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 . a stage in Nevada. The Hite ranch also proved to be a place of refuge forothers, the sole survivors of two other parties who werewrecked, one person escaping on each occasion. Hitesranch, and Lees Ferry, 140 miles below Hite, had mailservice. We had left instructions at the post-office toforward our mail to one or the other of these were also the only places on our 425-mile run toBright Angel Trail where we could expect to se
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 . a stage in Nevada. The Hite ranch also proved to be a place of refuge forothers, the sole survivors of two other parties who werewrecked, one person escaping on each occasion. Hitesranch, and Lees Ferry, 140 miles below Hite, had mailservice. We had left instructions at the post-office toforward our mail to one or the other of these were also the only places on our 425-mile run toBright Angel Trail where we could expect to see anypeople, so we were informed. We were about to descendinto what is, possibly, the least inhabited portion of theUnited States of America. A party of civil engineers working here, joined usthat evening at Wolvertons home. A young man inthe party asked us if we would consent to carry a letterthrough with us and mail it at our destination. Hethought it would be an interesting souvenir for the personto whom it was addressed. We agreed to do our best,but would not guarantee delivery. The next morningtwo letters were given us to mail, and were accepted. /•a
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