Show Masterful Address of Apostle I Anthony W. W Ivins of L. L D. D S. S Church Was Vas Made fade at Dedication of U. U P P. P Lodge at Grand Grand' Remarkable Canyon-Remarkable Picture of Early Da Days s A remarkable picture of the early days das In the Utah-Northern Utah Arizona region of its wild Ud life and other colorful colorful colorful color- color ful aspects Is given In an address by Anthony W. W Ivans of ot Salt Lake City In a booklet just printed by the Union Pacific System and sent to this paper with ith its compliments Mr Ivins now a member of the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of af Latter Day Saints first saw the country he describes more than three fifty-three years ago and has lived 1 in it or neighbor to it ever er since i His address was delivered at the formal opening of the Union Pacific's Grand Canyon Lodge at the Grand Canyon Canon 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 Ivins spoke of the characteristics of the typical mountain pioneer He lIc c. c as not an egotist said Mr Ivan Ivins whose vision was wall confined to his own restricted environment He knew that other m men n found the Lord In in temples built with hands j just st as he felt him near here under the stars Inthe in inthe inthe the solitude of these everlasting hills lIe He was not a Pharisee who magnified ed d the faults of his fellowmen while blind blind to his own shortcomings butone butone but butone one who acknowledging his own Imperfections imperfections imperfections im Im- perfections spread the mantle of charity charity charity char char- ity over those of his neighbor He was not one who sought the downfall l. of his neighbor that he might night rise to greater h heights but just justa a brave plain spoken man who asked only to be left to follow his own faith end ind occupation knowing that the Lord is as knocking at the doors of the hearts of all men and that if they ill gill only leave the latch string on the outside as IlS it always hung on his cabin door the Lord will come In and bring peace to their souls As an Illustration of the many tragedies trag trag- edies lies ies which have gone into the makIng making making mak mak- ing cf the country Mr Ivins said Samuel had sold his ranch in Arizona na and started for the state tate o 0 ol Washington to make his home He Ke had a team of four fine mules attached attached at at- ached to a wagon which was driven JY y a negro a buggy with a fine pair of Jf horses attached which he drove himself and a small band of loose horses which were ere driven by a y young ung cowboy They reached this mountain end ind t tamped camped just above us for the right night Early the following mon morning ng whale v Clovinger was lacing his boots the white man killed him while the negro killed his wife who was still in t. t bed ed The white man then took the property and compelling the daughter it If f the to go on with them their journey until they reached a point where they were over- over lIken aken and arrested by officers who Iho followed them But Dut beauty and joy were with these more tragic recollections a d off Mr Ivins One evening we drove Into a mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain valley through which a stream flowed to the north Following it about about about a- a bout two miles mUes it dropped Into a deep canyon There was no road and aid the descent was steep and rough but by careful driving we reached the bottom bettor in h safety together In the fr forks s of If these streams on a spot of high grou ground d Id Covered with grass and sha shad d b by scattered pine trees we established camp The stream was borde bordered ed with willows end and there were meadows on either side upon which cattle catte were grazing while the mountain sides were covered with colored van flow flow- ers em We unhitched our hors horses s nob ob- ob bled and put bells on them and turned turned turned turn turn- ed them out to graze grare gathered some wood pitched d our t tent nt and by the time darkness set in were ready for forth th nIght It was a beautiful The full fullmoon fullmoon fullmoon moon rose over the ridges to the cast east and looked down taco h the pines like a t great s searchlight illuminating the canyon until it ft was almost as light as day Trout splashed In the stream frogs croaked and crickets chirped in- in Myriads of insects fluttered flutter flutter- ed round our camp fire many of them to be caught in the flames and de de- de Night hawks drummed as they passed swiftly through the air airn in n pursuit of the insects upon which they feed From the top of the giant dead pine Just across the creek a horned owl hooted and away off oft on the mountain side a coyote howled dismal dismal- ly From the top ot 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 aU the notes known to his feathered companions and many peculiar only to himself Ills His song was like a medley of old melodies A whip whip- called from the bushes near neu camp and was answered by another farther away and off oft down the canyon canyon canyon can can- yon we ve hear the bark of a grey wolf The following morning the sun rose warm and radiant There was not a cloud in the sky We walked up to the juniper tree where the mockIng mocking mocking mock mock- ing bird was as singing and carefully drawing aside the inner branches we found a nest there with the mother upon It She only flew new when hen we al almost almost almost al- al most touched her and then just to a branch of the dead pine across the creek from which she scolded us for our intrusion There were four young mocking birds in the nest little fluffy things with Ith big heads and wide ide open mouths As soon as we left the nest the mother bird returned to it it ft while the male from his perch on the dead pine sang as though his throat would split CALM CAUl AND THEN A STORM STORI We fished down the stream taking taking tak tak- ing a trout from behind a rock here a riffle there or under a willow yonder the fish taking the fly as I had never known them to do before Just below the camp we disturbed a wild turkey hen and her brood that were scratchIng scratchIng scratching scratch- scratch Ing on the Ue river bottom and they scrambled up the mountain side and took refuge In the rocks A little farther on a flock of parrots flew from where they were feeding on the cones in the top of a pine tree and were away away away a- a way with a great chattering and flapping flapping flapping flap flap- ping of wings the morning sun reflecting reflecting re reflecting re- re the red and green and end yellow yellow yel yel- ellow el low of their bodies like burnished gold A doe and two fawns ran out from the willows and stopping on the moun moun- tain side looked back at us with their big hazel eyes as though wondering who ho we could be As the day advanced ed the heat became oppressive Suddenly Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly the fish ceased to bite the birds to sing the cattle left the the meadows meadows and hastily trailed off Into the side canyons a flock of crows flew silently silent silent- ly over our heads and took refuge under a projecting cliff on the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain side All nature had suddenly become hushed and seemed oppressed We e knew it was the calm which the summer Eummer storm and turned turned turned turn turn- ed hastily back to camp As we did so clouds rolled up over the ridges to the south like Uke great piles of popcorn and a breeze was blowing from rom that direction When we reached camp we found the horses already there backed backed backed back back- ed up on the leeward side of a grove of trees We hastily tied and threw blankets on them The dogs doge whined and crept into the tent The mocking mockingbird bird flew from his perch on the juniper juniper juniper juni juni- per tree and took refuge under a projecting projecting projecting pro pro- rock nearby We had scarcely scarce scarce- ly time to gather our camp equipment carry It into the tent and securely tie the door when the storm broke In all its fury The wind had increased to toa a gale The clouds were black and ominous Great hailstones fell beating down the grass and flowe flowers and tearing the tender branches from the trees A Abolt Abolt Abolt bolt of lightning struck the giant glant dead pine just across the creek and tore it into Juto a thousand pieces scattering them ill all around us and leaving the trunk which v was strongly impregnated with pitch burning brightly while the storm raged The creek which a law Jew IJ minutes before had been a clear mountain mountain moun moun- tain stream was vas a raging torrent Trees torn up by the roots floated past while great boulders loosened from the thc mountain side by the rivulets lets ts which flowed everywhere rolled down don Int into the canyon with noise like thunder Fortunately the storm was of lih short rt duration It ceased as unexpectedly as it ft had come The clouds rolled away a- a way and the sun came out and looked complacently down on the havoc wrought as though It had been an uneventful uneventful uneventful un un- eventful autumn day TilE THE MOCKING BIRD PROVES PRO A ATRUE ATRUE ATRUE TRUE FATHER As we stepped out into the sunshine the mocking bird flew from his shelter shelter shelter shel- shel ter under the projecting rock and hop- hop wd among the branches of the juniper juniper juniper juni juni- per tree uttering notes of alarm We went ent over oyer and drawing aside the Inner in inner In- In ner nor branches found the mother bird there upon the nest dead True to the instinct of all flesh she had protected protected protected pro pro- her young while the storm beat out her life the life the little birds were safe We took the tiny body and digging a I grave gra at the foot of the pine tree near I camp carefully buried burled it I Before Defore we left the camp the little attle I mocking birds were grown Faithfully 4 a. a the tle male bird had fed them day by day and sheltered them at night but there had been no more singing he had just done his duty with a heavy heart as many fathers have done be before before before be- be fore and since ant and as u he sat watching his young while they tried their wings in short flights from tree to tree I knew that he would soon lead them away to their winter home in the south bouth where he would find another mate male to take the place of her who had given her life that his offspring might live lire |