Show frank wright and I 1 j jim rigg appear on texas TV show J frank wright of blanden Bland blanding ln and mr and mrs james P riggs of grand junction operators of mexican hat expeditions app appeared earea on TV and featured in an ani article of the daily times herald of dallas last week mr and mrs rigg and mr wright flew to dallas where they were the guests of their friend monte warner who with his daughter and son in law made the I 1 river trip from mexican hat to marble canyon arizona in 1949 A film taken by mr warner on this trip was also shown on TV at the time of the interview in an article appearing in the dallas paper mr wright and mr riggs were given credit for being two of the leading fast boatmen in the nation cruising C down the river between the tow towering walls of the grand canyon the article read a feat performed successfully by only men is a thrilling mile trip but probably safer than any comparable strip of highway in the opinion of the dallas visitors jimmy riggs was described as I 1 a handsome 26 year old former world war II 11 infantryman who divides his time between operating his flying service at grand junction and making makin the river trips the lives of each each were painted 4 glamorous as 1 71 amorous and adventuresome which indeed they yie are each season wright and rigg I 1 make several trips down both the san juan and the colorado their trips are scheduled to start may of this year and will extend well into july famous men and women of the nation have enjoyed the thrill of these river trips which have not lost a passenger or a boat beat so far dr edwin mckee er dr arthur compton mr F E masland are some of the people who have made the trip with the river men mr and mrs rigg and mr wright flew home during the night landing at blanding 45 minutes after midnight |