The Parker post., 1914-07-25
A TRIP UP THE RIVER
ABOARD THE TOM GOLDSBY
NEW CRAFT LATELY BUILT FOR RIVER TRAFFIC
Land of Changing Scenery and Monumental Fantasies mines
And Ranches and Something About the People who
Live on the Bank OF thai Great Stream.

A party of Parkerites, in pursu-
ance of kindly invitation extended
hem, took trip up the Colorado as
far as the Bill Williams fork and
back, last Sunday, aboard the Tom
Goldsby, the new river boat of H.
l.. Sullivan, which was recently built
and 'aurched for river traffic.
At 8 {. m, the lines were cast
, loose from the mOOring and the boat
headed UP stream, under management
Of Captain H. b. Hull Engineer H.
E. buckingham and assistant Chas.
Waite. with the following list of pas
sengers: Nh and Mrs. Wesley Mar
tin, NIrs Hull, j. G. Fuqua, Lysle
Prescott, Fl. f. Fuqua. j. E. Beck,
G. r. Stewart, w. l.. Mckay and
Chas. f. Day.
DESPITE the strong current and the
numerous sand bars and WhirlpoOls.
the GOidsby gided up the stream at
the rate Of about six miles an hour.
Arriving at M. e. Grahmas place,
about six miles above Parker, the
boat pulled up to shore to land Mr..
and Mrs Martin who had planned
TO spend the DAY there and await the
return of the beat. Mr. and Mr..
Graham, however, sprung al agree
able surprise by inviting all those
aboard TO come ashore and enjoy
their hospitality, an Invitation which
was readily accepted. When all were
seated meath t. outrageous shade
at the riverside home, Mr. and Mrs.
G 'aham brought III Il generous LOT
OF Watermelcns, muskmelons and
cantaloupes-fres esh from the vines
and the finest ever tasted-and the
party had a yeritable feast
After al had regaled themselves
to the limit OF their capacity, Mr..
Graham took p't2sme in showing the
visitors about his garden spot, which
was certainIy an interesting sight,
and Well serves as an example of
what a little we'll directed industry
coupled with a measure of "savoir
faire" viii accompilsh-a valuable
suggestion to settlers especially,
While it has been only two years
since Mr.. GRAHAM settled upon this
spot tn" AMOUNT Of work he has ac-
COmpished is truly marvellous. Be-
sides building himself and family a
comfortable nome, with barn and
outhouses, he ras installed a sub
stantial pumpng I liant and has about
~ acres showing an abundant growth
|. OF alfalfa, while 4 good acreage is set
out to aterm9iC rs, muskmelons and
all manner OF garden truck. Vines
and fruit trees were not sighted and
inside of another year Mr.. Graham
expects to have many more planted
About 100 ares of this land is sus-
ceptible Of irriga tion and now that
he has his pumping plant in good
working order, II will not be long
before the major portion of it Will be
brought under cultivation.
Bidding adieu to their genial host,
the party re. embarked and moved up
stream. pro@rt SIS was now slower
on account Of The large amount of
drift wood sticks and floating weeds
that occasionally fOuled the propel-
lers and rudder, necessitating a few
stops in order to G.stngage them.
At Shady spo' on the Geyer
ranch, about the rcOn hour, the
boat pulled up to the shore and lunch
was had beneath the trees. This
ranch is conducted by an aged lady,
the widow OF the late DR.. Geyer, and,
although she is now eighty years of
age, she lives alone and attends to
smart, resourceful, courageous old
lady-a striking illustration of what
one possessing sufficient moral cOur-
age is capable OF doing under the eX-
igencies Of the occasion About six
teen or eighteen years ago her hus-
band died. AS they had considerable
property in the way of livestock, Mrs.
Geyer, instead of disposing OF the
property, probably at a sacrifice, and
quitting the place, as most women
would have done, she determined TO
run the ranch herself and has been
doing so ever since, successfully, may
it be said to her credit. She knows
not what fear or timidity is and
Wanders abOut those fOrhiddino wilds