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Show Timganogps. Cave Turned Over to Parks Service On Mon-.iuy the admj.ajstrationof the Timpanogos Cave National Monument Mon-ument in American Fork canyon was turned . over to the national . park service by the forest service . Heretofoi-e all national1' monuments-within monuments-within the confines of a nationri forest have been unite the supe vision of the forest sendee, but by presidential proclamation they are now bttog turned over to the park service' so that the- administration of all '- such scenic and recreati joal areas may be-consolidated. Preston P. Patraw, superintetiiient of Utah Parks and national monuments, monu-ments, formally took over the books and accounts and all matters pertaining per-taining to Timpanogos Cave- Monday Mon-day for the national park service. Recently Mr. Putraw and Harold C. Bryant, assistant director of the national park- service in charge of education and research made an inspection- of - Timpanogos Cave and the Alpine scenic highway over the loop road down into Provo canyon. The- report of their trip will be taken by Mr. Bryant to Washlngtoa. Timpanogos Cave, one of the outstanding- scenic attractions in -she state, , was made a national monument monu-ment Jn 1922. The cave has been developed and lighted and supervised super-vised entirely by the receipts of- admission ad-mission with the exception of the trail which was- built by the forest service. It will now receive appropriation from the national parks service and if Utah gets busy the entire road can be made a national? monument, in the opinion of Blaine Betensan, acting supervisor of? the Wasatch National Forest. Forest service appropriation) must serve a utility purpose on the forest while the national park service receives- appropriations to develop highways and improvements to serve recreation and education of the nation it was pointed out. Nowhere in the service is there a highway, which if improved, would offer to tourists the attractions of the Alpine loop, near Salt Lake, said Mr. Patraw. Formerly Mr. Patraw was superintendent superin-tendent of Zion and Bryce national parks. Under the new law he becomes be-comes superintendent of Oedar Breaks and Timpanogos Cave and all the areas that may be dedicated to the national park service. The new legislation is designed to segregate segre-gate the national domain so as to preserve separately the areas of national na-tional recreational importance on the forests from the areas developed for grazing, water and timber resources. re-sources. Now is a good time, said Mr. Bet-enson, Bet-enson, for Utah to get busy and have the Alpine highway made a national na-tional monument as part of the Timpanogos cave, which is a world wonder in both eolor and geology, being distinct from the ordinary limestone caves. The cave resulted from a pocket left through faulting. Though the formal transfer was made Monday, the forest service and he cave committee are planning a public celebration and dedication similar to the recent event that attracted at-tracted thousands to Cedar Breaks. The books and accounts were received re-ceived from Mr. Betensen by Mr, Patraw, superintendent of Zion and Bryce National Parks, who now becomes be-comes superintendent of Timpanogos Timpano-gos Cave as well. The formal trans-1 fer was made by Mr. Betensen and! Leo G. Meredith, of this city, who! is secretary of the Timpanogos cave committee, at the Salt Lake office of the Wasatch forest. The committee com-mittee is comprised of Stephen L. Chipman, John L. Firmage, Clifford E. Young of American Fork ;C. L. Warnick, Manila; Thomas Walker, the cave keeper and Mr. Patraw, representative of the Park Service. For the present, according to Mr. Patraw, the park service will continue con-tinue the business of the cave through the above committee which has administered it for the forest service. It is hoped that later on the park service will make a direct appropriation for its upkeep. Since the find of April, the reports re-ports of secretary Meredith show 1.300 people have vlslt"d Tlmpan-opos Tlmpan-opos Cave, and many hundreds more have visited the cave camp. The register shows that people from 33 out of th? 43 states of the union have visited the cave, six forelrm countries are represented as well as the District of Columbia. On a recent re-cent ordinary wek dny with no STWial attracti'm sventz-en cars hearint? out of the state license, fifteen of which were from California. Califor-nia. wre noted at the camp. ' The Cave camp now offers splen-1 dirl accomodations to visitors, free tab";, benches, stoves and fire wood having b"en provided. The snide, safe, graveled roods leading to the camp are making the trip one of extreme pleasure. j |