Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-02
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, else you may put off till next year"
don't miss seeing the Grand Canyon
NOW See it again, next year. of
course, for it's never twice the same,
hut be sure TO go there THIS year.
Drive in from Williams to the Grand
Canyon, where the wonderful Harvey
House, the pride of the entire sys-
TEN. the Eel Tovar" hotel is located,
then over to Grand View. where the
Berrys hold the fort in the comfort
able hotel property now owned by
William r. Hearst. There are good
places to camp at the Grand Canyon
and even if you do not patrOnize the
Eel Tovar' or Bright Angel camp, the
Santa Fe people will do mucn 10
make your stay there pleasant. Some
| people may not know 1t, but even as
/ the Grand Canyon itself stands pre-
! eminent among tie worlds natural
wonders. so does the Eel Tovar rank
among the great tourist hotels OF the
world When its isolated position in
| regard to markets is considered, and
the many natural difficulties Of other
kinds, the wonder grows that such an
| organization could be evolved as has
! been by the Harvey people at the
! Grand Canyon. Charles Brant, the
manager, is known To globe-trOtters
and hotel men as one Of the most
| capable and resourceful men in the
| business, and as has heen so inter-
estinglv told in a Little Journey h'
| Ebert Hubbard, Biant possesses many
/ of the qualities that characterize the
famous military men of history Last
| season the Eel Tovar' took care of
/ over 10000 guests and in the height
/ Of the exposition travel. frequently
/ fed ever $500 people daily, tthis III
conjunction with the Bright Angel
I hotel) Whether you register as d
| guest or not, be sure to visit the lei
/ Tovar" for in its rOtunda and cor
/ ridors is the worlds most valuable
I collection of paintings Of the canyon.
] also many an original by well-knoWn
4 artists of Arizona Indian life. etc.
/ Near the FL Tovar' the forest ser
/ vice has a station. and it's well worth
I while to study their work of locating
/ forest fires etc. There is fire
! lookout at Hopi Point. one Of the
/ three in the Grand Canyon division.
! BY the way, on the Flagstaff Roose-
/ welt road there are some rangers
stations. ind few miles east Of the
road. right at the top OF Strawberry
hill the government has lookout
tower on Bakers Butte, from which
: one Of the greatest views in the
/ southwest may be enjoyed. said hy
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from the San Francisco peaks. or
from Bill Williams mountain. That's
another easy little ride. M the gently
sloping sides of Bill Williams noun
tain, lust a fe wmilos from Williams
AMI the round trim with plenty Of
time for n picnic dinner, NAV easily
he made in a day on the back Of
any well broken mountain pony. Most
~ the ride is in the shade Of the
pines an aspen, and he higher up
you climb the cooler it gets
From Grand View (where we side
tracked In the preceding paragraph
10 Flagstaff is a seventy mile ride
with variety Of scenery. ending up
( with thirty miles around the western
slopes Of the San Francisco peak =.
There are real books enough and to
spare on Arizona's natural wonders.
her magnificent scenery and her
unique native sons and daughters, 50
it's unnecessary for an advertisin1
man. like the writer to attempt tn
offer anything mere than a little in
formation in this article. which he
hopes will create a desire in the
minds Of those who read it. to brea'i
away from the main Travelled roads
ana do a little auto-roughing-it' for
. their own good.