100 years ago
1925: Wandering for a day and a half without water for themselves and three horses within a few miles of Flagstaff was the unusual and unpleasant experience of George Law, writer, and his wife, Lela Lockwood Law, artist, who were seeking on horseback a place where they might cross Walnut Canyon from the south side. Mr. and Mrs. Law had been camping at Lake Mary. They started for Flagstaff through the box canyon. They found their only exit was on the side away from town. Being unfamiliar with the country they attempted to reach the railroad by going east, threading innumerable side canyons without discovery of water. By the end of a day and a half they headed south and luckily reached Marshall Lake. They were in Flagstaff Saturday for supplies to last a week or more -- which they will spend at Walnut canyon -- exploring it from this side. Mr. and Mrs. Law are residents of Palm Springs, California, and are traveling off the beaten paths on horseback and with a pack horse. They had motored in this part of the state before but hoped to see more interesting spots with horses. They crossed the Colorado desert to Blythe and followed Bill Williams fork to its head in the box canyons near Peeples Valley south of Prescott. From there they visited points of interest on Beaver Creek and the Verde and then headed this way for the plateau country. Their chief difficulty has been the lack of feed for the horses. The Stoneman Lake region, they say, is the prettiest and most attractive they have found so far.
Gallery: Second annual Pow Wow hosted by the CHS Native American Club
CHS Pow Wow
Westin Jones, 15, Head Man Dancer and CHS student, competes in the second annual Pow Wow at Coconino High School on Friday night presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club.
CHS Pow Wow
Taliyah Manymules, 16, carefully applies war paint before dancing in the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night at CHS.
CHS Pow Wow
Quincy Smith dances in the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night.
CHS Pow Wow
Lilith RedDeer, 4, smiles as she competes in the Tiny Tots Division in the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night at CHS.
CHS Pow Wow
Fancy dancers compete during the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night.
CHS Pow Wow
James Jones dances during the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night.
CHS Pow Wow
Kaitlyn Davis braids the hair of sister Lillian Davis, 15, to get her ready to dance in the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night.
CHS Pow Wow
Chatumn Knight, 8, competes during the second annual Pow Wow presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club on Friday night at CHS.
CHS Pow Wow
Hundreds of people attend the second annual Pow Wow at Coconino High School on Friday and Saturday. It was presented by the Coconino High School Native American Club.
