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Show Visited Colorado. Ir. and 31 - J' Bniol:ou ro" tuniod laht Sat""1 ovonlng from tholr tour to the Colorado river, and aro authority for tho sUitomont that tho trip was greatly enjoyed by partes par-tes comprising tho company. Leaving Leav-ing St. Goorgoon tho 5th of July, Mr. and Mrs. Ilraokou wont to Kanab, whoro thoy vera joined by Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller, tho four procood-1 procood-1 by buggy nnd on horsoback across tho Buckskin moantains to tho Grand Canyon of tho Colorado. Tho Buckskin Buck-skin mountains form 0110 of tho most inviting nnd pleasurable spots which may bo found at this season of tho year for tourist Tho road is flaukod by tall groves of pl'ios, quaking-asps uud othor variolic of trees, und tho cllmnto Is delightfully cool and invigorating. in-vigorating. Tho jouruoy pas1 u11 too quickly, nnd boforo tho racmbors of tho company com-pany had coasod admiring tho plctur-esquonoss plctur-esquonoss of tho route, thoro suddenly sudden-ly appeared boforo thorn tho full niognlflconco andgrandour of tho canyon. can-yon. Strotohlng out for ecoros of miles could bo bcou tho alternating hills and vnlleys, eklrtcd often with cliffs porhaps hundreds of foot In hoight. Tho dobecut to tho rlvor at this point is a fat only accomplished occasionally, nnd tho niombors of tho party contontod themselves with a vlow from tho most Important peaks uud points along tho ennyon. At 0110 point tho rlvor could bo plainly soon leaping aud plunging down tho rocky gorgo nt a descont of about llvo thousand foot. Two or throe wookn woro Bpont by tho company in this vicinity, which has tho attraction of boing in tho hourt of tho Buckskins; whoro tho trees grow tho tallest, tho grass tho most luxuriant, tho llowors tho loveliest to bo been nuywhorcj uud thoro nu nbundaiiuo of clear, cold wator Is found for tho travolor. Hero Mr. Brnckon Baw thousands of door and killed llvo grizzly bonrs, a cougar and u porcupiuo with his 72-callbro Stovon'H rapid lire rlflo. Mr. Bracken declares that ho didn't get lost in tho woods, tho thousand nnd ouo fabrica tions nnd porsistout rumors to tho contrary, notwithstanding. On tho return trip tho party visited tho cliff dwollors' ruins at Wild Cut canyon, whioh furnish many sped-moiw sped-moiw of a VKiciilinrlv Interest! fyg char-1 jictol liaiAlfimdrstnVl so dry thnt;coni colw ami otfior such mutorial aro found n n state of good preservation. One of tho ruins furnished a vory perfect illustration of tho masonry of tho Cliff dwollors. It was built In n largo cavo, tho front boing wallod up, and tho Interior boing divided f into sovoral apart-monts. apart-monts. Tho wh'olo odiflco soomod to havo boon sovoral stories high. On tho walla could bo plainly discoruod tho flugor prints of tho workmon and othor ovldoncos showing tho method of building. Tho buildings hnd boon cloverly constructed nnd boro ovl-donco ovl-donco of an advnncod stngo cf civilization. civili-zation. Piecos of pottery woro also found which woro glnzed nearly as porfectly as ohinnwnrn. punocuy as ohinnwaro. Anothor place of intorost visited was tho oiico-famous Coconino miuo and camp, which is now wholly do-sortod do-sortod with tho oxcoption of one individual. in-dividual. Mr. Brown of Kanab. Tho Coconino camp onco supported a population pop-ulation of two or tiiroo hundred persons, per-sons, and soomod ono of tho most flourishing camps in tho northorn part of Arizona. Tho largo loochlng plant and mill remain, and tho stores, shops and saloons aro still standing, with tho signs nttachod, and othor ovldoncos of recent occupancy. occu-pancy. It is said that tho loochlng plant could not Iki operated properly, tho company consequently becoming iusolvont. The lwilanco or tho trip was nttond- od with fow occurrences of momout, asido from tho heavy rains which bo- camo customnry lwforo tho party was clear of tho mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Brnckon will spond n short visit at Pino Vnlloy, aftor whioh thoy will loavo for Salt Lake Olty, whoro Orlando will nttond school during dur-ing tho coining winter. |