mountain counties the advantage
of an increase in our annual appro-
priation. by Summer and Fall meet
ings, with quite an extension in meth
DDS, as well as in effort to meet de-
mands from sections off of the rail
roads.
I'VE beg Indulgence at this time.
believing that by the delay in this
seasons opening the work of the
Department has not suffered, as the
men engaged are above the average
in ability as Institute workers, and
the meetings will be more than ever
beRiicial to those vino can attend.
The gentlemen who will attend
your Institutes are all practical men
and large operators.
Mr. Edward Van Alstyne is large
fruit-grower Il saw him harvesting
1000 barrels Of apples as well as a
dairyman, sheep and swine feeder
DR.. H. P Miller is d practicing
Veterinarian, Il stock breeder, and
editor of the ohio North AmeyicaH
Farmer.
They will be assisted by men from
our Horticultural Department, and
every effort known to us WILDE made
to get the farmers to ask questions,
that we may help them.
I'VE are sending to every patron
who give his name and address, a card
with the program. About 400 of
these will go out in your county, di-
rect to those who have attended be-
fore
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the fact that for few short hours he
had incurred the discomfort of insom-
mia, there was naught else to indi-
cate deaths near approach. Gov.
LOwndes retired about midnight, hav-
ing spent the evening with his family
and few friends. including Miss Mel
son, of Virginia, and Miss Ruth Ger
stell, who were being entertained as
guests of Gov. and Mrs. LOwndes
Throughout the evening Gov. Lown-
des preserved his CHEEKY manner and
corteous hospitality and if he suffered
in the slightest degree, lie told not of
it.
| Upon arising at nine o'clock Gov.
Lowndes proceeded to take his morn
ing bath, and having concluded his
additions. was being attended by his
faithful servant, Brown, when with
out even a sigh, he fell PROSTATE and
expired. Heroic efforts were made
not only by the members of the fam
lily but by Drs. Johnson and Hawkins,
who were hurriedly summoned, to
bring about resuscitation, but the
spark of life had fed Such were the
final moments of progressive, sue
cessful, philanthropic Christian man,
whose life stands out in bold relief in
the history of MARYLAND.
Gov. Lowndes was a descendant of
distinguished Maryland family
Richard Lowndes, of Bostock House.
cheshire England, was his great
great-grandfauher. His great-grand-
father, Christopher Lowndes came
from England and was a successful
merchant at Bladensburg before the
National Capital was located at Wash
ington.
Gov. Lowndes was born February
21, 1915, in Clarksburg, Harrison
county, Virginia, and laid the foun-
datien of his early education at the
academy in his native town. In early
life he developed those qualities of
mind and character which gave him
marked success at the bar, in politics,
in business and in social life. When
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-12

Since the destruction by fire on last
Thursday afternoon Of St. Marks
Ev. Lutheran church the regular
Sunday and weekday services have
been conducted III the Garrett Ne
mortal church which was kindly plac-
ed at the disposal of the Lutheran
congregation by the Presbyterians
who have been occupants of the Me
mortal church since it was built.
OnsTuesday evening of this week
at a meeting of the Lutheran congre-
cation held in the above-named
church official action was taken for
the use of the edifice when it was
unanimously decided to accept the
courteous offer and hold the regular
can be erected.
AT the meeting Tuesday evening it
was also decided to rebuild. A num-
Der of locations are in view, among
them being the Delawder lot adioin-
ing the school house property, the
McComas lot adjoining the Browning
hotel on Second street, Bishop lot
directly opposite the Egger lot at the
corner of Oak and Fifth streets, any
one for which will be ideal for the
purpose.
The matter will be definitely deter
mined, however, at another meeting
of the congregation to be held Oh
Tuesday evening OF next week when
bids for the purchase of the old church
lot will be considered and reports of
the committee appointed Tuesday
night Oh a new site for the building
will be received and acted upon.
An offer of $4,000 has already been
made for the original church lot
which will probably be exceeded at
the Tuesday evening meeting.
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we" was supSeq uehtly endorsed by
the supreme Court OF the United
ota'eS' ne refused TO give the meas
u'e the Sanction OF ms vote Cat OF
Uhe SIX Republicans vino voted
against the measure ne was the only
one whose PoiItlcai fortunes Il J-opar-
u'ze"'
ne was ueieEdIe at-large 10 the Re-
Pu"iio"H NdUIohal convention AT Chl-
caEo III I9o9. In 1879 ne was nohlna-
IeN ny Tue hePuoIlcah convention al
IAN 'u7e' III" lahu' Ior governor
anu was e'ec'eu oH 'Ile unprecedented
P'"'"'lty vi lo''o'' having received
'Ii' u"''eu sutI'oF' o. the hepunlIcaHs
Vi ''le S'"'e anu thousands OF iuue-
l'e'''''il' i'eiiocra'S'
In addition to his successful public
HE, he filled various positions Of trust
ana honor III the business world.
Since 1873 he had been president OF
the Second National Bank, OF Cum
bertrand, one of the largest financial
institutions of Western Maryland.
lie was largely interested in the
black-Sherldan-Wi Wilson Company. the
Union Mining Company, the New
York Mining Company, and the Mt.
savage Fire Brick Company. He
was director of the Cumberland and
Elk Lick Coal Company. He was Il
member and vestryman of the Episco-
pal Church, from which he had fire.
Yuently been delegate to the Do
cesar conventions, and no man in
THIS section of the state had contri-
outec more generously to public aud
private ENTERPRISES than Mr.Lowndes.
Ills means were very large and We're
freely expended i'll developing the
city OF Cumberland and Allegany
county. Besides his large financial,
coal ana manufacturing interests, he
turned MS attention somewhat to
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where his father hadibegun:business,
He married Elizabeth 7. Lowndes.
His force of character, energy, taients
and probity won him almost imme-
date recognition and success. In the
midst of practice which almost i'm
mediately demanded a great part of
his time, his ambition and tastes led
him to the broader field of politics
and statecraft.
Public affairs tending to the advan-
cement of the community in which
he lived secured his early and eager
attention, and gained him opportuni-
ty for that distinction which he had
since achieved.
In p Olitics, as well as business life,
he so on took prominent part. He
was a Republican of earnest convic-
tions, and fOrcible and aggressive in
their expression. In 1872 he was
nominated for Congress, his district at
that time being largely Democratic,
with but single Republican county
in the district. So rapidly had he ad-
vanced in public favor that he carried
the district by 1,700 majority against
the Hon. John Richie, of Frederick
county, who had carried it by over
1000 majority two years before. A
very spirited canvass followed Mr..
Lowndes' nomination, and in his cleo
ton he was the first to change its
political complexion since the Hon.
Francis Thomas had represented the
district. His election was the reversal
of 3, 200 votes.
Mr.. Lowndes was only % years of
age when he entered the Fortv-third
Congress, and was its youngest mem
Der He served on some of its most
important committees during the SEES
sions of that Congress. His courage
in maintaining his convictions had
striking illustration in his vote upon
the Civil Rights Bill He lived in
district where there was a large col
ored constituency, who were directly
affected by the BILL but believing the
measure to be unconstitutional, which
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Distinguished Marylander Stricken With AppOplexy
While Taking Bath Sunday Morning.
HIS DEMISE A SHOCK TO PEOPLE OF Entire STATE
Was Descendant of Prominent Maryland Family
WAS Born in CIarksburg, West Virginia.
and Has Been a Resident of Maryland
Since the Year 1867

The Angel of Death, whose vista
ton, so mercilesslv unexpected as to
have caused a most severe shock, not
only to the community which had
know and loved him best, but to the
whole common wealth of Maryland,
whose destinies as it's chief executive
he had once so ably and honestly di-
rected, Sunday morning removed
from his sphere of earthly usefulness,
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, an attack of
apopIexy having precipitated transi-
ton from terrestrial trials to that
realm of eternal jov.
Nopremonition came to the deceas-
ed of impending dissolution, and save
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1G years of age he entered Washing
ton College at Washington, Pa,
where he remained for two years. He
finished his education Allegany. Col
lege, Meadville, Pa, graduating with
distinction in 1865, when only 20 years
of age. AS he had chosen the pro-
fession of law, he set about preparing
himself for the bar. Richard L. Ash
hurst, of Philadelphia, was his pre-
ceptor. While pursuing his legal
studies with this distinguished lawyer
he attended the Law School of the
University of Pennsylvania and grad
uated therefrom in 1867. He at once
settled in Cumberland, Maryland,