Arizona republican., 1921-08-17

Describing the anabasis of the Boy Scouts of America to the camp above Payson Assistant Game War den Wesley Hill, who had just re- turned from the camp yesterday, said:
 "The caravan left Mesa at 6:30 Monday morning. The trip across the desert to Government Wells was made in splendid time, all trucks ar irving at the first stop at 0:30. Here the boys were all unloaded and a half hour was taken up in study ing the various desert flowers, cacti and shrubs and the different rock formations.
 The boys were very observing of the various rock formations and were quick to distinguish the differ ent rocks.
 Arriving at Mormon Flat the boys were again unloaded and marched down to the river to fill their can teens from a well on the river bank.
 About o'clock the caravan ar rived at Tortilla Flat, where lunch was served and the boys had aa op- portunity to wade in the creek and cool off.
 At 5:30 all trucks reported at Fish Creek, where cold water was served each boy and canteens filled. Two hydrants were used for this purpose. the boys forming two lines and in 30 minutes all canteens were filled.
 Five miles beyond Fish Creek a slight accident to one of the trucks necessitated a delay till morning. The boys from the truck were loaded into the other three and camp was made at the foot of the hill on Pine Creek, two and a half miles beyond. Though supper had been ordered pre- pared at Roosevelt, seven and a half miles away, the boys, without word of complaint, accepted bread and frankfurters and made down their beds on the sand of the river for their first nights sleep. They were tired and it was not long until every onA was sound asleep.
 Tuesday morning, Johnnie Martin, who runs the government garage at Roosevelt, brought block and tackle and soon had the delayed truck on the road in good shape and in the line of march with the other three at Pine creek.
 Shortly after o'clock the boys started on a hike to Roosevelt, and at 80 were given the meal prepared for them the night before. They were all hungry upon their arrival, having made an eight-mile hike be- fore breakfast, but by 10 o'clock they were rested and felt fine. Not a single lad fell by the wayside. and assure you that it would have taxed a grown man to keep up the pace set by these lads.
 At 2 o'clock the trucks were again lined out along the Tonto road. Six miles from Roosevelt, the road being rather narrow in places and washed 1 by recent rains, the boys were un- | loaded and afte ra hike of about a mile, reloaded. Three times between Roosevelt and Anglers Lnn the boys were unloaded, each time making a short hike. This naturally slowed down progress, so that it was neces- sary to make camp Tuesday night al Anglers Inn. where there was good water an da fine place to camp. After supper had been served, a large camp fire was made and the boys all gathered around the fire and an hour was spent in practicins their yells, and I wish to say right l here that the Boy Scouts have some l yells and some yell leader. | At g o'clock taps were sounded and soon after no one would have
 known in passing by that 150 boys were camping along the road. | The camp was aroused Wednesday morning at daylight by the buglel l sounding reveille. After a 20-min. | ute set-up exercise, the camp was DO | Heed and breakfast served. By | o'clock the caravan was again il l progress.
 l The trip was uneventful between | Anglers Inn and the Bar T Ba, ranch, where light luncheon wat served and canteens filled. Tel
 miles farther on. OK Bow Hill wa
 reached. Everything went well unti
 about half way to the summit. whel
 truck No. bucked up, and the boy
 were given their second experienc
 of the trip in having a truck pla.
 the bucking bronco. No one was in
 jured, not even an egg was broker
 or jar of jam spilled, so in fey
 minutes the truck was righted am :. on it's way again. When nearly t the top of OK Bow it started to rair