The Republican journal., 1915-09-16

were "out of training" as the very
much turnover heels of my walking boots
bore silent testimony on our return. 1t
was we'll worth the effort, however, and
the varying glimpses we got of the can
yon from different vantage points were
wonderful. The rainbow in the spray
from the Great Falls, and the gorgeous
canyon walls, crossed and recrossed in
seemingly impossible places by plainly
defined game trails--the silver river hur-
rying along at the bottoms all form Sc
ries of never-to-beforgott pictures.
Artist Point gained we we'll understood
why Thomas Moran chose that spot from
which to make the sketches for his IA
nous painting now hanging in the Ma
tional Capitol.
Conversation had been an impossible
ity on the way over, but on our return
by the excellent carriage road was in
terested in learning that the Pleadwells
had spent the previous summer at
Interchangeable in Maine, and that
the doctor had been stationed on the
Kearsage for several years with Com
mander w. V. Pratt, of whom he spoke
most highly.
When we again reached the bridge the
doctor went back to camp, as per previ-
GUS agreement, to join the young fisher
men, while their custodian ''caught up"
with US, continuing on our way for a
visit to the Grand Canyon hotel: Our
plans worked out very nicely and we
thoroughly enjoyed our brief tour of in
spection of that wonderful hosiery.
When one considers that all the materi-
ais had to be transported on horse-drawn
stages about so miles it seems a modern
miracle. 1t was opened June Is, 1911,
cost over three quarters of million and
has accommodation for over four hum
dred guests. The cozy foyer, and huge
lounge are finished in birdseye maple,
and the lights are concealed in hanging
lanterns that are unique part of the
decorative scheme. The hotel has its
own power and heating plant, of course,
and its ice plant was the first on the re-
reserve. Telephones connect the va
rious rooms and floors, and except for
the fact that the papers on the news
stand we're nearly week old one could
imagine himself almost anywhere except
far from civilization. The Art Shop
was a wonderful room, crowded with
treasures of all kinds. Carvings, jewell
ry, laces, Indian curios, rugs, bears in
all sizes and of all materials from ivory
to fnr, crowded the show cases and were
ranged or the floor and walls until it
gave one the Impression of miniature
Vantine and Tlffanys rolled into one.
While making some modest purchases of
post cards in the Office we caught sight
of few of our party, arrayed in real
"glad rags conjured up from some
where in the Is pounds of luggage al
lowed each of us, and waiting for the
dining room to open. They had arrang-
ed for dinner there for the sake of the
change and experience and came back
to join the campfire circle late in the
evening with remarkable serial story
of their adventures that was amusing, if
not strictly truthful.
The youngsters had had highly sue
cessful afternoon-Billieh having several
fish to his credit, while the doctor re.
ported having rescued him from a rather
perilous position, fiat on his stomach on
the river bank blowing "soap bubbles"
in the Yellowstone with dandelion
stem! M. S. P.