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Show PARKS CARRYING WORKS PROGRAM Zlon National Park, Utah. A pajroll thirty five times as great M a Tear ago le today bringing prosperity in a concrete form to five hundred and fifty Utah men employed on Federal projects administered ad-ministered by P. P. Patraw, Superintendent Sup-erintendent of Zion and Bryco Canyon National Parks, who states stat-es that he has been allotted ap- proximately half a million dollars to carry on P. W. and C. W. A. projects this winter, in addition to the E. C. W. program already being carried on by a C. C C. Camp of two hundred men. Tin's expenditure Is being distributed among workers from Washington, Kane, Iron and Garfield Counties. In addition to smaller numbers from Utah, Salt Lake, Carbon and Grand Counties, all of whom are engaged In much needed Improvements Im-provements in Zion Park, Bryce Park, and Arches National Monument, Monu-ment, near Moab. These Federal projects are not only benefiting the communities named, but are making possible a large number of vitally Important Improvements that will attract tourist travel and increase local business for years to come. Road improvement in both Zion and Bryce is already going forward rapidly, and by next summer the rough dusty roads into and through the Parks will be coni- pletoly replaced by the best modern mod-ern hard surfaced construction. The Zion Mt. Carmel road will be thus improved over the entire twelve miles that lie within the boundaries of Zion Park, and the scenic rim road at Bryce will be hard surfaced for eight miles. Superintendent Patraw states that this improvement will be especially espec-ially attractive to California tourists, tour-ists, accustomed to fine roads; and It is his belief that Utah may expect to receive greater tourist revenue from California than from any other state. Stream protection on the floor of Zion Canyon is another timely project which is being pushed forward rapidly and with great saving of time and money. Authorization Auth-orization of this job as a P. W. project makes it possible to effectively ef-fectively control destructive erosion ero-sion in Zion canyon immediately. In the ordinary course of events it would have been necessary to wait several years1 for funds to do such work, and every year would mean greater destruction of the beautiful canyon floor and greater final cost. Under the present pre-sent program the work can be done economically right now before be-fore erosion gets entirely out of control. Camp ground improvement is another project now authorized in both Zion and Bryce Parks, and is being rapidly done on a scale that will insure the best camping facilities for the increas ed tourist travel which will undoubtedly un-doubtedly be attracted by improvements im-provements already described. The new public campsite being constructed at the mouth of Zion Canyon is especially noteworthy, being regarded by Superintendent Patraw as one of the most outstanding out-standing campground developments develop-ments In the entire National Park System. Landscape engineers are supervising the planting of trees and shrubbery, the planning of an artistic irrigation system, and the selection of pleasant Individual Individ-ual campsites and secondary road system. It is confidently expected expect-ed that after a few years growth the tree planting scheme will produce pro-duce one of the most charming public camp grounds to be found anywhere. Adequate Water Bup-ply Bup-ply and sanitation for the camp are being assurred by other projects pro-jects now well under way. A pipe line, large enough to care for possible fire hazards, is being extended ex-tended up a tributary canyon to a supply of pure spring water Issuing Is-suing from the base of West Temple, highest peak in the park. The Camp Ground at Bryce Canyon National Park is also being be-ing changed to a more protect-.d location, and improved water and sanitation facilities provided. A much needed improvement at Bryce is the grading and surfacing sur-facing of the increasingly popular popu-lar rim trail, which affords an endless variety of panoramas. This work will be completed next season as will work on the East and West Rim trails at Zlon. The aim of the Park Service is to provide easy, dust-free trails t-,' points of interest, so as to induce tourists to leave their automobiles automo-biles and get out into the back country where they can enjoy a real contact with nature. In addition to these major projects pro-jects there are many other smaller smal-ler Jobs that are nevertheless important. im-portant. Two scientific expedl- Zion Park and of the Arches National Na-tional Monument at Moab have been recently organized and are now ready to start investigations which should add materially to the' preservation and knowledge of ancient people in Utah. Construction Con-struction of quarters for Park employees will soon be authorized, author-ized, and invitations for construction construc-tion bids will be sent out. Miles of boundary fence are being constructed con-structed at both Zion and Bryce, thus greatly aiding stockmen in controlling the drift of their cattle, cat-tle, and preventing trespass. New Checking Stations at Park entrances en-trances will create a more favorable favor-able first impression on visiting tourists, as well also the general roadside cleanup now being done with C. C. C. labor. Poison ivy eradication, while a minor matter, mat-ter, will remove one more trail hazard and make happier vacations vaca-tions for those susceptible to the poison. A total of sixty different Fed eral projects are now, or soon will be under way in the two National Parks and three National Nation-al Monuments now being administered admin-istered by Mr. Patraw, with immediate im-mediate financial benefit to hundreds hund-reds of Utah residents, and incalculable in-calculable future benefit to the state as a whole from increased tourist revenues. Two Utah scientists, Frank Beckwith, of Delta, and J. C. Thompson of Salt Lake City, have been recently selected to lead an exploration party of fifteen fif-teen men in making an archaeological archaeo-logical and geological survey of the little known Arches National Monument au-a near jVioab. Utah The expedition, financed with C. W. A. funds and administered by P. P. Patraw, Superintendent of Zion National Park, is expected to remain in the field for at least two months studying the scientific scien-tific and scenic features of the region, re-gion, which are at present practically prac-tically unknown to the outside world. The project is under the direction di-rection of the Department of the Interior, through its office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, which has started two other similar projects within the State; at the Dinosaur National Na-tional Monument and at Zion National Na-tional Park. Both of those areas have already been the subject of scientific study, but the Arches National Monument is untouched and it is impossible to say at this early date just what the final report re-port of the expedition may reveal in the way of new discoveries. Officials at Zion National Park eagerly await the first reports from Mr. Beckwith, leader of the party, and foresee a worthwhile contribution ' to scientific knowledge know-ledge of the Tegion. Interesting discoveries of ancient an-cient dwelling or burial places may be expected, according to the statement from C. C. Pres-nall, Pres-nall, Park Naturalist of Zion National Na-tional Park, who recently returned return-ed from organizing the expedition at ' Moab. He stated that on a quick ride through one particular particu-lar area, in company with Mr. Beckwith and Mr. Marvin Turn-bow, Turn-bow, custodian of the Arches National Na-tional Monument, a large cave was seen which showed evidences of prehistoric occupation, and that many other caves and arches were passed by without time for examination. Those arches and natural bridges, carved by the wind and weather from massive red sandstone cliffs create a scenic scen-ic effect that is reminiscent of a cathedral, especially at one point where two natural bridges join to form a double bridge, or groin. These, and many other features featur-es of scenic and scientific interest will be studied, mapped, and photographed pho-tographed by the expedition, and finally published in a report which, according to Mr. PresnaK, should attract great numbers of visitors to the Arches National Monument and the Moab region. Scientific field research in the State of Utah has recently acquired ac-quired great impetus through the allocation of approximately $20,-000.00 $20,-000.00 of C. W. A. funds to finance fin-ance three Federal expeditions to three corners of the state: in the northeast corner Dr. Doyle, with twenty men will study the fossil beds at Dinosaur National Monument; Monu-ment; in the southeast section fifteen men under Mr. Frank Beckwith of Delta. Utah, will survey the archaeology and geology geol-ogy of the Arches National Monument near Moab; and in the southwestern comer Mr. Dan Yeatherill Is organizing another fifteen man party to study Indian remains in Zion National Park. The sudden demand for scientists scien-tists to man these and other ex peditions has resulted in such a scarcity of competent men as has not been known in Utah for years. Mr. P. P. Patraw, Superintendent Super-intendent of Zlon National Park and administrator of the Zion and Moab projects states that he has literally combed the State in search of scientists and engineers to participate in the field research re-search now being conducted by the Department of the Interior through its office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations. Reserva-tions. The authorization of C. W. A. funds for the three expeditions expedi-tions first named has not only helped to relieve unemployment among college trained men, but has materially assisted local employment em-ployment boards in placing such classes of labor as surveyors helpers, help-ers, cooks, clerks, packers, arid teamsters, and has speeded up local business through purchases of supplies and equipment necessary nec-essary to maintain field parties far removed from bases of supplies. |