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0n the East Side of (Joe $11155: and ‘Veyond is 121‘. "Jester:
‘V'avajo Indian Reservation and the painted assert. ’"f‘e road led
scum here nna we continued on the same type of desert road.

2; nae we were in no hurry, the rough surface did nae make much
diffarence. To our left appeared high red colored ciirre, called
Ache Cliffs, at remained in sight for a long time. We were
driving thru the painted desert but the colors were considara‘ply
dulled due to Le heavy clouds. Crossed the Little Coiorado szer
and into Cameron. Here a. branch road leads west to the Gout Rim
the Grand Canyon. Fur ~‘aut: was south and now in a slight rain

'11 did not lash long. L‘ to Cameron we had seen only two Cars
on this desert dri e, ‘huf, From now on [were were nuite a number.
fienrly all were loaded with indians going southward. South of us
aonearcd VF San V‘rancisco Uauntai s which we reacred after a
' en tnru these men wins and flown on long easy slop»
Interstate highway and Camp Townsend in a.
:Ltianal ‘orefit. .uc wart: 5 miles emit of 'Tlagstaff.
After dinner we watched the indians 901' 3 past on wagons,
horseback or cars to (as we learned lainr, “la; tiff, where 5551‘s
was a big Pow—Vow nex: clay. "1 s trip from the ram: Rim of the
"mend Canyon to Flagstaff was one of our most interesting aeeeri
drives *an r14 Niles.
All traff c headed for Vlagstaff so we trailed along. Each
year, on the 1’: of July, the firm Lodge of 'viegstaf: nrumoces a
big indian Pow .ow, which attracts as many as 3000 ind ans. Var—
ions kinds of races, games and dances are given 'hy the ndinns.
e judges and referees are indians, so that i. ey compete and
ow according to eneir own rules for cash nrizes. "re Viki ad-
vertise the event and attend to the ticket sale, then turn over a
iixea sun of manev to ene indian comittet. ”Tom Then on it is
the dians affair. We spoke to people, later, wi-o had attendee
and said me: it was e grant Show. ‘
In town were e a large 1. number of indians tram we ind ever
seen and all dressed in th ir trihal best. It was a great tenn-
tation to Sta" and Sea the Show hm. dacided against it on account
of the admission charaa. So we rolled astw'erd out over the dea»
art and again 1(ind clouds protected us from the heat at” the sun.
Passed thru W ‘0‘” and a short distance beyond liolbrook we en-
tered. the ’atrified Forest Xafiiona‘. Y'onun “It.
tiere were several Forests or areas 0. these Stone trees.
tree trunk were ly'ng around on ton of' the ground. ny of

L" up ‘Vo four feet in diameter. A fresii‘y broken oieoe showed a
driety of colors. ‘t the headquarters on loin; rare are various
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:1 describe in: such a canfiitinn could have
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happened. ’V‘hey also had specimens of petrified won end one tree
trun inree mm long and a'ncut irree feet i diameter standing
on its and, with its unner cross Section nu: square and non 'ned.
This 5 rrace was extremely smooth and s owed many colors hut .ith
no Licular pattern.
9, one vart or Life :1 rVe (here was an outcrooning of rocks
on whim? new-e many indien picturanhs.

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