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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1896
Page
2
FraestaFf A T June 21 96 Dear Free Press describes crossing forests and deserts toward the Grand Canyon near Cedar Springs. The writer gives a vivid memo of hospitality among cowboys and a perilous ascent along a ladder rock above the abyss, reading like a personal travelogue and homage to heroic enterprise.
The narrator recalls a windy ascent down rugged rocks and a perilous moment balancing on a ladder. Nervous scenery and vast cliffside beauty evoke nature’s grandeur, with vultures circling beneath as the trek ends returning to Flagstaff today.
Excursions depart via the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix railway on June 4 18 July 2 16 30 August 13 27 and September 10 with a round trip fare of 15.20 valid for 30 days. Contact E W Gillett acting general agent and L H Landis ticket clerk at 44 West Washington Street for details.
The Goldfield Milling and Mining Company is formed in Arizona Territory by O D Merrill Orlando Merrill Lewis E Lamb C R Hakes J R Morse and W E Pomeroy with capital of one million dollars to mine acquire and develop mining claims operate mills and water power facilities and engage in real estate. The corporation to exist twenty five years with a three member board and officers including president secretary treasurer and vice president.
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