Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-07-12 | Page 3 | Dawn in the Canyon

DAWN IN INTHE THE CANYON sunset night and sunrise scones scenes MARVELS OF THE COLORADO sensations of a spectator as no eg views claws the wonders of the region from point sublime st stunned by the ot of the walls walla weird voles voice of the th catar act splendor of the ti S southern 0 u t h ter en starlight hardships r forgotten 0 r C 0 L under its magic spell when one it has as see seen n the grand canyon of the tha colorado Coloma ica from point sublime he wonders that any writ writer ever attempts to 10 describe it Per perhaps limps t the he time may conie come when tome some homer will put its ita splendor a and nd magnificence magal licence into fitting berolo lines iri e but nothing tit in the present lite literature ratum of 0 the canyon conveys moro more than tilt tile faintest conception ot of the reality early descriptions all lesve leave the impresa slon blon that the gome rises risers sheer from tho the liver ilac r to enormous heights and Is 13 scarcely wider at the summit thin at the livers brink according to capt dutton whose data are accepted as authoritative it Is twelve miles from point sublime to the nearest point of the canyon wall across tho the river from the top ot of the precipice to the w water a ter Is something like CHO feet tho the r river lver ilsc itself it la Is almost hidden bidden n narrow a 1 row walls walla that rise straight stra leht up 1200 feet from this river wall the cany canyon on widens in ahelf ilker table tabla lands that seem ond and are arc almost incomprehensible in their looking down flora floan point sublime one sees these tab table le lands but vaguely they are so 0 o tar far below ono one r L it running the length of a a aide canyon cany y n would hold in its limits a 0 great city the temple would seem but a toy in the depths four eiffel howem one on top op or tho the other would not reach tile the heights above choops the atoa groat t pyramid of 0 egypt would be barely distinguishable ini in the iho abysmal pere af pf a live though ono one may mar not attempt to picture tho the canyon some outline of the sensations of s spectator rally may be forgiven it wits waa just sunset when one tired almost exhausted member of our expedit expedition lon reached the tip of point sublime southeastward southeast Nard ardin the th for far distance lay tho the black stream itself the canyon walls nalls seemed a a MASS OF RED AND CRIMSON brou nud nod with broad bands of it white suddenly as the uns suns last rays guve we of night approach the c canyon an space wast was filled with a a violet lusht the rock became almost purple in tho lower etrata it was as though the air had bad been tilled with an imp impalpable a I 1 tinted powder and the effect w was s indescribably beautiful A moment later the sun bun had gone and d with it the color effect the shadows darkened lit in the depth the river was lost lit in the pall only the lite broad bands of white were visible ing inc tile great canyon heights though the lie margle spectator had been joined by others as the lights shifted scarcely 0 word was spoken it Is IL place for sil silence lice and a as the party ty fumed away one MH of them remarked that no man mail had ever felt capable of writing ills his name there after the usual fashion of foolish men 1 in notable table pl places that night we camped on tile the point supply was exhausted without water none could eat and let tho the of tile the physical man seemed of little consequence recalling tho excellence expel lanco lence atter after the lapse of weeks one Is inclined to belle belledo 0 rho impressiveness of the surroundings had dimmed the physical faculties f a t les left them ahem incapable of 0 acute r sensation e nta alon except as to vision with the lus betais canio came another unusual except to tile the north the range of sight was U under arder tile sout southern sky eky tire stars altars hone out until the light wits was almost uncanny 5 to unaccustomed eyes it if the moon had leen beell lit in tho the heavers the illumination could baldly have been noret more complete VOICE or OP THE RIVER then when the wind had quieted came the sound round of the rivers livers rushing instead of a cataracts roar arid and swirl there rose a single continuous monotone as a of a mighty voice sounding from tile the distant vole keyed to profound depth vibrating ratio and filling the air yet maintaining nit an even volume find and pitch alk h all through the the wat lafr re intoned their march through the cavern walls until life hie morning bluds indis came and tho the sound v arti lost in the caong of tile the to foi jest est above daybreak found us at tile the tip of 0 the point again awaiting the coming of tho the lam the hush of the dawn was on oil the canyon tile the oil race was so profound that it might have been of another planca a ij world or of benth lit in the gray light the amphitheaters of the cadou suggested the departed glories of some stupendous drawled deserted city towers and thefts carved by the water and the wind cathedral cat forms fantastic bastic sculptures turea in every direction emphasized pha sized the suggestion until one could almost completa comp the fantasy and picture multitudes living in that str arage land of relence blk the scene brought with will it of the ancient PLOP people whose dwell dwellings ines are found in the cliffs and smaller canyons of Coron Coronado coronados ados 3 who paw the marvels of the colorado ovir three centuries before corning to it OT trackless rands bands in their bearch barc for rold gold and glory alory of th ill result jesuit and anal franciscan fathers who fought and labored among the lie cathes and hear heal al dot at this IN wonderful ond erful river from them SUN SUNRISE AT THE CANYON CANTON As these fancies galasse abed 3 lite hie suras sums first rat lays came across the tops of the ilni s first it a shaft thu that tipped the southern CaIlY cajayon OIL wall then almost in if an n instant the bhole hole canion mas ai 8 blazo with red ltd light upon led willis walla a very apocalypse of nature as carlyle would have cabled it it it t may i nay have have been hours boure that we spent watching watch lne the tide of red light as it poured down into the canyons shadowy depths there wai iva 1 I no are fa karning of time ivcec lite small measure of human coin compi crellen slon had been filled to the glory of 0 the scene some rome one oae turned to leave without a word the others ollie rii followed follon rd awed and impressed beyond the power of words to express arb it if a to the solemnity of tile the feeling inspired by lite ahe canyon to say that no one of the party had thought of t the long fatt fait they lad had endured until camp was nas reached and preparations lor the homeward journy journey journ y ane under way the exertion of drag and break lne camp convinced all of them that water nd and food are very desirable dil rable property even when the grand canyon is if in the Imm immediato editto they were ivere out t of weter r bowsier bo weier except tor for one capt t sip each ach just enough to be UK u K grava gradating ting ani to the junction of the lite with the mal n hind td they came upon Dut buttons tons old carmil and il travel tor for the next five miles wits was sa delight the trall leads up ill hot torn n of a narrow cunyon canyon shaded by pines IBS and aind tilled with vegetation vece hillon pm have helm 4 the lie by the arn smaller aller brevit in III groups biking mi kins landmark that are easily iden tined at the lite head of the cansor lire fire three 0 o pines which bear th ill trib aue guides marlc mark for or the guidance of 1 I fatur who may maty happen tha way froin ji rom hire here hi re ahw th path ue U f for or binn five miles luoner the eden of 0 ahta kl canyon where we had tint first wn caine upon an glim pate of the tha canyon thora there axe arv mor muta of erf tribulation MISSED RIGHT tran TRAIL the BIB hard bard climbed and fotr N ilous via of the th going was thought to save time and labor by talo take ing tl new roulo mute round the head of tha cantona y we had cro owl A 1 of some site indicated the direct direction tom law in ft holcli aich water mig it t bo bf found md artal water was very ery much in fit dernal demand nd with us ua just then we followed the trail until mitu it took down into a canyon that looked very much like th ono one where we w haa left our wagon journeying up 14 it ther tha trail grow plainer but still there them wast was no io sg n ot wagon or finally I 1 undo i n c D dnn rl said he believed etwas it wa about it alnio me to do a little prospecting c fand g e et t he bel airings of the situ ailt 1 0 ting baad laad evidently de li tl he was wor woi tied arid all of 0 the tha party parly began beban to show marns of dl etress from rom lark lack of water leaving tho the horses with on ono e 0 of t th the te tender n d h he e d disappeared 1 taw P r ed low dov n the elit c canyon 0 n n the other tro ten i fo 0 t w went e a h tehilla 0 on th the e t trail m 1 two w 0 dagg y s later we 1 learned cw if what uncle dan was doing down the hr canyon and tho the story la Is repeated with the th genuine reverence it deserves UN DANS PRATER 1 I wast waa getting sewed he vald fah ahm ho he finally told of 0 it 11 1 I was not afraid for or myself because I 1 knew what I 1 could stand but I 1 know now what you city fellows could undergo and well wa afraid you might give out so 0 o far ar from froin aaker water that I 1 could never pet get you to in or it to you in time to do any glood when I 1 went down the canyon I 1 waa looking for or our tracks where wo we had crded d it going but at the same llano I 1 had you on my mind so eo much that I 1 just got down on my knees in the canyon en and i as asked the e L lord to help bell malta YOU tou know we monnon lo nOll bellevo i ahn e lord will help us lit in every trouble and 1 I know knew lie would this time so I 1 got goc down on rny my knee kaw 4 there them find and I 1 said oh lord we are in trouble and no nod d your help and need it right abway wd wall ore are suffering for or witter water we do not know where we are and we want your guld anoe ance As for me oil oh lord it 1 not nothing noth hInC lne but two strangers s aro are in my keepin sia and I 1 feel the burden show US u tbt tt way and save us and do you know knew lie continued before I 1 rot got ott off my anc enoca s 1 I down at the ground and saw a a dalot spot where I 1 knew I 1 could get water with mith very little digging I 1 kot got up and looked around tile tho canyon and knew aaa n hero here our camp lay and I 1 pot i back to you were I 1 found thab the doctor had bad come com upon a pool ot oc water arid and wo we were elfo from that danger WATER AND fool FOOD AGAIN Cert certain aln it Is that uncle dan yun back to the horses il a very dif different terent man from the des desponding despon pond dint prat guldi guld whop who hafl had gotte eone down the canyon a few before ho he smiled he learned ot cc it to nw found pool and etwas it waa not lory long until wo we had bad reached it and prepared to rest and eat th rho legs lc ars find and wings of 0 I 1 n grouse shot that morning furnished lunch and the tha dalert albeit a little contaminated tamina tamillia ted by cattle made a deliciO delt doua ull beverage for parch 71 throats and ami lips lip about 3 we packed the horsed hor again and climbed straight up the canyons side aide over a ridge alda and descend des condel edl plump upon our vasa and milk creek spring no water eve ever canted as de le lic lotas as that witter water welling up from beneath tile the spots of 0 a tree shadell shaded fro from in the unit bun and protected from the inva alons of cattle after satisfying anal an awful thirst ate went into camp lamed the die borses liori ies out to graze and pl plumped into our blankets tor for su a nar nap before the good ffoyd square meal itei e knew new WEIS wa az ae pored along alone about B r anol i uan dan rolled over lit illi its hla blankets and remarked that he lial hadi a desire to what the breast of that grouse would taste like diak art an hour loter later thren ravenously hungry men polished of os the bones ot of tho the grouse got away with a 0 can or two of tOM tomatoes toma AtOe ioe scalloped cal loped fu a la a skillet lie ate a 8 lot of hot bread will sundries s and drink aa good coffee ia as ever refreshed a 3 thred alicd by 6 two of the wayfare wayfarers re rs weri went sound asleep and a little later uncle dan joined them tor for a twelve hours licurs ART linen snooze z e WILLIAM va