Show I I I I Scenic Road To Penetrate Basin Frontier Construction of Highway From Prom Rock Springs to toUS t US 40 m in Western Cob Cob- ratio rado to Open Up Browns Brown's S Park and Ladore Scenic Areas Would Give Newl New Outlet for Vernal Venial ROCK SPRINGS Wyo New desert and beauty will be opened to tourists over the proposed new highway between this city and Craig Colo Cola a trip oer part of the route taken Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday Sun Sunday day by a Tribune staff correspondent correspondent correspondent dent disclosed Sweeping vistas multicolored canyons freak rock formations created by wind and erosion timber covered mountains are all to be found on the first 31 miles mUes south of this city Climbing out of Rock Springs I through a long canyon whose sides are studded with cedar trees and carved wind carved rock rocks the road breaks onto a high ridge In which the scenery swee sweeps from the Wind Ri River ver mountains 80 0 miles mile J to the north Steamboat mountain and the hills hUls southward to the foot foot peak In the Asp mountain Skirting the north and east slopes of this mountain toA fo miles the present route dips and twists through multi colored foot foot- foothills mils foot hills until the escarpment on the east side of the Baxter basin fam fain famous famous ous otis gas field Is reached Here for mile mlle after atter mile mUe the route skirts skirt the foot of mountains that tower high overhead with I magnificent vistas of canyon and gulches opening up In quick sue sue- succession suc succession andl cession plus the added color of greens plus the added color of scattered timber Umber mark these can I can can- canyons can canyons with beauty Deep and rug rug- rugged ruff I ped ged only afoot or hors horseback could they be e explored lored but the road Pro Pro-I pro pro- proposed pro proposed posed would pass the mouths at 01 these gorges gorge J in such a way as i to command inspiring scenes of wes west west- ern era ern beauty Rising above abose e the road of feet are sheer cliffs cUffs capable of being scaled also bearing the mark marof of wind and water erosion To the westward the long slopes of the Asp break ruggedly away I from the peak toward Utah About hat halt way bet between een Rock Springs I and the Mud Spring ranch the Camel rock rears rear Itself above the floor of the S Salt S lt Wells Welts Creek sal sal- alley salley i al alley ley to be seen for several miles mUes as asa asa asa a huge camel kneeling reminding tat scientific minded that this region was one of the birthplaces birthplace of the camel species I At Mud Spring the route breaks through a gap in the mountains I to turn eastward ard through high I cedar and pino pine co cos cohered ered hills and I mountains passing time old-time cattle and horse ranches some of v vere ere founded In the early earl day of the pioneer west Winding out of the mountainous section It leads to the many-hued many I of the Vermilion creek and arid ma- ma Hiawatha Hia Hiawatha watha Dome country where the Fuel Supply company bases its operations along the Wy- Wy Wy Utah oming lines Again swinging eastward the road WOUld skirt the south end of or Kinney ridge and pass Powder Springs famous early day outlaw hangout Breaking through this gap a hundred mlles miles to the east can be b seen been the touring backbone of the Colorado to be reached I after crossing the snake river and going into Craig CAo through Ithe the great divide farming farmin community ity I Another route into Colorado with highway 40 at a point farther We west Jt near Sunbeam making the swing through Browns Brown s aP rk anther famous pioneer cat cat- cattie cat cattle tie tle section instead of or going thru I Dome and Powder Wash The Brown Browns sPark s Park otte i-otte is la on one of mountain beauty the hole lying I along the Green River that stream emerges from Its gorge gorgi through the Uinta mountains ann anc before it enters Ladore dare Canyon south of Jensen Utah i I I i I Vernal Vernal people are watching de- de deI developments de developments 1 of or this highway witt I keen inter interest t With the Improve improve- improvement Improvement Improvement ment of the Diamond mountain road read to Browns Brown s Park Ashley Val Val- Val Valley ie ley would be provided with a neW I i outlet to Rock Springs and a con con- con con- connecting connecting connecting link with ith the highway The distance to Rock Springs would be materially reduced over this route It would provide a splendid outlet for stockmen and the most direct route to market I Considerable work has already I been done on the Diamond moun mono mountain tam tain road by the Vernal CCO camp and It Is understood that a route I to Ia Browns Park Is contemplated by bythe the camp In the near future I I |