Show ff A lahke AK 1 i A x imi almu l RO an AM 1 IT S ADVA ua AG 3 11 of late there has been much agitation tn tion over the building ot of a roadway va y to putter puffer lake one ot of tho the many beauty spots in the beaver mountains and a key to the vast expanse of beauty to bo be found there president manderfield or of tho the arrowhead trail improvement and development association urges that all road ways leading to points of interest and beauty in tho the state be improved and an effort bo a mader mada to acquaint the citizens with tho the natural beauty of the state it seenia that the recreational value alono alone of our mountains la Is sufficient to warrant yar rant the building of c r roadway up the ca canyon nyon tourists going over tho the arrowhead trail to visit little zion canyon yellowstone park or other points of interest in tho the antos s have expressed their to do sire to spend some time in visiting the deaver beaver mountains and adrid tile the beautiful lakes which mirror mior them in clear still waters but have been unable dunable to do so on account of tho the poor road these mountains are the only place such recreation can be had in deaven beaver county many pleasure seekers do spend their vacation lor in the mountains butan but an auto road would be the means of giving mor people and families the advantages and pleasures of a canyon trip the T e journey from trio tile west end of tie the county Is long and tedious having havi g to bo be made by team should an air n ai to road bo be built to the tha lake the trip could be mado madd from the settlement in the county in fit halt half a day doing away with tile the aridness arit ness of a long hot journey to roach reach a place of rest beaver co ty people could then spend thel vacations at home can school or college lectures or pictures develop in a erson hat ap of the v beautiful and of t 1 r r beso pitas izod in 1 l every pha so oti of difo aa real life among the beauties and glories of nature can it Is possible for ono to learn more of moun tain streams sources systems of natures methods of storing moisture and how wo we ran can foster and develop these methods from geographies and agriculture books than from actual contact with the streams and water sheds themselves one day alone spent in the beaver mountains last summer inspired the writer with a desire and determination mi nation to look into our national forestry service and in one week in the mountains she learned more of what our government Is doing for us its in that one line than she had in any five years previous the methods of dividing grazing lands of surveying of protecting gerders berdar her ders of giving them a knowledge ot of botany sufficient to teach them to detect harmful and dangerous plants an dhow to overcome their effects on animal that were brought party in one day are of inestimable value our mountains furnish wonderful resorts tor for people afflicted with tuberculosis bercu losis or people who have been housed in office school or store during the winter the pure cool air revives the strength of the weak and developers deve dev lopea elopes the appetite Fi fishing boat rides mountain climbs rides or walks in the valleys renew tile the strength and vigor of those tired of the dally daily grind of business life and fit them for another year of worl one of of our prominent office men has said that every week spent in the beaver mountains mountain made him feel ten years younger if lite life in the lofty mountains with their forest covered sides and the lakes at their base bring one into a closer touch with god dod it makes ono one feel tile the wonders of his mal mo and draws him nearer to his creator and farther from the ruins and temptations of a sinful world each breath of pure mountain air bring brine to mind a pure thought each view bethe lofty of ty peaks carries to the heart a noble desire each picture of the calm lake brings peace and quiet joy to tho the soul each scene mirrored therein reflects reflect i noble actions and all bring love hope and charity to man association with all types c of f pa people broadens ones views of life lutei and makes him more ready to starch search for the good in others and emulate the good he finds it if this proposed road la is built tourists will come roan from all it over our state and many adjoining ing states and associations with them will develop the social moral intellectual conditions ot of our county alast last but not least let us ua look to the financial value of the tha proposed roadway the lumber and fish of the mountains are promising assets the underbrush and dead trees will bo be a potent factor in solving the fuel problem which we will have to solve within a short time it the roadway bo be built resorts will rapidly spring up bringing hundreds of thousands oe of dollars to tho the county each season this roadway la Is one of the big problems of our county today N one can doubt the desirability of such stich an improvement and evory evary j feels that the cost Is by far overshadowed by either its recreational educational or moral value lot us vot not lot let the matter drop but keep agitating it until wo we secure tho the end in view and thereby bring our el c zolia zens in closer touch with tho the world live ive them a chance tor for pure boniel cial recreation at homo home and put deaver beaver county on the map of the united states once and for all i LAURA SHEPPERD |