Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-03-09

smoo+ saws If is q "vonderland" 1t is fndeed-a
land of scenic beauties of geological marvels. OF
strange contrasts, of romantic history.
The High plateau of Utah is divided by canyons
into nine distinct plateaus which drop the SURFACE
in successive cliffs from nearly the summit-eVe
of the Wasatch mountains to the desert out OF
which rises the Kaibab plateau. These cliffs ex-
pose in strata representing many millions
of years of worldbuilding They curve and twist
in fantastic outlines. They take every possible
erOsional form. They literally run the .gamut OF
color and shade and tint
There is space here for detailed description
of the Pink cliff. the White cliff and the Vermil-
ion cliff of the great Hurricane fault, the Natural
bridges and the Rainbow bridge; of the Painted
desert; of Lees ferry across the Colorado where
John D. Lee hid out for 20 years after the Noun
tain Meadows massacre; of Utahs Dixie, land
of cotton and semi-tropical fruits; of the varie-
gated hills of sediment from prehistoric sea along
the Pariah river where gold and free mercury.
Zion National park-a Deep many-cOlored gorge
cut in the plateau by the Rio Virgin-is famous
Cedar breaks, a marvel of erosonai forms and
stratfed color, is yet to be seen by the public.
Bryce canyon, thOusand-fOOt niche in the top of
the Pink cliff, amphitheaterke canyon show
ing an endless variety of erOSional forms painted
in every color, shade and tint of the artists pal
cite, is of the most gorgeous spectacles of the
world.
Southern Utah and northern Arizona working
together to exploit this land of wonders. branch
railroad is likely to be from Lund to Cedar
City; the steel may be extended from Marysvale
to Panguitch. Cedar breaks, Bryce canyon, Zion
and "The Presidents Forest" are to be connected
by automobile highways over the routes indicated
by the broken lines, according to present plans
bridge across the Colorado at Lees ferry is
planned Two of the COlOradO-Utah highways to
be constructed by Colorado under the federal aid
plan will strike southern Utah, thus connecting
this region with Mesa Verde and Rocky Mountain
- National parks.
There is bill in congress to make Bryce canyon
the Utah National park. 1t is more likely to be
made a state park. Cedar breaks may be added
to Zion National park.
So there will be thousands of tourists
pushing from the north to the North Rim-there
were 200 last season. And that the Kaibab
SUSPENSION bridge has been built across the Col
Orado in the Grand canyon large proportion Of
South Rim Ssitors-of whom there &c. 21S
last year-will cross to the North Rim. On the
North Rim there is scant room for the public with
in the national park lines. Hence the need of
The Presidents Forest"
"In these circumstances" asks Mr.. Average
Man. "why not make The Presidents Forest a
part of the Grand Canyon National park?"
Because it can't be DONE" answers the expert
enced national park enthusiast. "at least not now
The people will be lucky muster enough votes
in congress to get the joint resolution through.
The Agricultural department and the forest serv.
ice as usual would fight to the last ditch pre-
vent the transfer of national forest land to ma
tional park and the Interior department and the
national park service. Huh Didn't Theodore
Roosevelt make the Grand canyon a natio1al mon
ument January IL, 1908, with the idea that it
would be made national park at once in response
to the nationwide demand? But the monument
was put in charge of the Agricultural department
instead of being transferred to the Interior de-
partment And didn't it take the people just
eleven years, month and fifteen days from
tO pet their Grand CanVOO N1-
tional park? Verb. sap.!"
One enthusiast writes of "The Presidents For
est" as "the grandest atural work of Almighty
God row left in all the world" Suffice it to say
that as a forest it is worthy companion to the
Grand Canyon-the Canyon of Canyons!