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Show t -- v I THl Managen Dooin Sweet ; on the Chances of His Team. ' I ,i:Tii J-- mi : Leader of Quakers Makes Early Bid for National Lesgue Pennan-t- EAR the southeast corner of Utah. well-nig- h Inacces, In a remote and sible part of the Navaho reserve-tlo- n now given over to the use of v -- -- Relies - It the Piutes, Is situated a natural bridge ealled by t the Navahoes Nonnezosche, the stone arch, by the Piutes Baroholnl, the rainbow, which.- - surpasses any structure of Even .1 Its kind known to man. the then great bridges of southern Utah, the Caroline, the Au- gusta, and the Edwin, known since 1902, are - exceeded iri sizar and beauty bytbe rainbow, ago, arch, .Discovered but little over It baa thus far been visited by less than 25 white men and described but oneer Recently a United States Geological Survey party, consisting of H. E. Gregory, In -the charge; John WetherlH. K. writer, stood upon the summit of Navaho '4 S ' jam -- 'Wv'l, , VTA , " , I i - mountain and looked over a country of , wild-nes- s and grandeur. Fifty miles tothenorth. "the graceful peaks of (Be Henry rnT6untflns7!6,ui.-- " , tinea themselves against the hortson; much "nearer, the "Colorado and San Juan rivers unit- ed la the midst of a tiltedsnd disjointed table-land- ; to the west, the Colorado was already to make that wonderful mile-deegaBh ciarn r ) V rTT3 IV r . I direction one would, the of bewildering magnitude. at hand, surrounding the mountain A 'OJiTOf OS 7f AtCt1 A3 wn:wasone V .- ..; 1 .- Jff fAOi 0 , v - n' s,f- a-- M - T-- . Indians prior to its discovery by white men; but aHo the actual knowledge of it there is uncertainty. Douglass relates that TV"' - his guide, on a second visit to the bridge,'" would not go beneath Jtha arch, but laboriously clambered around one side whenever aeceacrtymltiskiie Mrs. John Wetherill, an accomplished Navaho Hngwlst, ascertained from an old Navaho that the arch- - Is supposedxto represent the- - rainbow,' and one who passed under could or fv it-w- y" iAYscw Arte AS ssny fraM -. - I I .. AOHw-rMy- w sun-pat- not n Wtaitt ut return-witho- had . forgotten this prayer and feared vengeance should he break the by 42 feet thick at Its keystone legendary prohibition. Nearly beneath - the point; and the limbs are not greatarch are the remains of an ancient altajv built ly. In excess of these dimensions. doubtless by A mere recitation of figures must that the bridge was probably an object of superstifall to convey an adequate idea of tious worship even to this ancient people. the Imposing nature of th bridge. The bridge Is at once the largest and most It Is not the site lone, though this remMkablakBownJioUonly-ia-Ixe-but-ifl- L fax eiceedr thegTeRte8t-roasonr- y shapeliness does H surpass any of its rivals. arches constructed by engineering Below Is tabulated for comparison the dimenskill; nor Is It solely the graceful sions In feet of the largest of the natural lines or curvature of maximum stabridges, the measurements of the first-lobility., but rather all of these, ihat -- combine to make this the most taken from the surveys of W. B. Douglass. single arch now known. $ $ - -- It would easily span, wU.h room to !at 4b6 of Capitol par. tb dome If a over the f 8 or, hung asbitigton; 1 Its ' Th Harnoln! rainbowl or Nonnezosh ; llatiron building of New.-Tork- , m 278 33 42 tmoti arcnj. outnet utan limbs would come within & row teei west the 220 288 si S3 "gusta, noutheast Utah. .............. of the ground", thoupTto - TTh - : Kachlna .:rt ruardianrrinTrm-w;.-.::- . . of Fifth avenue on- me; onetoUSd - outln-an- t 77 it sn .21(1 Carotin.Utah ; or Ed- The Qwachnmororkmovind) and to the east Of Broadway on the otherfine180 28 ..KW or win Uttln. aouthcaat Utah The rch Is carved from a m 48 The Virginia Natural Bridge .. brick-re- d .187 213- - .. .. upon its surface Pont d'Aro. France........... grained sandstone".' darker -and lalned with, vertical streaka of a Aih Skewed t Fpan with axis. 2KS feet. !Mean span. 276 feet ; greatest span. 350 feet; least shade. Mostly massive, though in part oblique" pan,. 201 feet. The exact location of the bridge Is latitude is easily crushea oeneam ,w ",uwo "V - mer -- Geologically87 degrees 03 minutes 21 seconds and longi- -' it ia a part of tne upper thicK-poiture J10 degrees 56 minutes 48 seconds west La Plata sandBtone. a formation- or great of Greenwich (Douglass), in San Juan county, ness. deposited in JurasBlcme over a large porUonxiLsQUtheast Utah, southwest Colorado. Utah; six miles northward from the Arizona-Uta- h , and northeast Arlsona. boundary line; four miles'" west Of north the arch Is simple and evident from' the summit, of Navaho mountain, and The origin -- It was caused by the progressive narrowing of the neck of a meander intrenched between was Wgh and steep walls, until an opening made through the tonguejif !f?J ur -- f t-- 1 if P0ArOJiQf7H r . " labyrinth, it'H nbl surprlslnr that tfie'brldge remained so long unknown. ..Yet it U only four miles dlsUnt In a northerly direction from the mountains' summit, and Is visible from this as a tiny arch, provided one knows ex- actly where to look. Otherwise the eyvmay ..wander at. wIlL over this wilderness '.of rock without sighting its most interesting feature, - Although so -- close at band, this goal was only reached after, two. days' time and a Jour- ney of 35 miles 'over a Very Indirect route. The mountain had J9I be descended to the tonr;. Am. trip,-whethe- with-danger-- to e -- -- . tf ' .j. Z'l&toSn """'"tvormfft inff t if?!?8. off Its -- b. j1t.Z.o m-S- y' oaS' h'Ttfeam to cut the arch thus formed. waarged afld one, one made, has Its present sbap. by the combined action of odue tweathering, wpanslon. and contraction nr effect hWgea in emMfafurerafldthe-carvfof wind blown sand, all of which, unite to pro-rdforms so characteristic ths rounded-roc- k arm or the abandoned The of this' region. meander Is present and unmistakable. Ind- ; icating the former course pursued by the S. worthy of attention. Its leading article is beaded Please Excuse, and relates that the - fact that It was published under fire. The reporters who "covered" the battle Hankow, the most decisive battle of the revolution to " ancient date, covered it from the local room of the In. places the walls overhung to form vast paper on which they worked. The battle raged shelchambers, large enough to -. all. around the Post building, which ter a cathedral, and in which a shout echoed T stream. by shells from ths Maxim guns of both aged for many years doubtless In and requiring other ....... many times; 'Though - ..- places the sides approached so closely that the only footits formation, the arch is nevertheless a very "Had our 'trained been In star . withwild and the recent geological feature, and destined to hold, was In the rocky bed of the small stream -west," a the wooly explain editorially, only" paper It belnf .for "belo w," w here ne was forced tbplck 7a prestand the forces that gave "they possibly might have been, kept at work brief period as geologlo time Is reckoned. carious passage from boulder to boulder, ; with bullets flying in at the windows, but they men wbls was Intricate' by The bridge After hours of laborious and travel, not to the experience, " ' a nnint was rounded and 500 yards ahead a and, its existence, made definitely ; known' on . didAll take kindly fled their coolies to the country and they reacnea was then 1909. was oy It outlined, beneath which the August 14, graceful arch lu of "' tha B. W. of continued flexuous ",ul their Douglass, stream PPr consisting and uij nan uie uormaj party canyon Since size. revolution the commenced this four with General Office., Is view United tand States first bridge partnership. The paper has shown ' fortitude, enterprise and minimized by the lofty walls beyond and the - assistants; Byron Cummtngs; of. tha University pluck which art examples to the older Journals of Utah, with three studentsV John Wetherill, comparatively narrow defile,' through which It China. - The Post says: 4n i .nT nartir visible: but once passed under, of Ollato. Utah: and two Piute Indians, Jim uoes noi ouen appen- tnat - opposing : under was mctin and Douclass NaalabeMv. full in its seen magnificence., it may be forces arranga to fight their battles In fujl tlew Inte , of instructions from the Department the of wonder - A towering arch, th of newspaper office, but this topk place on a to dated. . October 80, rlor. 1908, from JnvesUgats sheer ledge ful symmetry.' rises nearly" ' reported natural bridge In southeast Utah. 4 j Saturday. The Post building stands on tha on tie one side, and, spanning the stream, Hupeh road, at the edge of the Brltlsh'conces-I- f iith a view to makmg It a national manument Joins the opposite canyon wall on Its down where the bid city wall used to be. It Is slon. was of found sufficient An Interest a attempt curve.. The opening, augmented by . ward stories high and baa a Cat" roof, parallel : "in December. 1908. to locate ths bridge. three made SO of strea'm feet to a the cut .depth by ' gorge the with Hupeh road, and at 'a distance of abandoned account on snow. was of , Ths ' but below the level of the supporting bench, neat-thousand a runs which the about yards, railway search was renewed in' August. 1909. the party ures a vertical distance of 167 feet: but the Is carried on the top of a high embankment v.. to the top of being Joined at. Oljato by Cummlngs. Wether-11total berght from stream-botto"The morning's battle was fought largely arch was surand the three student.-Th- s the arch, is !09 feet," while tbs abutments af; the line of the railway. As the sun came and the herein along used, Douglass, figures their base stand."278 feet apart The causeway, veyed by over the hills beyond Wuchang, the revolution-- " , of Its discovery, are takdetails well the as us an lowered from one. which may-bupon adj en from bis official aries advanced to the attack. One party, fifreport to the Land Office. Jacent cliff, but whose sides are too steep to teen hundred strong, came from the further end was ths undoubtedly known to The brldgt twrve for a complete passage, is 35 fet wide . -- seml-epheric- al was-dam- -- . . . first-visite- d " -- - rainbow-shaped- 1 " -- -- -- - 1, e v ' - ;, - iw-o- ; - - ."". - of-t- h - r should be airowed for the round the start be made from Gallup ot Dolores and the journey may be accomplished at any time during the year save In winter. The trip, is an extremely ' arduous and toilsome one. and would be fraught an Inexpe' rienced traveler, but under competent guid-ancwith no special may be accomplished hazard, though hardships and inconveniences, and many of them, must be expected. Earl Mcore. . "The government" has already jnadel of thfs ctuff. Well, he has it. I believe he natural wonder a national monument, thus has more speed than any other pitch preserving It for all time against vandalism er in the National league, and he has and commercialism and conseiving it for the of other stuff to go along with plenty enjoyment of all. it. He has notv signed, his contract as yet, but I am not worrying a bit on that Bcore, as he will be in line when the training season Btarts. still., think that the now famous wlth two guns, and went trade I made with; Cincinnati a year in thelt. usual ago was a corking good one' for usv tumultuou drove without any. apparent order. ln.Lobert we got a hustling infielder Another party, less In nunjber. came from the wno surety am nis part toward mak Ing tie team as successful as It was." m y Buvn tug Biauuu- iuer marcoeu two deep, and as they proceededr placed men in ' 7 Barred Puncn'ls Boon. , the trenches and huts to cover a retreat .Thfr Some time has, now elapsed since revolutionists planted twonew guns on . the the kidney, punch was abolished by railway and tha train came down with a fresh the.National Sporting clubrwhos.lea4 -of were who led on the run to bas been followed troops, "body by other boxing pre the scene of battle around .the "station. It moters, and the general opinion is that" 7 soon became evident (bat the revolutionists had carried the station. When the station was It hag been a most desirable move for the betterment of boxing. Since the ; ' Tost the imperialists opened fire with shrannel abolishment of the blow a remarkable " from their guns stationed at the race course. has been "noticed in conimprovement o 10:30 clock was there a ..Xr'At tremendous tests have that taken rplace and the a - bang..-- A shell had struckr-cpfner of the . niatcbtor the flyweight cbampionship, .Duiiaing-.- nnnging down a lot of brIcks, and right aiter.it came two more, which fell a little which was decided at ''Headquarters" -- lowed northward down the bridge canyon, over a trail ever difficult and ofttlmes dangerous.. The way led between lofty and perwndlcular of cliffs, towering to a sheer height of one-fift- h a mile, on whose vertical sides could now and then be descried the crumbling ruins of some ' . Aatn.tm m i ert-Moor- e .Willie required .JprhiJaetii.ndostdIflL. - - ni,? idellTTrtelyrna V ' , i. i buff-colore- eross-bedded Grover Alexander. ofrum or riB arch -- into-fantastl- - - ' : won nine and lost only two. But after ''1 V my injury the tables were turned, and during the rest of the season we copped ony two games from McGraw's men while they were trimming us in Sine. "Baseball players tre always optimistic, and I am no exception to the rule. Therefore, I cannot believe th.at pfomciAp so much ill luck will follow us in another year. "S'tHa and. Gr ander as our a nucleus exit miles of pitching staff the above, fpur bridge canyon Into the Colorado river at a point 16 miles be-- - ought to be right up to pnuff. Don't " low Its confluence- - with the San Juan. overlooky TMs" fellow Alexander. Any. The most exact directions for reaching the youngster, who goes into the National brid ge would be inadequate, so Dbscureand and the first year out wins J29. gamea- haveBome devlouB, is the trail leading thereto; hence the and f loses --only-1 services of a guide are Indispensable. .Oljato, Utah, where guide and outfit for the final portion of the trip may be. secured, is reached by two routes, between which there is little choice. On the one hand, Gallup, New Mexico, on the Santa Fe line, may be made the starting point, whence one must go by state 35 Arizona,- "- and frottT there by wagon or pack outfit 155 miles 1b "a On the other northerly direction to Oljato. hand, the traveler may leave a branch of the ' v 4Ji N, . Denver- - feRlo ... Grande - railroad -- at1 Doloresr Colorado, stage 1 miles to Bluff,, Utah, ana there secure horses for the remaining 60 miles to.Qljato, The bridge is distant from Oljato only 87 miles, as the crow flies, but the trail passes Ver twice this dlstanceand three days - like an lalandVJurged billowyaea-ot-r- ed rounded, and sandstone, carved oval masses, colossal in size, between whose 'and swirling slopes wound deep f : . White-horsebega- e ' J v - J-- -- I e the extensive tops of Dlack and White mesas. Nrawr h' 5u Matt wfcsrv1grhTeThi even'skyllne'Tormed-b- y Turn-1nwhatev- 1 ririi .vijr p 1ltlTHlledheranTrtnT0TrrhltB-toHh- Slnee Charley Dooin made his peace with President Horace Fogel and signed up to manage the Phillies, the opped leader has started to make predictions. He is the first National ' league manager to claim the pennant. .."While I ao not wish to disparage in the least the work of the Giants Jn the last campaign,", says Doom"i am " confident that had the Phillies been as free from accidents as McGraw's men we would have popped the buntso ing, or at least would iave come loKe to it that we would have made 44t mighty, interesting rightuup ta-th- e. - finish. .. "Up to the time I was injured we had played half of. our games , with the Plants". Of these 11 games we had : C 7'"- Pitcher sorrel-t- 1 -- Much pn Moore and Alexander. la - - so LIKED WELL PHILLIES PfiM I PROVO HTBRACb mm. JOSEPH . recentlr .acdrwblch butif or the rule . "At the end of the day the honors remained barring the blow would undoubtedly ; with the revolutionists, since tbey held thpir 1 have been productive of uch clinch- ground, though outclassed tnevery VayJ The nK,as ec,ar by all who witnessed next day the battle was renewed and the im it to hare .been one of the cleanest perialists Won. Th4 Post was under Are again bouts tnat has ever taken place in the . . throughout the day and the building was dam-- London ring. aged .to a considerable extent, but the staff ' remained at their 'duties. - When the press Wolflast Plans, to Return. time came the editorial staff . performed the, out of the Ad"Wplgast, has-bework of the coolies and got the paper out ring and away from fights as long as his constitution will permit and la' f to reenter the lists about planning "Trylng'teV gxp-jIt..'"" 7, j 1. and May; fight some six and -- test "Did 7 you all ever git any' Xhrlstinas Cpre round battle's In New ".York. He thinks enur asked the little colored "No," replied the other, fit. seems like dat be will go' six or ten rounds all right de Christmas tree fruit crop Is a failure down and get himself into shape Jn that wanner. He proposes to fight thr-- e wfcar rilvesr"':-"7 p tiniM before July 4, when he expects 7 ;7. t4ke on Freddie Welsh at Vernon t 1 en ;:. -- - ... , |