Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-28

rietta.
Ralph Sells had the misfortune
to get hit with a ball just below
his eye, while playing ball, Sunday.
Good Letter From Malta Man Who
Is Now In Arizona
Dear Ray: Reading of some OF
the most wonderful sights in Ari-
zona is but very poor way of get
ting an understanding Of their beau
ty and magnitude, or, to me, the
silent terror of their size, age and
formation. The Indian legends ex-
planning their origin are quite Of
ten about as easy to understand as
that of students who figure in mil
lions Of years.
Getting a good early start from
Tucson we travelled 135 miles
through the foothills and desert to
Phoenix. Here is to be seen the re-
suit Of one Of the greatest irriga-
tion projects in the world. A worth
less desert turned into one of the
most productive regions in the
United States. Alfalfa is cut from
four to six times year, and the
hay cures so quickly that the baled
hay is green in color. We drove ont
one of the avenues, and the orange
and grape fruit groves can be seen
in every direction. The avenue is
lined with great palm trees, and all
along the way you see the irrigation
bitches. that are from two to 80
feet wide, rushing the water that is
turning this desert into a great gar
den spot.
Going north from Phoenix we
Travelled about 20 miles to find our
selves some 1000 feet above sea
level, and started the climb into
Prescott Here for 40 miles we
Travelled well graded dirt road up
through the mountains. The rains
at home would make these roads a
sorry mess in short time, but
here where we have had no rain for
months they are fine. 1t is hard to
understand how they can build and
maintain roads through such a
country. Along this
road they build places to stop and
view the plains below, and it is a
wonderful sight. The air is so
clear that distances are very de-
ceiving, and objects that seem but a
few miles away are often from 25
to so miles in the distance.
Arriving at Prescott we found
ell, and the first real honest grass
lawns we had seen for months.
Here you begin to think about a
coat and warmer clothing. This
begins to look like living.
After 60 miles more through the
we stopped at tourist
camp up some 5000 feet, and right
in the heart of the great pine for
est. Our cabin had for the center
support big pine stump over nine
feet in circumference. We made
good use of the wood stove, as it
was cold of evenings. The nights
were cold enough for blankets, and
milk put out doors almost froze
before morning.
Next day took us up past the
snow capped San Francisco noun
tains. Rising some 1850 feet,
they are always covered with snow
and make an inspiring sight We
went 80 miles east, so miles west
ln6 e0 i1oc month nf
aims, but whenever you could get
IN unobstructed view of them they
ooked but few miles away The |
country around here is a great roll
ng plateau that has every sign of
,eing blessed with plenty of water,
nd everything looks green and
resh.
Our next stop was at the Meteor
'rater. Here we found a great
ole in an otherwise level plain.
he rim is thrown up to height
f $50 feet above the level plateau.
climbing to the top of the rim we
nd a great round hole almost a
lille across and 500 feet deep. They
Did us this big hole was made by
alling meteor and that the main
art of the meteor has been reach {
d by shaft sunk on the south ,
m of the crater and at a depth of
800 feet. Many thousands of dol [
lrs were spent sinking shafts be-
ore the main part of the meteor
as found off to the south of the
'ater, causing scientists to be- =,
eve that the meteor came from a
direction. 1t is claimed '
lat it is definitely established that Z
lis meteor fell some $4,000 years L
90. 1t is the largest scar of the '
ind on the earth's surface. The I
agments of the meteor that have G
cen found show about 65 per cent
on. The impact of the meteor e
as so great that the surrounding I
,cks were pulverized SO fine that v
feels like talcum powder. The +
ldians were supposed to have used S
lis sand in certain of their Ger p
monies.
The Indians have legend re- p
lrding this crater, that is some o
ing like this. Once upon a time e
ere was very wicked god who e
r his conduct and disobedience r
as thrown from the sky and fell S.
the earth in flames. He was so a
sgusted with this treatment that h
proceeded to dig this great hole s.
ID hide himself in the sands at e
g bottom of the crater. I think v
,y thinks more Of this idea, for G
said "You just can't tell me that a
star would fall and make a hole
re that" d