New-York tribune., 1906-05-06

way 20 Inspect the hierosiyphle r,.,,. =.
ruins OF ancient Indian habitations =. - -
1oFese IS found the natural log b-,s~. -, -
0tReT great column Of petriied u-,oz .,,.-, = =
an angle ana making such an o--1,-- - q e
against the sky that it has been nor,sz I, -
Cannon Three miles away les - ,s.--, =
est distance that can be covs-ss d, 1s--.. -
nalH an hour. It consists chfeav - - i
me third forest. which covers the srz,,s,. -
and In which may be found the r,oet -
geological formations. Is eiebt -
from the first forest There the 4r.. - --s-A'
larger. more numerous and less b,,T-.- - -
district contains several hundred vvboI. -
some OF them 200 feet long. partly, f-,h.s,-.s :
tne earth By the guides this a csIas -
Crystal" or Rainbow Forest - becaD.. - -
brilliant cOlOrs Of the siIicihed voo9 =, -
LleslrI OF the trunks many clear crystals hl-.
neen found. so many. indeed, that On irvas.,z,.
uon the government not long ago found ti,l
Veallcisis were blasting the great logs ints b,.s
20 rob them Of the treasures within.
The wagon journey 20 the stone trees s,- ia
fastener IN summer. accustomed as hs q ::
that time OF the year to see the earn rssbl-
carpeted with grass. offers some striking cu-.
trasts. Leaving the train.'' as one Eas.sa
writer has described the trip. I'VE struck al,
over the arid mesas in the glowing A-izuaa
sunshine. As gazed at the distant oI1s a
clay, I almost reached out my hand % touca
them. the air was so dry.
1.-THE horses trotted with even stride aI1zz
natural highway. swept clean by vagTant Vinls
and hardened by frequent travel felt the i-T
Of a wide horizon and the bIuest OF blue ssisz
No trees, save for scant fringe OF cottOrzc1ss
one day is as dry as bone. the next q raging
torrent, and afteTWard hiding In the ssrls
again. No grass except stray tufts OvOrecAs-
by fOraging sheep. No human habitators. fz.
as eye could reach. Just rocks and sand ag1
sky, with an occasional prehistoric Indian VI
lage ruin. or lava fragments belehed es1t-sias
ago from now extinct volcanoes
''SOOn we reached the edge Of the First Ecr-
est. Stray bits OF petIi1ed wood glistsled Ia
Jewels by the roadside. was at once t-lg,s+
to begin making a collection. but was tod "
the driver that those specimens were not
marker TO what might be found beyond Az
it was true I soon espied larger and 4z-ssr
blocks, then trunks Of trees, then ec-1s7Se
trees, tUmbled about In confusion OF lgl-s ls'
as they were barred by tha action o. re e.
mentS. There seemed to be no limit % ts 9
pOsits-HteTally thousands OF acres and E---s
Of tons. Nowhere in the world have s-c2 vs.
quantities Of fossilized wood been found
what human interest attached TO sve'7 -
OF this ground. dead and deSOlate aS y E-s--
seem2 What race OF men knew the hVi1s
est? What birds sang in its swayins to1ss.
What creatures bTOWSed beneath us lro-s--s
arms? What shock Of earth brought Low 80
monarchs. stately pine and giant OaEt 49,
they changed TO stone where they zen g -
they float out on the tide Of foFsoll.a, -.
A thousand thoughts such as these press ~ -
your mind as you view these relics Of sao~--
age
Had It not been for new discovery = -
making OF emery much OF the petfi4-- 4.-Is' 4.i'
Of Arizona might have been destroyee ~ -
Several years ago an American COMPANY
cided to grind I'D the fossil wood Tor t9e -
pose Of making emery and BUNK q - -
thina. was IN readiness to begin work W..
Canadian company started factory va y
q secret process, manufactured emery - SS-.s+,
" that the American concern was e'iils-7- :
abandon its plans.