The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02

0mook says It Is wonderland" It 10 indeed-a
land Of scenic beauties, Of geological marvela OF
strange contrasts, Of romantic history.
The High plateau Of Utah 10 divided BY canyons
Into nine distinct pateaus which drop the surface
In successive cliffs from nearly the summit.levea
q the Wasatch mountains to the desert out OF
which rises the Kaibab plateau. These cliffs ex-
poss In turn strata representing many millions
Of ysara of wosid-buildins. They curve and twist
In fantastic outlines They take every possible
erosional form. They literally run the samut Of
color and shade and tint.
There 10 NO space here for detailed description
Of the Pink cii6. the White cli6 and the vermil.
Ion cll6: OF ths 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 70 yeafs after the Noun
tain Meadows massacre: Of Utah's "Dixis". land
Of eottoo and semi-tropical fruits: Of the varis-
gated hiils oe sediment from prehistoric along
the Pariah river where are gold and free mercury.
Zion National park-a Deep many-colored gorss
cut In the plateau By the Rio virsin-is famoua
Cedar breaks. . marvel Of eroslonG forms and
stratided color, 70 yet to Be seen By the public
Bryce canyon, . thousand.foot niche In the top Of
Ne Pink cii6. an amphitheater-liks canyon show
ing an endless variety Of efostonal forms painted
10 every color. shade and tint Of the artists pal.
ette. 10 of the most gorgeous spectacleA Of the
world.
Southern Utah and northern Arizona are working
tO90tner 10 expSOt Inl1 ianO OF WOuOeb9. a DSauCn
railroad 10 likely to be run from Lund to Cedar
City; the steel may be extended from Aarysvals
to Panguitch. Cedar breaks Bryce canyon. Zion
and "The Presidents Forest" arc 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 10
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 IL a bill In congress to make Bryce canyon
the Utah National park. It II more likely to b
made n state park Cedar breaks may he added
to Zion National park.
So there will soon be thousands Of tourists
pushing from the north to the North Rim-thers
were l. 200 last season. And now that the Kalbab
Suspension bridge has been built across the Col.
oradO In the Grand canyon q large proportion Of
South Rim visltors-Of whom there were 082l8
last yenr-wili 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
"1he Presidents Forest"
I'm these circumstances" nsks Mr.. Average
Man, "why not make The Presldents Forest .
part Of the Grand Canyon National parkf"
because It can't be done" answers the expert.
enced national park enthusiast, "at lenst 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 a. usual would fight to the last ditch TO pre-
vent the transfer Of national forest land to .
tiopal mark and the Interior department and the
national park service. Huh! Didn't Theodore
Roosevelt make the Grand canyon . national mon.
unent January II, 1908, with the Idea that Il
would be made 4 national park at once 10 response
to the nation. wide demand1 But the monument
vas put In charge Of the Agricultural department
instead Of being transferred to the Interior d.
partment And didn't Il take the people Just
eleven years, one month and fifteen days from
January II. 1908. to get their Grand Canyon Ma.
toual parkf Verb. sp.l" =.
One enthusiast writes Of The Preaident's For.
est~ a "the esndsst natural work Of Almighty
God row LEFT In all the world" Sufice II to say
that a. q forest II 10 worthy companion to the
Grand Canyon-ths Canyon Il Canyousi