New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Part of the walls of cliff dwelling
are discernible in the foreground of
this picture. Many such dwellings are
buried beneath the sand drift. The
Caroline Bridge is in the background

arch rather dwarfs the arch itself The dilnen-
sions Of the Caroline as follows: Height,
2O5 feet; thickness at top of arch, 107 feet;
width at top of arch, 40 feet; width at span.
1856 feet; height of span, SO feet.
There good camping facilities at the
Caroline and plenty of feed for livestock, ex-
cept perhaps at the height of season of
drought.
The Augusta, which is about two miles from
the Caroline, and which also spans White
Canyon, is of light-colored sandstone. Green
lichens against the white sandstone afford
pleasing contrast. The dimensions of the
Augusta are as follows: Height, 222 feet
thickness at top of arch, 65 feet width at top
of arch, % feet; width of span, 261 feet
height Of span 157 feet
In the midst of all the loneliness which
the Utah natural bridges are located there is
a human note sounded which adds greatly to
the interest of a trip in this region. The con-
slant evidences of occupation of these canyons
by long dead and forgotten race are spur to
the imagination. Not only are cliff dwellings
to be found in the caverns and sometimes on
the sheer faces of the canyon walls where they
are inaccessible to-day, but there are mounds
WHICH uiiVOuDlculy Will prove OF exceptional
interest when scientific exploration is con-
Quoted.
1t is evident that the Cliff Dwellers lived in
considerable numbers near the natural bridge
group Of White and Armstrong canyons. There
is group of ruins on ledge under one of the
abutments of the Caroline Bridge, and not far
away are several groups of such dwellings.
In fact, there are some near each of the
b-,I G. A. ILL., Il
of George Washington in climbing to a con-
siderable height of the abutments of
the Natural Bridge of Virginia had been done
years before by Cliff Dweller boys in these far
off canyons.
These cliff ruins arc of considerable size. In
this country of sweeping winds and constantly
shifting sands it does not take long for ruins
to be filled until sometimes nothing but mounds
remain. These mounds become covered with
vegetation, and sometimes large cottonwood
trees grow on them Work of exploration here,
similar to that carried on in Mesa Verde Ma
tional Park, undoubtedly will prove we'll worth
while. Ruins can be plainly traced in the sand
at the bottom of White Canyon, near the Caro-
line Bridge and at other places
The pottery which has been found is akin to
that discovered in pueblo ruins further south.
AAAo ooiAC oyiiAocllC iSuIeS, notably the
Awanyu, which is something akin to the
swastika, are to be found in these Utah ruins,
showing that the Cliff Dweller people here were
related to those in southwestern Colorado
northeastern Arizona and northwestern New
Mexico.
In telling of his discovery of the group Of
Utah bridges, with Scorup, Mr. Long relates
how he found the neck of beautifully de-
signed jar projecting from the sand He dug
carefully around it and took out jar with
capacity Of approximately two quarts, ex.
quisitely fashioned and glazed
The preservation Of this natural bridge Sec
tlon as national monument makes it certain
that vandalism will not play havoc with the
prehistoric treasures of the White River Can
yon and its tributaries before trained inyesti-
gators have chance 70 work i, behalf of gov
ernment institutions and endowed muse ums.
While perhaps little oan,aeu couao rc o,,. 10
such enormous bridges, the surrounding ruins
should be well protected. Private collectors
who were careless of the rights of other peo-
pie played havoc with the cliff ruins of the
Mesa Verde before that section was made
national park. Also they even blew up great
tree trunks in the Petrified Forest of Arizona
IN search of unique specimens and there is no
telling what would be done in the natural
bridge country if suitable protection were not,
provided.