GRAND CANYON Rules and Regulations 1920

HOW TO REACH THE PARK.

BY RAIL.

The Grand Canyon National Park is directly reached by a branch line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad extending 64 miles northward from Williams, Ariz. On certain trains through standard sleeping cars are operated to and from Grand Canyon station. Passengers using other trains and stopping over at Williams will find adequate accommodations at the Fray Marcos, station hotel.

Stop-overs at Williams are permitted on both round-trip and one-way tickets, all classes, reading to points beyond. Side-trip fare from Williams to Grand Canyon and return is $7.60.

Round-trip excursion tickets at reduced fares are on sale daily at practically all stations in the United States and Canada to Grand Canyon, as a destination.

Baggage may be checked through to Grand Canyon station, if required. Passengers making brief side-trips to Grand Canyon may check baggage to Williams only or through to destination. Certain regulations for free storage of baggage for Grand Canyon passengers are in effect.

For further information regarding railroad fares, service, etc., apply to railroad ticket agents; or address:

W. J. Black, passenger traffic manager, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

J. J. Byrne, assistant passenger traffic manager, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, Los Angeles, Calif.

BY AUTOMOBILE.

Automobile tourists may leave the main east and west highway through Arizona at either Williams or Flagstaff.

Flagstaff.—It is about 85 miles from El Tovar to Flagstaff, via Grandview, Lockett's Lake, Skinner's Wash, Noki Wash, and San Francisco Peaks, over a main traveled road, on which a good run is possible most of the year. The round trip requires about two days.

This is a very enjoyable drive through pine forests and across green mesas along the old-time stage route to the canyon. The town of Flagstaff is located in the heart of the San Francisco uplift. There are good stores and garage facilities in Flagstaff. In this vicinity are prehistoric cliff dwellings, extinct craters, volcanic cones, lava beds, and ice caves. The summit of Humphreys Peak, one of the peaks forming the San Francisco Mountains, is 12,750 feet high.

Williams.—Williams is 34 miles west of Flagstaff, on the main east and west highway through Arizona. It is the nearest shopping center and its stores and garages carry a good stock of everything necessary to the automobile tourist. Special attention is paid to mail orders from Grand Canyon.

The route from Williams passes Red Lake, Howard Lake, and Anita, running along the line of the Grand Canyon Railway. No supplies can be purchased between Williams and Grand Canyon.

MAP OF ARIZONA SHOWING RAILROAD CONNECTIONS TO GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK.

AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES.

At Grand Canyon village is an excellent garage under the management of Fred Harvey. Storage, or repair service, as well as gasoline and oil, may be procured here.

MAP SHOWING PRINCIPAL AUTOMOBILE ROUTES IN COLORADO, UTAH, ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.

GROCERIES.

The Independent Store carries a very limited supply of groceries. Tourists who expect to camp at Grandview or Grand Canyon should bring their supplies from Williams or Flagstaff.

WATER.

A supply of water for drinking purposes and for radiation, sufficient to last to Grand Canyon, should be brought from Williams or Flagstaff.

REACHING THE NORTH RIM.

To those who enjoy extraordinary scenery and unusual experiences, the trip to the Wylie Way Camp on the north rim, either by rail and motor stage or by private motor, will make a strong appeal.

Coming by rail over the Salt Lake route, the tourist changes to auto stage at Lund, over the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, at Marysvale. Coming by private motor from Salt Lake City or Los Angeles, the Arrowhead Trail is followed to Cedar City, Utah.

From Cedar City the road leads over the plateau to Panguitch in the valley of the Sevier River, where it joins the road from Marysvale. From Panguitch, one of Utah's spectacular scenic exhibits, Bryce Canyon is reached. Of Bryce Canyon John A. Witsoe, of the University of Utah, writes:

It is a box canyon 2 miles wide by 3 miles long, cut 1,000 feet into the top of Paunsagunt Plateau. It drains toward the southeast and overlooks the Colorado River 75 miles distant. The strata in the canyon are flat, low-lying Tertiary sandstones and clayey sandstones, rather highly indurated. A wonderful variety of erosional forms are painted in every color, shade, and tint of the spectrum, including reds, pinks, creams, tans, lavenders, purples, blues, greens, chocolates, and whites.

This unparalleled array of erosional forms, coupled with wonderful coloring and dotted somewhat profusely with a variety of evergreen trees, constitutes perhaps the most gorgeous spectacle in the world.

The route from Panguitch to the north rim follows the Sevier River to its source, crossing the divide, and then rapidly descends under the vermilion cliffs and down the interesting Johnson Canyon to Kanab, a well-built town of 1,200 inhabitants. The road then leads out over the Kaibab Plateau, whose southern escarpment, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, is the northern wall of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The last 50 miles are through Kaibab Forest, a national reserve, which exhibits on a grand scale one of the largest forests of giant pines in the United States. The high, dry, bracing, pine-laden air, the forest aisles, and occasional glimpses of wild deer and white-tailed squirrels, make this ride a fitting prelude to the silent symphony of the Grand Canyon itself.

From Zion National Park a road leads to Kanab and the north rim of the Grand Canyon via Hurricane. Hurricane is the center of Utah's "Dixie," a garden spot of semitropical vegetation and quaint Mormon settlements. South of Hurricane the road leads across the land of Zane Grey's "Purple Sage" to Kanab, and thence by the road above described. While the road from Hurricane to Kanab is being improved, inquiry should be made concerning it before attempting this route.

LUND, UTAH, NORTH RIM OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK SPECIAL TOUR.

Plans are now being made to have available a special tour from Lund to the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., including a side trip to Bryce Canyon on the going trip and Zion National Park on the return trip. The tour will occupy eight days and the fare will include all automobile transportation service and hotel and camp accommodations.

The trip is planned on the following schedule:

Wednesday, Lund to Cedar City for lunch, to Panguitch for overnight; Thursday, Panguitch via Bryce Canyon to Kanab for overnight; Friday, Kanab to north rim of Grand Canyon National Park, arriving for late lunch at Wylie Way Camp; remain at north rim with bus at service of party until breakfast Sunday; Sunday, north rim to Kanab for lunch, to Panguitch for overnight; Monday, Panguitch to Cedar City for lunch, to Zion National Park; remain at Wylie Way Camp, Zion National Park, until after breakfast Wednesday; Wednesday, Zion National Park to Cedar City for lunch, to Lund for train. Total mileage for trip 668 miles. If the road from Kanab to Hurricane is in good shape, the return trip will be made that way, giving one day longer at the north rim, Grand Canyon National Park, or at Zion National Park at the option of the party.

Authorized rate.

Each person will be allowed 25, pounds of baggage on stage. A charge of 10 cents per pound will be made for excess baggage.

MARYSVALE, UTAH, NORTH RIM OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK SPECIAL TOUR.

Plans are now being made to have available, commencing July 4, 1920, a special tour from Marysvale, Utah, a station on a spur line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., including a side trip to Bryce Canyon, one of Utah's spectacular scenic exhibits only recently discovered by tourists. The tour will occupy six days and the fare will include all automobile transportation service and hotel and camp accommodations. A 10-passenger automobile bus of the type used in Yellowstone National Park will be operated in this transportation service. Tickets must be obtained at the Salt Lake Sight-seeing Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.

A weekly trip is planned on the following schedule:

Monday, Marysvale to Bryce Canyon for late lunch at Wylie Way Camp; Tuesday, Bryce Canyon to Kanab, luncheon en route; Wednesday, Kanab to north rim of Grand Canyon National Park, arriving for late lunch at Wylie Way Camp; remain at north rim with bus at service of party until after lunch Friday; Friday afternoon, north rim to Kanab; Saturday, Kanab to Marysvale, luncheon en route. Hotel accommodations Sunday night and Saturday night at Marysvale included in tour charge.

Authorized rate.

HOTELS AND PUBLIC CAMPS.

The following hotels, etc., are operated by Fred Harvey:

EL TOVAR.

The El Tovar is located at the railroad terminus, near the head of Bright Angel Trail, at an elevation of 6,866 feet above sea level, and open all the year. It is a long, low structure, built of native bowlders and pine logs. There are 93 sleeping rooms, accommodating 175 guests. Forty-six of these rooms are connected with private bath.

There is a music room and rendezvous. In the main dining room 165 persons can be seated at one time.

Hot and cold water, steam heat, and electric light are supplied. El Tovar also has a steam laundry.

Authorized rates at El Tovar Hotel.

BRIGHT ANGEL COTTAGES.

Cozy lodgings in cottages or tents at Bright Angel Cottages, adjacent to El Tovar. The accommodations are clean and comfortable. There are four cottages, open the year round and several large tents for summer only. All of the cottages have steam heat and electric light; one cottage also has baths. About 150 persons can be accommodated here. Meals are furnished a la carte at the cafe. Kitchen facilities are ample for quick a la carte service.

Authorized rates at Bright Angel cottages.

HERMIT CAMP.

On Tonto Plateau at the foot of Hermit Trail; consists of a central dining room, lounge tent, and 11 sleeping tents, accommodations for 30 persons.

Authorized rates at Hermit Camp.

DESERT VIEW.

Overlooking Painted Desert, Marble Canyon, and Grand Canyon, several cottages may be occupied for limited periods. See page 28.

WILEY WAY CAMP ON NORTH RIM.

At Bright Angel Point on the North Rim is "Wiley. Way" Tourist Camp, consisting of a central dining tent and comfortable sleeping tents, with accommodations for 25 persons. Rates are $6 per day.