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Arizona republican., 1911-08-01
A BUILDER IF TRAILS ONE EXTENDS INTO THE GRAND CANYON THE OTHER FROM ARIZONA ID WASHINGTON

ity might journey from the clouds almost. at the rim, to the tumbling Colorado River 620O feet below and there pitched their tents and camp among the wonders of nature; to realize that the man who. single handed fought a successful fight for his own against a powerful railroad corporation and all the immense in terests it could bring to bear. should write thus simply of himsef.
 Ralph Henry Cameron, Rcpubli- can. of Flagstaff, was born at south port, Maine, Oct 21, 1863: received common school education which was augmented later by night schools and studies; is interested in mining and stock raising and is the locator and builder of the Bright Angel Trail into the Grand Canyon of the Cobra do, in Arizona, which he is still maintaining; moved to Arizona In 1883; was sheriff of Coconino county for three terms and served one term as member and one term as chair man of the Board of Supervisors of Coconino county; is married; was elected Delegate to the Sixty-first Congress, receiving 12.435 votes, to 11,727 for NJ. A Smith. Democrat, 1912 for J. D. Cannon. Socialist, 11S for William E. Cleary, Independence League, 69 for J. w. Stewart, Social ist-Labor and 1O6 for R. Roy Sibley, Prohibitionist'
 But the purpose of this a.ticle is not to tell of him as a, fisher
 
 CT or a cattle man. q sheriff in a wild western country where every moment of his life was fraught with danger. It is to tell of the hercu- lean task of trail building-the build ing of the longest trail to the deep est canyon in the world-the can yon that is spoken of in government reports as one of the scenic wonders of the world.
 The idea of building the trail was conceived by Mir Cameron in 1887, while on prospecting trip with q number of companions, looking for gold, silver, copper or any other val uable minerals that the Canyon might contain. The story as to the difficulties encountered in it's build ing can best be told in Mir. Cam erons own words:
 Tt was while prospecting at In dian Garden Creek, in the CaTyon, that I figured out the idea of build ing the trail, which is now known as Camerons trail. It formerly was known as the Bright Angel Trail. but the Geological Survey changed its
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reau had no jurisdiction over this trail as it had been built by my self and associates prior to the proc lamation of President Harrison, ere ating the Forest Reserve, which was issued March 20. 1895.
 The railroads then proceeded to institute quo warranto proceedings in the courts tO oust me from posses sion on this trail claiming my fran chise was not legal, but after number of years in the local courts, it was finally decided by the Stu preme Court of the Territory that my franchise was valid and my rights were legal
 Then began an interesting contest at the rim of the Canon between the railroad and myself I had estab- lishcd a hotel at the rim, at the terminus of the railroad track, and by catering to the tourists was rais- ing the money with which to proce- cute the work on the trail. such as changing the grades, etc. When the courts decided in my favor. the rail- road moved it's depot a short dis tancC and opened hotel of it's own. I had men on all the trains coming into the Grand Canyon distributing cards advertising my hotel. and ire quenty these men would be elected from the trains sometimes 10 and F mics out in the desert. and I would have to send out at night and bring them in. Then we began to cut rates, both for lodgings and the use of the horses and mules and finally the railroad issued an order forbid ding my teams to come to the depot But I kept plugging away and I fin- ally got the trail built to my satis- faction although it is necessary to keep men employed on it all the time
 "The old toll road law of the Ter ritOry was not as perfect a piece of legislation as might be desired and had a bill passed by the legislat- Ure perfectinS it. This bill was ve- toed by the governor three days be- fore the legislature was to adjourn and l was 25O miles from the capital when l received the news of his ac- ton. However, I got to the capital in time to get my forces together and pass the bill by unanimous vote in both houses over the governors veto. Under the old law the board of supervisors, after the expiration of ten years. had the right to take over ! the trail and purchase it for the country but they also had the right to extend the franchise five years longer. In view of the fact. how ever. that I had received no com pensatiOn from outside sources the supervisors extended my rights ten years but this was cut down five years by the court. My time was about up when the new bill became law and then the supervisors leased the trail to me.
 But the enmity of the railroads did not stop there I applied for patents for some mining claims that I had in the Canyon and the rail- road company came in as a party without interest. to get even with me I suppose. and filed adverse claims to all my mining claims for
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satisfied but one bast had gone off and for some reason he did so. He was not an instant too soon either for as he left the rock the powder exploded and pieces of the stone flew in all directions Murray, of course, was knocked down and covered with rock but fortunately he was not bad ly hurt, the boulder weighed between s and 9 tons.
 one of the greatest hardships we had to endure was the getting of our and into the Canyon. Everything we ate or used in the construction of the trail had to be hauled by teams 75 miles to the rim. Frequently the teams became snow bound and we ran out of provisions. Then it would be necessary for us to go out on snow shoes and bring the stuff in. From the rim it had to pc packed into the Canyon by the men. This was hard work. too, for a false step meant instant death.
 Another privation was the lack of water. There was no water in that section of the country except. of course, the Colorado River which flows at the bottom of the Canyon and which We could not reach until the trail was completed. When We first started work on the trail We used melted snow at the rim. After the snow went off we had to haul water about IS miles from a tank on the rim of the Canyon.
 owing to the contracted space on the trail we could not set up tents and so we had to sleep in the open. A man could throw a tarpauin on the ground and stretch himself upon it, using a blanket for cover. Then he would draw the ends of tarpaulin over that, forming a kind o.' sleeping bag and very handy We found it. too. for lots of times we woui tawake in the morning covered with al foot or two of snow from whicI We had to dig ourselves out.
 Our cooking utensils, of coursS. were of the crudest kind anG our fare consisted prinsj,ally of bacon, beans. bread and df,td fruit such as apples and 9runest
 Long before the work was fin ished my partners got cold feet Oh the proposition and I bought them out. 1 had trouble, also. keeping workmen. The sprivations ana hard work did is ppeal to them and changes were tttquent.
 "The obstaelcs of nature were not the only ,orE I encountered. After the trail' Ed been completed ,he Santa Fe railroad was built tO the rim of tho Canyon. about 8 years ago. and fn short time .he officils decided ,iat they wanted the trail for thenselves. By that tine it was being lsed by tourists.
 "Th6 railroad Offici9lS asked through the Forestry bureau at Washington for a free right of way through what was then known as tEe Bright Angel Trail and the bdreau granted this permit without any in- timation to me. The Forestry bu- reau was then under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior and I appealed tO him for this decision. The secretary decided that tine bu-
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name. At this time my only purpose in building the trail was to use it in pursuing mining operations, as myself and companions had discov- cred a copper mine in the Canyon. The idea of changing 1t into a trail for tourists came to me later. We located the trail under what is known as the toll road law.
 We started to build the trail down into the Canyon December 24, 1890 and completed it in about r years. And it was F years of hard work and privatiOn for the men engaged in it's construction. We did our own surevying and locating and altogeth- CT employed about 100 men. I might say that the three clements that fig ured most prominently in the con struction of the trail were hard work, brains and giant powder.
 The trail, which begins at the rim of the Grand Canyon is seven mics in length and cost about $1OO. 900 to construct. We have changed the grade several times since the work was first started SD that now mule can pack 45O pounds out of the Canyon on it's back. When We first went in there it was a physical i'm possibility for a mule or any other four footed animal to get down into the Canyon. Now a tourist can make the trip from the rim to the bottom of the Canyon and return in about seven hours
 The engineering obstacles that we met and overcame were many and difficult Perpendicular rocks. hund- reds of feet high. had to be scaicd and blasted away. In building what is known as Jacobs Ladder. it was necessary for the workmen to be swung down with ropes a hundred feet to drill holes in the rock in which the blasting powder could be inserted. Then when everything was ready for the blast we could be pull led up out of harms way. Forum ately there were no accidents during these operations but we had many narrow escapes.
 Tn building around what is known as Cape Horn we had to crawl up creviccs in the rocks and while sup BANSHttA against lut SlueS urlll the blsat holes. Fifteen hundred feet of the trail. known as the Devils Cork screw. had to be blasted out and this is what l consider the best engin- eering feat of the work
 While the trail was built without loss of life one of the workmen nam ed James Murray had an experience that would have turned gray the hair of an ordinary man. We had blasted alrge boulder. part of which had fallen into the place we had To- | cated for the trail and before We could proceed with the work it was necessary to remove this. We drilled holes in two sides of it and set off the blasts. Murray naturally expect ed the charges to go off simultani- | ously and after the first explosion approached the rock I was satis- | fled that there had been but one explosion and warned Murray to keep ! away. Jim, however laughed. at my fears and seating himself on the rock proceeded to roll a cigarette
 called to him to jump, as I was
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Morris tribune., 1911-10-27

well, they say you disgraced your
self. Suppose you tell us your version
of it. I'VE heard you deserted, but
never thought it SO bad as that"
Halliday winked at the others, and
Freiberg hung his head. A German
American, he had come to the United
States a year before the breaking out
of the war and had enlisted in the
Federal army. Fifty years residence
in his adopted country had not eradi-
Gated his German accept.
"Vell, tell you" he said. II always
been ferry much mortified by dot mis-
take. l suppose it will stick by me so
long as lif. You see, it vos dis way.
After the pattle of Shiloh We sat down
before Corinth, made coffee, pitched
our tents und vent to sleep. The next
morning the men learned that We was
going to lay siege to the blace accord
ing to military science, and l saw one
man blanting tree before his tent.
"'Vot you do that for? asked. You
think We stay here long enough for
tree to grow up?'
"I guess it will haf time he said.
We going to take the town py regular
approaches laid down in the books
"One day go by, anudder and anud-
der, and by and by l get tired. The
men vos getting sick, and the Weather
vos getting hot, and We vos getting
mighty impatient of doing nottings.
One efening ven vos on picket duty
the sun shone down on one Of the pig
guns on the parapet of the fortifca-
tions of Corinth, and | didn't think it
looked like gun. | think l get closer
to see, so moved forward. and | kept
a-going and a-going. Then l saw some
Confederate cavalry coming, and it vos
too late to git pack to my picket post,
Dere vas some high trees near py. and
| climbed one of them.
1.-THE Confederates kept coming clos
er. and I, peing afrait they see me.
kept climbing higher and higher till
reached the top. could see right
down into Corinth and vat you think
see? see nottingS but few scat
tered tents. and on all the parapets
vas Quaker guns
spy this time the sun vas setting.
Morris tribune., 1911-10-27
Carl Freiberg's
DeSertiOn
1t Led to an Important Military
Discovery
Qv ron<uin IarOh r Hnurh
By Captain Jacob B. Hough
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

The boys were in their Grand Army
post rooms at one Of their regular
meetings. When they had first met
they were really boys and there were
nearly hundred of them. Now there
was a mere handful of white bearded
old men. Sergeant Halliday, one of
their number, who had read and stud,
led q good deal about the military
campaigns Of the war and whose opin-
ions as to leaders and battles were
much respected among them, was talk.
ing
'It didn't take long," he was saying,
'after the war began for certain men
General Grant, for instanc-to show
their military ability, but it took some
time for them to work their way
to the front Grant captured Fort
Donelson and by it began career that
was destined to bring him out as the
central figure Of the war. He then
fought the battle OF Shiloh, after
which he was superseded by the de-
partment commander.
"The Union army now laid siege to
Corinth. History has since shown
that the Confederates had but cor
poral's guard in Corinth and in place
of cannon set up logs-a common de-
vice in wartime-to deceive their en-
emy Meanwhile the Confederate Gen
eral Bragg formed a new army at
Tupelo, then, leaving the camptires
burning, stole away in the night and
marched up through Chattanooga into
Kentucky, retaking all the western
territory our armies had conquered
during the first year of the war;
Halliday had reached this point
when a one armed veteran entered and
Joined the circle.
Hello, Freiberg!' exclaimed the dis
courser on war campaigns. You're
just in time. We've been speaking
about the siege of Corinth. where you
Morris tribune., 1911-10-27
The Kissimmee Prairie


FLORIDA, long neglected, has at last into its
The question is often put to usWhy is Florida little
settled if land is fertile when of the oldest
in the Union?'
In the first place the slave SYSTEM the Civil War and the
mistakes of reconstruction altogether discouraged mmgra
tion investment and development in Florida In the second
place Is per cento this state timber and swamp land
only very small portion being open prare and the large
timber snd urpentne companies and the large cattle
panes have held long leases running from Is to 66
This of affairs has tied up the lands of Florida for
many and the of the prairie lands these leases
have only quite recently expired In the of the swamp
lands there gigantic system of drainage involved, and
this takes time These the why the fertile lands
of Florida have long remained undeveloped Now that
the cattle leases have expired and railway transportation is
in sight the prairie lands being offered to the settler
and the investor ....
But tell all about Florida and the Kssimmee
Prairie here, address HUNTER LAND CO.. Minneapolis
or inquire of C. A. HORTON, Local Agent Morris
Morris tribune., 1911-10-27
Prin. Alberta
Ellen Murphy, Alberta
Ida Andert, Morris

Prin.. Alberta
Ellen Murphy, Alberta
Ida Andert. Morris
20 Laura nj. Woods. Morris
81 Margaret Murphy, Morris
% Marie Hagen, Morris
% Minnie Fenton, Hancock
"a Olga Kirkeby, Alberta
26 Mary DeWane. Morris
27 Chokio. E. M. Kane, Supt.
Edith C. Kohl, Prin.
Bertha M. Hack
Kathryn. Conroy
Bernice Christensen
Margaret Dean
% Gertie Johnson, Cryus
20 Bathilda Sauter, Morris, Rt. 3
30 Agnes M. Conroy. Chokio
81 Margaret Southerland, Hancock
80 Agatha Hanratty, Cbokio
33 Pearl Schlattman, Donnelly
"a Camelia W;llberg, Kensington
35 Marie ErGahI, Donnelly
36 LYDIA Batten, Donnelly
81 Anna Weltzen, Alberta
38 Harry T. Nelson. Morris
80 Blanche Kohl, Morris
40 Louise Maughan. Morris
Al Anna E. Edmunds. Morris
AZ Ella C. Findley, Morris
43 No School
A Lawrence Stoneberg, Donnelly
As Olga Brom, Hancock
46 Alice Buckley, Chokio
47 Hulda Kohl, Morris
48 Edith Strandberg, Chokio
49 Alice McNally, Chokio
SO Nora Mangan, Chokio
81 Irene Prescott, Herman
50 Frances Flynn, Chokio
So Fronia Eddy, Hancock
"a Cyrus Ortman, Alberta
55 Fred Grafelman, Chokio
Sc Laura L. Corbet, Donnelly
81 Julia Carney Chokio
So Adeline sherwood, Morris
SO Ruth C. Roberts, Morris
60 Mary Olsen, Morris
81 Ethel Britt, Chokio
62 Cathryn Deely. Chokio
So Cecilia Berquist, Herman
81 Sadie Schlattman, Herman
65 Rosa Thielman, Hancock
66 Amalie Weltzin, Morris
81 Ellen Johnson, Donnelly
SO Janette Rhode, Herman
Morris tribune., 1911-10-27
Teachers of Stevens County
1911-1912.

District No. /, Morris.
J. T. Fuller, Supt.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Alice Nickerson. Principal,
Mathematics and History.
Flossie Raabe, Asst Prin.. Latin
and German.
A. Lea Mallory. Science.
Nellie M. Hudson, English.
Elaine Dyer. Normal Dept.
GRADE TEACHERS.
Longfellow School.
Julia Hanrehan,
Mabel Emerson,
Jennie E. Kaiserlik,
Frances H. Mryan.
Grace A. Halbert.
Lincoln School.
Grace Kemmerer,
Annie Murphy,
Nellie Moran,
Agnes Loudon.
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
Cyrles R. Greiner, Manual Tlain-
ing.
Lillian J. Hanson. Music and
Drawing.
2 Hialmer Dohlen, Norris
3 Hancock, P. A. Ahles, Supt.
L. C. Pine
Agnes Hunter
Ella Johnson
Matte Hyndman
4 John G. Maughan, Morris
5 Emil Steinbring. Morris
6 Rosamond N. Johnson, Hancock
7 Mabel 0. Peterson, Donnelly
8 Selma Lee, Morris
9 Amelia Hendrickson, Hancock
0 Christina Larson, Morris
1 Donnelly, Ira L. Plummer, Supt.
Inga Melbastad
Emma G. Logan
Grace E. Sheppard
2 Katie McAleer, Morris
3 Blanche E. Calvin, Alberta
4 Marie Bruins, Morris
5 Anna Gaughan, Morris
6 Kathryn M. Murphy, Morris
7 Stella F. Calvin, Hancock
8 Mae Buckley, Alberta
9 Consolidated Frances Brom,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-19
FOR the accommodation of patients and Leeds gentleman
mas offered to give 100000 towards the erecting
proper buildings in the maggo farm"-London Daily Mail

for the accommodation patients,
has offered to give 10000 Of
proper buildings in the farm.-London
there seems to be valid why farm should
not be great if started Honolulu and we'll within the
pounds OF possibility that of time Honolulu will have her ST.
Maggots Hospital
The experiment could be conducted nexpensvey here than
colder countries for the farm could be open
instead OF the dollhouse variety which ncemency
OF the English climate and could be operated round
whereas England naggots could glass
during the three months
All that would be necessary would an enclosure sur
rounded by beachers on which the ubeuar patients
nhale the heatlgvng atmosphere content The
nhcd would be piled with dead mules
other and the would do the rest
Electric light could be installed could evening sessions
Tor those whose work prevented them attending maggotry
during the day.
The element of sport might introduced and leagues formed
points to be awarded for endurance and staying powers
Should this idea catch expect an item some
thing like this in the morning paper (baasttable edition.:
The Oahu Junior Inhalation League opened second series at
the yesterday afternoon the being
number Of spectators who occupied the gandnd half mile
through hedae and telescopes The competing
the Chinese and the aoe The former took the lead
the form they displayed indicated lifelong training The never
really settled down despite the equipped with
quart bottles of perfume and patent nohoers. Their
defeat by the of twentytrcc Ws nil
the presence on the smell patch of Jumbo the elephant which recently
died the hands of Fakemae Mammoth Mcnagce
and which purchased by the league for song
weeks will be between the Fertilizer Works and the Tanncrv
IO and the chances of the conceded to be even
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-19
NATIONAL CAME SIOETRACKED THE
COTTON SCHEDULE IN CONGRESS

(From the Congressional Record }
The House being in comittee of the
whole House on the state of the
Union and having under consideration
the bill Oh. R. 12S12) to reduce the
duties on manufactures of cotton
Mr.. Kinkead of New Jersey said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
raucus (laughter): Yes, caucus; be-
cause we are all together on these
remarks that l intend to make. Fol.
lowing in the footsteps of our leader
on this side of the House, l rise to a
question Of personal privilege There
are some members on the opposite
side of the chamber who have been
accusing me for the past few DAYS Of
being a party to what they term a
. steal a kind of bunko game They
state that l advertised baseball
game, took their money, and then did
not hold the game. Now, if this is
not a matter of personal privilege,
then what Mr.. Bryan said about the
gentleman from Alabama CMr. Under
wood was not marker to what has
been said about me upon the oppo-
site side of the chamber. daughter
Mr. Norris. 1t is a matter of per-
sonal profit, perhaps. Laughter.O
Mr.. Kinkead of New Jersey. Well.
coming from Nebraska the gentleman
is well qualified to talk on that sub
ject. OaughterD But this time the
proceeds go to the Washington play.
grounds. OF course, personally, pre-.
fer that Jersey City should get them.
Now, there is going to be a ball game
Notwithstanding the efforts that have
been made by the gentlemen of the
opposition to prevent it, because we
not only have a nine on our side, but
we went over this afternoon and dug
up nine live Republicans that we are
going to play on Monday. (ApplauseN
Mr.. Cox of Indiana. What is the
price of admission?
Mr. Kinkead of New Jersey. The
gentleman from Indiana wants to
know what the admission is. I am