Show FREDERICK dellenbaugh VISITS FRIENDS IN KANAB Freder frederick kIc B S dellenbaugh Dellon baugh of NOW york city one of the most noted our eur livors alvora of major powells second expedition tion down the colorado river in 1871 72 spent three lays days in kanab this week visiting old time friends and refreshing his memory with the plo 1 neer near land marks which still remain lie he in company with nathan adams benj hamblin ray B young and 0 yc bowman visited our historic places including the site where tho old tort once stood and humorously proposed that nato nata adams buy the old adams residence rosl dence in the west side ot of town and turn it into a museum and relic hall mr air dellenbaugh says nato nate would malio make a good president ot of a relics committee with benj hamblin t i secretary and ray B young treasurer purer nate objected but everyone who knows nate believes that he will wili reconsider the proposition and help 9 the daughters of the utah pioneers it of kanab to preserve the relics and r landmarks mr hollenbaugh Dollen baugh who came to xa ka nab from st george passed through the tunnel funnel and over the now zion mt carmel road lie ile says saya this high elgh may will be considered one of the marvellous marcellous marv ellous scenic roads in the west and says it should be named the rock river highway as the indians called the section ot of the country th rough which the road ls Is b built ull it the rock river land the appropriateness ness of the name Is id apparent mr bollenbaugh Dollen baugh would like very much to see aee a monument erected in as a marker of the old fort and another other to design designate ate that kanab was waa the first headquarters of the U S geological survey of the rocky mountain region ile he proposed the following inscription ioA be placed on such a monument from kanab as headquarters headquarter a in the P period from 1870 to 1876 tho the united states colorado river expedition and its ita successors the united states survey of the rocky mountain region under direction of major john wosley wesley powell first explorer of the grand canyon and his colleague almon harris thompson carried on exploration and survey throughout the sur rounding region tho the names of the men who composed the company of explorers under major powell and also the names of the men on the ua U S survey should be inscribed on such a monument this would include several of our local moil men such as brigham young joseph hamblin nathan adams and others sunday morning mr dellenbaugh Dellon baugh visited mrs ida L young widow of his old friend brigham young lie he also went out to the cemetery and visited the groves graves of his departed friends he then ihen accompanied by ray hay B young and benj beni hamblin honored tho the editor with a private in terrier where the information inform atlon for this aoa f clo was obtained mr dellenbaugh was delighted with the tha progress the country has made and although he loved this region in its roost primitive state when he traveled over almost every portion of its principal historic trails on foot on horseback by boat find and by wagon he h appreciates every development made he left kanab monday sept 9 to i visit tho grand canyon of the colo rado no doubt it will have the samo same thrill it had years yeara ago tor for this zeal ous explorer and lover of this groat southwest mr air dellenbaugh la Is on his way to los angelas california where lie he Js is to appear in court sept 47 17 on the case of federal government versus the state of utah concerning the ownership of tho the colorado river bed |