r yn rt 1 i a ai i K Amy v r p r r. r y 5 bA yG ti w n This Is Salt Lake Newcomers enjoy picnicking near Suicide rock made famous by Indian legend Map below shows scenic roads leading to the rock Legend Tells of Indian Maiden i Leaping From Suicide Rock Editors Editor's note So 4 newcomers may share shore with native Salt Lakers In this areas area's scenic romantic and historic delights your Salt Lake Telegram has prepared an Illustrated Illus illus- series of articles articles articles- which will take fake you on a 0 saving gasoline saving sightseeing tour four Newcomers interested In Indian lore ore will ll look forward to picnicking ing ng near Suicide rock a a huge steep te p rock at the entrance of Parey's Parleys Parley's Parleys Parley's Par- Par leys ley's canyon approximately eight miles southeast of The Tribune- Tribune Telegram b building A beautiful Indian maiden maiden- gra graceful as a willow willow leaped leaped to her death from the top of this huge rock thousands of moons ago according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to legends pioneers told their children I In prehistoric times Suicide roc rock was the Indians Indian's watch tower Here the braves kept a lookout fo for r enemy tribes tribes tribes' and the squaws squaw s awaited return of their warriors from battle battIe This is the tale recorded re recorded re- re recorded corded and filed in inthe the L LD D S his his- library I After the beautiful chieftains chieftain's daughter committed c suicide here Indians shunned the rock with hor hor- The young girl after waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing many days for the return of her warrior lover climbed to the top of this steep rock and threw herself on the rocks below when she learned of his death according 1 0 to W P A writers' writers project files inthe inthe in inthe the Utah State Historical society state capitol Part of Salt Lake City's water supply is is stored in a large reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir at the base of Suicide rock Newcomers may confuse this scenic reservoir with Mountain Dell reservoir six miles up the canyon anyon Sandstone formations along U U. S. S highway 40 above Suicide rock show well preserved marks along I the north wall formed millions of years ago when the sandstone was the bottom of an ancient sea Between Suicide rock and Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain Dell r reservoir newcomers will find excellent camping and picnicking picnicking pic- pic pic plc- nicking facilities softball fields and a plant where cement is manufactured manufactured man manufactured man man- from limestone quarried there c. 4 SO SUICIDE DE' i ROC TO MOUTH OF Yr aR 1 ili WA 7 u i B u J 7 0 f j B AG 1 N TE m J E n I