Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico, with a foreword by Owen Wister;new edition with (72 plates) from photographs by the author and his brother . mums, gave us a morecheerful welcome than our little building below. Weonly stopped to quench our thirst in the bubbling spring,then began the four-mile climb that would put us on topof the towering cliff. Soon we overtook the party wehad seen on the plateau. Some of the tourists kindlyoffered us their mules, but mules were too slow for us,and they were soon far below us. Calls, faint at first,but growing louder as we advanced, came float
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico, with a foreword by Owen Wister;new edition with (72 plates) from photographs by the author and his brother . mums, gave us a morecheerful welcome than our little building below. Weonly stopped to quench our thirst in the bubbling spring,then began the four-mile climb that would put us on topof the towering cliff. Soon we overtook the party wehad seen on the plateau. Some of the tourists kindlyoffered us their mules, but mules were too slow for us,and they were soon far below us. Calls, faint at first,but growing louder as we advanced, came floating downfrom above. On nearing the top our younger brotherErnest, who had come on from Pittsburg to look afterour business, came running down the trail to greet member of a troupe of moving-picture actors, incowboy garb, remarked that we didnt look like moving- 218 THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON FROM WYOMING TO MEXICO picture explorers; then little Edith emerged from ourstudio just below the head of Bright Angel Trail andcame skipping down toward us, but stopped suddenlywhen near us, and said smilingly: Is that my Daddy with all those whiskers ? ££. BRIGH1 VNGEL ( REEK AND I VNYON CHAPTER XX ONE MONTH LATER Naturally we were very impatient to know justwhat success we had met with in our photographic of the motion pictures had been printed and re-turned to us. My brother, who meanwhile had takenhis family to Los Angeles, sent very encouraging reportsregarding some of the films. Among the Canyon visitors who came down to inspectthe results of our trip were Thomas Moran, the famousartist, with his daughter, Miss Ruth, whose interest wasmore than casual. Thomas Morans name, more than anyother, with the possible exception of Major Powells, isto be associated with the Grand Canyon. It was hispainting which hangs in the capital at Washington thatfirst acquainted the American public with the wondersof the Canyon. This painting was the result of a journeyhe made with Major
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