The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-10-06
BY r. A. CANINE.

II have lived in this part Of Utah all |
my life. For years l have run my
stock in these hills and valleys, have |
hillsides. Yet, l never had any idea |
that there was such country just |
over the hill yonder until this spring
said a native in speaking of Bryce can
yon, in southern Utah.
'One day 1 happened to just STUN
bic on this canyon. Fact is, l came
near stumbling over into the canyon.
And say. 1 was simply flaberga sted.
Beautiful. Say. there amt anything /
have ever seen or heard about that can
light a candle TO this. Every week,
and sometimes oftener, 1 have been
soon the Missus will be givin' me hail
Columbia for neglecting my work.
Glad you came. amt you. mister:
Thought you would be. Rather pays
for the drive from Salt Lake, even if
it was a long drive. Ell? Well, one
all the way. That helps some. Ought
to go home now, but, by cracky, L
have simply got TO take another peek
before l 90. Look at that court house
over there. Amt she natural: And
that cathedral. Gosh, looks like the
real goods, don't it,
There's many a resident of Utah, if
he or she should speak right out in
meetin'. who would have to admit
that they We're in the same position
as the native quoted above. as regards
one of the most wonderful sections OF
the United States.
Many have heard of the wonders of
Bryce canyon. Have heard. but
thought the stories they heard were eX-
aggerationS. They haven't taken the
time TO investigate. And thus they
have gone on in ignorance Of a spot in
their own state which if located in
some other states we might mention,
would be visited annually by countless
| thousands.
But one could not eXasGerate in al
| tempting to describe the wondrou>
| beauty and attractiveuess Of this little
known spot which some day will claim
| the homage OF the beauty lover from
every section of the country.
The past summer has seen thousands
| of auto tourists. from every state in
the union, vending their WAY "a Bryce
! canyon. returning awe-inSpred and
| without adequate words 10 describe
the picturesque beauty OF the canyon.
Strictly speaking. Bryce canyon is
not a canyon at all. II is an amphi-
| theatre, which cannot be seen by the
approaching visitor until he is within
few feet of the jumping off place.
Then. as he stops his machine on the
very brink. he is Immediately awe
struck with the panorama that
unfoldS before the eye.
EroSions that have been going on
since time began, probably, have
etched out the earth and stone in al
! most every conceivable ShaIe-caStleS,
mansions cathedrals, minaretS, fort
resSeS. giant organs, figures IF human
! and animal ShapeS-all lying far below
the visitor and hundreds Of feet below
!
, beautiful, varicolored objects, inter,
sperSed with pine trees. with Il little
! silver-threaded stream flowing out
ward 10 the valleys below.
The coloring instantly challenges
the attention. Every color ot the
rainbow. then some. 10 use the words
Of one who stood silently, for At least
half an hour. entranced with the I'M
expected scene. Native brown, ochre
! pink and gray; bronze. yellow. white
and salmon; orange. rose and red. Ru,
/ why enumerate? \ cloud passes by
and the colors shift and change, al
ways startlinsly beautiful. seemingly
| never the same. Il veritahle kaleido-
! scope.
| But description Of Bryce would
tax the pen of the most gifted writer,
| vrb;I, ,h, hruSh of fha artist would do