Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-23
UTAH PARTY ON
ARIZONA "STRIP"
How School Question Cuts Figure
in Proposition to Annex it
To Utah
WILL MEET DELEGATE SMITH.
Something Of the Nearest Justice 40
Niles Away, Over the Canyon Close
At Hand--Into the Wilderness.

HhNo hhul, WV NV Nuul WI NiooN
At Hand--Into the Wilderness.
Special Correspondence.
Freedonia, Arizona, Sept. Relieving
the lovely little city Of Kanab nesting
like n ycritable oasis in the desert, the
Senator Smoot party proceeded to this
little village this morning in a rough
road vehicle. President Woolley Of
Kanab is a real general IN his organic
ing capacity. He Is a man Of so years,
whose life's battle in sterile places has
left strong but pleasing marks upon his
genial countenance with a wig of
colonial days, he would well represent
one Of the early patriots. lie has GER
talnly been a father in this forbidding
southland, and what would have dis
coura ged men Of milder mettle has not
daunted him. Old man that he now is,
one finds him stlll planning with 81
gantlC measures for the benefit OF his
beloved southland. His vision causes
him TO see railroad trains running south
ural wonder Of the world, the Grand
canyon. Across Is mighty chasn, he Is
planning and may soon put into reali-
ty an aerial tramWay over the deep
gorge. The present trip he has planned
particularly 10 call the congressional
delegations attention to the need Of
making Of the Kalblb plateau ma
tional game preserve.
WILD GAME.
Warden Jones Of the Yellowstone, Is
most heartily In accord with the PROMO
sitior. He spent some weeks on the
plateau this summer and will this year
send some Of his hybrid species down
10 begin life I'm a veritable animal para
disc Elk may also be sent down from
the north, where they are becoming 80
numerous that their native haunts cam
not hold them, The game already
Astounding on the plateau. have been
we'll preserved through the forest re-
serve The plateau Is about 30 by 90
miles Ioundly speaking, I'm area, COW
cred with stately pine forests, opening
In grassy parks II has an elevation OF
800 TO $500 feet IL IL q vertable
paradise after travelling for a hundred
miles over sands, and waste places.
with the exception OF two little settle
ments. Many verdant valleys abound,
but lack Of water Is the only drawback
Should the national government consent
70 make OF the plateau game preserve,
It would attract many tourists, for
there would be pleasure combined with
the grandeur OF the Grand canyon.
Thus a market would he afforded Ka-
nab and adjoining settlements. The
matter is already In the department Of
the interior, I'm suggestive form, and
Senator Smoot and Congressman How
ell are quite sanguine OF favorable
| legislation
AFTER THE STRIP.
The delegation will also strive hard
| to annex the strip of country bordering
onto the Canyon Of the Colorado They
! Canvassed the situation quite thorough
| ~ To-Day with settlers on the strip. The
sentiment is not unanimous by any
| means, but It would be safe TO say
| that some IS per cent Of the settlers
| are for annexation 70 Utah. The OPP
ponents Of annexation are mainly Of the
| official class, or connected With the CO.
| conno county combine on the other
/ side Of the river the sentiment
| IS said to be quite solldlv opposed to
| letting Utah have the strip,
SNhDOL ~ - J. III W.
The News" correspondent cam
| vassed the situation with Deputy Sher-
| III L. $. Durham lie says that the
splendid school fund obtained from
| Arizona is the chief element Of opposi-
| ton. At present the schools on the
! strip can be maintained the entire
school year, while many Of the schools
| Of the State OF Utah IN the smaller
| settlements can run only six months or
| a little more. Twenty dollars are now
| allowed per school capita IN C0conino
county. But the tax Is so mills, COM
pared with only 10 mills across tho
state line IN Kane county
THE NEAREST JUSTICE"
The deputy sheriff Acknowledged the
| inconvenience in the administration Of
| justice. II Is well illustrated I'm "A case
| Just now going to trial, Thomas Dun
| son was today taken before Justice
| Jensen on the charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses. He
| demurred to the jurisdiction Of the
| Justice. who appeared interested I'm the
| case A change OF venue was granted
| 20 the nearest justice, as the law pro-
! vides, which Is across the river at
| Flagstaff go miles away Tomorrow
morning the justice viii start on that
| long journey TO the nearest justice,
at an expense 70 the county Of 80 cents
| per mile travel one way. and actual
| expenses, or about $40 per trip. These
| trips are quite frequent, or as often as
| violations of the law require incarcer-
| atoms in the county iail 240 miles
away, Right across the border line IS
| the Midway saloon the only building,
and an evil pitfall FOR candidates to tho
far away county Jail
WHEN PARTIES MEET.
The Utah congressional delegation
did nothing TO influence sentiment
they simply desired 10 know how sem
timeut stood on the contested legsla-
tive case between Utah and Arizona.
Arguments may be adduced when tho
Utah de egation meets Delegate Smith
and party on the magnificent cliffs Of
the Grand canyon. There is no use
disgusting the fact that the Utah menu
bers would like 20 come To some ami
cable arrangement I'm favor OF anneXa-
ton.
INTO THE WILDERNESS,
Tomorrow morning the party Will
proceed far Into the wilderness, remote
from civilization, where tho mighty
nimrod Of the party viii bag big
buck. Tho open season for deer began
in the territory on the 18th inst. Deer
are very plentiful on the Buckskin.