Year: 1878

tance, you learn no one mas ever yet
thrown even into the river. We now go
back to the grove to partake of a delicious
lunch with appetites whetted by the
| sharp bracing air. After lunch we start
on an exploring tour among the rocks,
| and suddenly before we are aware of its
coming, thunder storm bursts upon US,
and we hasten back glad to find shelter
in the large covered conveyance of the
other party who have just arrived The
storm only lasts about an hour and the
sun shines as brightly as before We are
glad of the shower for we expect to see
rain bow in the canon; but were disap
pointed in this. Storms are an almost
daily occurrence here at this season of
the year, we are informed by one of the
newly arrived party, who had been up
the day before as guide to a party of
German editors, eXcursionists from the
east, among whom were Carl Ludwig and
Herman Raster 1t is strange what dit
terent emotions the same scene will in
spire in different persons. One of these
German editors after coming from the
east refused to look down in to the canon.
Another exclaimed rapturously, Mine
Got | feel like vas in heaven" While
another, upon hearing this remark, said
he felt more like he was near the place
that Beecher has disproved the existence
of. The rain is now over, as suddenly as
it came, and the two parties joining, we
again start out for climb among the
rocks This time bound for Echo Canon,
which is branch of the Grand Canon
With the assistance of the gentleman we
find ourself some distance down the side
on shelving rock and we amuse our
selves by hallooing to imaginary friends
or foes below, and listening to the echoes
Nv, go hol n y@f
western ladies was found somewhat at
fault. In the party were two ladies from
Denver. One lady could hardly be in
duced to come down, but finally con
sented to make the trial remar King as
she did so that she hoped the Lord
would preserve her, but she would not
blame him il he did not, when one delib
erately walked into the jaws of death"
The other lady having no faith in the
durability Of the rock, refused to be helped
down until the rest of the party came up
to terra firma We had been informed
by one of party of the day before, that
down the side of the canon, a safe dis.
tance under an overhanging pinion tree,
is an eagles nest with three young ca
glets. Three Of our party separated from
the rest to hunt it. Our search proved
unsuccessful, but we found an old camp





had camped here, in some almost mac
cessible ledges, during the excitement
awaiting the railroad decision, to roll rock
doa0n on the broad gague men, if they should
attempt to work. Climbing over rocky
point and down a distance we had a fine
view of the Royal Gorge, which is the
most narrow part of the canon, and the
possession of which is the point of con
tention between the two R. R parties -
Here in little cave, or crevice in the |
wall, the entrance of which was half filled |
up by an old log, we found some delicate
little ferns, which alas for human expec |
tations, after all our trouble to obtain
them wilted to nothing in less than a
half hour under the binding reflection
OF the sun from the rock. After obtain
ing some pretty specimens of quartz and |
mica We turned to make the ascent. 1t |
seemed almost incredible that we had |
ever come down the wall before u.s. AT |
ter toilsome climb back we found our |
party awaiting our arrival. Loaded with |
fine cones, specimens, flowers, &c. we
started homeward bound. If the view
had been grand coming up it was doubly
so in the rays of the setting sun. Old
Pixies Peak had received a baptism OF
snow during the day and now it's outlines
were clearly defined against the blue of
the sky. The evening air was soft and
pleasant as it only is in Colorado, and
tired and happy we arrived at home
pleased with our trip to the Grand Canon.
j NJ K


CANON CITY, COLORADO, Nov. l, 1873.