Show work on little zion canyon can y on road 0 mr air N illiam 0 tufts supervisor of tie ta e government work in the I 1 it tie tle zion cannon n national bonu ment after having completed the survey and plans for the road roid with in the tie nati national ont monument was in cedar city wednes lav en route to salt lake city having left a corn com betant engineer in charge of the actual construction work with a force of sei seventeen enteen men and teams team mr air tufts stated that while the available appropriation will not be sufficient to complete the road in god shape the entire length of the canyon it t will make a fairly atis factory automat lie ile road well into the park he further states that good pro gresa gress is being made by the state con evicts on the road east from boquer ville through the up river settle ments approaching the canyon and that by bathe the time the convicts convict are transferred to the north in the spring the road will be in fairly good condition for automobile trav e el into and through the little canyon mr air tufts stated th that thit it the most difficult part of the work would be near the entrance of the canyon where there will be considerable hill side dugway an i rock work t be perfumed per firmed he stated further that the people of the section were enthusiastic over the prospect of t tc urist travel thrush their section n of country when the road roid into the monument shall have been ed while in caiar mr air tufts was looking for a R young man proficient in the use of the and familiar to some extent with other clerical work to whom he wished to give employment for three months in the can cannon on failing to find such ruch a person here open for an edgag ment it will be necess necessary iry to in a man from salt lake city or else where na ith the road roid to zion canyon completed and the bad spots elbirn mated from front the trails trim silt lake city to southern california the tourist travel through this section is certain to be an im item next season it need surprise no one to see from ten to forty automobiles per day passing our doors over this through route the trail through this country should be placed in firt fir t class con ditlow and the side trips into caiar canyon and other places of inter est eat should be opened and developed so that they can be advertised as strong features in connection with the route iron county record |