Arizona republican., 1916-01-09

ourselves above a long. broken fall. with lodges and pinnacles of rock ob- Sructing the river. There is a descent of perhaps 75 or so feet in a third of a mile and the rushing waters break into great waves on the rocks, and lash themselves into a mad. white foam. We can land just above. but there is no foothold OF either side by which We can make a portage.
 Tt IS nearly a thousand feet to the top of the granite. so it will be inn possible to carry our boats around, though We can climb to the summit up side gulch, and. passing along a mile or two. can descend to the river. Fms We find on examination; but such a portage would be impracticable for us, and we must run the rapid or> abandon the river. There is no hesitation. We step into our boats push off. and away We go. first on smooth but swift water then We strike a glassy wave. and ride to its top. down again into the trough. uD again on a higher wave, ana down and mp on waves higher and still higher until we strike one just as it curls back, and a breaker rolls over our little boat.
 -StiH on We speed. shooting past protecting rocks. till the little boat is caught in a whirlpool and spun around several times. At last we pull out again into the stream.
 Hurled back from 8 rock. now on this side. now on that. we are carried into an eddy. in which we struggle for a few minutes. and are then out again, el,.
 How Bright Angel Was Nar-ed
 The many thousands who have de- seconded the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon will be interested in this entry under date of August I6I
 The little affluert which we have discovered here is a clear. beautiful creek-or river as it would be termed in the western country where streams are not abundant. We have named one stream away above in honor of the great chief of the Bad Angels and. as this is in beautiful contrast to that We conclude to name it Bright Angel ?"
 On August r he writes
 Tt IS especially cold ;n the rain tde night. The little canvas we have is rotten and useless; the rubber ponchos with which we started from Green City have all been lost; more than half the party is without hats, and not one of us has an entire suit of clothes, and We have not a blanket apiece. So we gather driftwood and build a fire; but after supper the rain. coming down in torrents. exiting uishes it. and we sit up all night on the rocks shivering. and are more exhausted by the nights dis comfort than by the days toii.'
 On August 21:
 Below the river turns again to the right; the canyon is very narrow, and we see in advance but a short distance The water. too. is very swift and there is no landing place. From around this curve there cones a mad roar, and down We are carried, with a dizzyins velocity, to the head of another rapid On either side. high above our heads, there are overhanging granite walls, and the sharp bends cut off our view so that q few minutes will carry us into unknown waters.
 Away We go on one long, winding chute; l stand on deck, supporting my self with a strap fastened on either side to the gunwale, and the boat glides rapidly where the water is smooth, or striking wave, she leaps and bounds like a thing of life, and we have a wild, eXhilarating ride for