The herald., 1922-03-16

Smoot saws Il is wonderland" 1t is indeed-a
land of scenic beauties, of geological marves 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 summltIeye
of the Wasatch mountains to the desert oul OF
which rises the Kabab plateau. These cliffs eI
pose in turn strata representing many millions
of years of world-building. 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 no space here for detailed description
of the Pink cliff, the White cliff and the Verml
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-tropcal fruits; Of the varie
gated hills of sediment from prehistoric sea along
the Pariah river where are gold and free mercury
Zion National park-a deep. many-colored gorge
cut In the plateau by the Rio Virgins famous
Cedar breaks. a marvel of erosionai forms and
stratifed color, is yet to be seen by the public
Bryce canyon, q thOusand-foot niche In the top OF
the Pink cliff, an amphitheater-like canyon show
ing an endless variety of erOsional forms painted
I'm every color, shade and tint of the artists pal
cite, is of the gorgeous spectacles OF the
world.
Southern Utah and northern Arizona are working
together to exploit this land of wonders. branch
railroad is likely TO be run from Lund to Cedar
City; the steel may be extended from Marysvale
to Panguitcb 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
A bridge across the Colorado at Lees ferry IS
planned. Two'of the ColOrado-Utah highways 10
be constructed by Colorado under the federal aa
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. Ii is more likely 70 "
made state park Cedar breaks may be adaea
to Zion National park.
So there will soon be thousands of touriss
pushn: from the north to the North Rim-thee
were 200 last season. And now that the kalnao
Suspension bridge has been built across the 70.
orado in the Grand canyon large proportion y
South Rim vistors-of whom there were oo<'
last year-will cross to the North Rim. Oh lN
North Rim there is scant room for the public WIZ
in the national park lines. Hence the need "
The Presidents Forest"
an these circumstances" asks Mr.. Averaee
Man, "why not make The Presidents Fores'
mart of the Grand Canyon National parkT
enced national park enthusiast sat least not no'.
The people will be lucky To muster enough 'o,'
I'm congress to get the joint resolution throas~
The Agricultural department and the forest s'
ice as usual would fight to the last ditch 10 ~
vent the transfer of national forest lana 10 ~
tional park and the Interior department ann wv
national park service. Huh! Didn't Ihec'"s
Roosevelt make the Grand canyon nationai Nv.
ument January IL, 1908, with the idea tna'
would be made national park at once ID respa..,
TO the nationwide demand? But the mohun.
was put IN charge of the Agricultural depari.s. al
instead of being transferred 10 the interim .,st
partment And didn't II take the peope -,
eleven years. one month and fifteen Gays "a.
January II. 1905 to get their Grand Canyo"
tional park? Verb. sap.w - ror
One enthusiast writes Of 1.-THE Presideni ,.s,s
est" as "the grundest natural work OF A'ln' =,
God row left i'm all the world Sufhee ~ me
that as a forest it is worthy c0mpaio"
Grand Canyon-the Canyon of Canyons!