The Coconino sun., 1917-03-02
'G. WHARTON JAMES TELLS
 OF ARIz0NHS WONDERS

A crowded house listened with rapt attention at the Elks' theatre at Pres colt last week while George Wharton James expounded the wonders of Ari- zona and made his hearers under stand the love that he had acquired for this State during the last 37 years, large part of which had been spent in exploring its secret places. A series of stereopticon slides were shown with a rapidity that added much to the interest of the talk. All of the photographs were unusual. Many of them were made by the lec- turer himself.
 q love California" MT. James said in brief introductory address. "But I also love Arizona and there are more wonders, by far, in Arizona than in the former state. I do not intend to try to tell you of all the wonders of Arizona. To do so would take a week. I have only the time to out line briefly, and in a sketchy way some of the more remarkable" His first picture illustrated the na- ture Of the country. He insisted that the lava flows in Arizona were the most wonderful in the world and re- fered particularly to the example near Flagstaff.
 The desert vegetation was the sub ject of another interesting series of views. Mir. James insists that ulti- mately the designers of the world will turn to this source for some of their most artistic and wonderful creations.
 Showing the wonderful rock forma- tions in the northern part of the state, he insisted that they were unequalled throughout the world. He stated that while the Yosemite of California and the Garden of the Gods of which Co., dorado boasted are lovely, there are places in Arizona thousand times more wonderful and more beautiful.
 A series of photographs showing men and women of the various Indian tribes, the old people and children, re- suited in a remarkable eulogy of the fineness of the personal relation among the so-called savages.
 During the 37 years that l have been familiar with the Indians," said the speaker, "I have never yet seen grown man treat a child unkindly. have never seen an Indian boy or girl rude or disrespectful to an elder. There is much that modern boys and girls can learn of department from the Arizona Indians"
 In speaking of the names of the tribes, he explained that each had some special meaning. "Yayapai" means people of the big rocks" Arizona" means land of many springs" He paid tribute to the generalship and fighting ability of the Apaches who had held their country for 200 years against all invaders.
 Pictures of the Grand Canyon and the cliff dwellings were among the most remarkable of the exhibits. Among them was particularly beau tiful reproduction of Montezuma's Castle in the Verde restored by Dr. Miller, former Prescott resident.
 A series of pictures illustrated the marvels of Arizona from the stand point of healthfulness.
 "The eyes of the world are turned on Arizona" exclaimed Mir. James. "l myself was invalided for 22 years and had long battle with tuberculosis. It was by living in the open and wan dering around in the desert places and the mountains of Arizona that l gained my strength and the lung capacity that enables me to talk so long and with such vigor."
 The Roosevelt dam, the fields of the Salt River valley, the orchards of date palms and the beautiful homes in various cities were rapidly shown.
 "The time has gone by" Mir. James insisted in closing, Of inviting people to come to Arizona to spend little time, get rich and go somewhere else to live. Our cities are being built permanently and consist of homes real homes. And those who live here not only take pride in Arizona as a State of great wonders but learn to love it with all their mind and soul and strength."-Prescott Journal Min CT.