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Show Beautiful Bruce Cannon ,1 J!lfN r 1 lo, v Ira but faint justice to this wondrous .ew which for countless ages has been silently si-lently -awaiting the coming of mankind man-kind in that direction that the lovers of nature's wonders might feast their eyes upon its incomparable beauty. The geologist will no doubt tell the inquisitive one just fiow it came to pass that such an unique sunken garden gar-den of geological grandeur come to he located in southern Utah. He would tell you ,in terms that you might not understand, but of course, you would smile and thank 'him, and ding to yoffr own private opinion. The opinion of a certain old-timer, who is one of the most consistent admirers ad-mirers of nature's works imaginable, is that, the Creator, after he had created cre-ated the majestic mountains of the sunny southland of "Utah, decided that they needed just one more touch of beauty to make them perfect, hence he added T3ryoe canyon. Not a bad thought at all. So, to understand just what Bryce canyon really is, and to appreciate its beauty, the reader must make a visit to this favored section. Even the photograph pho-tograph does but faint justice to Bryce, because it cannot -show the wonderful colors, and gives but a faint idea of the magnificent views that may be obtained. ob-tained. Views is used advisedly, as from different points different scenes may be obtained. And it appears that each is more magnificent than the other. The average visitor, if he is at all timid as to climbing precipitous paths, takes his impressions of the canyon from the brink, looking downward. But many of the more adventurous and ambitious pedestrians go down, by way of the narrow, winding paths, to the valley floor below, and thus gain a more intimate view of the different objects chiseled out by time and the action of the winds and weather. The Forest Service h-.is built some 0000 feet of these foot-trails through, the more scenic portions of the canyon, some of the trails leading to -sparkling springs -of pure water, which is to be piped to the camping grounds before tlie close of the present season. There are paths which one may negotiate ne-gotiate on horseback, should he be By R. A. CANINE. "I have lived in this part of Utah all tny life. For years I have run my stock in these hills and valleys, have cut firewood and fence posts on the hillsides. Yet, I never had any idea that there was such a country just over the hill yonder until this spring," said a native in speaking of Bryce canyon, can-yon, in southern Utah. "One day I happened to just stumble stum-ble on this canyon. Fact is, I came near stumbling over into the canyon. And say, I was simply flabergasted. Beautiful. Say, there ain't anything I have ever seen or heard about that can light a candle to this. Every week, and sometimes oftener, I have been up here, just gazin' and gazin'. Purty soon the Missus will be givin' me hail Columbia for neglecting my work. "Glad you came, aint you, mister? Thought you would be. Rather pays for the drive from Salt Lake, even if it was a long drive, eh? Well, one thing, they tell me the roads are good all the way. That helps some. Ought ,to go home now, but, by cracky, I have simply got to take another peek before I go. Look at that court house over there. Ain't she natural? And that cathedral. Gosh, looks like the real goods, don't it?" There's ruauy a resident of Utah, if he or she should speak right out in meetin', who would have to admit that they were in the same position as the native quoted above, as regards one of the most wonderful sections of the United States. Many have heard of the wonders of Bryce canyon. Have heard, but thought the stories they heard were exaggerations. ex-aggerations. They haven't taken the time to investigate. And thus they have gone on in ignorance of a spot in their own state which if located in some other states we might mention, would be visited annually by countless thousands. But one could not. exaggerate in attempting at-tempting to describe the wondrous beauty and attractiveness of this little known spot which some day will claim the homage of the beauty lover .from every section of the country. The past summer has seen thousands of auto tourists, from every state ,in the union, wending their way to Bryce canyon, returning awe-inspired and without adequate words to describe the picturesque beauty of the canyon. Strictly speaking, Bryce .canyon is not a canyon at all. It is an amphitheatre, amphi-theatre, which cannot be seen by the approaching visitor until he is within a few feet of the "jumping off place." Then, as he stops his machine on the very brink, he is immediately awestruck awe-struck with the panorama that unfolds before the eye. Erosions that have been going on since time began, probably, have etched out the earth and stone in almost al-most every conceivable shape castles, mansions, cathedrals, minarets, fortresses, fort-resses, giant organs, figures of human, and animal shapes all lying far below the visitor and hundreds of feet below the roadway. Miles and miles of (hose; beautiful, varicolored objects, interspersed inter-spersed with pine trees, with a little silver-threaded stream flowing outward out-ward to the valleys below. The coloring instantly challenges the attention. Every color of the rainbow, then some, to use the words of one who stood silently, for at least half an hour, entranced with the unexpected un-expected scene. Native brown, ochre, pink and gray; bronze, yellow, white and salmon ; orange, rose and red. But why enumerate? A cloud passes by and the colors shift and change, always al-ways startlingly beautiful, seemingly i never the same, a veritable kaleidoscope. kaleido-scope. But a description of Bryce would tax the pen of the most gifted writer, while the brush of Vie artist would do plied with all t' i 2omforts of home. Many improvements are planned for the coming summer, when it is expected expect-ed there will be a small city of houses and tents which may be rented rent-ed by the pilgrims to this shrine of beauty. Pine trees which rear their tops heavenward to an immense height furnish fur-nish shade and add beauty to the scene. Beneath these trees the visitor who has been fortunate enough to bring along his camp kit may erect his temporary home, cook his own meals and between times enjoy the wondrous view at his leisure. An effort is now being made to place Bryce canyon under the supervision of the Bureau of National Parks for proper prop-er protection and exploitation. When this has been accomplished, no doubt there are thousands of Americans who will learn of the existence of this section sec-tion of Utah, who have long imagined, if they gave it a thought, that this particular portion of the country was simply a strip of desert, covered by cactus or sagebrush, and inhabited by the tarantula and rattlesnake. What a pleasant awakening they will have. Indications are that next season there will be a constant stream of visitors vis-itors to Bryce canyon, for those who have made the pilgrimage in the past few months wall undoubtedly arouse the curiosity of their friends by the all too inadequate description they will give of their jauut to the canyon which is not a canyon. And this curiosity will lead many to journey to the beautiful southland of Utah to see for themselves just what their friends were trying to describe. de-scribe. And they will not be disappointed. disap-pointed. They will probably say : "No wonder he couldn't make me understand. under-stand. Wonderful. Pshaw, there are not words enough of a laudatory nature na-ture in the dictionary to convey a real comprehensive description." In fact, they will wonder why they had not before been advised of the existence ex-istence of this wonder spot, which if it had been advertised in the past, would have been long listed as the eighth wonder of the world. Days might be spent in this section with profit, and they would-be happy clays for the one caring for the beautiful, beauti-ful, the unusual, the eye-pleasing and soul satisfying scenic section of a state blessed with scenic wonders. A ride of twenty-four miles from Panguitch, the county seat of Garfield county, brings one to the canyon. The roads from Panguitch to Bryce are all that could lie desired, winding through Red canyon, which in itself is one of the most beautiful canyons Imaginable. Speaking of roads: One may start from Salt Lake City in an auto, imagining imag-ining that lie is going to have some hard sledding before he gets to Panguitch, Pan-guitch, but when he has reached the end of the journey, if be is truthful, be will say that he never passed over better bet-ter country roads, no matter where he has traveled. Regular boulevards, says one enthusiast; and while he is somewhat enthusiastic in his praise, he is not f ; i r winner. The city of I'angnifrh. the gateway to Utah's loast known but most beautiful beau-tiful si-rnic attraction, boasts a population popu-lation of 1.70O. being one of the most, progn ssive coinmuiii t ics in the state, i The city has two newspapers, a state! bank, public library, excellent schools, I and every class of business is refire- I sented by i impressive business men. j The visitor can rest assured that bis every want will he attended in a manner man-ner that wiil be satisfactory to him. There are many oilier points of interest in-terest in the I'ariL'uiteh section, that may lie reached in a comparatively short space of time, and over excellent mails, iiot.-ibly Mammoth fares. I'nn-p'litch I'nn-p'litch Lake, the Blue Sj .rings and Twin Lakes. V ' . ' . J , THE SILENT SENTINEL. fortunate enough to secure a horse. A trip to the bottom of the canyon in ibis manner is a joy to those who can ' accustom thorns. Ovcs to the motion of the noble steed, picking bis way down the pathway, and up ai.'ain.' ! At the point where probably tbe ' most wondrous view is obtainable ' tN'.iic;i iti u js a debatable question a hotel has been established the past! season, where the visitor may be sup- j |