Show r il I 1 t A indian would be a welo onte stain this ye primitive area park in southern utah approved what will sill be the larger larget nation al park in existence Is 13 coon boon to be i set apart in southern utah according to zeke johnson Joh naon custodian dian of the natural Brid bridges gea national monument located in the region of the new monument the park will be known as the great national wilderness and covers over squared square i miles of the most inaccessible territory of interest in america according to mr johnson it Is the only suitable piece of ground left in the united states state 1 for such a project one can travel all day through the region without ever seeing a house or a human being unless by chance they run across a cowboy or a trapper the region Is to be preserved just as it Is with the exception of one highway so that our future generation will know what the american wilderness which their tore fathers conquered really was A national highway Is planned to the great american wilderness coming from mesa verde national park in colorado to capitol wreath national monument formerly known know n as the wayne wonderland in utah and on to zion and bryco bryce national parka there will be no conce concessions along this highway and one must explore on foot or horseback the area shaped on the map much like a large turnip with top and tall extends along the colorado river with the point of the tall tail being at the utah arizona line and the top extending above the junction of tile the green and colorado rivers roger W toll of denver superintendent erin of the yellowstone tone national park and paul frank superintendent erin of the mesa verde national park were recently sent into the region for an inspection trip for the U 8 S government the report sent in by these men was highly favorable mr johnson stated and the new national monument Is 13 practically assured mr toll was recently in vernal and inspected the territory embraced in the yampa river dinosaur national monument green aher gorge and other sections with the idea of another area for primitive preservation of american beauty and recreation for future generations |