Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-07
EXPECT ID COME
 OUT WEALTHY 0R C0RPSES
Daring Venture of ProspectorS Who Will Go Down the Grand Canyon in Boats to Search for Gold and Silver

Spurred on by love for adventure and the desire for gold, three experi- enced miners of the west, one well known Prescott mining man will start Un one Of tine must peTitUus CA ploration trips ever undertaken sn America, that of braying the untold and unknown dangers of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
 These venturesome spirits of the western world, Bert Lopez, of Gold field, New, and Prescott, Ariz., Ed Monett of Goldfield, and Charles Rus sell, of Prescott will begin their dan gerous trip in especially constructed boats and equipment at Green River, Utah. if their plans do not miscarry, and will journey through the canyon a distance of about PIT miles. the ex- ploration trip to end at the Needles.
 Mr. Russell, who left Prescott some three months ago. al which time he gave the full details of his intended trip, stated that Mr. Lepez originated the idea of the trip over thirteen years ago, but had never undertaken it until the present time, owing tO his inability to find companions sutfi- ciently brave and adventurous. MT. IAuoSNlA SLtlAGA AlIN bAt tNs NAytSSNA AO prove or disprove the reports that the canyon contains valuable mineral de posits of fabulous richness. It is also reported that the canyon cuts through immense ledges of every known min eral, and if this is true, the explorers expect to locate some of the most valuable mining claims yet found by man.
 Several attempts to r,In the canyon have been made in the past and all have ended in disaster In 1887, James White made the first trip through the canyon, being accompa- nied by a companion who was killed, en route. by Indians. More dead than alive White was rescued from the canyon by CaIlville, Cal, inhabitants. As soon as he recovered his strength he disappeared and never was heard from again. It is thought the hard hips he endured unbalanced his mind. | Two years later, in 1869, J. W. Pow ell organized an expedition to explore the canyon. The party consisted of twelve men and four boats. Three of them became disheartened at the i hardships and left the party, starting homeward overland. They were nev. | CT heard from and it is supposed they were killed by Indians. Tke other members of the party continued on tC the mouth of the Colorado river where the expedition disbanded. In 1872 Powell organized another party for the United States Geological sur vey. This trip was made in two years, but before the party reached the Gulf of California it was met by a second party under Lieutenant 1 Wheeler of the United States Army who was preparing war maps, and tht journey was abandoned about fifty miles from the mouth of the river. | Another attempt was made to ex plore the canyon by party under tht leadership of Feb Brown of Denver Before the trip was fairly started Brown was drowned. The following year Browns chief engineer, a MT Stanton, organized another expedition and traversed the greater portion 0 the route, seeking a survey for 9 rail . road. He made the trip successfully , and maintains that railroad thrOugi the canyon is practicable.
 Previous to these expeditions. an | in the interim. others have tried q r explore the canyon. Some nave He, . CT since been heard from, and other
 have abandoned the project bcfort . completing the trip.
 The party which Mir. Russell vii
 accompany will be equipped will thre
 steel boats, a first class placer min
 ing outfit, mining tools and chemicai
 for assaying. Each of the beats vii
 have five compartments, four air-tjgh
 and one open. They will De c1veTe
 with sheet steel. In their placer min
 ing they, will use an amalgamatin
 rocker with silver plated copper wire
 as the gold in the Colorado is said [ be so fine that the amalgamatiOn pro
 cess is the only practicable method.
 That Russell and his cUIapanion
 are prepared to encounter great hart
 ships and priyations is made manife;
 by his statement just before he lief He declared he expected to enere ! from the Grand Canyon q wealth ( man or corpse. and it was a dea
 even break which one it would be.
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