The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-03-02

Smoot says 1t 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 summlt.level
Of the Wasatch mountains to the desert out OF
which rises the Kaibab plateau. These cliffs ex-
pose In turn strata representing many millions
Of years Of world-buding. They curve and twist
in fantastic outlines. They take every possible
erosonal 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 Vermi.
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 Utah's "Dixie", land
Of cotton and semi-tropcal fruits; Of the varie.
gated hills Of sediment from prehistoric sea along
the parlah river where are gold and free mercury.
Zion National park-a deep, many-colored gorge
cut In the plateau by the Rio Virgln-ls famous.
Cedar breaks a marvel Of eroslonal forms and
stratifed color Is yet to be seen by the public.
Bryce canyon, thousandfoot niche in the top Of
the Pink cliff an amphltheater-ke canyon show
ing an endless variety Of eroslonal forms painted
In every color, shade and tint Of the artists pal
cite, is Of the most gorgeous spectaces 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 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
A bridge across the Colorado at Lees ferry Is
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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 a bill In congress to make Bryce canyon
the Utah National park. II Is more likely to be
made a state park. Cedar breaks may be added
to Zion National park.
So there will soon be thousands Of tourists
pushing from the north to the North Rim-there
were 200 last season. And now that the Kalbab
Suspension bridge has been built across the Col.
orado In the Grand canyon large proportion Of
South Rim visitors-of whom there were 882l8
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 parkY
because II can't be DONE" answers the experl.
enced national park enthusiast, "at least not now,
The people will be lucky to muster enough votes
In congress to get the joint resolution through
The Agricultural department and the forest sery.
Ice as usual would fight to the Inst ditch to pre-
vent the transfer Of national forest land to ma.
tional park and the Interior department and the
national park service. Huhl Didn't Theodore
Roosevelt make the Grand canyon a national mon.
ument January II, 1908, with the idea that It
would be made national park at once In response
to the nationwide demand7 But the monument
was put In charge Of the Agricultural department
instead Of being transferred to the Interior de.
partment. And didn't 1t take the people Just
eleven years. one month and fifteen days from
January II. 1908, to get their Grand Canyon Ma.
tional parki Verb. sap" !.
One enthusiast writes Of "The Presidents For.
est" as "the grundest natural work of Almighty
God now left In all the world" Suffice It to say
that as n forest 1t is worthy companion to thu
Grand Canyon-the Canyon Of Canyonsl