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Show THE CITIZEN 10 IVANS ADDRESS AT GRAND CANYON IVINS ADDRESS AT Grand Canyon Following Story Contains Excerpts of Remarkable Address Delivered at Opening of New Union Pacific Lodge. REMARKABLE picture of the early days in the Arizona region, bf its wild, life and other colorful aspects is given in an address by Anthony W. Ivins of Salt Lake City, in a booklet just printed by the Union Pacific system, and sent to this paper with its compliments. Mr. Ivins, now a member of the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, first saw the country he describes more than fifty-thre- e years ago, and has lived in it or neighbor to it ever A Utah-Northe- rn snice. took the property and, compelling the daughter of the Clavingers to go on with them, continued their journey until they reached a point where they were overtaken and arrested by officers who followed them. But beauty and joy were mingled with these more tragic recollections of Mr. Ivins. One evening we drove into a mountain valley through which a stream flowed to the north. Following it about two miles, it dropped into a deep canyon. There was no road and the descent was steep and rough, but by careful driving we reached the bottom in safety together. In the forks of these streams on a spot of high ground covered with grass and shaded by scattered pine trees, we established camp. The stream was bordered with willows and there were meadows on either side, upon which cattle were grazing, while the mountain sides were covered with We unhitched our horses, flowers. hobbled and put bells on them and turned them out to graze, gathered some wood, pitched our tent, and by the time darkness set in were ready for the night. Real Beauty It was a beautiful night. The full moon rose over the ridges to the east and looked down through the pines like a great searchlight, illuminating the canyon until it was almost as light as day. Trout splashed in the stream, frogs croaked and crickets Myriads of inchirped incessantly. sects fluttered round our camp fire, many of them to be caught in the flames and destroyed. Night hawks drummed as they passed swiftly through the air in pursuit of the insects upon which they feed. From the top of the giant dead pine just across the creek a homed owl hooted, and away off on the mountain side a coyote howled dismally. From the top of a juniper tree, just above camp, a mocking bird sang as only a mocking bird sings on a moonlight night. Changing rapidly he imitated all the notes known to his feathered companions and many peculiar only to himself. His song was like a medley of old melodies. A whippoorwill called from the bushes near camp and was answered by another farther away, and off down the canyon we heard the bark of the gray His address was delivered at the formal opening of the Union Pacific's Grand Canyon Lodge, at the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, in Arizona, September 15. After some comment on the beauty of the new lodge and the contrast which it afforded with the primitive conditions which he first encountered in the country, Mr. Ivans spoke of the characteristics of the typical mountain pioneer. He was not an egotist, said Mr. Ivins, whose vision was confined to his own restricted environment. He knew that other men found the Lord in temples built with hands, just as he felt Him near, here under the stars, in the solitude of these everlasting hills. He was not a Pharisee, who magnified the faults of his while blind to his own shortcomings, but one who, acknowledging his own imperfections, spread the mantle of charity over those of his neighbor. He was not the one who sought the downfall of his neighbor that he might rise to greater heights, but just a grave plain spoken man, who asked only to be left to follow his own faith and occupation, knowing that the Lord is knocking at the doors of the hearts of all men, and that if they will only leave the latch string on the outside, as it always hung on his cabin door, the Lord will come in, and bring peace to their souls. Some Tragedies As an illustration of the many trag-ede- is which have gone into the makwolf. ing of the country, Mr. Ivins said: sold his had Samuel Clavinger The following morning the sun ranch in Arizona and started for the rose warm and radiant. There was state of Washington to make his not a cloud in the sky. We walked home. He had a team of four fine up to the juniper tree where the mockmules attached to a wagon which was ing bird was singing and carefully driven by a negro, a buggy with a drawing aside the inner branches, fine pair of horses attached which he found a nest there with the mother drove himself, and a small band of upon it. She only flew when we alloose horses which were driven by a most touched her, and then just to a young cowboy. They reached this branch of the dead pine across the mountain and camped just above us creek, from which she scolded us for for the night. Early the following our intrusion. There were four young morning, while Clavinger was lacing mocking birds in the nest, little fluffy his boots the white man killed him, things with big heads and wide open while the negro killed his wife, who mouths. As soon as we left the nest was still in bed. The white man then the mother bird returned to it, while vari-color- fel-lowm- en TOE PIONEER FJLRU CORPORATION . 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