Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18
DESCRIBES TRIP ID HOME OF THE
 P|LGR|MS (. H. Rutherford Visits Historic City Of
 Plymouth
Interesting Narrative Of The Scenes He
 Viewed
(Fssm Wednesdays Daiiy.)

ust when wc steamed out of the bos ton Terminal, cn route for Plymouth, che land of the Pilgrims. As we passed down through the towns of Chassctt, Scituatc. the Marsh6clds and DGxbury. the scene grew more and more pie ,sing, until finally, when we rcacncl ny mouth, after a trip of one hour ant forty minutes, we were fully prepared for the beauties of the historic old town.
 After supper we strollcd down to the shore, and were rewarded ny a most beautiful scene. It was just sun' set, and the bay was tinted with opal. pink, blue and green, mirroring faint ly the glorrs of the western sky. long, low line of Plymouth iicncL, stretching it's long arm half mile from shore. Ecyond that we could faiutlv discovr- 'lark'g Island, where the Pilgrims spent their first Sunday in the new land, lnd from which they did their accommodating, preparatory tc landing.
 We were surprised to hear, close a' hand, the whirl of looms. Soon ", discovered that Plymouth was not tho sleepy little place whicn we had hall expected to find. but busy, enter p'ising town of 900 population, witt mills, shops and stores. and n thriving people, eager and willing to cater t' the wants of the tourist or summer boardcr.
 The next morning, after n night o refreshing sleep, in the clear, bracinl air, we sallicd forth to 'do the town. We had neither guide books nor guide but wc found the people always cour teous and glad to answer tho qucs tions of inquisi,ivc strangers. SO VI had no difficulty in finding the vari ous points of interest. There are plcnt, of old settlers, many of them veteran of the Civil war, who are proud to cx plain to inquircrs the history of tn different land marks.
 We decided that our first visit shoul, bc Plymouth Rock. We did not cx pcct to find it directly on the shor, so we were not disappointed at finding it set back perhaps three rods, n'a the wharf and coaling station.
 We were informed that the bouldc in sight, resting under the great ston canopy, is only small part of ih original stone. which rests between th pavement, being raised some feet fror it's original position when the canop was built. During the process man large pieces of the rocK were chippa off, and being obtainel by jewcler and curiosity dealers, ono can now buy small pieces for souvenirs, and wished, have them mounted in pin or rings The stone, however, is sof and will not bear carving to any cl tent. In the chamber over the canop are the bones of four Pilgrims wn were buried on Coles Hill ir the vii ter of l63O.
 After walking over the stone, W passed, in climbing the long flight ( steps, to the summit of this hill, wbic lies directly west of the canopicd roe and passing to the left we stood upo the place where 50 many of the P grim band were buried that first drea ful winter. History says that the graves were lcv.lcd and the folio, ing spring corn was planted there that the Indians might not discov how heavy their loss had been.
 Leaving the hill We went throu, Carver street to Leydcn street, q first laid out by the Pilgrims. Fc of the old houses remain but from o ar two we could gather something an idea of those Of tho eighteenth cc iury, for none ot them date farth back than that, Passing the Bapti church, we emerged upon the "T0' Square, Before us stands { "Church of the First parsh.'' on Q right, on nearly the exact site of { original chruch of the Pilgrims, is { "Church of the Pilgrimage" and sido it the site of Governor Bradford housc.
 The "Chsrch of the First Parish