Arizona republican., 1919-03-21
FLACSTA AT r AND
 REC|ON CONTAIN WONDER SCENERY
Northern Country Abounds In Wonderful Beauties of Nature-All Varieties May Be Had.

On the main line of the Santa Fel railway and the highest point between Albuquerque and Los Angeles. is set the beautiful little city of Flagstaff on the Rim O the Earth. The land scape is studded with a million pines forever green, their giant arms laden with winters snow and swayed by summer winds alike. The huge San Francisco peaks stand in the back ground, silent sentries in their ma jestic grandeur, pouring their snow waters into the reservoirs of the city. From the heights behind the town, one may get as truly a magnificent d view as from any one point in the whole ar Arizona. Away to the north, the dim blue rims of the Grand Can yon, reach heavenward, cradling the mad rush of the Colorado river, in the depths-one cannot imagine the in tervening distance to be so miles but it is-and with a thousand wonderful parks scattered along the trail.
 To the north and east, the Painted Desert stretches away for a hundred miles in every direction, gaudy in hues of many colored sands. It is the land of the Navajo. the Noma of the desert Here they patiently watch their sheep and goats, waiting the time of shear ing, that the wool may be woven into thecoveted blankets, so much desired by the white man. In the dim disance through the haze of desert air, is to be seen the historic Oribi Butte, famous for it's Snake Dance and other sacred ceremonies, dating back through hun dreds of years-how many, is only 2 matter of conjecture as there is nothing authentic on dates.
 Great Lava Beds
 As the eye Wanders back across the reaches of the little Colorado, immense black lava beds are noticed, literally hundreds of acres of it, with Sunset mountain rising from the midst Of aulnbled mounds. The mountain also shelters the ice caves with their per petual ise and snow, hidden away in great cavern of rock and volcanic for nation. A little to the right in Wal nut Canyon one may almost see with the naked eye, the tiny homes of the ancient cliff dwellers, set in the re- cesses of towering granite walls. Here is play for the imagination-so much has been said of these small men that it is aw aste of space to advance other theories suffice to say, they rae the oldest specimens of architecture in the great southwest.
 The shining water of Mormon Lake next attracts the eye-a magnificent blue of cobalt blue nestling in a crater, six thousand feet above sea level One would naturally think, a sportman's S paradise but not so; there are no fish in it as the water is too rough to permia of spawning-the trough are to be found in the White Mountains 70 the east and the bass in Mary's lave, nine miles from Flagstaff and, by the ! way an ideal summer resort. There ! are cottages and boats here, also a general store where all the require ments of the camper can be had.
 We turn our eyes to the south the dim Rim breaks away into some exceedingly rough country, lowering to the Verde river in great gorges and canyons and so wild that few have ex- plored it. It goes without saying that game is to be found here-bear, lion, and wild turkey in abundance and quite easy to get at, in season. At our feet, the town next claims our atten- ton, set in a picture of emerald green. The glistening steel rails of the Santa Fe wind in and out of the hills up to the station and lose themselves in the forests to the west.
 Pioneer Industry
 An unusually large brick structure
 , to be seen, standing out above the other buildings, the garage and plant of Babbitt brothers, pioneers in Flag staff history. They cover an entire block in the heart of the town, with many store houses and spur tracks.
 From an humble beginning, 3S years ago, they have become the most wide ly known firm in Arizona, having trading posts in the desert and mer. cantile stores in every town in North ern Arizona. large automobile busi- ness has since been added, with Phoe- nix as headquarters for this branch of the business. Their steady march to success has never been altered, ow- ing to the straightforward method employed by the organization.
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