Personal Impressions of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado River: Near Flagstaff, Arizona

              C1\P'fAJN JOHN HANCE,
'l'hl• \ell kuo\Vll Guidi: 1( the c;ra11d t'llion of lhe Colorado River.
PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS
OF THE
firand £anon of th¢ tolorado Rio¢r
NEAR FLAGSTAFF, .t\RIZONA
AS SEEN THROUGH N EARLY TWO THOUSAND EYES, A ND
WRITTEN IN THE PRIVATE VISITOR S' BOOK
OF THE WORLD-f AMOUS GUIDE
CAPT. JOHN HANCE
G UIDE, STO RY-T.ELLER, AND PATH-FINDER
COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY
G. K. WOODS
PUBLISHED FOR G. K. Wooos, Fi.ACSTAFF, ARIZONA TP.RRITORV
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THE WHITAK.t;R & RAY COMPA􀀚􁨧'Y
SAN FRANCISCO
1899
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DEDICATION
TO THE PATRONS OF THIS WORK
THIS_ work is respectfully dedicated the many
writers who have enabled me to prese11t to
the world ideas of what this great ).Jlasterpiece of
nature looks like (by their gratuitous contributions
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nope that the many tourists, pleasure-seekers, and
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i grand work of nature will bestow on those who
have herein co11 tributed to the enlightenment of
the people at large furl measure for their expressions.
Respectfully yours,
G. K. WOODS.
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PREFACE.
To THE PATRONS OF THIS VoLuME: This is not
a descriptive writing on the Gra11d Cano11 of the
Colorado River, but a record of the impressions creat­ed
upon the minds of individual visitors, at various
ti1nes and under dife1·en t circumstances, and written
in the private visitors' book of Capt. J ol1n Hance,
the famous Grand Canon guide. It covers a period
of ten years, and partially describes tl1e trip by stage
from Flagstaf, Arizona, a11d return, under the man­agement
of G. K. Woods, General Manager of tl1e
Grand Canon stage line, owned and operated by
J. Wilbur Thurbur.
G. K. WOODS.
FLAGSTAFF, A. T., March 1, 1899.
CONTENTS
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Flagstaff, Arizona . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • r 5
To the Traveling Public . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
The Grand Cafion of the Colorado River (by J. Curtis Wasson) . • • • 23
Notice t(') the Reader • • • . • • . . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :29
Personal Impressions of the Grand Canon of the Colorado River . • • • • • 31
Poem: The Grand Canon of the Col9rado (by C. R. Pattee) .. • • • • • • • 129
The Stalactite Caves of the Grand Canon (by J. Curtis Wasson) • • • • • • 133
'' The World ls Cleft'' - ('' Fitz-Mac'' on the Wonders of the Grand Canon) 137
The Grand C􀁪􆩦fion Cavern . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 149
An Enthusiastic Description (by G. Wharton James) • • • • • • • • • • 155
The Grand Canon .. .
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How to Get There . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
ILLUS1 . RATIONS.
Frontispiece ( Capt. John 1-Iance)
J. Wilbur Thurbur .
Flagstaf, Arizona .
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Colorado River -Foot of Grand View Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Grandeur Ridge-on the Grand View Trail . . . . . . . . . . • • • •
San Francisco Mountains . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 35
Cottonwood Cafion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horseshoe Point-Grand View Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mode of Travel in the Grand Cafion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . .
Scene on the Gral'ld Vie\v Trail . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Colorado River -Looking up from Grand View Trail . . .
Water Train-Grand View Trail .. . . . ... . .. . . . .
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A Resting-Place-Head of Grand View Trail .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A Commodious Tent-Grand Canon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chimney Rock- Grand Canon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Scene from Hotel Point- Granci Canon . . . . . . .
Waterfall -Grand Cafion . . . . . . . . . . .
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Griginal Hance Cabin, 188.s . • • • • • •
Head of Cottonwood Cafion-Grand View Trail.
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Scene in the Stalactite Caves . . . • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . 13 2
Hance Falls-Grand Canon. . . . . . . . . .
Coconino Cycle Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hotel and Tents -Grand Canon . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Going t o the Gra11d Canon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r54
Scene on the Hance Trail . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r6o
Grand Cafior1 Stage's at Flagstaf. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 162
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FLAGSTAFF, ARXZONA-GATEWAY TO THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER,
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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.
THE GATEvV A y TO THE GRAND CANON Or' THE COLORADO RIVER.
Nestling at the base of the San Francisco Mountains, and pro­tected
from Boreas's biting blasts by vast forests of pines, is Flag­staf,
the county seat of Coconin·o County, or, as it has been very
appropriately termed, '' The Skylight City." It is a thriving town
of about three thous.and inhabitants, situated on the main line of
the Santa Fe Pa.cific Railroad, vvhicl1 runs in connection with the
Great Santa ,Fe systen1, whose bra11ches reach out in every direction
from the Eastern States to the Pacific Coast.
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G. IC. WOODS,
The gentle1nanly l'.1anager of the Grand Canon Stage Line, to ,vhon1 all
letters for infor1nalion on the Grand Canon-stage and hotel
rates, etc. -are respectfully referred .
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TO TI-IE TRAVELING PUBLIC.
The following compilation, taken from the Visitor's Book of
Captain J ol1n Hance, the famous guide of the Grand Canon, covers
a period of ten years. It is put into bool<: form under the imme­diate
supervision of G. I{. Woods, Ge11eral Manager of the Grand
(:anon Stage Line, and is 110,v on sale at his ofice in Flagstaff,
Arizona. It is not written by G. K. Woods, but is made up from
the actual sentiments of a few of the many 􀃕􍔬,isitors to the Grand
Canon in the past ten years. These expressi011s, the reader will
readily understand, are tl1e ideas of the visitors, impressed upon
their minds after viewing the Grand Canon, and written by them
individually i11 the Visitor's Book, from wl1ich these data are taken.
No well-known European or American ,-vriter could under ar1y
circumstai:1ce give as vivid a description of the grandeur of tl1e
panoramic scenery of the Grand Canon as is furnished by G. K .
·w oods's book, set forth by the l1ands o.f hundreds of visitors from
all parts of the United States and Euro1Je. Many of the names
the reader will readily recognize. Ft1rther tl1an vv hat tl1e follovving
pages furnish nothing need be said of this region of the Grand
Canon. Tourists on a tra11sco11ti11ental tour, besides enjoying the
many comforts and privileges granted by tl1e Atcl1ison, To·peka &
Santa Fe Railroad Company, are allowed stop-over privileges at
Flagstaff, Arizona, giving a1nple opportL1nity to take in the beauties
of the Gra11d Canon of the CG>lorado and the panoramic fro11tier
scenery of the coL1r1try from Flagstaf to that wonderful region.
Tl1e trip can be made by the latest 1node of tra11sportation,-- '' Tl1e
Auto-Mobile Carri2ge," -- or by the ,veil-tried and thoroughly
reliable Concord coac11, which is the cl1ief equipment of J. Wilbur
Thurbt1r1 s Grand Cafio11 Stage Li11e.
j\fter five years of careful observation from many points of the
Gra11d Canon, I dedicate this wor1<: to tl1e traveli11g public, vvith the
assurar1ce tl1at the original expressions exist; arid it will give me
?leasure to pro.duce them at any time they may be called fo at
F1agstaf, Arizo11a Territory. G. K. Woons.
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THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
By ] . CURTIS WASSON.
From Flagstaff, the point at which tourists leave the Sa11ta Fe
system, f0r the Grand C.afion of the Colorado, at 7 A.M., our stage
and six goes out witl1in the folds of the towering pines of the great
Coco11ino Forest, ,driving tl1rough parks lately made verd'ant by tl1e
summer showers, until we have belted the base of the great San
Francisco Mounta,ins-the highest and most pictures·que of all the
ranges in the South\.vest-mountains upon vvl1ose summits may be
seen the perpetua.l snows, and from whose heights may be had the
most extensive vievv in tl1e West, and the most beaL1tiful in all the
ranges of tl1e Rocl<ies-most extensive, because of the atmospheric
co11ditions, a.s atte.sted by the establishment of the Lowell Observa­tory
here-1nost beautiful, on account of the varied c:oloring in the
geological forination􀂺􋨮.
Arriving at Little Springs Station, where a new relay of horses
is added, we 1nake l1aste until the half-way station is reached,
passing through a fi11e unbroken forest of Pi1tits po1iderosa, q ual<ing
aspen, balsam fir, and. spruce. The cl􀂻􋬮.ar, open forest, the vva ving
grass.es, the gorgeously colored mou11tain flowers, the occasional
chirp of tl1e forest s .ongsters, the c;:lear, ice-cold springs traversing
our smooth compact road, the pe-al<s, clear-<;:ut, cold, and massive,
towering up nearly 14,000 feet into the blue above, ,vith novv a11d
then a bancl of mountain deer bounding speedily around some
curve, like enchanted sprites from fairyland, the low rumbling of
our great C0ncor.d stage, the sound of tvvo dozen ho@fs, the sl1arp
cracl< of tl1e driver's wl1ip, the clear, cold, bracing atmospl1ere,
every breath of ,vhich seems to stimulate, the i11des·cribably beaLttiful
Painted De$ert outstretching for a hundred miles to ot1r right,­amid
such environments as these one may revel in the vvonders of
Nature and feel tl1e 1nagic touc·h of l1er l1and di vine - for here
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indeed is a drive ideal, an1id scenes real, gra11dly attstere, yet
inspiringly touched by the Sv\reetest of her graces.
011e fain vvould linger on sce11es lil{e tl1ese but vve have
arrived at Cedar Station, and after partaking of a very refreshing
luncheon vve are given a ne,,v relay of horses and hasten over the
desert portion of ot1r ride to Moqui Station, where another relay is
provided, w l1ich tal<es us to the Canon Hotel, at the rim of tl1e
canon, where we arrive at 7 o'clocl< P. M.
Leaving our Concord stage, givi11g ot1r grips to tl1e porter, not
even waiting for '' facial ablutions," "¼'e hasten across the yard and
up to the rim of tl1e canon, vvl1e11, looking over-the Chasm of the­
Creator, tl1e Gulf of God, tl1e Erosio11 of the Ages, lies in all its
a,vfulness before us,- avvful, yet grand ; appalling, yet attractive;
awe inspiring, yet fascinating i11 its greetings.
To speal< of its dimensions as being 240 miles long, rz to I 5
miles wide, and 6,000 feet in de11th, conveys no idea of the Gra11d
Canon. One must read to enjoy, see to appreciate, and examine
to realize this, the greatest sce11ic attraction in the -virorld.
Bt1t little is absolute, mucl1 is relative, and for tl1is reason extent
can not be appreciated in the Grand Canon. Wl1en we are told
that tl1e opposite rim, whicl1 seen1s but a pistol-sl1ot a way, is over
fifteen miles from where vve are standing, vve are amazed. Wl1e11 w,e
are told that do.wn a little to ottr left, where may be outli11ed bttt
di1nly a small mound, our eyes bel1old a mot1ntain over 1,600 feet
high; ,v hen we are told that tl1e vv l1i te sl1eet of vva ter to be seen far
dovvn the canon, seemingly but a mere broolc over which one might
step vvitl1 ease, is nearly 600 feet in width; wl1en we are told that
yo11 tvvo pedestals wl1ich barely jut out above the basic Cliff are over
600 feet in height; wl1en we are told tl1ese trt1tl1s and many more
which might be adcled, no ,vonder that our eyes seem to apologize,
and our judg1nent is '' relegated for repairs,"- no vvonder tl1at we
are a vved by tl1e enormous proportions, and the mighty magnitude
of this A ,.vft1l Abyss!
Although our eyes and judgn1ent may need to be readjusted
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that we may appreciate the extent of t11is '' erosive entity," yet the
soul never fails to respond to tl1e entrancing charm and fascinating
beauty of this scene of scenes, this phenomer1on of pl1enomena.
There is a triune strata of tl1e canon, ranging from the limestone
forn1ation above, with all its graduated colors, variegated from a
mottled sable to an errnine white, the dark juttings being grim
imaginary statues typical of Pluto's realm, but counterbalanced
by the statues standi11g here and there, lapped and overlapped, by
the soft white folds left by the erosion of centuries, and typieal of
the hetaldry of a sun1meT clime and a ki11dlier l<:in, extending into
the ruddy sandsto11e beneath , whose granulated formation invites
tl1at sculptor of the ages-Erosion- vvl10 wields her wand o'er her
handmaids of wind and water- ,. arid asks naught for the execution of
her mandates but cycles-cycles of time-and her wish is granted.
This sandstone formation continues down to the granite, ,vhose
massive solidity seems a typical base upon w·hich to rest a mile of
statuary-peaks, promontories, and mountains.
Upon all this fancy the added beauty of the immortal glory of a
sunset gl.ow, whose variegated c,olors ., hues, and tints resolve one
into another, playing, dancing, reveling in the scenic harvest like
fairies whose settin·g sun must sound their knell of doom, now
growing bolder, l<@ener, deeper, richer, only to again retreat to be
combined once more.
The sun sinl{s i11 th.e west, when the c9lors, bidding each other
good-night, whirl as if in courtesy, and recede from sight. Their
going has left us the poorer. Whom did they enrich ? None,
save the fa11tasies of memory.
Lost in revelry, we do not notice that the moon, whose beams
even novv, using each projecting butte as a dim la11tern from which
to reflect its glimmering, quivering light, has risen in the east.
We then return to the Grand C,afion Hotel, built upon its rim,
a11d after enjoying its luxurious service, alternated by various trips
down the several trails, we go back to Flagstaf, by the Grand
Cafi0n stage route, which, I am free to say, gives the swiftest and
best service of any route i11 the Southwest.
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S(OCJ'ICE cro <THE REAVE'R
The pages which follow contain the ideas of a
few of the many hundreds of visitors who have visited
the Grand Canon over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Route, via Flagstaff, Arizona. The reader will
note that some of the writers reside in Arizona, but
most of the visitors are from other portions of the
United States and from Europe. Many of the tourists
who have herein expressed themselves are well-known
pleasure-seekers and admirers of Nature in her grand­est
forms. They have visited such points of interest
as the Alps in Switzerland, the various attractions in
Germany, the Highlands of Scotland, have seen the
sparkling waters of the Thames, England, the Giant's
Causeway in lrelan_d,- but have not kissed the blarney­stone.
They concede that while America, from a
scenic standpoint, has many beauties - the great
Niagara Falls, the Yellowstone Park in Montana,
the Natural Bridge in Virginia, the Yosemite Valley
in California, with its Mirror Lake and grand peaks -
all these sink into insignificance when compared with
Nature's greatest attraction, the Gra.nd Canon of the
Colorado.
PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS
OF THI?
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
April I6-20, I89I.
GIFFORD PINCHOB,
New York.
Went to the river. Time fron1 head of
trail to river and back to head of trail,
9 hours and 55 minutes.
Ap'Yil 20, I89I.
J. M. SIMPSON,
The world hath many sights for th.e
t0urist and recreation seeker to look
upon, but none therein c.ontained, begin
to compare with the Grand Ca non of the
Colorad@ River, as seen seventy n1iles
north of Flagstaf, Arizona.
CHARLES G. THOMAS,
AND WIFE, Chicago, 111.
Arrived May rs, 1891; remained two
days.
H. P. ALDRICH AND WIFE,
Albuquerque, N. M.
Arrived May IS, 1891; remai,ned tvvo
<lays.
May I.$,, I89I.
M. J. KEYS, Correspondent,
St. Joseph (no.) Gazet te.
Went to the river. Time from head of
trail, 9 hours, 26 minutes.
M. H. POST, M. D.
St. Louis, Mo.
Arrived May 16th 1 left 18th; went to
cabin in Canon 17th.
May I8, I89I.
E. S. WILCOX, Flagstaff,
Arizona.
May 20, I89I.
C.HARLEY GREENLAW,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
/}fay 20 1 I89I.
nrs. GEO. T. DORNLIFF,
Illinois.
I can cheerfully say that this, the Grand
Canon of the Colorado River, is the grand­est
sight of my life - as I noticed in this
little book of Capt. John Hance, a great
many people say indescribable. I can
sa.y nothn1g more. It is beyond reason
to think of describing it in any way. You
must see it to appreciate it. 'A grand
sight of this kind and so few people
know of it. By accident I for111ed the
acquaintance of two ladies en route to
the Grand Canon. I joined them. ,.,.,, e
have enjoyed our trip; the stage ride
from Flagstaf to the Grand CafiGn is
grand. Good horses, competent and
accommodating drivers. 1 have seen the
Yosemite, have visited Califorr1ia several
diferent times, in fact seen all the prin­cipal
poi11ts of jnterest in the United
States, bt1t the most wonderful, awe-in­spiring
piece of Nature's O\vn ,vork is this,
the Gra11d Cafion of the Col orado River.
PERSONAL Il\1PRESSIONS OF TliE
11fa�v 20, I89I.
JOHN DONAHUE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
il/aJ' 20 1 I89I.
H. HELLER,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
May 22, I89I.
E. RANDOLPH,
Red Horse, Arizona.
}Jlfay 22, I89r.
F. L. ARnSTRONO,
Red Horse, Arizona.
JOHN C. FURnAN,
New York.
ROBERT ORA WSHA Y,
London, England.
Arrived May 23; left 24, 1891; and very
sorry to have so little time.
LAWRENCE FERRIER,
(Via New York,)
Ed inburgh, Scotland.
A. C. noRSE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
J. A. HARRISON,
Chicago, Ill.
Jlfay 24, I89.£.
JAnES S. CRAWFORD,
Ayr, Scotland.
May 25, I89I.
CHAR.LES W. MERRILL
AND WIFE, Indianapolis.
fll[ay 25, I89I.
HER.nAN D. OLESON,
Sweden.
I travel thousands of miles every year,
and think I have seen all the sights of
the world. I have been traveling for the
past ten years. The Grand Cafion of the
Colorado River is the most wonderful
piece of work I have ever seen. Myself
and Capt. J.ohn Hance have been going
for two days. Into the cafi0n the first
day, the rim the second. The most bea-u­tiful
view I think is from Moran Point.
Let me advise all to take one of the
Captain's horses in going to the river.
Thanking the good people at this hotel
and Capt. Hance, I bid you all good-by.
O. J. HODGE,
VIRGINIA SHEDD HODGE,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Arrived May 27; departed May 29, 1891.
We have seen the Yosemite, the Yellow­stone,
Mt. Hood, Mt. Blanc, and traveled
through Alaska, but never saw anything
so grand, so sublime, and so marvelous
as the Grand Canon of the Colorado
River fro1n this point. God bless our
friend John Hance!
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May 29, I89I.
ALFRED L. DICKENSON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
June r, r89I.
nrs. D. ROBER.TS,
New York.
My trip has been a pleasant one to the
Grand Cafion. The c:afion itself is beauti­ful.
The immensity and grandeur of this
canon cannot be appreciated unless you
see it. No one has any idea of its great­ness
till once you stand on the rim and
look down up0r1 this wonderful piece of
Nature's own work.
June 3, I89I.
HAR.RY L. YOUNG,
rtA Y J. YOUNG,
Shamokin, Pa.
GEO. A. CLARK,
rtinneapolis, Minn.
Arrived June 2; left June 4, 1891.
J. B. SMITH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Arrived June 2; departed June 4, 1891.
fit?le IO, I89I.
Mrs. J. C. STREETER,
Boston.
Nature's own work is most beautiful.
I can scarcely believe my own eyes. I
can say nothing. The Grand Canon is
here. Corne and see it for yourself. You
cannot be disappointed. So far beyond
my expectations. Captain John Hance
is here, too. He will interest you if the
canon doesn't.
Th11,rsday, Jztne I I, I89I.
JULES BAU.MANN, Artist,
Prescott, Arizona.
D. T. McDOUGLE, U. 5.,
Botanist,
La Fayette, Ind.
T!zursday, June II, I89I.
JAMES L. STONE,
Missouri.
CAL. OSBON,
Born Nov. 20, 1849, in Indiana; went
to California in 1874; then to Oregon;
1877, back to California, 1884; \vent to
Tucson, Arizona, landed in Flagstaf,
Arizona, 1891. I make vie\vS as a spec­ialty
of Arizona. I have views all down
the trail to the falls.
Mr. and rtrs. J. EUGENE
BROWN·ING,
78 Cotton Exchange,
New York City.
Arrived June 16; left June r8, 1891.
June I8, I89I.
N. J. CAMERON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
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J. M. CLARK,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
jtt1l6 24, I89I.
W. R . WORTH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
T. A. PARSONS,
J. fl. PARSONS,
CHAS. PARSONS,
All of St. Louis, Mo.
I89I.
WALTER DOUGLASS,
99 John St., N. Y.
ALEX. flACKENZIE,
11 Clift St., N. Y.
Commercial Mining Company.
I89I.
AUGUST J. BOWIE,
San Francisco, Cal.
July I8, I89I.
J. H. WR.IGHT,
Ne\v York Cjty.
F. N. BARRETT,
New York City.
CHAS. L. RICKERSON,
Arizona.
CHAS. E. RICKERSON,
New York.
JAMES M. FARRAR,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
CORA A. snlTH,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Went do\vn into canon July 19, 1891.
DAISY SIMPSON ,
Montreal, Canada.
\,Vent down into canon July 19, 189,r.
CELIN JEANNETTE BARRETT,
Ne\,, York.
Down into the canon July 19 and 20,
189r.
LEWIS D. BOUCHER,
Sherbrooke, P. Q., Canada.
I89I.
GEO. W. McADAMS,
Ellington Lake.
July 2I, I89r.
CHAS. COLLINS,
Springfield, flo.
July 2I, r89I.
PABLO A. GARCIA.
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Over the falls at midnight.
The lost, strayed, or stolen party.
Arrived on July 21, 1891; left on July
24, 1891.
L. H. WRIGHT,
Philadelphia, Pa.
MARY KELLAM,
Los Angeles, Cal.
ARLETTA BRODE,
Buda, Ill.
LAURA HOXWORTH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
IRENE HOXWORTH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
S. N. PECK,
PHrenix, Arizona.
J. R. LOCKETT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
E. A. SLIKER,
Cincinnati, O.
Chaperoned by Mrs. J. F. DAGGS,
Flagstaff, Arizon·a.
Oh, what fun at the last falls! Ask any
of the party about it.
A. NELSON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
August 9, I89I.
D. P. HOOKER.,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
WM. MERRELL,
Leavenworth, Kan.
Went down in canon wi,th D. P. Hooker,
August 10, 1891, to cabin, and returned
same day. Mr. Merrell's age is eighty
years.
F. FAIRCHILDS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
August z6, z89.1.
THEO. F. HOLDEN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
A􀀸􃡧gust .16, I89z.
GEO. B. JOHNSON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
August z6, .189.1.
HELEN A JOHNSON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
August r6, .189I.
ELIZABETH HOLDEN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Augztst I6, z89I.
W. F. HULL.
First entered the canon June 22, 1884;
June 26, 1884, co1nmenced surveying road
fron1 canon to Cedar Ranch, in company
with SilasRugglesandJobnHance. First
visit to the canon in February, 1880 .
I. 0. 0. F., K. of P., F. A. 1\1.
A1.tgust I7, I89I.
GEO. R. DECArIP.
This is the greatest sight on earth. I
have seen almost everything in the way
of canons, but this beats them all. You
will have to see it; no one can tell you
about it.
PERSONAL 11\IIPRESS!ONS OF 1.'HE
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A11g11st I8, I891.
D. E. ISABELLE,
E. fl. ISABELLE,
flrs. M. W. HALL,
All of Flagstaff, Arizona.
A1,g1,st I9, I89r.
fl. F. GENNINGS.
fliss HARRIETT COLTON,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
FLORENCE N. DUKES,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
EMflA SPALDING,
Prescott, Arizona.
ALICE METZ,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lieut. O. H. flOROAN, U. S. A.,
Late of Texas.
flrs. WM. CARROLL,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
JOHN DONOVON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
C. E. HOWARD,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
P. H. HOLT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
August I9, r89I.
flr. and Mrs. 0. W. MEYLERT,
Mr. and flrs. A. A. KEEN,
flrs. ANDREW 5fllTH,
fliss LILLIAN HIRST,
Albuquerque.
flrs. T. J. WOODSIDE,
El Paso.
flrs. S. 5. PRATT,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
L. M. LATTA,
Bluewater, N. Y.
H. PERKINS,
Holbrook, Arizona.
Chaperoned by
flrs. 0. W. flEYLER.T.
Left for Flagstaf 011 the morning of
August 2r, 1891.
Aitgust 2£1 r89I.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. T. HAYES.
vVe have enjoyed our trip. It is worth
seeing. vVish we could stay a week. The
grandest sight of our lives.
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August 2I, I89z.
Mr. and Mrs. F. FAIRCHILDS
AND FAMILY,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
J. C. GRIM,
Mrs. J. c. GRIM,
FRED GRIM,
BURTON GRIM,
CLARA GRIM,
LILLIE JONES,
All of Flagstaff. Arizona.
Aztgust 30, r89z.
GEO. McCORMICK,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
A. J. COOPER,
GEO. SMITH,
D. K. TRIPP,
All of Chicago, Ill.
August 30, z89z.
J. W. WATSON,
1st Lieut. roth Cavalry,
Ft. Bayard, N. M.
August 30, z89r.
J. W. HEAROY,
First Lieut. 3d U. S. Cavalry,
San Antonio, Texas.
August 30, z89r.
F. O. IRWIN,
First Lieut. Second U.S. Cavalry,
Fort Bowie, Arizona.
August JI, z89I.
M. R. PETERSON,
Second Lieut. Tenth Infantry,
Fort Wingate, N. M.
Aztgust JI, z89r.
EUGENE HARLOW,
From Johnnie Bull's Islands.
Visited the canon and all trails, in com­pany
with Captain Hance. Very grand,
and I think I shall show my good sense
not trying to descend this unique canon of
the earth.
J. W. POWERS,
Washington, D. C.
D. M. RIORDAN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Septe11zber 26, z89r.
MARY CAROLINE HUGHES,
Cambridge, Eng.
Dr. FRITZ FRECH,
Berlin, Germany.
Dr. WRIFINZ,
Tubingen, Germany.
Dr. D. MARCHAND,
Photo Artist London'' Graphic.''
Dr. Baron SISNEY WOHRMANN
HOLHEN,
Livonia, Germany.
Dr. A. BOTPLETZ,
Municha, Germany.
PERSONAL J!\IIPRESSJONS OF TliE
Dr. H. CREDNER,
Leipzig, Germany.
Dr. JOHANNES WALTHER,
Feria, Germany.
Dr. RUDOLF CRIONER,
Germany.
Dr. A. ULRICH,
Strasburg, Deutchland.
H. M. CADELL,
Grange Boness, Scotland.
WILLARD D. JOHNSON,
Washington, D. C.
ALFRED HARKER,
WM. KERNEY HUGHES,
Cambridge, England.
Dr. AUG. STRENG,
Professor from Giessen, Ger.
Dr. D. J. BRANNEN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dr. JOHN R. HA YNES,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Dr. GEO. V. J. BERINE,
Halle A. L., Germany.
F. PLIENINGER,
- - KAYSER,
Marburg, Germany.
I. ROMBUR.G,
Berlin, Germany.
Dr. CARL DIERMER.,
Vienna, Austria.
H. TOLLIEZ,
Professor University Lausanne,
Switzerland.
ERNEST VANDEN BR.OEK,
Buinelles, Belgieque.
MOR.Z LOHERTSJEGE,
Belgieque.
Dr. V. ZATTEL,
Municha, Germany.
E. De MAR.GERIE,
Paris, France.
Dr. BURGEAR.T,
'' l\1ente et Malleo " '
Munchen, Bayern.
The above parties belonging to the In­ternational
Ge0logical Congress.
Dr. GEO. 1. POWERS,
CORNELIA C. POWERS,
San Francisco, Cal.
Mrs. A. D. MARCHAND,
Mr. A. D. MAR.CHAND,
268 S. lVIain Street,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Septe11zber, I 89I.
E. R. HERMAN,
California.
By all mea11s visit the Grand Canon of
the Colorado River, in Arizona. See
l-Iance, too.
October J, I891.
Mrs. GEO. WINFIELD ROOPE,
Boston, Mass.
October 3, I89I.
C. C. HITCHCOCK,
M. E. HITCHCOCK,
Ware, Mass.
We repeat the sentiment expressed by
0. J. Hodge, that '' w e have visited the
Yosemite, tl1e Yellowstone, Mt. Hood,
Mt. Blanc, and traveled through Alaska,
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COTTONv\rOOO CANON-LOOKING NORTH ON GRAND VIE\\1 TRAIL
GRAND CANON OF Tl-IE COLORADO RI'VE.R. 43
but never saw anything so grand, so sub­lime,
and so marvelous as the Grand
Canon of the Colorado, from this point.
G0d bless our friend John Hance."
A. H. SMUTZ,
Fresno, Cal.
October 5, r89r.
C. C. HITCHCOCK.
Left head of trail for river at 6:40 A.1\-1.,
reached Hance's cabin, 7 :55 A. M.; arrived
at Colorado River, 10 A.M.; started on re­turn
trip, 10:35 A.l\lr.; arrived at cabin;
12:55 P.!VI.; left cabin, 1:15 P.M.; arrived
at head of trail 4:22 F.M. Time, niae
b0urs and forty-tv;o minutes.
October 5, I 89r.
G. E. TUTTLE.
Talk about holes in the ground,-well,
this is one of the'm, I have been in the
canon to-day. Don't intend to go in any
more. I 􀂶􋙭m completely out of anything
to say. Come and see it for yourselves.
No oae can tell you about it. I have seen
the world, but had not seen near all of it,
until I saw this canon. Farewell, Captain;
am comin_g again .. Will bring a party with
me next time. Thanks for your kind­ness,
etc.
October IJ, r891.
JOHN T. WALLACE,
Monte Vista, Colo.
October IJ, I89.1.
0. S. GARNER,
Massachusetts.
Of all the sights in the world this is the
greatest sight I ever have seen. Words
cannot tell the grandeur, beauty, im·
mensity, and sublimity of this wonderful
production of Nature's own work. I
would advise all tourists to visit this
canon. You cannot be disappointed.
The beautiful forests we travel through
going to the canon is worth the trip
alone. I am coming again to stop here
for a month. I have visited many places ,
but this beatsthemall. Good-by. O.S.G.
Nove11tber 7, r891.
Mr. F. J. HOCHDERFFER,
Mrs. F. J. HOCHDERFFER,
ROSE HOCHDERFFER,
EMMA HOCHDERFFER,
ROCK HOCHDERFFER,
CLEVELAND HOCHDERFFER,
Of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Apr£! 9, I892.
First of the s􀂷􋝡ason.
HORACE C. HOVEY,
Middletown, Conn.
Intended to come last fall with Geo­logical
Congress. but am conte11ted to
open the ball for 1892, "􀂸􋠱1ente et 11al­leo,
'' as special correspondent of Scientific
America1i. Went do\.vn Hance trail ,:vith
Mr. Boucher, and stayed over night, re­turning
next day; enjoyed it immensely.
Found the trail in excellent order, and
n1ade the trip comfortably.
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PERSONAL Tl\'lPRESSIO.NS OF Tl-iE
fpril 9, I892.
JOHN J. TR.IL TON
New Mexico.
Arrived here all 0. K. Went u1) to the
}in1 of canon; was far beyond my expecta­lions.
Of all the grand sights in the v-;orld
!his is one of then1. I have visited in
Europe, Alaska, have seen the Yellow­stone,
all tbe diferent places in Califor­nia,
but nothing co1nes up to this. No
one could tell you of it. No language
could ever tell you tl1e grandeur, the
beauty, the immensity of this wonderful
cafion. I ,,;onld like to have all my
friends here at this hour to view this,
Nature's O\vn work:, with me. Farewell,
Captain; I hope to see you again.
April I 4, I892.
Mr. and Mrs. MA RS HALL,
Miss F. E. MARSHALL,
C. M.. MARSHALL,
All of Flagstaff, Arizona.
April 15, I892.
T. A. RIORDAN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
APJ'il 15, I892.
1·. R. GABLE,
Albuquerque, N. M..
April .£8, £892.
'fhe John D. Hoff Abestos Co.
By JOHN D. HOPF,
Of San Diego, Cal.
JOHN I. McCOOK,
New York, N. Y •
ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER.,
New York.
MAITLAND ALEXANDER,
New York, N. Y.
C. CHARMLEY,
Chicago, Ill.
SAMUEL COLMAN,
Newport, Rhode Island.
JOHN J. LARKIN,
St. Paul, Minn.
LOUIS SPEARS,
I. F. WHEELER,
Flagstaff, Arizona,
May I2, I892.
WM. CAREY,
Colonel I-I. B. M., Royal Artillery,.
"Retired
,, (Cox & Co.)
London, England.
Jlfay I7, I892.
T. G. DANIELLS,
F. W. VAN SICKLEN,
W. A. BISSEL,
G. P. REYNOLDS,
All of Alameda, Cal.
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May :I7, I892.
J. H. HOSKINS, Jr.,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
May 2I, I892.
HERMAN WESTERMAN,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
J. S. BUNNELL,
San Francisco, Cal.
W. F. CLARKE,
New York.
CHAS. F. LUMMIS,
lsleta, N. n.
W. H. JACKSON,
Denver, Colo.
May 24, I892.
T. MORAN,
New York.
May 24, I892.
C. A. HIGGINS,
Chicago, Ill.
May 24, I892.
PAUL N. MORAN,
New York.
May 24, I892.
SAM C. TAYLOR,
Denver, Coto.
ALBERT MAGEE AND WIFE,
I. R. BAXLEY AND WIFE,
All of Santa Barbara, Cal.
I could hope that those who come to
the canon would get Hance to show them
something of what he knows, and that is
more than can be suspected simply on the
first outlook. Much of my intense pleas-ure
I owe to him. I. R. B.
J. GARNETT AND DAUGHTERS,
HAROLD ECCLER,
London, England.
E. B. REYNOLDS,
E. A. REYNOLDS,
South Bend, Indiana.
Arrived June ro; left June 12, 1892 .
June I4, I892.
I. S. GOFORTH,
Georgetown, N. M.
June I4, I892.
G. B. INGRAM,
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
/tine I6, I892.
GEO. PRIME,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
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PERSONAL IMPRESSTONS OF THE
]711/C TJ, I892.
H. H. WATKINS,
Mrs. tt. H. WATKINS,
• Kingman, Ariz .
fitJle I3, I892.
S. T. ELLIOTT,
Mrs. S. T. ELLIOTT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
.fi1.1ze I3, I892.
J. n. MARSHALL,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Jur1e IJ, £892.
Mrs. A. T. COR.NISH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
fit?Ze .13, I892.
A. A. ALLESTER,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Jzt1ie I3, I892.
ANNIE L. ROSS,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Jurie IJ, I892.
S. L. ROUSH,
EJdon, Iowa.
jzt1ie I3, I892.
ROBERT McCANN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Ju1ze IJ, I892.
SAMUEL BAXTER.,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Jit1ze J 4, £892.
ALICE WAINWRIGHT,
St. Louis, Mo.
RUSSELL H. MONRO,
EMLIE MONRO,
Market Harboro, England.
WM. B. DOWD,
CHAS. T. WING,
New York City.
All with the A I eattle outfit.
flt?Ze IS, £892 ..
R. C. DRYDEN,
fiine IS, r892.
F. W. SMITH,
C. C. TILLSON,
WM. SHR.OYER.,
GEO. K. SMITH,
WinslO\', Ariz.
Winslow, Ariz.
Pueblo, Col'O.
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Phoenix, Arizona.
FRED GOODRICH,
Phoenix, Arizona.
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VIC. E. HANNY,
Phoenix, Arizona.
j1t1ze 28, r892.
GEO. MARSHALL,
Syracuse, N. Y.
I arrived at Flagstaf on the 25th of
June, 1892, fr0m Syracuse, N. Y., and
started on the 26th 0f June for the Grand
Cafion of the Colorado by stage line.
After riding all day through son1e of the
la·rgest fores ts of pines, and the most
beautiful valleys that I have ever·seen, I ar­rived
at the can.on just when the sun was
settiAg. On the morning of June 27th,
myself and several others were guided
ovet the trail and into the cafion by
Captain John Hance. After winding
around here and there over the trail for
several miles, we reacl1ed the river, which
is a grand sight. After resting an hour,
and a plunge in the river, we started for
the rim, arriving about dusk:. I have
traveled over the United States, have
seen about all the sights, but I have
never seen such a wonderful and mar­velous
piece of nature's own work as
this, the Grand Canon of the Colorado
River.
Ju1ze 28, I892.
Rev. N. P. NORTON,
Rev. E. G. POOLER AND WIFE.
jttne 30, I892.
i.>. K. TRIPP,
Chicago, Ill.
JztJze 30, r892.
JAMES KASSON,
St. Paul, Minn.
j1tne 30, r892.
R. C. JEFFERSON,
St. Paul, Minn.
jztly 5, r892.
A . NEALON.
jtt!y 5, £892.
E. CAMPBELL.
HAL C. WYI1.AN,
GLADYS WYi,AN.
Detroit, 1.ich.
JOS. B. VERKAMP,
Cincinnati.
W. BABBITT,
Flagstaff, A. T.
July 8, I 892.
H. T. SMITH,
Prescott, A. T.
Miss MADIE CHRISMAN,
Portland, Or.
Come June 22, 1892, Summer at Grand
Canon.
50 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
J,,1;, 9, .1892.
f\rs. JOHN Z. T. VARMER.
I have never ,.vitnessed anything like
this. It scares me to even try to look
do,vn i11to it. My God, I am afraid the
,vhole country will fall into this great hole
in the ground.
July Io, .1892.
Rev. ROBERT COLTMAN,
Pastor rst Presbyterian church,
M. J. COLTI1.AN,
JENNIE R. COLTI1.AN,
Flagstaff, A. T.
July IO, .1892.
BLANCH METZ,
Cincinnati, O.
fuly IO, .1J92.
J. C. SANCHEZ,
Milton, A. T.
July IO, z892.
. JOHN H. HICKS,
Milton, A. T.
J1tly IO, I892.
MOLLIE CLEI1.MENTS,
Baltimore, 11.d.
A. WALGREEN,
Lapland, Sweden.
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E. O. WOOTON., Botanist,
Botanical and Entomological party,
from experiment stations at Tucson
Ariz., and Las Cruce􀂕􉔬, N. M.
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H. H. SWARTHOUT,
Anderson, Mich.
R. R. LARKINS,
Las Cruces, N. M.
CLA WR ENCE T. HAGERTY '
Las Cruces, N. M.
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C. H. TYLER TOWNSEND '
Entomologist exper. stn.
Las Cruces, N. n.
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A. B. CORDLE'Y,
Asst. U. S. Entomologist,
Washington, D. C .
July I2, .1892.
GERTRUDE B. STEVENS .
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This is a warm place. I fainted when
I saw this a"vful looking cafion. In.ever
wanted a drink so bad in my life. Captain,
I won't forget you for bringing me the
oyster-can full of ,water. Good-by.
Mrs. JOHN T. CHARMER.
The grandest, the most wonderful, the
greatest sight on earth. I ca11 never for­get
it. Visit the Grand Canon of the
Colorado River.
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E. 5. GOSNEY,
Flagstaff, A. T.
Wfl. WINCUP AND WIFE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
M. S. NORMAN AND WIFE,
Miss JESSIE NORMAN.,
St. Joe, Mo.
C. W. NOYES AND WIFE,
Boston, Mass.
Los Angeles.
C. E. HOLLAND,
Phoenix, A. T.
0. A. TURNER,
rladison, now of Phoeni:<.
BEN DONEY,
Mrs. DONEY,
BENNIE DONEY,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
MAR.Y QUINN,
Flagstaff, A. T.
JOHN WES LEY LEANDDER,
Texas.
C. W. t1AROY,
Cleveland, Ohio.
R.. H. CR.A WFORD,
Toronto, Ont., C.
july, I892.
HENRY 8. THORN.
Hurrah for the Canon and John Hance.
j1t/y IJ, I892.
OLIVER. S. WESTCOTT,
Principal North Division Higl1 School,
Chicago. ,
Mrs. ELIONER. 0. WESTCOTT,
Chicago.
J. W. FLANDERS,
Traveler for J. C. Ayer & Co.
F. B. HIOGINS,
Greenville, S. C .
J. B. STEINMETZ,
New Paris, Ind.
Jztly r4, r892.
HENRY R. WADE.
By Joe! this canon takes the \vhole
shooting-match.
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J1t()' I5, I892.
Mrs. G. P. PETERS.
I have visited the ,vhole world. I
travel nine months in tl1e year. I have
never seen anytl1ing so grand as a sunset
vie,v of the Grand Canon of the Colorado
River.
julJ, I6, I892.
C. M. FUNSTON,
Editor Coconino Sun,
Mrs. C. fl. FUNSTON,
MARY FUNSTON,
HELEN FUNSTON,
HANNAH FUNSTON,
All of Flagstaff, Ariz.
flELIE E. LOWRY,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
MARY SMITH.
Our crowd, ladies and all, made trip
from cabin to river, back to cabin and up
to head of trail in one day. According
to J\f r. I-lance, beating the record made
by ladies.
M. M. CROCKER, M. D.,
Mrs. M. M. CR.OCKER,
Ft. flojave, Arizona.
LUCY STILLWELL,
Ft. flojave, Ariz.
JULIA STILLWELL,
Cuba, flo.
jit/y 20, I892.
Mrs. AMANDA LOCKETT,
69 yrs. old.
H. C. LOCKETT,
Miss ROSA CLARK,
Mrs. E. F. GR.EENLA W,
Four of us and no more of us.
Flagstaff, Arizona.
J. J. WEIMER.,
Winslow, A. T.
MINNIE VANPELT,
Chicago, Ill.
VIOLA F. STEKEY,
Greer,field, O.
F. A. GULLY AND WIFE,
Tucson, Ariz.
C. B. COLLINGWOOD,
Tucson, Ariz.
jttly 22, I892.
fl. T. WARDEN.
This is the spot of all spots 011 earth.
I would like to locate on this spot for
about a year.
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July 24, I892.
EDITH ALVORD,
BELL SWITZER,
LULA OR.AHAM,
Mrs. W. A. SWITZER,
W. H. SWITZER.
BURT CAMERON,
H. J. RAND,
STANLEY SYKES,
All of Flagstaff, Ariz.
pt(y 29, I892.
M. M. KlR.KMAN AND PARTY.
Mr. M. W. KIRK,
Dr. W. J. HAWKS,
Mr. ARCHIBALD rlcNEAL,
rlr. A. T. rlcCORMICK,
'fhe unsuspecting profit.
rlast􀁬􆱲r A. T. KIRKrlAN,
rlaster rt. J. Kl·RKMAN.
jitly 29, -I892.
F. F. JAQUES,
Kansas City, Mo.
Sunday, Jul;! 30, r892.
E. P. S. ANDREWS AND WIFE,
Mrs. H. P. HINE,
JERRY MILLAY AND WIFE,
LEON BOUVIER,
All of Phoenix, Arizona.
ALEX LEE MARCHANT, B. A.,
London, England.
August r, I892.
W. E. THORNE,
Kans.is City, Mo.
Aiigztst 4, I892.
HARRY E. WOOD,
Kansas City, no.
August 4, I892.
N. B. McDOWELL,
Cleveland, Ohio.
FRANK RUMSEY,
Flagstaff, -Arizona.
Aztgust. 4, r892.
JAMES E. LA YELLE,
Albuquerque, N. M.
August 4, r892.
CHAS. B. BARKER,
The Grand Cafion is the most wonder­ful
thing I ever lo0ked at. Surely worth
seeing.
_4.ztgust 5, r892.
J. C. HERNDON,
Prescott, Ariz.
T. G. NORRIS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
CHAS. W. HERNDON,
Prescott, Arizona.
56 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
A11g,,st 5, £892.
The champion athletic pedestrian vis­itors,
under the auspices of
WM. McINTIRE,
Bellemont, Arizona.
Mrs. T. J. GRACE,
Miss GRACE L. GRACE,
Miss MARY PRIME,
Mr. J. WESBY,
All of Bellemont, A. T.
Miss HATTIE J. HOPSON,
Washington, D. C.
niss MARTHA McINTIRE,
Clay Center, Kansas.
At,.gust I2, I892.
C. H. SPEERS,
Asst. G. P. A. A. & P. R. R.
San Francisco, Cal.
August I2, I892.
E. P. GRAY, C. V. R. R.,
San Francisco, Cal.
August I 2, I892.
A. E. nARCHAND,
San Francisco, Cal.
Aitg1est I2, I892.
JOHN F. McCARTHY,
Formerly of Cincinnati, now of San
Francisco, Cal. Wabash R. R.
Augitst I2, I892.
H. S. VAN SL YCK,
A. & P. R. R.
Albuquerque, N. n.
Az,gust I2, I892.
nr.and Mrs. H. 0. PATTERSON,
St. Louis, Mo.
GEO. D. HOOPER,
Captain, I wish I were in your place to
view this great cai0n every day. One
would never get tired of it. What a grand
sight.
Aztgust IJ, I892.
J. I. THORNTON,
Mrs. GEO. F. THORNTON,
Williams.
Augztst IJ, r892.
niss nA Y ANDERSON,
Alabama.
Augvst IJ, I892.
Miss PERRIN,
niss HELEN PERRIN,
E. B. PERRIN, Jr.,
San Francisco, Cal.
August I4, I892.
E. L. NORRIS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Ai,gi,st .£41 I892.
C. LEWIS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 57
August I4, z892.
ED. T. GALE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Augi,st I5, I892.
rlr. and flr.s. JOSEPH B. CROSBY,
Boston, Mass.
Arrived at J 0.hn Hance's summer ranch
7:05 P.M.; leave6:30A.M., August 18, 1892.
August z5, r882.
rlrs. JOHN R. BARTLETT,
Providence, R. I.
Augz,st .z:8, .1892.
BEN SKINNER,
wn. PATTON,
Both of Flagstaff, Arizona.
August z8, z892.
nrs. w. H. y ANCEY'
Miss STELLA YANCEY,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Miss SUE RUrlSEY,
Flag.staff, Arizona.
nr. ROBERT FREIDLINE,
August r9, r892.
L. H. MASSIE,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Augi,st I9, I892.
LOY J. BROWN,
nartlnsburg, Audran Co., Mo.
Aztgust r9, I892
Col. FRANK HULL, Jr.,
The Grand Canon is so far more won­derful
than Yosemite Valley or Yellow­stone
Park or any interesting points in
the world. It is so grand and beautiful
that no pen of any living author can de­scribe
it.
August 20, z892.
WM. FRANCIS HULL,
ALICE GERTRUDE HULL,
Both of San Francisco, Cal.
August 20, z892.
SUSIE E. BUSH,
Albuquerque, N. fl.
August 20, I892.
flrs. LISSIE rIORRELL,
Williams, Arizona.
August 20, I892.
Mrs. KATE JOHNSTON,
Williams, Arizona.
August 20, z892.
rliss MAUD DICKENSON,
Williams, Arizona.
August 20, z892.
rliss rlAUD HILL,
Albuquerque, N. n.
58 PERSONAL l!VIPRESSJONS OF THE
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JOHN WOOD,
Williams, Arizona. •
HENRY C. ,CORBIN,
U.S . Army.
A ugztsl 20, I892.
NORMAN S. BRIDGE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Aug·ust 20, I892.
WALTER S. HAINES,
Chicago, Ill.
August 2I, I892.
Mrs. WM. POWELL AND CHILm
OREN,
Misses EV A DUTTON,
ETTA POWELL,
DELLA POWELL,
JENNIE COLTMAN,
LEONA POWELL,
Mrs. Dr. FRANCIS,
fllSS EMMA POWELL,
W. l\'1.. FISHER.,
CHAS. CLARK,
WM. POWELL,
V. A. POWELL,
HENRY AVER.ITS,
DEMPSEY POWELL,
All of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Augutt 23 1 1892.
ALFRED AVERYT,
Shelby, Alabama.
Az,gus.t 23, I892.
Mrs. R. M. FRANCIS,
Chillicotho, Missouri.
A1,1gust 23, I892.
Miss JENNIE R. COLTMAN,
Washington, D. C.
Au.gust 23, z892.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. STEVENS,
St. Pa.ul, Minn.
Aztgust 23, I892.
flrs. J. H. HOSKINS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Aztgztsf 23, I892.
Miss M. E. BECKWITH,
Baltimore, Md.
Aztgust 23, .r892.
C. E. HOW ARD,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
A z1,g·ztst 25, I892.
J. J. TAYLOR AND WIFE,
El Paso, Texas.
Went to the river and back; too tired
to write arly more.
SCENE ON THE GRAND VIEv\T TRAIL
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 61
A1-tgust 27, I892.
MARY L. STRIGHT,
Jemez Hot Springs,
Archuleta P. O., N. M.
Went to the rock cabin the aftern0on
of August 25th. The next day went from
there to the river and back, and arrived
at the rim this morning (August 27th) at
half0past ten o'clock.
Airgust 28, I892.
ALEX. McDERMID AND WIFE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Aztgust 28, I892.
J. WOODBRIDGE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Aitg·ust 29, I892.
Captain W. HOFFMAN, WIFE,
AND CHILD,
U. S. Army.
Septeniber 4, I 892.
J. W. WILSON,
Denver, Colo.
Septe11iber 4, I892.
STEPHEN FANCY,
Aspen, Colo.
Sejterriber 4, I8·92.
AUG UST REI SHEL,
Turkey.
Septe1nbe1- 4, I892.
SCHUYLER CASE,
Denver, Colo.
September 7, I892.
WM. H. ALLEY AND WIFE,
Chicago.
Visited Moran Point and Grand View
Point; went down Hance Trail to river.
All should be visited, if strength and time
permits.
Septettiber 8, I892.
Dr. GEO. H. POWERS,
flrs. CORELIA C. POWERS,
RUTH POWERS,
San Francisco, Cal.
•
September 8, I 8 92.
Mrs. J. D. HOOKER,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Sep teriber 8; I892.
JOHN H. HICKS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
September I2, I892.
Mrs. J. D. DeRUSSY,
J. DALE DeRUSSY,
Col. rrth Inf. U.S. Army.
Mrs. B. F. POPE,
All of Whipple Barracks, A. T.
Septe?fiber I2, I892.
I. O. C. LEE,
B. V. T. Lieut. Col. U. S. Army.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The grandeur of the vie\vS o f this day
must surely leave a life-long irnpressio11.
They repa)' for all the fatigue. I predict
that this canon will bec0n1e one of the
1nost noted and visited spots of our
country. It should be made a great
national park.
62 PERSONAL J;\,IPRESSIONS OF 1'HE
Septe111her IJ, I892.
Col. FRANK HULL, Jr.,
New York.
After having visited all the noted places
in both Europe and An1erica, I haveseen
11othing to compare with the sublimity of
the Grand Canon. I should advise all
Americans to see the most splendid sight
of their O\.Yil country before going abroad.
I spent several days fishing in the cafion,
and caugl1t many large salmon. I also
looked at several of the rich mines, and
found to my utter amazement tl1at they
\.Vere laden with valuable treasures. It
will only be a short tin1e until these mines
will be opened up and the ore exported
to all parts of the \vorld.
Septenzber IS, I892.
WM. W. MITC.HELL.,
ELLA MITCHELL,
Cadillac, Mich.
Septenibe'l', I5, I892.
EDWARD F. HOBART,
.MARION C. HOBART,
Santa Fe, N. M.
Septe11zber r5, I892.
LEVI DAVIS,
Lima, Adams County, Ill.
Septc?rtber IS, 1892.
WALTER E. HALL, M. D.,
Mrs. MARY H. HALL,
Burlington, N. J.
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Septe111ber I5, r892.
JESSIE and CHAS. EVERETl"E.
This canon is simply imrne11se - too
big to look at.
Septenzber 25, I892.
C. W. WOODIN,
Lancaster, Ohio.
,
Septe11zber 28 1 I892.
J. C. BROWN,
E􀁌􄱳st Sag.ina·w, Mich.
Septe11tber 28, I892.
S. 8. HILL,
Chicago.
Septe11zber 30, I892.
J. A. LAMPORT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
September 30, I892.
C. t. FAN CHER,
Albuquerque, N. M.
Septe11tber 30, I892.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. HOLrlES,
The grandest􀁰􇀠 the greatest, the most
wonderful sight in the world. No one .
can tell the in1mensity of this grand
canon.
Octo/1er 3, I892.
LOWI SE BIGLOW TYLER,
North Adams, Mass.
GRAND CANON OF TI-IE COLORADO RTVER.
October I5, I892.
S. W. HIBBEN,
H. CLEMENT,
Los Angeles, Cal.
D. MITCHELL,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
'vVe left rim at 8 o'clock A.M,, arrived
a:t cabin at 9.45 A.M.; arrived at river,
12:ro P.M.; back to rim, 5:ro P.M. Time
for entire trip, nin·e hours and ten min­utes,
thus beating the world's record.
John Hance °"·ill verify
October IS, I892.
ARTHUR LITTLEJOHN,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
October 30, I892.
JOHN H. BOWMAN,
Mrs. J. H. BOWMAN,
Holbrook, Arizona.
October 􀁁􄄀􀁂􄉯o, I892.
A. E. NETTLETON,
Syracuse, N. Y.
October 30, I892.
JAMES W. UPSON,
Mrs. LILLIAN B. UPSON,
Baldwinsville, N. Y.
This party all went to the river without
a guide. They rated it very grand, and all
that has been claimed. However, if future
parties of can1ping ladies intend going
down, would advise them to employ the
guide, and go pre pa reel for roughing it.
The ladies should wear very short wide
skirts, and l1ave Hance's burros to help
them up from the cabin.
November I 4, r892.
W. F. CODY ( Buffalo B.ill),
GEO. P. EVERHART,
Chicago, Ill.
JAMES T. WELLS,
Salt Lake City.
ALLISON NAILOR,
Washington, D. C.
FRANK D. BALDWIN,
JOHN M. BURKE,
U. S. Army.
H. S. BOAL,
North Platte, Neb.
WM. D. DOWD,
Flagstaff, A. T.
R. H. HASLAM, ,
Piper Heidsieck.
Chicago, Ill.
E. C. BRADFORD,
Denver, Colo.
W. HENRY rlACKINNON,
England.
W. H. BROACH,
Noi"th Platte, Neb .
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DANIEL SEEGMILLER,
MERRITT S. INGRAHM,
Washington, D. C.
Buffalo Bill Expedition to Grand
Canon of Colorado.
Universal comment is that it is too
sublime for expression, too wonderful to
behold, ,vithout awe, and beyond all
power of mortal description.
PERSONAL ll\IPR·ESSTONS OF THE
1Vovenzbe1· I4, I892.
EDWARD B. RUSSELL,
Boston, Mass.
J\love1nber I.;, I892.
HERBERT EARLSCLlFFE,
Close of the visiting record for the
year 1892.
Ja1titary 25, I893.
WM. 0. O;NEILL,
God made the canon, John Hance the
trails. Without the other, neither would
be complete.
[The above 11an1e, vVn1.0.0'Neill (better
kno,vn in Arizona as'' Buckey'' O'Neill),
\.vho has written his name in this private
visitors' book, was killed while defend­ing
his coμntry, bet"veen the hours o f Io
and II A.i\<I., July r, 1898, near Sa11tiago
de Cuba. He was 1n􀃚􍩤de Captain of Troop
A, rst U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, and was
making ready for the charge 011 San Juan
.Hill, Santiago de Cuba, when he was
struck by a Mauser bullet and killed.
Captain O'Neill was carried f ron1 the
front about two hundred yards back from
where he fell, on what is known as
''Bloody Ford," on San Juan Creek, and
buried by Chaplain Brown, Corporal C.
C. Jackson (of Flagstaf, Arizona), Pri­,,
ates Robt. Wrer1, Teddy Burke, and
-- Vansicklin.]
January 25, r893.
JOHN nARSHALL,
Good luck for 1893.
Easter Sunday, .1.1.pril 2, I893.
Trusting you will have an enjoyable
season, ,ve are yours truly.-
JOHN M. WHITMAN,
Chicago, Ill.
HOMER M. WILLIAMS AND
WlFE,
nrs. E. W. DOWLING,
New York.
DANIEL RUTTER AND WIPE.
P. S.-We are reported tbefirst visitors
of the season, a11d cannot find w0rds to
express our admiration and astonish­ment
of the Grand Canon.
J. LOGAN SAnPLE,
Pjttsburg, Pa.
JArtES A. PITTS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
M. M. FISHER,
Flagstaff, A. T.
Dr. C. 8. PENROSE,
Mrs. PENROSE,
Philadelphia, Pa.
rlpril I7, I893.
J. A. OBER AND WIFE,
Milford, N. H.
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April I8, I893.
TOMMIE ASHURST,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
April I8, I893.
Miss CHRISMAN,
Flagstaff, A. T.
April 20, r893.
Miss L. BALLAD,
Portland, Maine.
Apr-ii 20, I893.
Miss IRENE HUNT,
Newport, R. I.
JNO. M. CLARK,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Arrived the 18th; left the 21st of April,
1893.
April, I893.
Mr. and Mrs. WOLSELEY,
British Guiana.
April, I89.J·
Dr. and Mrs. HERBERT L. BUR=
RELL,
Boston,. Mass.
April, I893.
H. H. RAGAN,
Syracuse, N. Y.
April, I893.
M. G . HEINEY,
Jacksonville, Ill.
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April, £893.
J. S. HYDE,
Titusville, Pa.
April, I893.
PAUL C. OSCANYAN,
New York City.
JAMES I. MANSON,
rtoqui, Ariz.
April, I893.
J. T. HERNDON,
Franklin, Ky.
May ro, r893.
J. W. ARNOTT,
Beverley, England.
Arrived May 15th; descended into the
canon this day.
66 PERSONAL 11\'IPRESSIONS OF THE
Jlfay I7, I893.
B. W. CLOWD,
Woodbury, N. J.
Arrived l\1ay 16th; descended partway
into canon; n1et l\'Ir. John Hance and Mr.
Arnott returning. Asce11ded with them,
and had a pleasant conversation for an
hour in Mr. Hance's cottage. Exchanged
a five dollar gold piece for an English
sovereign at a p0int \􀂗􉝬l1ere ma11 never
before passed money.
JltfaJ1, I893.
H. H. WATKINS,
Philadelphia.
May, I893.
L. WATKINS,
Chicaio.
WM. VERNON BOOTH,
Chicago, Ill.
WILLIAn B. DOWD,
New York.
May I8, I893.
MARSHALL H. flALLORY,
ROLLAND flALLORY,
New York.
May 20, I893.
J. W. DOUBLEDAY,
Jamestown, New York.
May 20, I,<?93.
C. WALLIS,
Edgbasten, England.
lltfay 20, r893.
C. WALLIS.
Having visited the principal points of
interest in Europe, as well as in An1erica,
I would say that I have seen nothing lil􀂘􉡥e
the Grand Canon of the Colorado for
grandeur and for its unique views.
May 20, I893.
J. W. DOUBLEDAY.
Having gone down the canon to the
winter cabin of l\1r. Hance, I must say
that the canon chang􀂙􉥳s to the view at
every few hundred feet, and the sn1all
hillocks tbat open from tile rim cha.nge to
mountains as you go do\vn.
May 2I, I893.
HUGO LANGEWITZ RIGA,
R.ussland, Russia.
June 2, I893.
HENRY T. FINCK AND WIFE.
Doubtless the most unique sight in the
world, and the greatest possible surprise
is to walk up from these tents to tl1eedge
of the canon to realize the full depth of
the canon. The visitor should look at it
from the rim 011 the point just this side of
Point Bissell. The morning light is best
fro1n that position, while from the station
the best hours are 4 to 7 P.M.
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June 8, I893.
J. W. FLAVELLE,
London.
To river and Bissell's Point.
fitne II, r893.
FREDERICK DIRNBURO,
Berliner Tageblatt,
Berlin, Germany.
Or. ERNEST H. VON 'HALLE,
Hamburg, Germany.
BERNHARD DERBURO,
Ber Ii n, Germany.
Dr. PHIL ALWIN VICTOR,
Germany.
nAX TELIGER,
Berlin, Germany.
HANS TELIGER,
Berlin, Germany.
Par-ty 9f German Editors and A,rtists.
June I4, I893.
J. H. TOLFREE,
Mrs. J. H. TOLFREE,
nojave, C al.
furze I7, r893.
W. S. BARTLETT,
Santa Ana, Cal.
The grandeur of the Grand Canon of
the Colorado River rivals, if it does not
exceed, that of the Yosemite Valley.
Ji1,1ze 18, I893,
S. L. COX AND WIFE,
Webb City, Mo.
C. F. COX,
Carthage, no.
W. J. OR.EGO AND WIFE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
WM. SAWYER,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
All went to river on the 17th. Spent
night at cabin, and returned to rim morn­ing
of 18th.
Jitne 27, I893,
Rev. SELAH BROWN.
Left July r, 1893.
/ztly I, I89J.
HERMAN JOHANSSON,
Stockholm, Sweden.
The greatest sight I have ever seen.
/ztly 4, I893.
Mrs. J. H. TOLFREE.
july 4, I893.
L. E. CHITTENDEN,
nojave, Cal.
Went to the river July 4th; returned
July 5th. Had a most glorious time.
Will never forget my Fourth of July in
the canon. It is one of the grandest
sights in the ivorld,
70 PERSONAL ll'v1PRESSIONS OF THE
fitly 5, r893.
J. J. SHAUrt,
1744 Market st.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
I fully agree with th􀂠􊀠 above, a,nd desire
to register this staten1ent that a pleasant
lady adds much to the enjoyment of the
trip.
fitly 5, r893.
L. E. CHITTENDEN,
Mojave, Cal.
After ascending from the winter cabin
this A.!'11., Mr. Hance returned, leaving
the rim at 10:40, and t'eaching the winter
cabin II :05, maki·ng the descent of 3,300
feet-three miles-in twenty-eight min­utes.
He immediately returned to the
rim, arriving at 12 :Io, being sixty-tv1 .o
minutes for the ascent, and one hour a-nd
thirty minutes for the entire trip. Con­sidering
the ground over which this six
miles extend, it was a wonderful trip. l
timed and witnessed the descent and
ascent from the rim.
fitly 5, I 893.
wn. SATORI,
July 5, r893.
Yankton, Dakota.
BEN P. HOOKE, Jr.
Logsville, Pa.
fitly 6, r893.
GEO. WHITFIELD,
Wimbledon, England.
Arrived July 5th; left July 11th. Bathed
in tqe Colorado River July 6th.
July IO, I893,
Mr. and rtrs. WM. DOWNS,
Brooklyn; New York.
Enjoyed very much the visit. Went
down t o the river, which, under Hance's
lea·d, is well worth the labor.
Jttly I I, r893.
Dr. GUST AV BRUHL,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
July I I, r893.
JOS. B. VERCArtP,
Mrs. JOSEPH B. VERCAMP,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
July I I, I893.
rtrs. D. BABBITT,
RAYrtOND BABBITT,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
fitly I4, I893.
J. A. LEONARD,
Yeungstown, Ohio.
The Grand Cafion, -a great gulf of pale
blue transparent ether i11 which is sub­merged
unspeakable sublimity and inde­scribable
beauty.
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 71
fitly 14, I893.
DIETRICH KREnICRLT,
Augsburg, Germany.
C. GRAP BLUCHER,
Berlin, Germany.
All went to the river.
Jt1ly 24, 1893.
EUGENE A. HILL,
Wichita, Kan.
Ju{y 25, I893.
MA THI AS YOST,
Santa Ana, Orange County,
California.
July 25, I893.
F. H. LUNGREEN,
July 25, 1893.
J. H. HICKS,
fitly 25, 1893.
GERTRUDE KETCHUM,
FRANCIS KETCHUM,
u. s.
N. M.
Chicago, Ill.
july 25, I893.
WALLACE FORD,
Dallas, Texas.
fitly 25, .1893.
nr. and Mrs. FRANK H. SCOTT,
BERTRAM DELAFIELD SCOTT,
nARION STURGES SCOTT,
Chicago, Ill.
C. J. SPELLnlRE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
DANIEL DON AV AN,
Chicago, Ill.
J. E . EDWARDS,
N. C.
KATHARINE EDWARDS,
California.
CHAS. EDWARDS,
MAUD M. EDWARDS,
Santa Ana, Cal.
nrs. A. H. SPELLMIRE,
K. C., Mo.
ALPHONSO SPELLMIRE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
ELEANOR SPELLnIRE,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
72 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
JufJ1
, I893.
JAl\1.ES HAUXHURST,
ELLA E. HAUXHURST,
ADELE HAUXHURST,
C. W. SIRCH,
Phoenix, A. T.
M.r. and rtrs. JOHN DAVIS,
Camp Verde, Ariz.
SHARLOT M. HALL,
Lynx Creek, Ariz.
July, r893.
V. E. MESSINGER,
Phoenix, Arizona.
July, I893.
ROBERT F. GARNETT,
Cor. Van Buran and Pinal Sts.,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Ai,gust 2, I893.
A. BRUCE,
England.
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August 2, r893.
ARTHUR RICrtERSCNIER,
flunchen, Bavaria.
Augitst 2, r893.
KAREL L. DORDRECHT,
Holland.
Augztst 2, I893.
A. V. STOLK,
Rotterdam.
August 2, r893.
G. ELPEN,
Munchen, Bavaria.
Aztgitst 2, r893.
C . TAUFKIR.CHEN,
Munthen, Bavaria.
Prof. T. SINGER,
Vienna, Austria.
Dr. KARrtER,
Germany.
B. BUISSON,
France.
W. M. CLAYPOOL,
El Paso, Texas.
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 73
J. W. WOOD,
Los Angeles Times.
Almighty Jove, Thy wondrous hand
hath carved with skill this canon grand.
W n. H. BANKS,
England.
JOHN H. DAWSON,
San Francisco, Cal.
J. S. HUTCHISON,
niss K. T. HUTCHISON,
e. C. HUTCHISON,
San Francisco, Cal.
LIN.COLN HUTCHISON,
JAMES. S. HUTCHISON,
Harvard.
Made to canon and back in 12 hours.
September, I893.
MATTISON W. CHASE,
Ogdensburg, New York.
Nature's masterpiece is what I call the
Grand Canon of the Colorado. Why
Americans v,1ill go to Europe and around
the world, where they can see nothing to
equal it, before they have looked upon
this marvelous spectacle in their ovvn
land, I cannot i1nagine. 0n September
12th I made the trip, with guide, from the
rim d@wn Hance trail to the river, and
returned, in eleven hours; but I would
advise any one else of average strength
and endurance to take the usual two days
for the trip.
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L. WATTS AND WIFE,
A. WATTS,
London.
Had a most enjoyable trip. 􀁽􇴱1r. Hance
is most anxious I should mention the fact
that we all went to the river. Slept t\vo
nights at the rock cabin.
Mrs. W . A. CLARK,
nrs. K. L. CLARK'
New York City.
C. W . CLARK,
Butte, Montana.
We enjoyed the beautiful scenery from
Bissell's Point as well as from the river's
banks. It is an enjoyable trip.
O. G. SONECK,
New York.
Dr. BERVERDA Y,
Hanover, Germany.
October I, I893.
Rev. Father ALFRED QUETU,
Parisl1 Priest.
Prescott, A. T.
October I, I893.
Rev. Father FELIX DILLY,
Parish Priest,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
74 PERSONAL li\1PRESSIONS OP THE
October I, I 893.
Rev. THOS. C. MOFFETT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
October I, I89.?·
Hon. E. G. F. HORN,
Prescott, Arizona.
October I, I893.
M. J. DORAN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
October I, I893.
A . H. SPELLIRE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
October 2, I893.
nrs. w ALLACE,
WM. WAL LACE,
MARGARET WALLACE,
LORA BELL WALLACE,
CORA LOVELL,
LILLIE LOVELL,
CLARA CALKINS,
A. JOHNSTON,
W. H. ASHURST,
M. M. ASHURST,
E. J. ASHURST,
ANDREW ASHURST,
CHAS. ASHURST,
All of Flagstaff, Arizona.
October 4􀁒􅈠 I893.
J. CLAUD BILLINGSLEA,
Chicago, Ill.
October 4, I893.
J. H. MEANS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
October 4, I893.
IVAN QUILK,
Budapest, Hungary.
October 4, I893.
LORDISLAS DE FOOER,
Budapest, Hungary.
October 4, I893.
BARO 8. GAST AS,
Hungary.
October 4, £893.
MIRR BERG,
Hungary.
Octobe.r 4, 1893.
JULIA C. PATTERSON,
London.
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October 4, I893.
CHAS. W. K. LEOS ER,
New York.
October 4, I893.
BYRAN E. WOODCOCK.,
Pennsylvania.
October 4, I893.
CHAS. B. rtcCOY,
Needles, Cal.
October IO, I893.
J. EDWARD BLA VEL,
Alameda, Cal.
The World's Fair at Chicago is the
greatest wonder of the age. The Grand
Canon of the Colorado the greatest won·
der of all ages.
Octobe?' ro, r89j.
R. W. SCHOPPER,
Zerlenroda, Russia.
Oetober IO, I893.
JOHN COLS HURN,
Langen berg.
October 26, r893.
L. de BUYGENON,
Liege, Belgique.
After having visited the Yellowstone
Park, seen Oregon State and Washington
State, Cascade Range, Ivlt. 1·acon1a, Mt.
Bather, Mt. Shasta, and Sierra Nevada
Mountains, California, and the lovely
Yosemite Valley, I declare I did not see
in America a scenery more or as strik­ingly
wonderful and impressive and sub·
lime as the Grand Canon of the Colorado.
In Europe, I d o not remember I have
ever seen anything by which I have been
as impresse·d except, perhaps, by the
splendid White Mount at Chamoise, when
I saw it for the first time fifteen years
ago.
October 3 r, r893.
L. H. TOLFREE,
Mrs. L. i-t. TOLFREE,
EDITH M. TOLFREE,
GERTRUDE TOLFREE,
All of Flagstaff, Ariz.
Departed from canon October 31, 1893.
Noventber 25, I893.
Left New York City, November 15th,
e1z ro11,te to California, but my suspicion
of tbe grandeur of the country compelled
me to stop of at Flagstaf. The time of
the year f0r a trip to the canon was any­thing
but safe, considering the lateness of
the year, <.old weather, and idea of being
snowed in, but, nevertheless, our trip was
without events of any mention until the
night of our arrival at Captain John
Hance's, when a terrific snow-stor1n set
in. It lasted until morning. The wind
at the present time is blowing a gale, and
how we will find it on our returt1 is a
question. Must trust to Providence for
a safe return. The kind hospitality sho,vn
us by Captain John Hance ,viii never be
PERSONAL 1􀀗􁜱1.PRESSJONS OF TtlE
forgotten. During this writing we are all
sitting around the fire. To compare the
grandeur of this cano11 is beyond my
pov:,er. I can hardly believe my eyes1
and must say every one that goes sight­seeing
should never forget the Grand
Canon of the Colorado.
Sincerely yours,
E.T. PAHMENBERG, New York.
Close of visiting re€ord for year
1893.
April J, I894.
WM. C. WILKINSON,
Prof. of Poetry.
University, Chicago.
April 6, I894.
THOS. BOYNTON, F. S. A.
Bridlington Quay, England.
Indescribably grand.
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April 8, I894.
L. B. HICKOK.
Troy Grove, La Salle Co., Ill.
\rVords "vill not describe the Grand
Canon.
Aj)rt'l 8, I894.
GEO. W. HANCE,
Yavapai County, Ariz.
Ap1􀁉􄥩il 24, I894.
HERBERT B. TURNER,
Mrs. HERBERT B. TURNER,
ANNE TRACY TURNER,
flARY BEACH TURNER,
April 24, z894.
ROSALIE DELAFIELD FLOYD,
22 Williams St.,
Ne:\' York City.
Aj>rz'l 24, I894.
WALTER H. CRITTENDEN,
New York City.
D. O. WICKHAM AND WIFE,
No. I Broadway,
New York.
April 26, I894.
HERBERT M. TOLFREE,
Buffalo, N. Y.
.r lprz'l 26, z894.
A. G. HUBBARD AND WIFE,
Redlands, Cal.
Left May S, 1894.
May 2, I894.
Mrs. ED fl ON WRIGHT,
Miss BESSIE WRIGHT,
JOHN CASTLE WRIGHT.
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GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
Jl,fay 2, I894.
GEO. D. B. DA,R.BY,
Philadelphia, Penn.
May 5, I894.
WILLIAM G. DeWITT,
New York City.
One of the greatest wonders of the
canon is the clif called '' Rance's Leap,"
not generally known. The mountain-sheep
got away and cros.sed the C.olorado. Un­cle
John 􀁰􇁩ill give all details, as he is the
sole survivor in these parts.
J,fay 7, I894.
Miss GERTIE KETCHUM.
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May 7, I894.
ROBERT CURTIS.
May 7, I894.
EUGENE A. SLIKER.
May II, I894.
JOHN H. TR.ENT,
Brooklyn, New York.
11/ay II, r894.
Dr. ELBERT WINO,
Chicago.
JlfaJI I I, I894.
FRANK H. SCOTT,
BERTRAM SCOTT,
May I I, I894.
Chicago.
Miss ELIZA V. RUMSEY,
Chicago.
May I I, £894.
Miss MARY D. STURGES,
Miss ROSALIE STURGES,
GEO. STURGES,
Chicago.
I/fay II, I894 .
W. F. DUMMER,
Mrs. W. F. DUMMER,
JJ.fay II, I894.
F. H. LUNGREEN,
1}£a y I I, I8 9 4·
JOHN H. HICKS,
Chicago.
Cincinnati.
Flagstaff, Arizona.
J/£ay II, I894.
GERTIE KETCHUrt,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
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8o PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
MaJt I I, I894.
F. C. REID,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
May II, I894.
ST ANTON CURTIS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
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fifay I I, I894.
niss BLANCH METZ,
Cincinnati.
May I I, I894 .
.Miss VERKAMP,
May II, I894.
W.1\1. BABBITT,
Cincinnati.
Flagstaff, Arizona ..
May I I, I894.
N. A. CAnERON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
May II, I894.
JOHN TOLER,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
JI-fay I I, I894.
WALLACE FORD,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
May II, I894.
FRANK KETCHUn,
Flagstaf·f, Arizona.
May II, .I894.
E. A. SLIKER,
Flagstaff, Arizona .
May I2, I894.
Mrs. w. H. STEVENS,
MARY n. STEVENS,
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May r2, I894.
PERCIVAL HEN.DERSON,
El Paso, Texas.
May r2, r894.
JAMES SUYDAM,
LAMBERT SUYDAM,
JED. FRYE,
All of New York City.
May, r894.
CHAS. W. PALMIE.
May, z894.
HEINRICH VOGEL,
Dresden, Germany.
GRAND CANON OP THE COLORADO RIVER.
fi{,ne I, I894.
Mrs. SUMNER BABCOCK,
SUtlNER BABCOCK.
Arrived June rst at Moran's Point;
Sunset, June 2d; June 3d, down the
Grand Canon to the river, by tl:ie way of
Red Canon and Lauras Gorge. Time
from river to rim, three and a half hours.
No language can describe the grandeur of
the trip. June 5th, en route to the Yo­semite
Valley and Yellowstone Park.
Ju1ie 4, I894.
SAM HUBBARD, Jr.,
San Francisco, Cal.
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran through
caverns measureless to man,
I)0wn to a sunless sea,
Take the wild imagination of Coleridge,
Take the wonderful masterpieces of Dore,
Yet, neither poet nor painter has ever con-ceived
this sublime reaJity.
June 20, I894.
C. L. BINGHAM,
Chicago, Ill.
jzt1ze 23, I894.
J. M. CONNELL,
Mrs. J. M. CONNELL,
Master RAY MONO CONNELL,
FRANCIS CON'NELL,
Chicago.
June 23, I894.
fliss EDITH LOCKELT,
Chicago.
Ju,ze 23, I894.
E. WELLS Kl LOGO I
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
June 23, I894.
W. H. PICKERING,
Cambridge, Mass.
June 23, I894.
A. E. DOUGLASS,
Cambridge, Mass.
fitne 23, z894.
CHAS. G. SLACK,
Marietta, Ohio.
July I8, z894.
B. C. HOCK,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
JulJ, z8, I894.
GEO. H. SICREST,
Phoenix, A. T.
Sr
82 PERSONAL I11PRESSIONS OF THE
fl,1!)1 .z8, z894.
BERRY J. BOSTWICK,
Phoenix, A. T.
jt,t/y I8, I 894.
J. H. POLITZER,
Phoenix, A. T.
ju/y I8, I894.
J. S. BURTON,
Phoenix, A. T.
jit/y I8, I894.
J. T. SPANGLER,
Phoenix, A. T.
Aztg2,1,st 9 1 I894.
P. B. McCABE,
Phoenix, A. T.
vVords are inadequate to describe the
sublimity of a sunset view of the Grand
Canon of the Colorado, and should be
counted among the Se,·en Wonders of
the world.
Septe11zber 9, I894.
J. DOYLE,
Septe11ibe1· 9 1 J894
C. S. SARGENT,
New York.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Septe11ib􀁧􆝲r 9, r894.
.J. W. TOURMEY,
Septe1nbr:r IS, z894.
Tucson, A. T.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. GOUCHER,
Carthage, l1o.
Septe112ber 2I, I894.
Mrs. E. H. CHASE,
New York City, N. Y.
Septc1nber 2I, I894.
Dr. A. I. BOUFFLEUR,
Miss GRACE F. BOUFFLEUR,
Chicago.
Septe11zber 2I, z894.
C. H. FANCHER,
Land Agt. A. P. R. R.
HATTIE W. FAN CHER,
GRACE FANCHER,
WARD FANCHER,
Albuq., N .. M.
\,\Te all "ve11t down the new trail on
September 2rst to the river, starting
about 8 A.WI., and returned about 7 f.M.,
riding horseback:. 11early all the ,:vay.
September 28, I894.
B. N. FREEMAN,
Mrs. B. N. FREEMAN,
Miss HELEN FREEMAN;
Denver, Colorado.
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September 28, I894.
W. O . COLE,
Miss BLANCH E. COLE,
Chicago, III.
Septenzber 28, I894.
niss FORD,
October 7, I894.
5. F. nEGUIRE,
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. s. F. nEOUIRE,
ALVIE nEGUIRE,
Little FRANKIE MEGUIRE,
wn. G. BAILEY,
niss LEOTIA STONE,
Jerome, Ariz.
Visited Grand Cafion via Hance's new
t rai I.
Novenzber 8, I894.
D. T. BRAINARD,
Fir.st Lieut. 2d Cavalry, U . S.
Army.
Noven1ber r2, r894.
D. K . FITZHUGH,
Special Examiner Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
To Grand Canon and back this day, on
f0ot, and I will never forget it. Went to
river, via Hance's New Trail. The grand­est
sight in the \vorld.
1Vove1nber I6, r894.
J. H . STEVENSON.
f\1y only regret is that John Hance and
I can't make a longer stop at the boss
ditch of the world.
Afarc!z r9, I895.
R. K. WILLIS,
Lewis Centre, Delaware Co.,
Ohio.
I wish to say that I have seen a good
deal of this great and beautiful land of
ours, and calling on the great God that
made all these beautiful sights, I wish
to say tb:it right here on the ranch owned
by John Hance is the greatest sight in
the world, and I want all my friends on
earth to come and enjoy the sights and
his open heart and hospitality.
March I9, r895.
NEWTON CHALKER,
Akron, Ohio.
I have spent two days very pleasantly
visiting the Grand Canon of the Colorado,
and enjoying the accomn1odations at the
inn of John Hance, and enjoyed both
hugely.
April I8, I895.
JAS. N. BETHUNE,
Los Angeles.
86 PERSONAL llYIPRESSTONS OF Tl-IE
April I8, I895.
HUGH J. LEE,
E. P. T08IE, Jr.,
Pawtuck.et, R. I.
We, Us and Company went from
Hance's cabin to the river an.ct returned
in four and a quarter hours.
April 27, r895.
H. P . SPENCER,
Denver, Colo.
Simply indescribable.
April 27, r895.
C. O. HALL,
Conway, Iowa.
Editor Journal.
After a two days' visit to the Grand
Canon of the Colorado is all that i t is
represented to be, and more, too. No
language can fully describe, no artist
paint the b.eauty, grandeur, immensity
and sublimity of this most wonderful pro­duction
of Nature's great architect. It
must be seen to be appreciated.
Apr£l 30, r895.
W. WEST DURANT,
New York.
It is presumption to attempt to express
in mere words the impression n1ade upon
one by the Grand Canon of the Colorado,
even after viewing i t more than 011ce. It
must be seen to be understood and even
in part appreciated.
Apr£l 30, I895.
L. N. STOTT,
Stott ville, N. M.
The only part of the canon I feel I have
seen is 1\1r. Hance's trail. Any one who
does not take the trip down into the caion
misses the grandest part of that little part,
,;vhich you can see in three days' time.
May 7, r895.
TILLIE VERKAMP.
May 7, r895.
CLARA WESSEL.
May 7, I895.
I. H. W.
Drink Condit and Mercur's Orange
Cider.
MaJ' 20, r895.
CLARENCE M. SMITH,
54 Wall St., N. Y.
The Grand Canon is sin1ply sublin1e.
A trip sl1ould be made do,vn Captain
Hance's trail to the river, but the traveler
must keep his heln1 hard􀂮􊹡a-port. My
personal experience in a jaunt to the
river and returning in one day, bids me
quote Virgil's description of a visit to
Hades, of which he says: Facilis Aver110
descens1ts est,· Sed reddere. (.That's the
rub.)
GRAND CANON OF 'fHE COLORADO RIVER.
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May 3r, r895.
Miss WHITLOCK,
Mrs. WHITLOCK.
Yon may talk of th is and that point and
view, but give us the Hance Point, with
shifting clouds an.d sun playing at hide­and-
seek over Santa Fe Temple.
G1·and Cano1z, /1t1ze 5, I895.
Mrs. MARY E. HART, M. D.,
Los Angeles.
There is a certain malady, commonly
termed "big head," ,,;ith which a large
number of otherwise l.1ealthy people are
aflicted.
Prescription: Stand upon the brink of
the Grand Canon, gaze down, and still
further down, into its awful depths, and
realize for the first time your o,,;n utter
insignificance.
Ju1ze 9, I895.
W. 8 . THOMAS,
Los Angeles.
I have seen what is ,vithout doubt the
grandest natural wonder in the world, the
Grand Canon of the Colorado, and I have
also seen enough to convince me that no
n1an or woma11 should attempt to make
the trip to the river a-f0ot. If you can't
go on a horse, don't go.
}it1ze 9, r895.
T. S. VAN DYKE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
All it is said to be, and the trail one of
the safest I have ever seen.
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June II, r895.
J. H. TOLFREE,
If the n1ountains of the earth were
leveled off and dumped into the Grand
Canon of the Colorado at this point,
there would not be a trail wide enough
for a thoroughbred Indian to cross upon.
June I2, I895.
TESSA L. KELSO,
A better thing than writing in John
Rance's book is riding down John
Ha11ce's trail to the river.
June I 4, I895.
RUE H. HARDENBERG,
Magnificent, and much else also in
addition besides.
Ju1ie I 4, r895.
ALFRED P. GRIFFITH,
Azusa, Cai.
The grandest sight of my life, and far
above possible anticipation, but Captain
Hance's double-breasted tea can't be
st1rpassed.
fi,1,1ze I 4, r895.
EFFIE 8. GRIFFITH,
Rush,,ille, Ill.
lVf y first horseback ride or any stage.
I took the cafio11 trip on Captain Rance's
horse Dick, and am alive to tell the tale.
I can never forget what I have seen.
88 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF 'fHE
Gratzd C,11io1t, fitne I6, I895.
HARRY T. CORY, C. E.,
Columbia, Mo.
Yesterday I v.rent witl1 Captain Hance
to the river. I t certainly was the ex­perience
of my life. One really has
never seen the canon until he has gone
do\:vn the trail to the river. After that
tr'ip he will certainly agree with me that
the canon is the most awful, horrible
thing ever conceived of, and for heaven's
sake don't go alone nor walk. To save
money by \valking, or going alone, is the
\vorst \Vay of saving mor1ey I can, con­ceive
of. If yot1 do save money (falsely,
so-called,) just read this when you get
back, and reniember that I told you so.
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ptly I7, I895.
JOHN W. SEARGEANT,
Mrs. W. F. SEAR GEANT AND
CHILDREN,
Marshall, no.
July 25, I895.
ED. B. CULLIN AM,
372 W. Seventh, St.
Cincinnati, 0.
EZRA J. WARNER, Jr.,
Chicago, Ill.
JOSEPH E. Z. HUNT,
Honolulu,
Hawaiian Islands.
JOHN HUNTER STEAR.NS,
Chicago, Ill.
Jitly. 29, I895.
H. H. PR.UGH,
CARRIE M. PRUGH,
Dayton, Ohio.
This is our f0urth day here. Have
been down the new trail with John
Hance, and made various excursions
along the rim. 'vVe feel that we have
only commenced to realize the unspeak­able
sublimity of the capon, and hope to
come again when the railroad is built
fr<:>m Flagstaf.
July 3I, I895.
ALDACE F. WALKER,
KATHARINE WALKER,
S. F. GILBERT,
ROBERT WALKER,
HAR.OLD WALKER,
August I, I895.
L. W. JOHNSON,
GEO. BURGESS,
All of Chicago.
W. E. GRAVES,
CHAS. BURKHART,
G. A. flcCLAFLIN,
R. 5. McCLAFLIN,
J. O. AXLING,
Mrs. R.. S. McCLAFLIN,
flrs. GEO. IRWIN,
Miss ORA RUFFCORN,
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
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Miss ANNIE ST UMP,
Miss LYDIA MORR.IS,
Miss MAGGIE TYNAN,
Winslow, A. T.
A21gztst I, I895.
CHAS E. BURKHART.
Cooked for the \,Vinslo\v party.
Grand Cai'wn, Aztgusl I9, £895.
G. A. NEEFF.
V-le have enjoyed everything, - the
faces, the characters1 the meals, this
book; last, but not least, ah! the canon.
V{e have seen its faces,- oh, so varied,
􀂶􋙯omber, smiling, meditatingly, growling,
ecstati􀂷􋜮. To have seen the faces of the
mountains and the d.epths is to ha1Je
studied the thousand characters, and yet
but to catch an inkling of its true worth.
It is a b·ook, this canon is, to the poetic
soul, and with such convivial spirit about
these venerable trees and kind, s.miling
faces at the camp, it is one of the most
restful places imaginable. The canon
itself is a picture of eternal rest. May the
time soon come when many will enjoy the
be.au ties of these God-given festivities.
Aug11st 2I, J895.
CHAS. A. BALEY,
Oakland, Cal.
WM. C. VAUGHAN,
Chicago, 111.
\'ftle made this day the ascent of Ayer's
Peak. A flag \vas placed on the northern
pea.k, one on the southern, and a monu-rnent
reared on the middle one. Ayer's
Peak occupies a central position in the
Grand Canon, from which are revealed
such a touch of itnmensity and grandeur
as to produce an indellible impression.
A1tgztsl 22, r895.
CAROLINE HADLEY
(Aged nine years).
We have been to l\1oran Point, and ,ve
would like to go to the river, but I do not
think we can. I think it is very, very deep,
and grand, and that it must have taken a
very 1011g time to make it. I would like
to stay here forever, it is so beautiful.
Gra1zd Canon, Aug11,st 25, I895.
C. t. COBLE,
L. L. FERR.AL,
T. B. BELL,
F. D. M YER.S,
J. M. AITKEN.
Bicycle party.
Bell, Myers and Aitken made the trip
over the Hance trail on foot. Time, f ron1
head of trail to river, two hours and
twenty-five minutes; rested t\.VO hours,
and made the bead of the trail in four
hours and fifteen minutes.
Augztst 30, I895.
I. T. WHITTEflOR.E,
Florence, Arizona.
The longings of my heart have been
gratified. l\!Iy anticipations and expecta­tions
more than realized. I look in \,\·on-
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der, love, and admiration at this mightiest
of God's created \.\1 orks, but never have I
felt SQ small, and God so great, as while
standing, awe -struck and overwhelmed,
as i n gazing on this, the greatest o f all
earthly \vonders. I c􀂔􉑮nnot leave, how­ever,
without leaving my testimony of
respect for the man who made the trail,
and n1aue it possible for all sight-seers to
see the cafion frQm crest to base. All
honor to friend John Hance.
Grand Canon, Aztgztst JI, r895.
EDITH MANSFIELD.
Doubtless, God might have made some­thing
more wonderful or more magnifi­cent,
but, doubtl.ess, he never did. Amer­ica
f9 r Americans. I am glad to add my
meed, respect, and admiration for the
enterprise and determination which made
the trail possible,
Aztgzist JI, r895.
MARIAN SCOTT FRANKLIN.
A vision of what God has prepared for
us in the New Jerusalem.
A1,1,gust JI, r895.
HOW ARD MARINE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Views from l\1oran's and Bissell's
Points are the finest you will see, and go
dovvn the trail, and you will know the
depth of the canon by experience.
Aug·1ist 3r, r895.
Mi􀁠􆁳s 1A YBEL MYERS,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Aug1-tst JI, r895.
Miss 1ARY SMITH,
Phoenix, A. T.
Augztst JI, r895.
JOHN Y. T. SMITH.
Phoe.nix, Arizona.
To l\1r. John Hance:-
1\!Iy Ole Friend: I am delighted to meet
you on the rim of the Grand Cafion of the
Colorado River, after a sc0re or m0re of
years since our last meeting.
AztJ(USl JI, r895.
Miss WINIFRED SMITH,
Pltoenix, A. T.
Augztst 3r, r895.
EDWIN E. CARROLL,
Lawrence, Kan.
Septenzbe1' I9 1 r895.
R. F. GOBLE,
B. D. GOBLE,
0. K. CUSHING.
The canon is here to show for itself, and
Captain Hance \.vill show it to you.
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A C0􀀙􁤱1MODIOUS 'fENT, GRAND CANON.
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INTERIOR OF SA),1E.
I
GRAND CANON OF Tl-IE COLORADO RJVER. 9J
Sepie11tber, I9, £895.
Dr. ARTHUR K'ORN,
Munich, Germany.
Septe.n-tbcr 20􀀃􀌠 r895.
Mrs. J. M. AlTKIN,
J. A. EVERTS,
Q. A. DUTCHER,
E. W. DUTCHER, M. D.
All of Whipple Barracks, Arizona.
Beautiful Grand Canon.
Septe1nber 20, r895.
HUGO FROMHOLZ,
Berlin, Germany.
Visited the cafion, went only half way
down the trail, but was f uUy satisfied of
that. Point l\1oran pleased me best.
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September 25, r895.
W. E. PEDRICK,
Denver, Colo.
· On the trail to the river, ab0ut half an
hour's m,a,rch from a point opposite Point
Moran to the right of the trail among
cedars, and about one hundred yards
•'
distant fro-m the trai I, ri3es a projecting
rock, upon whose side I noticed to-day
what appeared from the tra'il upon the
face of the rock to be some kind of rep­tile,
coiled in circles, over a space about
four feet long. I had 10 time to vitit it
to-day, and hope some geological stu­de11t
will make a close examination, and
hope a classification may be arrived at.
Septe11iber 26, I895.
Dr. G. SOHWA THE,
Germany.
September 27, I895.
WM. MA.RTIA AIKEN,
5upervi.􀁲􇉩iog Architect,
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
October I, I895.
FRED J. MADDEN,
Clinton, lo,va.
EDITH M. TOLFREE,
GERTRUDE TOLFREE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
PORTER FLEMING,
Phoenix, A. T.
CHAS. S. FLEMrllNO,
Stanford University.
Grand Cafi.on survey party.
We all expect to see the Grand Canon
ftom the windows of a palace-car next
year. "Dude," the jack-rabbit police­dog,
kept us in game.
October I, I895.
WILL B. HUNTER,
Wonderful canon,
Child of the seas,
Chicago.
No man knows thy history,
None can solve thy mystery;
God-given glimpse of eternity
To weak humanitv.
94 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF TliE
October 7, I895.
Dr. P. G. CORNISH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
F. H. NEW f\AN,
W. B. HUNTER.,
W. F. TALIAFERRO,
Albuquerque, N. M.
E. A. SLIKER.,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Captain C. E. HOW AR.D
Cycling party.
October 7, I895.
The Arizona Mission Conference of the
1VI. E. Church, by arrangements of Rev.
B. 1\1. Danforth, Pastor of the 1\1. E.
Church at Flagstaf, visited the G,rand
Canon. All agreed that the trip was tl1e
event of a lif etin1e. The party was con1-
posed of the following persons:-
Bishop HENRY W. WAR.REN,
Denver, Colo.
G. F. BOV AR.D,
Supt. Arizona Mis'>ion.
Los Angeles, Cal.
C. J. CHASE AND WIFE,
Pastor at Phoenix, A. T.
G. F. PIER.ENAUO,
Pastor a t Prescott, A. T.
ED. DEAR.BORN AND WIFE,
Pastor a t Alhambra, A. T.
DAVID ROBER.TS,
Pastor Tornbstone, A. T.
B. M. DANFORTH,
Pastor Flagstaff, A. T.
Mrs. HUNT,
Glendale, Arizona.
The Misses AMY and DAISY DAN=
FORTH,
WILL DANFORTH,
Family of the pastor at Flagstaf.
vVe all agree that the Grand Canon is
the greatest thing on earth of its kind,
and heartily endorse the entire manage·
ment, including the Grand Canon Sta,ge
Company, the hotel management, and
\¥ill not soon forget our guide, Captain
John Hance.
Fn:day, October 25, I895.
CHAS. P. BONO,
Boston, Mass., and
Waltham, Mass.
A single day bas given me only a
glimpse of this marvelous creation of
Nature. That glimpse has; however,
been a revelation to m@. I have seen all
the wond.ers of the Ne"v World that com­mand
the admiration of maq. but I regard
this Grand Canon of the Colorado l􀃕􍕩iver
as the grandest of them all. One of God's
masterpieces,- its grandeur, its marvel­ous
groupings of Nature's pinnacles, and
its vast extent,- is beyond tbe grasp of
human intellect to comprehend, and be­yond
the power of human language to
accurately picture. No pen or pencil can
portray its a\,vful grandeur. It is a kaleido­scope
f>f Nature's greatest beauties, fur­nishing
new surprises and new 1,,vonders
from every point of vie\¥. It well de­serves
a place in tbe galaxy of the great
\VOnders of tbe world; climate, country,
people, and surr0undings, all con1bine,
to make this Grand Canon of the C·olo­rado
River one of the ideal spots on the
American Continent. A place where one
must always love to come, and from
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO R{Vf􀀟􁽒R. 95
which he goes ,vith much reluctance. It
i s a place where man n1ust feel, if he
never felt it before, the existence of a
Creat0r, in v.1hose presence he is as
nothing, and whose ways are past
unde'rstanding.
Beginning of the season, April
1896.
April IS, .t896.
E. A. SLIKER,
C. H. COBLE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
The Coconino Cycling Club.
The first cyclers of the season. vVe all
expect to see the cafi0n from the seat of a
flat or hand-car next year.
Lovingly yours,
E. A. SLIKER.
Ap1-il 23, r896.
Mr. and flrs. W. O. ELLIS,
New York City, N. Y.
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April 29, I896.
HARRY FIRVE,
Albuquerque, N. fl.
I have beef1 here tw© days, and never
had so much fun since I bacl the measles.
May I2, 1896.
J. M. CASSIN,
Santa Rosa, Cal.
If to see the Grand Cafion for a day or
two is, so great a pll"asure, what must it
be to view it daily for yt:ars? John Hance
alone can tell.
May I2, I896.
ARTHUR i.. SHOLL,
General Office, P. R. R.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
I rnade the trip over the ne"v trail be­tween
the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M.,
spending an hour at the river. The most
magnificent \Valk of my life; but I wish
to say t0 others who may wish to ,,valk,
take our respected friend's advice,- a
word to the wise is sufficient.
Jltfay I2, I896.
Dr. S. A. KNOPF.
To l\1r. Hance I wis41 a fe"v gold­mines
and many years of health and
happiness besides.
J111ze I9, I896.- 9 p.111,.
CHAS. WM. SIRCH,
flilwaukee, Wis.
Left n1orning 23d of June 1896.
li\.!PRESS!ON I.
After the drive, a view, a
Sight of the Canon grande,
Regrets of the \vearisome drive
To this corner of the land;­The
scene I admit is rugged,
But should I seek the course,
\Nhen around me are beautiful n1oun­tains,
Already I feel remorse,
96 PERSONAL 11\tIPRESSIONS OF THE
'Tis not half so big as I expected.
Oh thoroughly I despise
The travelers who exaggerate,
Especially as to size.
IMPRESSION II.
A supper, well-served and hot,
Quite cures a man of the blues,
A sleep in a cool, sweet cot
Full many regrets subdues.
A breakfast, two burros, a guide,
A descent from the canon's rim,
I cared not to explore the canon,
But just to be company to him,
My friend, the Profess.or, fl'.om Kan.sas.
Afoot I descend the trail.
IMPRESSI,ON !IL
At eight we are found well-started;
At ten we did not fail
To drink at the old stone cabin;
At eleven the ladders descend;
At twelve we have reached the river,
Down at the canon's end.
IMPRESSION IV.
A rest and a plunge in the river,
And experience in quicksand.
We felt of the current in places,
'T would most take of one's hand;
At three we prepared for the ascent;
Scaled falls by ladders and ropes;
I had walked seven miles to the river,
But returning was most beyond hopes.
IMPRESSION V.
I can solve most dificult problems
Theorems obscure can pass,
But I frankly acknowledge in high arts
Is vastly superior the ass.
Ji\lPRESSION Vl.
On I struggled, e'er seeking the higher;
Anon I stopped in fright.
1\n inch to the left, an inch to the right,
And this page I · d not indite.
To appreciate, Oh tr?-veler,
This canon's a\1ful height,
You must ascend without burro,
With your own strong brawn and might;
For where th·er e is no unit of measure
To calculate the size,
To man the exte.nt of the labor
Will atone for the failure of eyes.
IMPRESSJON VII.
"Carpe diem,'' and do not fail
To visit Moran's view,
For though quite weary grows the trail,
The grandeur will ne'er be forgotten by
you.
IMPRESSION VIII.
Beautiful was the trip we made
Down Cameron's trail and through the
caves.
In1pressions of stratas and stalagmites
will cling to my memory, and more
I crave.
Jzt11e I9, I896.
J. CURTIS WASSON, A. B.
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Came to Grand Canon Hotel; got out
of stage; walked over to rim of cafion;
looked out, and Oh!!! June 20th, went
down Hance's trail to river, took a bath
in river, an<;l returned. June 2rst, went
to Moran's Point. June 22d, went down
Cameron's trail; visite·d mines, and ex­plored
three caves.
Cha'-m of the Creator,
Handiwork of His hand,
And of His works none greater
ls found in all the land.
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Great, massive, awful abyss,
Delving Pluto's artifice,
To keep his realm obscure within,
From upper w0rlds of wayward men.
And to our host and hostess kind,
And daughters fairest of mankind,
Who a9ded to our joy,
We, friend Sireh and I
Now say good-by,
And h􀁳􇍩il our s􀁴􇑡age, ahoy!
May heaven's pleasure,
Witho.ut measure,
E'er your way betide,
That others coming,
In the gloaming,
May e'er in you confide.
Az1.gusl I2, I896.
S. SOPHIA FRIEOLEY,
Morristown, Pa.
August I2, I896.
MARY C . .STINSON,
ncrristown, Pa.
..r4ttgust I2, I896.
•
GERTRUDE HENDERSON,
Montgomery, Pa.
Augitst z2, I896.
KATHARINE P. FRANCISCENS,
Lewistown, Pa.
August .T2, I896.
ROBERT P. SHICK,
Reading, Pa.
Aitgztst I2, I896.
Wfl. H . BEAN,
First Lieut., Second Cavalry, U. S. A·
A ug1-1,st I2, I896.
WM. STOWE DERVOL,
University of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona.
It is a chasm to afford a place wherein
the soul may seek repose, and which may
prompt the deepest emotions to great
activity, and lift ma11 above hio1self.
•
September 3, .r896.
Rev. ULYSSES 0. 8. PIERCE,
Pomona, Cal.
September 3, I896 .
Mrs. WM. F. LEWIS,
F:>rt Apache, A. T.
Septernbe1· I4, I896.
HELEN A. RIORDAN,
flagstaf, Arizona.
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PERSONAL Il\'IPRESSI<DNS OF THE
Septe11zber 22, I896.
V. H. EDMUNDSON, M. D.
Gallup, N. M.
Septenzbe;r 22, I896.
HARRIETTE P. CODWISE,
Kingston, N. Y.
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September 22, I896.
Maj. and Mrs. W. M. WALLA-CE.
September 30, I896.
I. W. RAND,
First Lieut. Asst. Surgeon, U. S. A.
Fort Apache, A. T.
October 23, I896.
WM. AUGUST BARROIS,
Lile, France.
Octobe·r 23, I896.
L. BERKER.
October 30, I896.
KATHARINE ARMS,
Mrs. CHAS. D . ARMS,
CAROLYN WICK ARMS,
,
Youngstown, Ohio.
Nove11iber .J:5, I896.
GEO. E. WHITE,
MINNIE A. WHITE,
Prescott, Arizona.
November IS, I896.
N. 0. MURPHY,
NELLIE MURPHY,
Prescott, Arizona.
Nove11z.ber 28, I896.
HERflAN KOBBE,
Good luck to Ca.ptain Hance on his
prospecting tour, and may be strike a
bonanza.
Nove11zber 28, I896.
MAGNUS C. MYER,
Chicago, Ill.
Many a land has seen rr1y eyes, many
a mountain crossed my foot, but never
seen such wonderful creations as tbis,­the
Grand Canon of the Colorado.
Close of the visiting record for the
year 1896.
•
The Opening of the Season.
JAMES 0. DUNCAN,
Mt. Vernon, N. Y"
Miss A. ENDICOTT,
nartin, N. Y.
C.Hin:lNEY ROCt-:, GRA􀀅􀕄D CANON.
GRAND CA.NON OF THE COLORADO RlVER. IOI
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J. ALEXANDER MOONE, M. D.,
Helena, Montana.
We all visited Moran and Bissell's
Point. A grand sight.
A,pr£l 2¢, I897.
R'UDOLF FBACH,
Barmen, Germany.
,. . .
April 20, I897.
P. C. BICKNELL,
Phoenix, Arizona.
May I, I897.
nr. and Mrs. W. H. WOOLWORTH.
Niagara Falls., N. Y.
Visited Moran's Point, Bissell's Point,
and wal)<ed part way down John Hance's
trail. Language seems wea-k and inade­quate
to the task 0f de.scribin .g the gran­deur
of the Grand Canon of the Colorado
River.
. .
M°C.1:Y 5, r$97.
.Rev. ULYSSES G. B. PIERCE,
First Unitarian Church.
FLORENCE LONSBURY PIERCE,
Pomona, Cal.
Leg Hotel dedicated August 6, 1896.
May 5, r897.
JAMES PRINGLE,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Since leaving my native la.nd of Scot•
land I have traveled upwards of thirty
thousand miles,- over three fourths of
this globe,- but have no.wher e seen so
awe-inspiring a sight as the Grand Canon
0f the Colorado Riv·er, said to be une­qualed
in the world. I believe no artist
has yet been born who can adequately
po.rtray it, nor any word-painter can do
justice to so majestic a theme. It is, to
rny mind, a humbling sight, and the main
lesson it teaches us is the littleness of
man. What is man, that thou art mind­ful
of hi.m?
May 5, 1897.
Miss JONES,
E. A. JONES,
Both of Brooklyn, N. Y.
May I3, I8<j7.
F. W. MORRIS, Jr.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Jl1ay I3, r897 .
GEO. S. OERHARD, J\'\. D.
Philadelphia, Pa.
May .I4, z897.
R. S. HAYES,
ANN N. HAYES,
Both of New York.
The biggest thing on earth.
102 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
May I4, I897.
CORLEIA R. BEAN,
BLANCH BEAN.
•
Long live the canon. l\1ay its grandeur
never gr@\.V less.
ALDACE F. W-ALKER.
A. T. & S. F. R. R.
Endorsement guaranteed.
May I4, I897.
HENRY J. CAMGAN,
Brooklyn, N. Y .
. .,
May I6, .£897.
Mr. and Mrs. THOS. GOFFER.Y,
Liverpool.
Went do,1/n the canon, under the guid­ance
of Captain John Hance, and ,vould
advise every one else to do like,.vise, as
no proper conception of the canon tan be
gained from above.
May I9, I897.
W. E. NELSON,
Quincy, Ill.
May 20, r897.
ARTHUR DIXON,
Illinois.
J1£aJ1 2I, I897.
rtrs. E . L. REYNOLDS,
South Bend, Ind.
vVhat are the pyramids of Egypt, works
of man, compared to the works of the
Al.mighty.
May 22, I897.
AGNES FARRAND,
South Bend, Ind.
May 22, r897.
CATHARINE C. E. SMAY,
South Bend, Ind.
Ma.y 22, r897.
EDWARD EVERTT SER,
rtontgomery City, Mo.
In testimony of Captain Hance's idea
of truth.
JI/fay 22, r897.
Dr. MONS CARL MULLER,
Prag, Austria.
RUDOLF de HALEN,
Hanover, Germany.
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 103
May 24, I897.
JAMES t. rtcCLINTOCK,
Phrenix, Arizona.
In his way, Hance is as great as the
canon.
Jvfay 25, I897.
JOHN A. BECKWITH,
Oakland, Cal.
If Dickens had only been John Hance,
what a.book he could haV'e written. As
for the cafior.1, it is undoubtedly the most
wonderful thing o f its kind on this earth.
The crater of l(ilauea, in violent action,•
is possibly the more impressive of the
two.
May 27, I897.
PR.EBIN A. LAUR.ING.
JI/fay 28, I897.
GEO. W. R.EEVE,
ARCHIE REEVE,
MaJt 28, I897.
nontreal.
JOHN ADAMS LOWELL,
• Boston, Mass .
May 28, I897.
L. MACDONALD,
May JI, r897.
Montreal, Canada.
KANSAS TOUR.ISTS.
\,\Te hope when 11ext
We visit the canons,
To find John and
. Peck dearer companions.
May she put on a dress,
To cover her pants,
And change her name
To Mrs. John Hance.
May they be supplied
With pler1ty of bedding,
When we all come to dance,
At the Hance-Peck wedding.
John, if ever inclined
To go on a tipple,
Just g© to the cafi0n,
And behold Peck's nipple.
May JI, I897.
J. P. CAMPBELL,
Ashland, Kans.
Next to the Grand Canon, Captain John
Hance and his trail are two of the great­est
wonders of the world. The half was
never told.
June I, I897.
ROBERT W. PARK,
Stockyards,
Kansas City, no.
104 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
fitne I, I897.
F. MOULTON BARRETT,
Devon, England.
During our stay at the Grand Canon,
we were much indebted to Captain Hance
Ju1ze I, I897.
G. W. MEAD, Jr.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
fbr his excellent arrangements, courtesy, fit?ze 6, I897.
and his ,vonderful information.
•
Ju1te I, I897.
GILBERT DAVIDSON,
Devon, England.
I heartily endorse all my friend has
said.
jz-t1ze I, I897.
rt. C. CAMPBELL,
Wichita, Kans.
El Canon Grande de l a Colorado is, in
my judgment, one of the greatest wonders
of the \vorld. Captain Hance, the mod­ern
path-finder, well deserving the title.
fitne I, I897.
H. RIEDrtAN,
Hamburg, Germany.
Heartily endorsing everything said
above.
fitne I, I897.
JOS. TANGERNAN,
Newport- Ky.
rlr. and Mrs. ERN'EST de SASSE­VILLE,
Denver, Colo.
Jzine Io, r<f97.
FRANK J. HAHN,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The kindness of Captain Hance and
l\1r. Clayton have made our stay a very
. pleasant one.
June. IO, r897.
EMILIE F. HAHN.
In testimony of the courtesy and kind­ness
of Captain John Hance and l\tf r.
Clayto.n.
Jztn·e I I, I897.
R. W. DANA.
Delighted v.·ith everything, even the
mules.
jzt1ie IJ, I897.
CHAS. STANFORD.
Vastly pleased with the whole trip.
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GRAND CANON OF TIIE COLORADO RIVER. 105
Ju1ze I3, r897.
P. E. KIPP.
l\1arvelous are Thy works, and that 1ny
s·oul knoweth right well.
June I8, z.897.
WALTER G. BENTLEY,
200 Randolph St.,
Chicago, Ill.
While memory holds a seat in this clis­tracted
orb sh,all I fbrget the impressio.n
ma<;le by this short acquaintance with the
greatest of all natural ,vonders. It is a
gr􀂜􉱡at pleasure to be able to vouch for
Captain J0hrt Hance, as guide and friend,
without whom tourists would be deprived
of the most impressive part of their visit,
a trip d·own the tr'ail to the river •. After
a trip down the trail and back yesterday,
and a visit to Points Moran and Bissell
to-day, under the Hance guidance, would
cer-t􀂝􉵩i11ly urge every visitQr to avail him­self
of Mr. Hance's trail, thereby assuring
to himself the very best condition for get­ting
the most yalue o.ut of his visit.
Jzttte 23, I897.
IRA D. HAVEN, WIFE and DA UGH:
TER.,
Oakland, Cal.
Jzt1ze 26, IB97.
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN R,. VOSKAMP,
Pittsburg, Pa.
June r 4 to July I, I897.
AMELIA B. HOLLENBACK,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thank Captain Hance and the canon
for the happiest two weeks any one ever
􀂞􉹰pent.
Jttne I4 to J1.£/y I, I897.
JOSEPHINE W. HOLLENBACK,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our expectations for years have beeh
fully and more than happily realized dur­ing
the last two weeks. To Captain Jbhn
Hance we are deeply. indebted for his
untiring courtesy a·nd kindness, which
hav.e helped to make our visit at the
Grand Canon all that it has been to us.
July 2, I897.
THOS. R. LATTA,
WM. JACK LATTA,
MAMIE LESH LA TT A,
Goshen, Ind.
July 2
1 I897.
Mrs. MARY E. LESH,
Goshen, Ind.
Jz1,ly 2, 1897.
Mr. and Mrs·. J. A. TAYLOR,
Arrowsmith, Ill.
Words are inadequate to express the
awful sublimity and grandeur of the
Grand Cafion. Many thanks to Captain
John Hance for his kindness.
106 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
Jz.t'JI 2, I897.
H. C. Mc.CLURE AND WIFE,
Gileson City, Ill.
\tVhilst li'e lasts we can never forget
the generous ki0dness and humane hos­pitality
of our friend, Captain John Hance.
.'Ylay he have long life in his well-doing.
July 2, I897.
T. C. POLING,
Quincy, Ill. .
Any one who comes to the Grand
Canon, and fails to meet Captain J obn
I-lance, will miss half the show. I can
certify that he ca.n tell the truth, though
it is claimed by his friends that he is not
exactly like the Rev. Geo. vV. in that
particular, as he can do the other thing
,vhen necessary to make a story sound
right. Long live Captain Hance.
jt,t!J1 7, I897.
\V. A. HALL,
Whitewater, Wi.s.
For the Lord is a Great God. In I-Iis
hand are the deep places of the earth.­Psalms,
xcv:3, 4.
July 7, .1897.
nr. and nr.s. F. A. PATTEE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Had an out-of-sight time. Words fail
to express our delight and satisfaction
"vith all we have seen.
July 7, .1897.
F. A. PATTEE.
!\1y Dear Captain:-
You n1ay build trails into it, up it, and
around it; you may ever take a few more
of th0se celebrated horsebackj- umps over
its crest, but you c.an never catch up with
it. Yours, in the world where they lie
still some day.
July IO, I89·'J'.
LEE DOYLE,
-CHESTER BLACK,
JOHNIE DOYLE,
GEORGE BLACK,
JlflMIE SMITH,
BURT DOYLE,
All of Flag.staff, Ariz.
jt(lJI IS, I897.
S. G. BAYNE,
Ne,v York.
fitly I6, I897.
Dr. B. WALLA,
Budapest, Hungary.
Ju61 I6, I897.
KALnOIN SAXLETflER,
Budapest, Hungary.
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July 24, I897.
WM. J. McCLURE,
Stapleton ., N. Y.
Traversed the rim of the Grand Canon
of the Colorado River July 241 1897, and
descended to the Co·lorado River, in
company with C. E. Shaver and Captain
John Hance, the guide, July 25th. We
had, therefore, the double plea,sure of a
downward and upward view of the .glo­rious
Grand Canon.
July 24, r897.
C. E. SHA VER,
Phoenix, A. T.
To the river and back from the h0tel
in eight hours, in company with Father
McClure and Captain John Hance.
Jitly 29, r897.
Mrs. LEAH D. SCANDRETT.
Spent the 30th on the ritn near hotel.
August 1st, ,;,vent to Moran's Point.
Vie\ved from any place on the rim, and
especially Moran's Point, the cafion is the
most sublime and awe-inspiring sight 0ne
may ever hope to see on this earth.
July 29, I897.
H. V. SCANORETT,
Spearville, Kan.
There are fe\l\, $Ubjects too large for a
Kansasan to tackle, but to express my­self
o n this wonderful masterpiece is to
me the exception that proves the rule.
Am afraid I shall not be able to tell my
friends a·nything about it, without endan­gering
my standing for truthfulness.
August 7, I897.
DAVID W. FAHS.
Great and marvelous are Thy works,
0 Lord. In wisdom hast Thou made
them all.
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Augz.tsf IO, I897.
THOS. 0. PROST AND WIFE,
Minneapolis.
August I I, I897.
G. W. PURSELL,
Los Angeles, Cal.
To-.day, in company with Captain John
Hanee, I discovered and explored the first
great prominenc;:es beyond Fort Hollen­beck,
arid named the same " Point Die­waido."
Aztgztst I I, I897.
RUBY E. COBB,
Denver, Colo.
JA5. 5. NIES,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Full m.any a song and dance I 've heard,
Upon the vaudeville stage,
But none can beat the yarns you 'II get
From Capt. John Hance, I wage.
The woman fat, between the rocks,
By giant-powder saved
The mare who jumped two thousand feet,
And other dangers braved.
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But to appreciate bin1 best,
Just hear him for yourself,
And let him guide you o'er the trail,
And don't you spare y,ourself.
,A.ugust I8, r897.
Mrs. ROBERT MURRAY,
London, Ontario.
A1-tgust r9, r897.
MAGGIE J. MURRAY,
London, Ontario.
Aztgz,1,st r9, r897.
Dr. W. FREUVENTHAL,
New York City, N. Y.
Aztgztsf I9, T897.
Mrs. D. J. BRANNEN,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
The sublimity of the scene forbids all
other thougl1ts except those of reverence
and av,,e.
r1itgust 27, £897.
C. J. BABBITT,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
,cJugztst 27, r897.
PAUL H. VERKAMP,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A ztgust 27, I 897.
Mrs. ROBERT C. MORRIS,
ROBERT C. MORRIS,
Both of New York City, N. Y.
A1,1,gust 27, r897.
D. L. E. BRAINARD,
Captain C. 5., U. S. A.
Augztsf 29, r897.
Dr. T. F. ALLEN,
N e.w York City, N. Y.
Aztgitsf 29, r897.
rliss EVELYN H. NORDHOFF,
Ne,v York City, ·N. Y.
Attg1,1,sL 29, 1897.
Mrs. CHAS. NORDHOFF,
Coronado Beach, Cal.
Augztst 29, r897.
AARON GOLDBURG,
Miss A. GOLDBURG,
Both of Phoenix, A. T.
Septenzber I 4, 1897.
Mme. ROUNSEVILLE,
Chicago, Ill.
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September I 4, I 8 97.
nARGUERITE SHONTS.
Pleased with everything, even Captain
John Hanee.
September I6, r897.
A. REICLI.NGt
San Francisco t Cal.
Septe1nber 25, I897.
E. W. BOYD t
Pittsburg t Pa.
Persons visiting the Grand Caion,
without taking the trail to tl1e river, have
failed to see the beauty of the place.
The trail is perfectly safe. I rode from
top to bottom. Enjoyed it hugely. As
to John Hance, he is very gentlemanly,
but a curiosity of the rarest type.
Septenzber 26, .r897.
J. F. JACKSON t
riilwaukee t Wis.
The canon is all right.
September 29, I 897.
J. D. CROISSANT t
Wasbington t D. C.
I cheerfully record my name iri this
book as among those who fully appre­ciate
the grandeur of this great cai'ion.
I have stood upon the brink, and looked
down i11to the mouth of seething Vesu­vius;
have looked down upo0 Switzer-land's
charming lakes from Regi; have
climbed to the top of Mt. \i\lashington and
Pike's Peak, and have just come from a
week's stay in cJ1arming Yosemite, an,d I
freely record my opinion that there is
nothing on earth ,that will ever compete
with this Grand Canon. Captain John
Hance, our faithful guide, is quite as
unique in his way as the canon itself.
September 29, r897 .
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DEWITT CLINTON CROISSANT t
Washington, D. C.
Everything sur.passes what it has been
cracked up to be; only be sure when
ordering a lunch to have them put in an.
extra sandwich. Captain Hanae, with all
his lies, is a most trustworthy individual.
Septeniber 29, r897.
DA YID FORBES.
New York City t N. Y.
Glorious, laborious. Glad I "vent.
Thankful it's over. Special thanks to
Captain Hance. Sple11did guide, in spite
of his econon1y of the trutl1.
Septe1nber 29, I897.
GUY L. FRAZER t
Highlands, Cal.
Septenzbe1' 29, r897.
J. A. HOLMES,
U. S Geological Survey.
Chapel Hill, N. C.
112 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE
October 6, I897.
H. CARPENTER,
Chicago, Ill.
October I2, I897.
ANNIE J. OA-RLIDE.
Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! The half
was never told. Good luck to Captain
Hance and all the .good people at the
Grand Canon Hotel.
October I6, I897.
Mr. a-nd Mrs. J. L. MOSS.
John Hance is half and the Grand
Cafion is the other half.
ANNA M. FLEMING,
F. S. HAFFORD,
rIARY L. WHITE,
rIARY flcGILL,
STANLY WINDES,
C. RUTH OPDYKE,
Prescott, A. T.
She strode along with a manly stroke,
Till the puckering string of her bloom­ers
broke.
October 23, I897.
MABEL A. GARLANn,
Pomona, Cal.
October 24, I897.
A. JUDSON BALL,
MARY H. BALL,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The half 11ever has been nor never
can b e told.
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Born in an earthquake's shock,
And carved by the roaring flood,
Ye mighty piles of rock,
Great handiwork of Gbd.
November 4, I 8 97.
F. n. LIVERMORE,
Mrs. F. M. LIVERMORE,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
November 4, I897.
D. M. FRANCIS,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
November 4, I897.
Miss S. L. PHILLIPS,
Denver, Colo.
Close of season 1897.
April 251 I898.
J. J. LONERGAN,
Los Angeles1 Cal.
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RlVER. 113
April 25, I898.
JOHN MARSHALL,
Fla·gstaff, Arizona.
April 25, I898.
J. M. SI.MPSON,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Crossed the river below rapids, at foot
of Hance's trail, A·pril 27th. Very rough,
and high water; 26th, down trail; 27th,
across river; 28th, up; 29th, Cameron &
Berry mine; 30th, at hotel; May 1st, re­turned
home.
April 26, I898.
DENNY BRERETON.
I went to th.e river with Captain John
Hance last Saturcday, and I think it
enables one to much better appreciate
the magnitude and wonders of this great
cafion.
May 2, I898.
C. H. VEEDER,
Hartford, Conn.
Snow twelve inches deep.
May 3, I898.
EDWIN O. STANARD, Jr.
Went around the rim in a sno,1/-storm.
Ma-y 4th, started down to the river. Snow
and rain all day. Roughest passage Cap-tain
Hance ever made (so he says).
Weather cleared several times during
the day. Trip greatly enjoyed. \,Vould
do it again in similar weather, if neces­sary.
Better in a sn6w·storm than not at
all. Time to river, two hours and thirty
minutes; back, three hours and thirty
n1inutes.
May 5, I898.
H. G. REIST,
Schenectady, New V ork.
May 5, I898.
CAROLINE CARPENTER,
Mass.
To take a ride with Capt. Hance,
On his dead-level trail,
Is sure to fill one's soul with joy,
Whatever else may f?-il.
May IO, I898.
E. S. rlEERS,
White Hall, Mich.
Self and daughter descended to the
river this day on foot, except that my
daughter rode up. Captain Hance was
very kind and attentive.
May IO, I898.
L. A. HEINER,
Redwood City, Cal.
The Grand Canon, Nature's crowning
work.
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Jlfay I9, I898.
W. R. WEA VER,
Bradford, Pa.
May r9, I898.
Mrs. L. E. HArISHEAR,
Mr. L. E. HAMSHEAR,
Bradford, Pa.
iliay r9, I898.
C. P. COLLINS,
BURT' COLLINS,
May I9, r899.
Bradford, Pa.
WALDA HARDISON,
Bradford, Pa.
May z9, I898.
J. R. LEONARD,
Beaver, Pa.
Mciy I9, r898.
OEO. W. CRAWFORD,
Emlinton, Pa.
//;fay I9, 7898.
HARRY HEASLEY,
Emlintoo, Pa.
May 30, I 898.
nrs. OEO. P. BOWLER.
May 30, I898.
Miss A. HUNT.
//!fay JO, I898.
DAY ID WILLCOSC.
May JO, r898.
VICTOR flORArlETZ.
Ju1ze 2, r898.
JAS. M. HIXON,
Lacrosse, Wis.
fi.tne 4, I898.
MAURICE LONOENECKE.R,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
J1tne 4, r898.
E. R. WEBSTER,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
fitne 51 r898.
E. BURTON HOLMES,
Chicago, Ill.
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jzt1ze 5, z898.
OSCAR B. DEPUE,
Chicago, Ill.
Ju1ie 7, I898.
flARY V. WORSTELL,
New York City, N. Y.
Drummond, to the contrary, the great­est
thing in the world is the Grand Canon
of the C@lorado.
fitne I2, I898.
JAMES N. SUYDArl,
San Francisco, Cal.
.fitrte 22, I898.
Mrs. JAMES GAYLER,
Ridgewood, N. J.
June 24, z898.
C. P. WILSON,
Pastor M. E. Church, Flagstaff.
/2-tne 24, I898.
Mrs. W. S. ROBINSON,
Flag.staff, Arizona.
June 24, I898.
ANNETTE P. WARD,
Columbus, Ohio.
July 5, I898.
C. D. STEW ART.
Four of us left hotel at 5 :30 A. r.1., and
went to the river and back on foot. We
were five hours descending. Coming
back, two of us got up before dark; one
was brought up on a horse at 9:30, and
one stayed all night in the canon. The
n1oral of this is that one must be a moun­taineer
in experience and in perfect form
for tramping, if he will walk do\vn to the
river and back the same day. The heat
is intense a11d overpowering on the lower
levels, because the rocks are bare of
foliage, and when they become heated
by the su11 the trail is like a baker's oven.
By all means go to the river. The ex­perience
alone is worth the trip; but take
a horse, or mule even, if you do not take
a guide. The trail is as good a 1nountain
trail as is often found, and the Captain's
stock are well-selected animals, and are
good ones, as one of the four mentioned
above.
/zt/y 5, I898.
SHURLEY C. WALKER,
San Francisco, Cat.
I enjoyed the experience immensely,
more on account of its success as a
pedestrian trip than because I reached
the river. Result, fifteen hours' \vork,
one gallon \.\rater, gain in muscle, loss in
flesh, plenty of experience. Hoping to
be indorsed by all tl1e other three com-panions,
I remain, Yours.
julJ1 61 I898.
EDWARD N. BUTT.
I 11ave had much e."iperience in moun­tain-
cli1nbing1 and German professors also
do much good work in that \Vay, but I
shall never forget the forlorn appeara11ce
118 ·pE,RSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF 1.'HE
of Herr Dr.--, Professor of Geography,
\Vho, ,vhen our party were desce11ding to
the river to-day, we discovered lying 0n
the ground, in the shade of a tree, at 9
A.ll'I., about an hour down fro1n the rirr.1.
He had the11 bee11 t,;vo hours in tl1e great
gulf of the Grand Caion; \,Vas utterly ex­hausted,
and had been without food or
\vater for many long, weary hours. Moral.
Do not atte1npt to descend or ascend the
Grand Canon on foot, but take one of
Captain Hance's qiules.
july 5, I898.
ROBERT L. STEPHENSON,
San Francisco, Cal.
Our pleasures here have been enhanced
by chivalrous, daring, entertaining, and
ever-obliging Captain Hance. Hence,
it gives us pleasure second only to that of
viewing the canon, to attest to his faithful,
careful, and vigilant guidance at all tin1es
and to all places.
MARY ASCHERER,
San Francisco, Cal.
ELIZABETH F. BAR'fLETT,
San Francisco, Cal.
J. SELBY HANNA,
San Francisco, Cal.
GEO. M. SMITH,
Anheuser Wells, Ariz.
EDWARD BUTT,
London, England.
SARAH C. SCOFIELD,
San Antonia, Texas.
E_MEUAL D. CALLAGHAN,
W. F. CALLAGHAN,
England.
July IS, r898.
C. P. HICKS.
Jztry IS, r898.
J. L. SIMMONS,
Prescott, A. T.
fitly 30, I898.
EVA ESTELLA MARTIN.
Our party took i11 what is called the
"rim view" yesterday. No "vords can
in any way describe it. There are hun­dreds
and hundreds of canons and great
ducal palaces put into one great, vast
canon. After all is sajd the trip is n1ade
very much pleasanter by the companion­ship
0f Captain Hance. Son1e one really
ought to vvrite a bool< all about tbe
Captain.
Jztry 30, r898.
EMMA and GEO. F. HARRJNGQ
TON,
Crown King, Ariz.
}lad the author of the creation vie"ved
GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. 119
this majestic scene what wonderful sym­phonies
wouJd have been composed by
this Master of Choral Composition. The
marvelous work, behold, amazed, comes
to one's mind constantly "vhile viewing
the Grand Canon. I shall not attempt to
describe the sigJ1t, but shall urge my
friends to go and see for themselves, and
the guidance and companionship of Cap­tain
Hance is :i11valuable. N 6 visitor of
the Grand Caion can aford to make the
mistake 0f failing to appreciate his rugged
humor and great kindness of heart.
JTu!y 30, I898.
BELL MARTIN,
Webster,
Westmoreland Co., Pa.
vVe st0od and gazed on the Grand
Canon \:\rith feelings of reverence and
a􀂱􋅲re, and involuntarily exclaimed, "HO\:\'
marvelous are Thy works, Oh Lord !
In v.1isdom hast Thou made thern all."
Our trip around the rim, under the careful
guidance of Captain John Hance, was most
delightful, but wo1·ds fail ,vhen one attempts
to describe it.
Jzt/y 30, I898.
FLORA DUNCAN,
Mt. Pleasant, Penn.
Alex and l{itty are the ones. Get Alex
for the trip around the rim, Kitty ior the
trip d0,vn in the canon. The Captain is
an excellent guide. The going down in
tl1e canon is easy. I don't think the same
about coming out.
J1tly 30, I898.
EDNA FAY MARTIN,
Prescott, A. T.
The Captain calls me the '' Prescott
Kid.''
Jzt'91 30, I898.
OEO. M. SMITH,
Kas. City, Mo.
After seventy days' search, I fail to find
words v.;ith which to express ,ny thoughts
of the Grand Canon,- of its itnmensity,
its grandeur, and beauty. I cannot belieYe
tl1at man can describe it. Many thanks to
the famous Captain John Grand Canon
Hance, for his n1any kindnesses during
my stay.
July 30, I898.
E. T. HUTCHINS,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Our Captain deserves great credit in
being able to build such a wonderful trail.
A1tgust IO, I898.
M. P. FREEI1AN,
Tucson, Ariz.
Captain John Hance, old man, you are
a " brick '' in every sense of the \vord.
Your compa11y bas added mucl1 to the
pleasqre of my stay. I shall not forget
you.
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fl. C. HAST AND WIFE.
vVe rnade the trip down tl1e canon in
fine shape, due to our good guide and
companion, Captain John H.ance. Long
may he live.
Aztgust I 2, I898.
E. BURTON HOLflES,
Chicago, 111.
August r2, .£898.
ARTHUR STU DO,
Lon·don, England,
Chicago, Ill.
A1tgust I2, I898.
R. N. RIPLEY,
Chicago, Ill.
August I2, r898.
ORCA R B. DEPUE,
Chicago, Ill.
August I2, I898.
Mrs. J. M. HENDERSON,
Miss J. F. HENDERSON,
CHAS. A. HENDERSON,
H. H. HENDERSON,
F. B. HENDERSON,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Augztst r2, r898:
ErIMA KERR,
Watsonville, Cal.
Aztgztsf r6, I898.
Rl,CHA RD E. SLOAN,
Mrs. R., SLOAN,
Mrs. R. S. STOCKTON,
RICHARD S. STOCKTON,
ELEANOR SLOAN,
RICHARD SLOAN, Jr.,
All .of Prescott, Ariz.
August r6, r898.
Miss BELLA CASSIN,
Watsonville, Cal.
A ttgust r6, r898.
C. H. CALKVEN,
Amsterdam, Holland.
Aztgztst 23, I898.
FRANCES O. FISHER,
Prescott, Ariz.
August 231 r898.
Miss BLANCH FERRINGTON,
Phoenix, A. T.
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Mrs. J. W. FRANCIS,
LeNORE FRANCIS,
PRANK BEAL,
ALLEN DA.VISON,
All of Flagstaff, A. T.
THEO. L. SCHULTZ,
nrs. THEO. L. SCHULTZ,
Tempe, A. T.
Aztgztst 23, z-.l98.
Miss FANNIE HICKETHIER,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Augitst 24., I898.
Mrs. JOHN Y. T. SMITH,
Phoenix, A. T.
August 24, r898.
Mrs. T. L. SHULTZ,
Tempe, Ariz.
Aztgust 25, I8'98.
Miss AGNES B. TODD,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Az,gust 26, r898.
CHESTER P. DORLAND,
Los Angeles ,. Cal.
Captain Jobr1 Hance,-.a genius, a phi­losopher,
and a poet, the possessor of a
fund of information vastly important,- if
true. He laughs ,,vith the gicldy, yarns to
the gullible, talks sense to the sedate, and
is a 1nostexcellentjudge of scenery, huma11
nature, and pie. To see the canon only,
and not to see Captain John Hance, is to
miss half the sho\.v.
Augitst 27, r898.
P. MINOR AND WIFE,
Phoenix, A. T.
Augitst 27, r898.
E. T. STIMSON AND WIPE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
September 5, I898.
KA TE L. BASSETT,
Phoenix, A. T.
Septe'liber 5, I898.
Mrs. R. B. BURNS,
Williams, A. T.
Septe1nber S, I898.
SAn R. BETTS,
New York City.
September 5, I898.
G. W. PHELCO,
Tucson, A. T.
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Septenzber 5, I898.
FRED WETZLER.
Septet1zber 5, I898.
JENNIE EDETH GRAY,
Lyndon, Vermont.
Five days long to b e remembered.
Septenzber 7, I8.98.
J. K. HARE,
New York City, N. Y.
Captain Hance's birthday, forty-eight
years old. May his years to come b e as
many as the tales he tells; but this, we
are afraid, would prolong his life· far into
the tnille11niurn.
Septenzbe-,- 7, I898.
J. F. FLAGG,
Miss FLAGG.
September, 7, I898.
R. B. WILL IAMSON,
Los Angeles, Cal.
September I2, r898.
ARTHUR R. REYNOLDS,
Chicago, Ill.
I believe all the Captain's stories to be
true, and if any one in the future should
doubt, send him to me that I may do bat­tle
with hin1. To Captain John Hance,
Grand Canon of the Colorado.
Septenzber IJ? I898.
JAMES SMITH,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
It is unfortunate that the \>Vords grand,
sublime, and awful have been so over­worked.
Tl1ese words, whic4 other'"'ise
might have been useful in expressing
one's thoughts of the Grand Canon, John
Hance, etc., have so lost their meaning
that Englisl:1 fails to express .my thoughts._
All tl1at I can do ts to say that this, the
Grand Cafio11 of the Colorado River, is
the grandest sight on earth.
September I5, I898.
C. F. GUNTHER,
Chicago, Ill.
Septeniber I9, I898.
EDMUND J. BART.
It's a ditch of all the ditches. That's all.
Septeniber I9, I898.
EDMOND CARLETON,
New York City, N. Y.
With sincere admiration for Captain
John Hance, the faithful custodian of the
greatest natural curiosity and most sublin1e
formation in the "vorJd.
September I9, I898.
rtrs. NORrtAN W . CUTTER,
San Jose, Cal.
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WM.. BRIDHAM.
See the Grand Canon, and know Cap­tain
Hance, you ,vill never forget them,
sure thing.
September 2I, I898.
Mr. and Mr. c: rt. BEROSTRES0
SER,
New York City, N. Y ..
This is Mr. John Ha,nce's book, and no
record of a trip through the canon without
reference to Mr. Hance, his company as a
guide, is good, to say the least. His
knowledge of the canon is extensive, and
his trail has passed into history as one of
the most famous in the cation. His genial
nature, and his anecd@tes and Indian tales,
add much to the pleasure of doing the
canon.
September 2I, I898.
CHAS. H. TOWNSEND.
U. S. Fish Commissioner.
To Captain John Hance, of the Grand
f Canon: Good-by; and may it be many a
\.year before you take the trail to the camp
from "vhich 10 one comes back;.
September 23, I898.
JNO. J. VALENTINE.
My Dear Captain Hance: Hoping that
the dear Lord may be good to you, and
not call for you too soon.
Septe1nber 23, I898.
Miss M. J. VALENTINE.
Many good "vis hes for a long and pros­perous
life is my ,vish for you, Captain.
September 23, I898.
MARY E. PRIDHArl.
Captain Hance, I hope to hear of your
finding that fish-hook.
Septenibe1- 23, I898.
ETHEL VALENTI.NE.
San Francisco, Cal.
Many appreciations to Captain John
Hance for adcling greatly to the pleasure
of my trip to the Grand Canon. A comedy
without the comedian is not fully enjoyed;
the canon, without Captain Hance, is not
complete.
Septe11iber 23, I898.
WM. H. ZINN.
The thing I n1ost ad1nire about Captain
Joh11 Hance is his conscientious truthful-
11ess. I have perfect faith in aU of the
stories he has told me.
Septe11zber 26, I898.
EDWIN A. BECK.
Shall hope son1e day to return and ride
Cape Horn ,􀂢􊊷·1th you, and take one more
ride to the river.
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September 26, I898.
EARL C. ANTHONY.
Hope to return again and take sorne
more photographs, witl1 Captain Hance's
able assistance.
September 26, I898.
CHAS. E. ANTHONY.
I\1y trip ,vith you has been glorious, and
my 011ly regret is that I did not tak:e the
trip to the river with you. Hope to con1e
again some time, Captain, simply for that
ride.
October I, I898.
R. and E. E. F. SKEEL.
Farewell to the gorge,
A11d to Captai11 John Hance,
Whose mendacious inventions outdo all
romance.
With his fibs he can char,n, with his yarns
he enchants;
A11d as if these great gifts to still further
enhance,
\i\fith a bolster he is going to learn how to
dance.
Oh may we return, by some rare, happy
chance,
To this spot, and be welcomed by Captain
John J{ance.
October 6, I898.
LOTTIE SHERWOOD,
MAUD SHERWOOD,
Winslow, A. T.
FRANK C. REID.
The Grand Canon is art express-ion of
God's migl1tiest thougl1t, and is 11ot trans­ferable
into terms of hun1an speech,-one
of the things "not possible to be uttered."
ANNETTE P. WARD.
Since seeing that great wonder, the
Grand Canon, I never hear a bit of beau­tiful,
soul-stirring music but that the canon
rises before my i1mer vision. Listening to
the exquisite strains of harn1ony, I gaze
into that indescribable beauty of coloring
\\1hich en,:vraps those awful, weird, mys­terious
depths, and like a soft accom­panime11t
to tl1e music, I hear the sighing
of tl1e pines; and the harn1ony of the
music and the harmony of the enchantin,g
beauties 0f the scene are blended into ont:
perfect whole, - a veritable feast for tht:
memory.
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HEAD OF COTTONWOOD CANON- ON GRAND VIEW 'fRAIL.
THE GRAND CANON OF TI-IE COLORADO.
Wl1at wrougl1t tl1is vvo11der?
Uniqt1e, stupendous, ,veird a11d grar1cl !
Hovv came it l1ere-at vvhose com1na11d?
Not Jove with all l1is bolts of tl1L1nder
Could blast and tear tl1ese rocl<s asut1der,
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And leave tl1em where t11ey stand.
What monster dart,
Or blade, did angry demons '\Vield
To smite eartl1's breast, is not revealecl;­Nor
,.vhy they tore the ,vound apart;­As
if to find her bleeding l1eart-
So that it n·ever healed.
The thought dismiss.
The fiercest blast-the rudest sl1ocl<
From Pluto's fiery realm, but mocl{
The migl1ty po,ver ,-vhich fa.shioned this
Yawni11g gulf,-this vast abyss:­These
battleme11ts of rock!
Percha11ce ,ve may ,
Let sage and l1oary Neptune tell
I-:Iovv, by their o,v, n erodic spell,
Tl1e ocean CL1rrents ,vore a,vay
Tl1ese rocl{s 1 in son1e far dista11t day,
And carved these forms so ,vell.
vVe stand agl1ast
Upon this bri11l< ! nor hear tl1e flo,v,
By vvhich tb.is desert stream, ,ve k11ovv,
Still fights its ,,vay-as i11 tl1e past -
Six tl1ousa11d feet belovv.
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Here silence reigns,
And l1ere, ,vl1ere science too is n1ute,
We leave to fools the vain dispute.
We call! - no voice an answer deig11s :­These
awful deptl1s but mocl{ our pains:­Profit1idus
absolitte I
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THE STALACTITE CAVES OF THE GRAND CA NON.
J. CURTIS vV ASSQN.
Perhaps the destined si11gle attractio11 of tl1e Grand Cafio11 is the
new Stalactite Caves, lately discov:ered about 3,000 feet below the
rim. The for1nations within the caves are something ,vonderful.
Passing in through a11 aperture s.ome eight feet in diameter, a large
avenue of lime.stone leads you on u11til you are suddenly surprised
to find .yourself standi11g in a large rotunda with a great high
ceiling, suspended from wl1ich are long stalactite formations, some
so lo·ng in fact that the.y almost reacl1 the stalagmite formations
protruding from the floor be11eath.
\tVinding in anG! out, L1p and dovvn, througl1 long cavernous
recesses, now tl1ro'ugh a tunnel leac;iin.g to greater and longer
tunnels, ,vhich in turn act as a vestry, making an e11trance to otl1er
large domes, wl1ic:h, havi11g avenues after avenues leadi11g out to
other domes, halls, recesses, a venL1es, etc., u11til the feet becoming
vifeary vve, candles i11 hand, sit d@,vn upon some sno,vy formation
beneath, and while the candles flicker, as if ofering a faint murmur
against the impenetrable darkness, vvl1ich feig11 ,voulG.i obscure our
vision vvith its' itensity, tl1e awful still11ess seems to bear down upon
all 111ental activity and bid it relegate all tl1ought to the rear.
But as if in defiance of tl1at a,vful foreboding whicl1 seems to
come when the fall of a footstep, the break:ing avvay of a formation,
or the sound of a voice finds the sequel i11 the ecl10 a11d re-ecl1oing
of eacl1 cavern, dome, ave11ue, a11d pit in that great subterranean
cavern where King Phantom may reign supreme ,1/itl1 a retinue of
fairies, imps, and hobgobli11s to go at l1is bidding,-in defiance of
this our mind unconsciously lingers 011 the uniqueness of the
situation.
Our lights having been extinguished, vve a,:vait the awful still­ness
which a place thus isolated alone can give,- so intense i11 fact
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tl1 at the darkness of a Plutonian Sl1ore becomes a veritable ljght­house.
Our heart-beats becon1ing at1dible, and the darkness becoming
depressing ,vith its intensity, it is witl1 great relief that we again
relight our candles, doL1bling tl1e number.
Looking directly in front some t,venty feet, ,ve see towering
upward a great massive artificial eclific::e made by the constant
drippi r 1g of ages. Bearing as it did such a strong resemblance to
another great historic edifice ,ve (as our eyes ,vere first to se'e this
the Second Cave discovered) called it the '' Hanging Garden of
Babylon.''
The fantastic forms, tl1e enormous di1nensions, the variegated
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coloring, from a pure white to a rich creamy hue, tl1e graduated
blending of one form, texture, color into another q L1ite diferent,
but none the less b.eautiful, the soft, velvety-cusl1ioned floor, the
disintegrated dust of the ages, the musical tones varying in pitch
given off by tr .e stalactite formations as they varied in length,- all
these tend to make tl:1is- Babylon's Cave - a typical cave, more
be2.utiful than the Mammoth, but whose extent is as ).:et unknown.
THE \tVORLD IS CLEFT.
THI<: BIGGES1' F{OLE IN 'fIIE GI􀀹􃥏OUND lN EXISTENCE- NA'l'URE PLO\VED
A GI1\.N1' FUR.ROvV.
F-itz-Mac Has Been fl'iew£1zg the T1Vonders of the Gra1zd Ca1zo1i of the
Colorado, a1id Tells l1Vhat He Saiv arid vVJtat vVas Too Big for
H£11z ta F1t!!y See.
[ P-ro111 th􀀧􂜠 Rocky Mountain Nevvs, Denver, Colo.)
Shrive yoL1rself, 0 gabbli11g and exclamatory seeker of vvonders !
Shrive yot1rselves, 0 vvearied and vvearisome trotters of the round
and wl1irling globe! If hither you are con1ing to bathe your fretted
spirits in the red and yello,,v silences of this abysmal scene, shrive
yourselves ere yot1 approacl1, of all your little vain conceits, of all
your petty, gabbling rhetorical formulas of exclamatory ecstasy.
Tl1ey have served you ,vell en0ugl1, no dot1bt, to voice the whole
gan1ut of your delight, surprise, a11d amaz·eme11t in the presence of
sucl1 r1oble and ple;:isi ng vvonders as Niagara, Yosemite, Yellovv­stone,
or even tl1e Alp.s, bL1t st1ch safe and \vell-authorized exclama­tions
as '' Mag11ifice11t ! '' '' Grand ! '' '' S11bli1ne ! '' have only a
remote and al togeth,er inadequate relation to the emotions that \vill
be stirred within you by the appalling gra11deurs of this stupendous
chasm. They do very ,¥ell for Niagara, or Yosemite, or th􀂱􋄠 Alps,
vvhere the emotions yo11 experience though unusual are not u11iq ue.
But here they do not fit. Tl1ey do not l1al( go round the girth of
your amazeme11t. They are altogether inadequate, and to utter
them would be like ofering tl1e jacl􀂲􋉥et of a schoolboy to clothe the
shoulders of a giant. A11d if you do utter them, they ,vill sound,
even to yol1r own ears, petty and almost meaningless - u11less,
i11deed, you be one of these inexorable egotists ,vl1ose stLtrdy self­complacency
no emotio11 ca11 SL1bordinate, in wl1ich case, of course,
a11ything you could say vvould seem to yourself to dignify the occa­sion
and the scene.
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But if yoL1 be 011ly tl1e amiable, cl1atteri11g, inquisitive, common­place
globe-trotter and searcl1er-out of ,.vonders, shrive yourself, I
say, of all yoL1r little, shallow affectations of delight; of all tl1ose
petty formulas of rhetorical ecstasy ,.vhich elsewhere very well
co11ceal the hungry poverty of yo11r feelings, for they wot1ld n0t
serve yoL1 in this tragic and st1pendous presence, but only shame
you by their inadequacy.
Pause as yo11 approach, and remove the sandals fro1n your feet,
as one ,vl10 l1atl1 sinned goeth up unto the holy places of tl1e Lord
seeking absolution. For thou ha.st sin11ed, 0 g11shing and exclam­atory
globe-trotter! thou hast sinned against the majesty and the
power of Nature by rashly exclaiming in the presence of great
Niagara, '' Ne plits itltra ! this is greatest ! ''- or in the sublime
sha.des of deep Yosen1ite by crying out, '' Tl1ere is nothing else
so gra11d ! ' '--or perchance, gazing entranced 11pon the slty-piercing
majesty of the Alps thou hast said conclusively: '' This is greater
than all besides! here Nature hath done l1er uttermost!''
But your rasl1 conclusiveness has betrayed yo11, 0 shallow
chatterer, into denying the power of Nature to surprise, to astonish,
to amaze, to thrill, to overawe, to subdue and redt1ce, to sile11ce
your puerile, self-deceiving, exclamatory egotism by the tragic
angt1ish of devastation immeas11rable and the be,.vild