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County, Arizona, has since arranged with the 

 cattle company to build and install a new and 

 safe boat and make the approaches safe, and 

 doubtless these improvements were completed a 

 few weeks after our passage. 



What was John's surprise to find one of his 

 nieces, her husband, and her husband's brother 

 — Johnson by name — in charge of the property 

 in the interests of the cattle company. Our 

 welcome was royal. Watermelons and musk- 

 melons from the irrigated garden and apples 

 from the orchard were set before us, unex- 

 pected luxuries. 



Our bed spread in the open, as usual, was, 

 however, the most uncomfortable of the trip, 

 for here in the depths of the canon the night 

 was very warm, mosquitoes were much too nu- 

 merous and active, and we were glad enough 

 the next morning to wind our way to the high 

 plain above the river. 



Here we were on the Kaibab Plateau. The 

 scenery through this whole region is over- 

 powering in its grandeur. The highly colored 

 peaks and cliffs, rising in rugged confusion on 

 every side, the canons, and the sullen river be- 

 low combine to form one of nature's wonder 

 spots. One notable landmark, which we had 

 passed on the south of the Colorado River — 



