The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
THE GRAND CANYON
OF ARIZONA

John Burroughs calls 1t the divine
abyss" John Muir speaks OF wild
ness SO Godful, cosmic. primeval'
Joaquin Miller says, color is king
| here.
You and I. after seeing the Grand
Canyon OF Arizona face to face, will
be glad that this titan of chasms Is
In our own land. L. S. A-rather
proud, in fact. and rightly so.
That popular slogan. See America"
necessarily includes Arizona's world
wonder. But the Grand Canyon is mora
than spectacle. more than vision
1t is place where you can spend
days and even weeks, mulehack, horse
pack or afoot. You may join the
usual sightseeing parties. In Cook,
or go alone on special trips. You may
hit the trail to the depths and back
You may stay down In the canyon
awhile and follow the trail along the
Inner plateau. You may traverse tho
rim boulevard, In coaches 1T for n
king. You may leisurely follow the
rim bride paths, on foot or In the
saddle. You may canter briskly
through the fragrant pines of TusayaU
forest.
The air is like wine. with this diff
as delightful as the day before. Al
the canyon top you are nearly n mile
and half above sea level The Colo
RADIO River Is q mile below YOU. Be
tween the two is found as many eli
mates as woman has moods. except
that there are no tears-the atmos-
phere is so dry.
Here, O tired traveller, you have
rest. recreation and earth's most
startling scenic spectacle.
And the Indians.
And John Hance
And Fred Harvey's FL Tovar Hotel
Speaking OF Indians-this Is the
very heart of the red mans country.
One favorite camping trip is to Gaia
ract Canyon, n tributary Of the Grand
Canyon. where the Havasupai Indians
live. far down beneath earth's pic
crust Fifty miles distant from Isl
Tovar is what the guidebooks say.
Centuries back. in race evolution, is
what the cthnoloEists say. though the
Supais slowly are being civilized. You
may meet Supai children named Mary
Washington and Patrick Henry, who
wear store clothes and speak English.
Yet at heart, they are pagans, like
their parents.
1t isn't such a hard lot, either that
OF being bronZed pagan in the year
1913, IL the corn crop is good. If melons
and peaches ripeu in the sun, and the
gods of the underworld rule benevo-
lcntly.
The Bedouin Navajos often como to
the canyon, also the home loving
Hops and an occasional Wallapai,
They spin and weave. and make silver
ornaments. They live the simple life
in primitive hogans and adobes.
In the woods YOU may come across
n bobcat or deer. Birds are plentiful
The flowers arc many and brilliant.
hued. Pines and cedars give a touch
OF green and afford friendly shade.
You may meet John Hance, the
pioneer guide. noted for his true
stories Of things that never happened.
Canyon old-timers are in class by
themselves: The wilderness breeds
self-reliance. an observing eye, re-
Elective mind and quiet humor.
You will enjoy. luxurious Ell Tovar
'Hotel-chiefly because II is unlike
other hotels. Bright Angel Camp an
mex caters to those who prefer lower
priced accommodations. Both are I'M
der Harvey management.
The great big canyon Itself though.
Is reason enough. One never tires
looking ut 1t.
Imagine. q gulf OF gorgeous color
and gigantic forms, n mile deep, two
hundred miles long. and thirteen miles
wide. At the bottom. river owing
through narrow granite gorge. it