Show letter I 1 rom than galloway last fall during the fore pirt p of november than galloway left ashley valloy with the intention of making a tup down oroon green river and through the grand canon of the colorado irom from here ho bo crossed tho the moin mountain tain to henrys I 1 lork ork where in company fl ith a trapper whose name a aro to learn sf arted down stream after procuring snit ablo boats life preB enors ors and provisions for the trip th dangers dangora to be toted on a trip of this thia kind hind mr gall gowoy must bo bleier with consider able abla moo dioio nerve than the ho avera average goman man to take it and the people who know knew of his hia intuitions thought it meant suro anro death donah tor for him as only one or two trips havo have ever been nindo through the grand canon of the colorado the following letter to his hia sonin son sn in law is self explanatory As lie ho intimates we may publish the notes of hib 1113 entire trip in the near future OVILLE P 0 noy nov tan jail mr james coupe and wife dear son and Daugh daughter daughton tor it is with the greatest of pleasure that I 1 write you a few lines linea once more and I 1 am pleased to think 1 ani am alive yet iho trip through tho the grand canon has boon a long and hi esome one arid much farther through than we expected wo we have tra traveled four hundred dred miles milen ot of the tha rong liest diverl river 1 hao LIM over ever soon boon many times positive tivo dl doati notion seemed staring us in the vory eyes many boxed rapids are on encountered countered no chance to line 1100 our bonam no chance to make a portage many twits turns tile tho cht too stoop steep to olah to look nt at the rapids and often iw arcely land ng room at the head bond ot of tho the lapidas throb or four rapids have heon been run tit nt a ti tuna in a I 1 in a close succession gion to vach each othet with groat great towering aills of granite cliffs starting from ilo oly N edgo without a lundin or a chance to choose a shoot to itin inn through but we are very successful wo bftts survived the ho entire trip it a very verious onous accident I 1 ha bi 0 taken notes cotes of our trip and the trip from lows lees rorry ferry down vi 13 1 3 detailed the upper part ot of the trip is written from memory a short sketch only is gi gnon on I 1 may send tins this to tho the vernal express tor for publication so PO you may all know what enila and dangoia are atta attached chod to making a trip through tho the grand canon ot of tho colorado river our tup hip from lees leea aeiry lias has been ot of no profit et wo are trying to dispose of our bonts boats heio tit at the ho mouth of the virgin livoi ranil intend to come back tu to loes ferry abrou through gh dixie ti ih i N X GALLOWAY |