Williams news., 1911-10-14
ALLEGED INTIMIDATION
 AT GRAND CANYON
(Contributed.)
Grand Canyon, Ariz Oct. 4.

1ne TaliIOau poIlcY OI conus- eating the entire Grand Canyon to their own use is developing pretty fast just at present and demands the correction of a statement in your paper of two weeks ago. Since you made it appear that only 20 acres were to be fenced as a protection against stock that came around the hotels, it should have been 20 sec tions of land, as near as present es inmates go. The east and west fence is about ten miles in length and is south of the rim of the can yon, a distance of from one to three miles or mora. Within this reser- vation is to be found every avail able scenic point from Yavapai on the east to Hermit Creek on the west, where the new trail is to be built and hotel of 100 rooms con- structed Sign boards are in evi dence along the road warning the motor driven vehicles to keep of" and loose stock prohibited. Out side of the fence along the new auto road the signs read: "Speed limit 15 miles per hour" The public roads will have gates that open by pulling ropes. Every precaution hass4been resorted to in order to kill off all opposition to this wholesale appropriation of our great interna- tional scenic attractions, and wis itors are not allowed to come in con- tact with outside enterprises of any nature whatever, if possible to pre- vent it.
 That they propose to use violence if necessary was demonstrated yes terday when MT. Bass, the inde- pendent guide and lifelong resident and promoter of the canyon, was thrown off bodily by one of the special gum shoe agents of this county and the Harvey system; his clothes were torn and bodily inju- ries inflicted.
 MT. Bass had, served party in the forenoon and had appointed to meet them at Bright Angel at 9 o'clock for the afternoon drives. He was on hand and attempted to get them together outside of the hotel. when he was seized. and pushed around in the toughest manner and prevented from finding his custom CTS. He was told he was not want ed there and would not be permitted on the grounds. The assault was witnessed by the ladv member of the party with whom Mr.. Bass was talking; she soon found the other members and came out to MT. Bass's wagon, near the postoffice, and the trips to the western points were made regardless of the opposition
 Mir. Noble and wife of Chicago, who were of the party, reported most enjoyable time under his guidance and denounced the occur renee as a shameful outrage.
 MT. Bass stated that he demand ed his arrest if he were violating any statute of the law, but was told that the orders were to put him off regardless. He considered it as an attempt to intimidate him and pre- vent him from completing his build ings and the school room which is to be ready for the cold weather. He further stated that any attempt to defend himself would no doubt be charged as a violation of the public peace by these agents of the railroad company, or possibly scheme to get him to do some act of violence that would warrant criminal charge of some sort against him. then prosecute him to the limit.
 It is to be hoped that he will not be led into trap of this nature, and those who know him best do not think it possible. He was still in business at the old stand this morning. He has been busy com pleting the new auto line to con meet with the Ash Fork road at Cataract Caves and has if so far