The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-27
better. The high climate was de
lightful and invigorating, but i

is hne. The mountain peaks are
quite different from the Alleghen-
les, or the eastern mountains
The ascent Is so gradual, and you
pass up so easily, you scarcely
know 1t; but those peaks stand
up like monuments, aud their
sum mits seem to kiss the skies.
The highest is Pixies Peak about
$4,000 feet. They are nude Of all
veg citation, and their walls are
nea ly vertical. The general lay
of these peaks ism range, some
are square, others round and ir
regular, and seem to stand out
aloue. The highest are covered
with snow the whole year.
After leaving Ration Pass we
took our berths for the night, and
arose IN the morning to take our
break fast at Gallup, New Mexico.
The stop at each place for meals
was from % to 80 minutes, which
was ample time to eat and get a
little stroll in the fresh air, which
every one enjoyed. Our next stop
was Holbrook, and we arrived at
Williams, Arizona, about 3 p. NJ.
Here we decided to take side
trip OF 60 miles up to the Grand
Canyon st Bright Angel, Arizona
The trip was nothing remarkable
in itself, but the Grand Canyon
Is one Of natures greatest Won
ders, and pen and words are lost
in the description OF it. We ar
rived at the Grand Canyon Dec.
9th at 6:30 p m. At this place is
located le Ell Tavar, the Bright
Angel, and the Cameron Hotel,
and the Hepl House--the last
named, is an Indian souvenir
house, occupied d ty Indians, ond
where we attended an Indian
dance. The Ell Travar Is run on
tie American plan, and the rates
are "A day and up. The Bright
Angel is run on the European
plan, rates 81 for lodging and the
meals what you m axe them, ccf-
fee 10 cents cup, and beef steak
40 cents, &c. The Cameron is 81
per day en- the Ainellc plan.
We took lodging at the Ell 1avar
and after supper retired. The
next morning my wife, family and
| father. IN law decided not to go
down the trail into the canon, but
to take a drive OF IA miles to Grand
View Hotel on the rim of the can
yon. Myself, and eight others,
took guides for the trail down The
canyon. We left the hotel at 9:45
a. m. and returned at p. m.
The most simple description |
can give of the canyon is, that II
is a assure or crack in the earth s
surface, whose walls are perpen-
dicular in places to depth of 9OC
feet or more. Thn surface of the
canyon is between 1000 and 5000
feet above sea level. From the
RIM to the Colorado river, which
runs at the bot ON of canyon, is
4465 feet. The river is 2436 feet
above sea level, or nearly four
times as high as Needmose (6S0
The distance by trail TO the river
is 6 miles, and the way to gel
there is either to walk or ride q
mule. The width of the canyon
at Bright Angel is thirteen miles
We rode mule. The one ode
was named Monkey and one
that a friend of mine rode Gar
nation. f" They are good trusty
animals and they plck their steps
with care. The whole trip Is q
hazardous one, and much Of the
way we bad TO walk and hug tt
the rocks, with our hair standing
on end. Sometimes one mnle anC
rider would be above the other,
and precipice below, of severa
hundred feet, and only path O.
two feet for mule and rider Il
| walk on. The river a. the bottom
Is continually muddy on account
of the great preciplces over which
Z it falls and the sandy deserts i
passes through | could write
much more but my letter is grow