Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-22
PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE FORD.
pes,ret News Spec,al Representative
Gets Some Good Snapshots for
1oday's Paper.
PICTURESQUE HOLEIN THE CLIFF.
The Mighty Colorado as II Appears In
A Cleft of tn, Rocks 1000 Feet Deep
Fossils Of Creation,

A special to the Saturday News"
from Bluff city, san Juan county was
received last evening with the accom-
uauyug pictures Considering the fact
that they were taken during rain
storm as explained g. the "NcVs"
special correspondent they are quite
good and most interesting particularly
m view Of the fact that they are tho
first to reach this city direct from, or
rather o. the Salt Lake city exploring
expedition concerning which the pub
lc Is already so well advised Says
the News representative:
SCOUTS ARE THE BEST
AS you have been heretofore m-
formed the party left here on the nth
mst and pushed into the wild and m-
known sections Of this county A
heayy rain and altogether bad weather
detained them longer than they expect
ed to remain, but when they went out
they did so in good shape the cNpedi-
Hon comprising a 2O-horse pack train.
Three Of the best cowboys I'm this whole
region Franz Adams, George Perkins
and Freeman Nelson. accompanied
them. They know the section as well
's any one can. and are injured to all
sorts Of hardship and frontier diff
Gritty In securing thier services the
Salt Lakcrs got most excellent material
and will receive aid that will benefit
them TO the utmost, When II comes to
niichlng camp I'm the right place seal
Hg cliffs crossing chasms or perform
l1g any Of the necessary fests the
Marty viii he called upon to perform
these mon win be there with the goods
every hour Of the day and night. Nat
urally every man Is a horseman Of
highest qualification, They are also
excellent marksmen and good hunters.
Al Scorup, as the News has hereto
fore advised its readers, Is in charge Of
the expedition so far as acting as pilot
is concerned, II is nearly a week now
since the party left here and no word
has come from the party since that
time.
FORDING THE SAN JUAN.
The readers Of the Saturday
News will find the pictures pertain
ing to this brief article Of much inter-
est, trust. The first one is snap
shot view Of the exploring party cross
ing a turbulent aud dangerous conau-
ent Of the San Juan on their way out
into the dark and unknown sections Of
the san Juan county, Heavy clouds
We're skurrying across the face of the
upper deep and rain was falling rapid
ly as Scorup lead the party across the
wide and rolling waters, A consider
able number OF San Juanites viewed
the departure with interest and wishd
O hearty Godspeed to the searchers
who were soon safely on the other side
and out Of sight That is the last pic
ture that was taken OF them before
they penetrated the wilderness where
they now are amid the bleak and crest
ed wilds.
ANCIENT CLIFF HOUSE,
Another picture In the group is Of
scene in the near vicinity Of Bluff
City, 1t is taken away up on the side Of
huge cliff and shows the San Juan
valley down on the left, while on the
right looms up large and strong part
OF an ancient cliff house, such as char
acleri7e this part of the country, The
walls OF small room, now fallen en-
urey away once occupied the space
now seen as a hole in the rocks near
'ne center of the picture,
CREVlCE 1000 FEET DEEP.
Some IS miles to the west Of Bluff
Guy occurs the widest, ruggedest,
s9hdest scenery on the face Of the
Earth so far as ! know. And 1t grows
wilder ruggeder and grander the Tar
'"er west one penetratos until the
mighty Colorado river is reached. \
t"InpSe Of this is shown In the third
'Od last picture taken specially fol
WIS article Of the Deserot News, Far
lo"n this great crevice, which Is 1000
'eet deep, the first stratihcd rocks oc-
suH Here, too, occur evidences Of the
ult forms OF life on earth In fos-
''l@ed state. The remains of mighty
'''hals extinct ages ago are here
"uaiiied and preserved In so perfect a
'1' mat they have become a part Of
,'e rocks themselves. Here also, can
w read no small part OF the story Of
we creation OF our planet And final
uere' throughout the long future,
WI. De the greatest "class room" for
'luents OF geology that this world of