Arizona republican., 1906-08-11
IAN ALHAMBRA MAN
 PREACHING ARIZONA
". C. Percy Letting the Country
 Know About This Territory.

w. c. Percy of Alhambra, The Re pubfican's Grand Avenue correspond ent, is, engaged in an extensive tour of the country, everywhere preaching the Salt River valley and Arizona. The Brainerd (Minn.) Dispatch lately printed the following about him:
 w. G. Percy, who with his wife and sons are visiting Mrs. Pefcy's parents, MT. and Mrs. L. McPherson, talks in terestngly of Arizona.
 They left their home in Phoenix. Arizona on the Sth of July, but have covered a circutous route, making stops on the way east. Their first stop-over was at the Grand Canyon of Arizona through which flows the Colo rado river. MT. Percy would not at tempt a description of this Titan of chasms for it is beyond word of de- scription, and must be seen to be ap- preciated. The Grand Canyon section comprises an area 215 miles long and is thirteen miles wide from the south rim to the north rim and over a mile deep.
 Such a mighty slash in the earth Is without question hard to realize, and to stand upon the brink and look down into its awful abyss is to thrill one with awe and wonder and as the changes of color are presented and these again changed by any variation in the brightness of the sunlight, one cannot but exclaim: How Great is the Creator" From this panorama here presented is not to be equalled by any thing of its kind, for nowhere on the coast is there such a marvellous won der.
 No one making a trip to the coast or to the southwest should miss the side trip which is about sixty miles from Williams. Arizona. on the line of the Santa Fe railroad. The Grand Can yon Railroad operates two trains daily between williams and the canyon with first class chair car and Pullrlaa equipment and stop over permits are permitted on all Santa Fe trains. Three first class hotels are maintained at the canyon, the Fl Tovar and the HriEht Angel Camp, both under the Harvey management and the Cameron hotel. The Fl Tovar was built at cost of $250, O0O and is finished and furnished in mission and rustic and has d large accommodation and here one may have all the comforts and as much luxury as he cares to enjoy. The Bright An gel camp is d neat arrangement of well built cottage rooms with sanitary fea lures and the Harvey cafe as an an hex. Rooms 75 cents each per day and meals from 8 cents and upward The Cameron hotel is on the American plan, at $2 per day.
 The magnitude and magnificence Of this great chasm is not fully appreciat- ed unless one takes the trip down Bright Angel trail Thoroughly rei- able mules and ponies which are brok- en to the trail travel and do nothing else but make daily trips both to the plateau 5000 feet below the rim and on 10 the river another 2O0O feet below the plateau. Neariy seven miles are trav- eled in making the descent to the river. so winding is the trail, and at several points it is quite rough and precfpitous. To look back to the rim from below one would declare it impossible for man or beast to ever ascend for in every direction appear the great shear precipitous walls at that great abyss.
 Upon leaving the canyon they re stunned their journey by specially con ducted excursion over the A T. & :. F. Railroad to Hannibal, Mo, where d week was spent at the home of an un- cle Robert Percy and family. and trav el resumed to Chicago, where they were met by MT. Percy's father. who is M. C. B.. of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. One day was spent in the Windy City and another at Fon du Lac, Wis, and all proceeded to St. Paul whete another reunion was held being met by J. W. Percy and wife. of Tacoma. Wash, and a cousin w H. Percy and family of St. Paul. After a social visit here and a tour of the Twin Cities by cars a sojourn al Como Lake and also at Lake Harriet, the party dis solved, W. Percy returning to Fon du Lac, J. w. and family to South Toco- ma and w. G. and family proceeding to their journeys end and the scenes of their youthful days in the city of the pines.
 Nmic net much weati.',l I,y their lun.s | travels and sight seeings they are glad to get to Brainerd and after a rest up will employ themselves among our many lakes in a season of resting and fishing
 The Dispatch acknowledges receipt l of a copy of the Salt River valley il- | lustrated pamphlet, descriptive of the | agricultural section surrounding Phoe- nix, the capital of the territory MT l Percy is decked with an Arizona Boos- | ter Club badge and says it is the only