Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bell and little daughter, Katherine, returned home last Sunday night after an absence of fourteen months, during which time they traveled by wagon upwards of 4,400 miles along the western slopes of the Rocky mountains.

Leaving here in May, 1904, they drove over to the Gunnison country, thence south through the San Juan valley into Arizona and Old Mexico, where they spent the winter months. Mr. Bell says the rains in Arizona last year were something unparalleled in the history of the country, there having occurred nothing like them in the traditions of the Indians, which extend back many centuries.

Although there were necessarily some hardships in such a trip, it was, on the whole, very enjoyable and Mr. and Mrs. Bell bring back with them the recollections of many interesting experiences.

During the trip Miss Katherine rode a horse more than four thousand miles and, as may be inferred, is an accomplished equestrienne.