--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - M. I. A. Scouts of St. Johns, Arizona collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 19 number: 9 published: 1916-07 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'M. I. A. Scouts of St. Johns, Arizona, "Notable “Hike” on the Great Colorado Plateau," *Improvement Era* 19, no. 9 (July 1916): 774–776.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1909unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1909unse start_page: 774 end_page: 776 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1916-07) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1909unse publication_year: 1916 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1916, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Notable “Hike” on the Great Colorado Plateau Notable "Hike" on the Great Colorado Plateau By the M. I. A. Scouts of St. Johns, Arizona Fifteen of the boys, with George H. Crosby, Jr., stake super- intendent, took a "hike" in June, 1915, and are shown in the photograph. Others joined the "hike" at Eagar. The company altogether traveled 161 miles — walked 152 miles. They found 91 new plants, 17 new rocks, 14 natural curiosities; visited 4 towns, 16 ranches, 12 creeks and 24 other geographical places. They met and interviewed 21 intelligent people, saw 11 very attractive homes, took lessons in good road building, cattle rais- ing, sheep raising, forestry, fire protection, and dry-farming. Fourteen boys learned much of camp cooking. The company saw 5 reservoirs, 48 extinct volcanoes, 8 extinct geysers and one sheep-shearing camp. They caught 324 trout, saw 9 sheep herds, 9 Mexican ranch homes, and 8 Indian ruins. They traced the course of three ancient Aztec canals, and traveled or camped in timbered mountains six out of the eleven days they were upon their journey from June 18 to June 28, inclusive. They saw 11 picturesque canyons, one flock of wild turkeys, and 23 birds. They captured 2 prairie dogs and 1 porcupine and saw 12 other wild animals, also bear tracks, deer tracks, etc., and altogether had a most excellent educational trip— one that taught them the value of keen observation, and the natural marvels of the great Colorado plateau over which they traveled. ROOSEVELT M. I. A. SCOUTS Top — On horseback, ready to leave for the hike. — Center Climbing a mountain. The scouts are walking and leading their horses as an act of kindness to the animals. — Bottom Just after finishing lunch on the banKs of the Uintah river. "We are having good success in the work in some of the wards. In some, how- ever, we have not been able to get officers," writes Supt. Clarence Johnson of Duchesne stake. Since last September he has traveled over 1,200 miles in that stake, in the inter- ests of M. I. A. work. They have organizations in seven wards, all of which are doing good work. Thirty-four boys of the Roosevelt ward went along in the hike above ex- plained. The boy scouts of the Bennett ward joined in the bear dance, in which the boys took a turn with the Indians, and enjoyed it very much. Scout Masters are Depriest of Roosevelt, and Wellman, of Bennett. ; ^ - L-^^-^s ^ ,. ~f4\B F?*V-..A ,1 ... /H II V it ATatm^b* i^BBUi^*^ "jpP^ m " " - ._*». * JL i 9 CJMj iV jiikifi nff^ * ^^Br* * P^VM ... HB^' <* ~ - ' *< :, ' ' '>'^-^ <'^~sa£ RECEPTION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AT PORT SAID An Incident of Travel BY F. E. BARKER I stood at the point in Port Said, Egypt, where the Suez Canal enters the Mediterranean, gazing at the magnificent statue of Ferdinand De Lesseps, the genius and builder of the great canal. Suddenly I was accosted by the voice of some person on the opposite side of the boulevard. There was no mistaking it T was recognized. In the party addressing me, I saw the troubled expression of a man past middle age, sprawled out in a resting but woe-begone attitude. On closer inspection I discerned the features of one of those typical old Syrians we had seen about the Holy Land. He bore the impression of having been greatly misused, and his first words were: "I been sheated, I been £ heated! My name be Backarat Isaac Backarat. I t'ink you — know Dr. Robison I been sheated I —O ! been sheated !" His modulation and also his twang were very peculiar. could not help wondering at the salu- I tation. What did it mean? Did he think I had cheated him? I had been led to think before I arrived at that point that one would do well if he made such a trip as I was taking without being cheated in some way. But I am going to stop here and tell you a few facts which will bring together Ferdinand De Lesseps the parts of my story. Some days prior to the above happening our little party of three returning missionaries, in the course of our round-the-