The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-03
H0WE'S TRIP.
Describes His First View OF the
Grand Canyon.
Eighty Dollars a Day Is Paid
for Water.
WILL SAIL TOMORROW
Goes from San Francisco ON
Steamer "Siberia. "
Touching at Honolulu Thence
to Yokohama.

At Williams, Arizona, where I chang
ed cars to so to the Grand Canyon,
began seeing Japanese; a great many are
employed in the west principally as
walters and railroad laborers. Being
compelled to wait several hours for the
1rain to Grand Canyon, I dined at a
Chinese restaurant, clean satisfactory
place. The town of Williams IS
wide Open In the evening, 1 walked
around, and found gambling and music
tn all the saloons. Women mingled
pronliscuOusly with the men, ana
drank and gambled as recklessly as
che most hardened. one young woman
sang, with piano accompaniment played
by a nervous genius ruined by drink,
and 1 have not heard better soprano
an some time.
Eighty dollars a Day for Water.
The branch of the Santa Fe running
so the Grand Canyon is 90 miles long,
and runs through a barren country, So
Ear as traffic is concerned In addition
20 two dally passenger trains a freight
Grain is devoted entirely to hauling wa
Ger and supplies to the two harvey no
tells, as there is no water at the can
yon, or between Williams and the can
yOn. True, there is the Colorado river,
but IL is mile below the rim of the
canyon, and therefore water IS hauled
I'm tanks from Williams, so miles away.
1t is said that it costs the two Harvey
hotels at the canyon $50 day to secure
q water supply.
bllLE 4 was lDltllB dlOulu Bright
Angel this morning, saw the men
start a water train down the trail d
mule and six burrOs. Presently a cow
boy on horseback followed carrying a
long whip When it is time to water
unemployed horses, mules and dOnkeys,
they are started down the trail. They
go to the river, drink their I'LL, and
return. A mule always leads these eX-
petitions because Of his superior intel
nGeuCe. The COW boys / saw around
Bright Angel reminded me of the Buf-
1alO Bill article. At Bright Angel also,
are kept buggies and light wagons. in
which passengers are carried to various
slightly places on the rim of the canyon.
Around the where l am stop
ping, I saw the cowboys ana girls
getting ready fOl trail trip, by put
ting on all sorts - OutIandish hats and
costumes.
Insurance Money at the Canyon.
I say girls, not many girls; mostly ell
derby women who have accumulated
money. They say here that more than
half the women who visit the canyon
come on life insurance money. The
present life insurance scandals viii bad
" cripple the women; the scandals will
discourage husbands from taking out
policies The next crop of rich widows
viii be considerably lighter. But 1 am
not grumbling at the rich widows. They
are welcome to their money III women
nave sense enough TO take care of them
selves, and live longer than men, they
are entitled to all they get. The larger
number of rich widows should finally
set the men to thinking, and cause them
to eat and drink less.
FIRST View of the Canyon.
I arrived at the Grand Canyon late
at night and went to bed at once. soon
after daylight the next morning aWoke
and sat uD in bed to look out of the
window. Before me lay the Grand Can
yon, or part OF it. That was my
first view.
As men grow older they are more cas-
lily moved to tears. I have a friend who
is an elderly man. and tears come into
his eyes when I so to see him and when
come away 1 am beginning to notice
that i am more easily moved to tears
than L formerly was, though no one
ever catches me at it. Once. not long
ago. when 1 was particularly nervous.
particularly annoying thing caused
me to hurry away to a lonely place and
for moment was in danger Of cry
ing like a child. The incident frightened
me. / kept thinking: you're getting
along; you're getting along" [ am be-
coming so old that 1 can crack my
fingers.
Meeting His Children.
I am thinking now of a coming event
that causes me to fiji up" as the
women say. Next Tuesday evening 1
viii be passenger on a ferry boat The
pOal VIII land at San Francisco On
the dock = Will pick uD two happy
yOungsters-my children, Mattel and
Eugene whom I haven't seen in two
Years. If don't have tears in my
eyes it viii be a wonder And I am
thinking Of another incident that viii
move me. in ten days I viii be pas
genger on a steamship entering the har-
Dor at Honolulu On the tender thar
comes out TO meet the ship will be
young mana gOod-looIing young man
q young man of promise I think. if I
may be pardOned for expressing the
opinion in this public manner. As the
two vessels meet the young man will
anxiOusly look over the passengers
along the rail Of the ship. seeking his
father. haven't seen him in two years
and ] am fond OF him He will prob
ably find me in my room to which
1 have retreated, and he viii probably
dnd me bathing my eyes
What Things Move One TO Tears.