| Show University of Hard Knocks Heaton geaton pilots Pilot Cedar Party to Little Known but Magnificent d and Inspiring Scenic Parts of Majestic Grand Canyon r D By member r of Party plan an for lor each and every abry I good individual abil- abil her er o test h his IS or hard knocks Act Acting I ng Incentive incentive we e started Fri Fri- rn- rn this hi Grand Canyon the e for lor n n Colorado vL via more I rename renamed d The Universe p colors black an and d hard Kno ks i c t nobly a aIr and n w u. u HUM t Ir Irti M as the director ald n t aly acted f Mr bir r. r Gilbert Janson Jenson P r. r r- r ear earr ri Af ot the i dual man JIIn t and ana recep ion tion committee what we ahou should ld nt imag imagine done w without it ou Mr lr Flanigan athe a a- done the appropriate e time ime o slight repast I It t I Is s it ke of a extensive ape ap- ap ve 1 0 owe we our 1 IDem members Bembers b e rs of the party who honorable r e ble mention for th their elre e contributions to g P personal the crowd oeral If ral enjoyment tithe 0 of here bert be named in to the or orde- orde of it appearance It would be more order in III inthey in the Wi t to say they nose dived through the bus into the spring V 0 of f the WT They ey are occupying the rear rear- position t tn n Hilda Ililda Foy Fay Claire ard r d and Marie Billingsly next m n fight Wight Gilbert Janson an and d note note the thc arrangement lanigan subordinates all oth others other rs s r self as occupant of the third 1 from rom the rear t trip was an expensive one onea one one- n a i pecuniary terms but I in exI ex ex- j I energy We left HurricaneS Hurricane e S 5 P. P PM P.M. 1 the same Friday an anto and andi d de i to 14 ascend the uphill grade W We Weed e led ed Hong dong until about 8 P. P M. M being interrupts interrupted d b by an occasional rabbit or coyote few few vocal selections from Irom the rendered by a select choir stopped topped in a large grove of i to sup Here a debate tOOK tool the substance of which was wasi i r we n should go o on We went dit was not until 2 A. A M. M that topped for the night Zoe redi reed re- re ed di that she wasn't going to un un- before lefore retiring Mr Janson d to know if iC the hc thought it too but bot he be found that she had hadu hadn u n her promise when at 50 A. A today morning he performed uty as is reception committee It ft rising that in the face of all allo o eness that he could have Id ed i all sil so heartily but then he show how to lo overcome such trifling instances aces nees acre lere ere anxious to tv get to the rim rime e Grand Crand Canyon Canon so after break break- f g L we resumed our journey ache ato a a- to the desert The roads were any any- tat bot highways a and nd the springs e very ery ry much flattened We t pt set to the canyon canon until noon sat M u late when we got got st the river river river-an an adventure ad which bite J woman had hitherto aced ac ac- ed rt Teen n of oC the party d and came caine bad back but how and It t Is la evident to all those ex Ct cu nth n n- th that t we took the wrong route b be iw most Bt difficult t never liner touched the river we brought back to our l Pe e of f the I Colorado River we I tot rot nearer than two hundred but aho ho of oC thos thos- Who went down J Say lay that w eve tto ere not repaid I. I have put forth fort h talents to o d de de- ile nature art art- aVe we set forth Corth n nn n canvas their lations of oC o ls l's could tell you ou hat we though t e v as I vastness ness r. and Chit awe o of oC ti we I i t saw but what i It tot lot It doing would come ome so fa far farto r Justice beauty 3 to tn the beauty of o f and ke Canyon tanyon that it would sound Bound d end and not tc-not under under- ting the e s Of those pres I those thole who oho know of or th the steep and and roughness of the then parts We ere came can n in any way b oar ur to by not beach be be- did reach ach the river n not t start I our upward climb Ip P M. M We ha had i used all the ater in our ur cant canteens ns BO so BOf nand and Mr Flanigan went aith on ba back ek to f five IVe Us of f the th to bring They tea len reached cump camp Wit with h th the de no one badly hurt- hurt 1 little or of Mr Flanigan rib h II hack back Just politely ct CI leI Aee bone bunc the h hard ard SiX to left behind lab labored I oe get Ket one onu of t bed our In he h. ern b era up the h 81 ale e This cliffs and I We nc accomplished I by means of ropes and muscular skill At times we were all glad to rece receive c cald aid ald The moon had risen rien and shown hown brightly enough for us to see ee our way But will happen in spite of all precaution and so 80 it did that night The shale made th thc rocks ks loose and it was dangerous to tv place too much confidence in ones one's footing l Alarie being an awkward individual by nature nature et started H u IlIr ze rock slid slid- ig g a Down w the shale This Thi s was the ro ock Y-ock ck that hit poor o r II Mn oil tho in h Knee e bruising and smashing it badly This was about one third of the wa way up but Hilda made it to the top lop without ai aid d from anyone anone We are ate glad that in inthe inthe inthe the crowd we had one plucky member About a mile from camp we met M Mr r. r Janson and Flanigan bringing us water and something to lo eat cat IrI Irregardless d less leas of all else those men have done in life they will receive a place e in celestial glory for savin saving six souls We reached camp about Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- Sunday day morn morning n The river roared one of the members of the sleeping pasty snored snored and another talked but still stil we slept on Never Xe was sleep more appreciated The next morning we hiked to the rim took pictures and filled up on the splendor of oC the Grand Graml Canyon W We e left left for home about 11 Mr Janson made a n bet Lt will Lill that we 1 would reach La Verkin erkin hot ho springs sprints at at The looser loos-er was to tc buy the winner r two bottles of beer We arrived at the sprints springs a u half hal hour after scheduled d time lime but Claire bought the root rout beer No o one stay lay stayed ed d in the pool long but we all felt Celt much better after alter the the- dip Mr Dir Janson Janson Jan Jan- son would not dive bt because cause he sai said there Was danger danger of getting of f getting his head under water We reached home sometime after atter twelve P. P M. M.-et any rate te one member member mem- mem b ber of oC f the 1 party did It lt is surprising how fearful one can get of f falling in in- into to lt the Colorado rad niver if and then the n not o t watch one ones one's 5 step sufficiently to keep from walking into nto an irrigation ditch filled with water None of us are sorry we went on on that wild excursion none of us regret re- re Pret gret thc the bruises and hard knocks we received and all Of Ut us would go again if we gut got ot the thc chance c tn n |
