Nogales international., 1930-06-06

EDITORS NOTE-ThiS is the
first of a series of articles de-
scribing the different types of
scenic and tourist attractions
found in Arizona, issued by the
Arizona Industrial Congress in
the interests of the "See Ari-
IONA" movement. Another article
will appear next week.
The great march of the ages has
left definite and interesting foot
prints in Arizona, many of which
are preserved for coming generations
by designation as national monu-
ments. The story of early geological
processes, on through prehistoric
civilizations, Spanish conquest and
up to early frontier life, can be re-
traced around these fascinating
spots where thousands every year
Journey to pay homage to the past.
ANY "See Arizona" trip should in
clude the national monuments of
the state, of which there are ten,
scattered for the most part in easily
accessible and scenically beautiful
sections of the state, ranging from
the extereme northern part to the
Mexican border.
From Flagstaff on the main line
of the Santa Fe and the Old Trails
highway as a base, the northern
monuments of Arizona should be
visited as part of sightseeing itin-
erary. A journey of 80 miles some
what southeasterly, through Hol-
brook and near Adamana, brings
the traveller to the Petrified For
ests, probably most popular of all
the national monuments in the
state, as it is visited by scores of
thousands every year. Over this
vast area, one plain, but now
through ages of erosion cut up into
small mesas and gorges, thousands
of broken trees which time has turn
ed to stone lie strewn upon the
ground. According to the different
processes of erosion which took
place, the area has been divided in
to three different forests In the
first the fragments and boulders are
of bright hues, while the second
forest contains trees of yellowish
grey in contrast. Named Rainbow
Forest, the third contains trees of
far greater size and brilliance than
the others. Literally millions of tons
of these broken trunks, chips and
fragments, cleaning with dazzling
color in the sunlight, are scattered
about.
The Arizona Petrified Forests are
believed to be of more ancient or
igin than other deposits in this
country. Some believe they were car
ried there by some huge force OF
water or ice from great distances
to the north, while others contend
they have fallen where they stood.
but they must have grown some
where to a height of $50 feet or
more-veritable giant treet, preServ-
by chemical action and tremendous
pressure under some ancient sea,
which the forces of time and erosion
uncovered for modern man to gaze
upon and wonder at the secrets of
the past.
Through this region the road
many times skirts the Painted DeS-
ert, where the sands of time. i'll
rolling dunes and mesas, stretch off
into the distance in waves of irrides-
cent color as though JlnCed WIN
the brush of a master artist.
On the high plateau of the Ma
vajo Indian reservation near the
furthest north of the prehistoric In
dian ruins which have been created
into national monuments. Navajo
National monument is reached six-
ty-five miles from Tuba City,
through Marsh Pass and by trail
up Sagie Canyon. Remarkable eX-
amples of ancient cave, pueblo and
cliff dwellings are to be seen in the
800 acres that make up this monu-
ment. There is "Betatakin," the
''Hillhouse", in a huge cave $50 feet
long and $50 feet at it's widest;
"Kitsil" on up a wooded canyon,
ruins of ancient apartment houses
where much valuable pottery has
been found; and Inscription
House, so named by the early Span
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