Arizona republican., 1906-08-28
MOUNTAIN TRIP OF
 THREE YOUNG MEN
A Gsnuins Outing and Ons Full of
 Incident.

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 Leaving the city on July 3. and ever 1 since that date traveling overland | through the mountains of the northern part of the territory, Dean Woodward 5ailiff of the district court, and the
 two brothers. Lou and Will Woo!f are , back in Phoenix. They arrived a fred trio but withal claim to have had one of the most interesting trips it is possible to make in all the west Hard l luck pursued them and there are
 many things which should they ever decide to make such a trip again they will do differently but their experf-
 ence was worth something and now
 that they have had it they feel them
 selves the winners.
 Leaving Phoenix they made Roose-
 welt their first objective point and
 reached there on the 5th of the month.
 The Fourth of July they spent at a
 point five miles this side of Govern
 ment Wells and pulled off the first
 annual Fourth of July celebration to
 be held in that location At Roose-
 Welt they spent several days viewing
 the dam site and the government
 interest,"
 ing and could have been studied for
 weeks by any one advantageously.
 While travelling along the Roosevelt
 road they could not help but notice
 what fine piece of work the high
 way really is, but they appreciated
 this fact all the more after they had spent several weeks in the mountains. It seemed to them that the govern ment road to Roosevelt must have been sandpapered.
 From Roosevelt the party travelling in its covered wagon and leading an extra horse started for Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. It passed through the Tonto Basin, Payson and up to Mormon lake, where a stop was made The lake is this year full of water although it is no uncommon thing for It to go dry. The mountain streams have been we'll filled and have fur nished big supply for the lake. At Long valley they encountered the Mul- len family. who have a permanent camp there and visit 1t each summer. According to Mir. Woodward this val ley is one of the most attractive spots imag. nable. The grass for the stock is very plentiful, several feet high. The party spent three days in Long valley.
 On the 18th of July the rim was reached and it was cold enough at nights to make a campfire a pleasure if not a necessity. The air in the daytime was bracing and DOS sibly on account of thinking of the heat here in the valley. were the cool nights made doubly enjoyable. At Flagstaff they spent a day. when they continued on to Grand View. Here they spent several days enjoying the sights of the canyon. Their observa- tions were made mainly from Rand's point and Bissell. This was the first time Mir Woodward had been at the Grand View station. although he had hefore been at Fl Tovar and viewed the canyon from Rowe's point. He had heard it said that one point pre- scented views far grander than the other but after being at both places he failed to recogn 'ze any superiority. It was all grand to him and there are things to be observed at one that the "ther lacked.
 From Grand View the parry re- turned to Flagstaff and afterward made an ascent of San Francisco peak. izI tfe crater of the peak there was snow but this 1t is said is not un- common and likely to be found the year round. The climbing of the peak while not perilous. certainly re- quires skill and one must make head way with great care. From the peak they could see the country for miles around and that section of the north known as the great divide where snow In April last was on the ground six feet deep. It is a good cattle range, however, in the summer months and used as such. From Flagstaff the party started homeward, travelling to Backs place. near the Muntezuma Wells and MOntezuma Castle A visit was made to both of the places and un investigation inaugurated of the two points so prominent in the early history of the southwest and the an cient stories of Mexico. The we'll now has flow of 110 inches of water and no bottom has ever been sounded. The castle built with twenty rooms is 300 feet above the bed of the creek alongside of which it is built. On the walls of the castle the party found the names of former travellers from Phoe- nix many of which they were familiar with. About a half mile from the well Is a soda springs, the medicinal prop critics of which are famous. The story is told of the cure affected of