The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-24
GRAND VIEW


attend. Among these was man, i. s.
pellcnbaurh Of New York. who was a
member of that daring crew under
Powell, who bore the ensign carried
by that expedition. nnd taken through
safely ia spite OF the loss 0f two Of
their four boats. all their Instruments
and much Of their general juircl in
their exciting battle With the raging
river. II was wonderful experience
to stand on the rim OF the canyon AMI
listen 20 this mans story OF that three
months Journey from the upper waters
In Wyoming To and tn ou.h the can
ynn. Powell was schonl teathrr Who
lad hccn mai IN the Ciy,i war. IN
which he lost lis right forearm. Much
had hccn heard IN dcsultory way OF
the wonderful Colorado river, but. ~
ccDt for the report by Lieutenant
Ives, little wns actually known about
II. Powell determined tn fnl ont wni
LIE could Of scientific ana economic IN
,crcst In that Hidden region, anl
backed by certain Illinois state imst'-
iutions ana the Chicago Academy of
Science, he embarked. late In May.
wl.h ten men, in four omen boats
Long before they male tic Grand
Canyon their niShaps lad reduced The
fotIln 10 three luais. Mos, OF theft
Instruments had hec,. lost, and ~ the
ten months supplies with which they
set forth there was LETT m Abundance
OF coffee but hardly enough G1ur fav
ten days, and mus,y ut that plus
Few dried apples. That was Oh Angus;
u. Nothing Gnun;ed they launched
icSolutely into The Forbidden. depths
CT tie dViile. and somehow. Two weeks
later, they came through alive. all cX.
cept three men who. hili n dry or two
before the canyon wnS finally passed.
through. became d.Shcurtcrcd and
abandoned the party, only to fall prey
10 the Indians. This experience but
wlielied powel's appetite for more.
and two years later lie repeated tile
experience with greater success anna
less pr!vntlon. Subsequently,. not i'm.
probably lr recognition OF these
achievements. he lecnmr director OF
tile United States geological survey.
Plans for Greater Usefulness.
The human history Of the Grand
Canyon did not begin with That early
sixteenth century visit OF the Spanish
ndventurer. There are records an
about on the canyons walls Of n ;,eo-
pie who dwelt there day ia ana dny
out for many generations long before
the SpanIard came.
With the creation OF the national
park the Grand Canyon will be deyrl-
oped so that 1t will become genuine
vacation ground. Until now fl hns
been regarded by the public gcncrniiy
MS one-dny stop In the course OF n
trHnscont!ncntnl Journey. Unless the
visitor engaged pack train for him.
self there was little that could he done
beyond gazing from the rim near The
hotel. or Joining mule procession
down the Bright Angel trail. trip too
rough and nervet1ying for many per
sons. Plans are forming In the pnrk
service for II system of good motoring
roads nlong the rim. and for the de-
vclopment OF new trails, not only INFO
The canyon. but through II, with cnmn.
'ih pIiif'A tAhilltS itlt Ntiu there along
the way, thus providing excursion nos.
s!hilities that will exhibit the incom.
parable scenery from various ASPECTS.
Moreover there Is The north rim.
1000 feet higher than that on the
south, and eight milos or more away
where there are Interesting things ia
see and do. From that point road Is
projected 10 connect with Tie new Zion
National park in southwestern Utah
AMI boarding facilities are To be es.
tahlisicd on the northern side. Imt
before travel from rim Ia rim can ,,c.
come popular that 1000 foot gnif of
the Granite gorge must be br.,lscd ga
TINT saddle animals may cross In safe.
~. Tint Ia one OF ihc problems OF
the near future.
In u sense the country hreathcs
easier now that the Grand Canyon hns
become q national park. II Is safer
now thnn ever before from The vearu.
| lngs OF those vino would capitalize tho
slow oil the basis OF "foar bits n lool;
or SET mp n movie tent IN comne,Itlcn
/! with all outdoors. In the hands CT
the pars serTice it will be deyeloped
sancly anu tremendously. and In in,
| Interest only Of thncn ,,.,, IN, -. =,