Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-03-02


Smoot says it is a "wonderand." 1t is indeed
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-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 wOrId-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 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 Utah'S Dixie, land
Of cotton and semtropical fruits; Of the varie
gated hills of sediment from prehistoric along
the Parah river where are gold and free mercury
Zion N.tiOnal park-a deep, many-colored gorge
cut in the plateau by the Rio Virgin-is famous.
Cedar breaks, marvel of erOsiOnal forms and
Stratiied color, is yet to be seen by the public
Bryce canyon, thOusand-foot niche in the top of
the Pink cliff, an amphitheater-like canyon show
ing an endless variety of erosiona forms painted
in every color, shade and tint of the artists pal
ette is one of the most gorgeous specacles 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
planned. Two of the Colorado-Utah highways to
bn nv Colorado un0pr he al
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 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 Rlm-there
were 200 last season. And now that the Kaibab
Suspension bridge has been built across the Col
OradO in the Grand canyon large proportion of
South Rim visitors-of whom there were 66,21S
last year-wil cross to the North Rim. On the
North Rim there is scant for the public with
in the national park lines. Hence the need of
"The Presidents Forest
SIN 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, Eat 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 serv-
ice as usual would fight to the last ditch to pre-
vC the transfer Of national forest land to a ma
tiOnal park and the Interior department and the
national park service. Huh! Didn't Theodore
Roosevelt make the Grand canyon n national mon
ument January II, 1905 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 one month and fifteen days from
January II. 1908, to get their Grand Canyon Ma
tional park? Verb. sapw =.
One enthusiast writes of "The Presidents For
est as "the g1pndest ma tural work Of Almighty
God now left in all the world" Suffice It to say
that as n forest it is worthy companion to the
Grand Canyon-the Canyon Of Canyonsl