| Show and Artists Visit Zion Gorg To o Exploit oit Great Utah Wonderland W I E Easy sy J Access to Beauty J Spot 4 of W West es m C t I IT I LOOKING T into Zion ca canyon on from near Pine Creek Creck three miles above Springdale This is a a I J i favorite hunting ground for mountain goats j I n jj JI f t j i f Z tN j t i. i i n JW h T v f f A r f r- r w h A w C r n 5 I R 4 a r y o t t i- i w j y yn n A i ta r I s ix fy vAx a r M z S y r a 4 z F f y rAa Yx Y H r 4 S y 1 1 w I q yrS f w S a G a E y 4 t M M Mp r y f p S 'S I Iz s' s z r 4 S r w r r ri S yn Y i fh rn y i i. i y 1 p y r I S y lr Nr S if iff r Sc 4 r 45 f 3 4 M t gR x s if ata f f X tL r C. C Y Yr YI r Yi t b I I Jack Lait Dr Frederick Vining F Fisher sher and Others Others' to Tell of Zions Zion's Lovely Scenery Which I Can Ca'n Be Seen in One D Day y By F. F V. V Owen When the early Mormon pioneers discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered the chasm formed in the by countless ages of erosion that began in the glacial period they named it Little Zion Legend has hasit hasit hasit it that they were so awed by its grandeur grandeur gran gran- deur cleur and isol isolation tion that they even imagined imagined imagined im im- im- im it might become a retreat from the world that its fastnesses might give them sanctuary and security from human eyes and that they might dwell there in in- in exclusive communion with their Maker t tAs As their thrifty progress led them into practical channels and the needful needful needful need need- ful affairs of life crowded fast upon them this scenic wonder of the West lay undisturbed in its only occasionally visited by some Intrepid in intrepid intrepid In- In trepid wanderer into the wilds Recently it has been rediscovered and the discoverers have built a road into it established a camp at its en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance and now the tourist and the tho visitor or from abroad is isa a daily visitor And every visitor g goes es away to sound its praises to tell of its vast magnificence magnificence magnificence cence its Hs indescribable beauty and its unexplored and unknown extent The word little has been dropped from its name and now it is known as a worthy companion to California's Yosemite and Arizona's Grand canyon canyon canyon can can- yon as Zion canyon The Tho United States national parks service recognized its value and through Utah's representatives in congress congress congress con con- gress fifteen thousand dollars was vas ap appropriated appropriated appropriated ap- ap for a road within the established established lines of National Monument by which name it is officially officially officially known Efforts are being made to have it crea created d a national park under under under un un- un- un der the accepted name of Zion NaI National National Na Na- I Park to conform to the local name so so well known The state of Utah I constructed a road in from a point known as Andersons Anderson's ranch on the I Arrowhead trail and now travel has hasI already shown the wisdom of the road construction I The Tho location of this latest addition to the scenic wonders of the West is in Washington county just north of St. St George l known as Dixie from Its growing of cotton and subtropical fruits From the main road connecting Salt Lake City with Los Angeles it is but thirty-five thirty miles Continued on page 3 WRITERS AND ARTISTS Continued from page 2 From Lund on the railroad it Is one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred and five miles via Cedar City Automobile stages run from Lund direct to Wylie Way camp connecting with both north north and so trains trains' on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake rail rail- road HOW ZION IS REACHED Automobile parties take the Arrow Arrow- I head trail from either Los Angeles or orI Salt Lake diverting at Andersons Anderson's ranch The nearest hotel accommodations accommodations I from the north will be found at Cedar City and from the south at St St. George Within the canyon the most modern camp accommodations are provided and will be kept open until October 15 or later If the weather and travel warrants Many distinguished travelers writers writers writers writ writ- ers artists and photographers have been to Zion canyon this year year- even though the road was not entirely com com- Among the noted writers is included Jack Lait who promises some illuminating magazine stories two moving picture companies have just completed films Dr Frederick Vining Fisher is now In the East delivering his Illustrated lecture that so delightfully delightfully delight delight- delight I fully entertained many Salt Lake audiences audiences audiences au au- au- au last spring Fairbanks has I spent nearly the whole summer there putting its beauties on canvass George Baker Anderson has contracted for several illustrated articles in Eastern magazines maps and touring information information information tion is being prepared for distribution to two hundred touring bureaus by bythe bythe bythe the American Automobile association and the amateur is snap snap- I the beautiful scenes and distributing distributing distributing dis dis- dis- dis th them m generously SCENERY DIFFERENT The formations and diversity of scenery scenery scenery from ery are so essentially different anything elee else that comparisons are useless And when anyone attempts to tell what he has seen words stick in his mouth and fan fall of utterance One in attempting to compare it with the Yosemite said It is three ties done in oil another said of it trying to compare it with the Grand canyon Zion is more understandable than the Grand It is more visible it itis itis itz the Grand is Gods God's is mans man's ns n's size as size z The accessibility of Zion Is one of its strong features Just an easy road into It it every turn of which unfolds a wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- vision No mountains to climb no worries or dangerous precipices When you get into the canyon proper there is rugged vastness for you without without without with with- out end and Its higher reaches defy the Alpine climber When you climb to where you can climb no further you see the tumbling waters of l racing to form with other streams the Virgin river which flows through the floor of the valley The waterfalls are numerous and varied and seem to come out of the clouds for their source Is three thousand feet above The colorings of Zion canyon run the gamut A prevailing red softened and toned to brighter and lighter hues great gray and white patches with wit the green below and the green above the above the floor of the valley is carpeted with v verdure ur and the plateau above forested with pine trees One may see Zion canyon in one day If you arrive by dinner time stay two nights and come out after breakfast breakfast breakfast break break- fast spending one whole day In the valley thrills will crowd every minute of your time To properly explore the valley two to five days are necessary depending upon how leisurely you want to drink in its beauties Whatever time rime you OU take talce will never be missed for your life Ufe will be lengthened by the spirItual spar spir- uplift the Invigorating exercise the vision of and contemplation of the work of the Great Architect CARBURETOR HINT If the air for the carburetor is heated by the exhaust pipe there is always a possibility of getting too much heat and so give you too little explosive e power Change the adjustment adjustment ad ad- on the pipe which admits cold cold air tand and see if if the the power power is im im- proved Let your light so shine that It will not violate traffic regulations concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing dimmers This rather inept paraphrase from the ancient book Is Just now being impressed upon the minds of motorists who carelessly flash their glaring headlight headlight headlight head head- light into tho the faces of other motorists who abide by the law The police o othe of f the Salt Lake department are making the Salt Lake department are making arrests on the slightest provocation but the vigilant traffics guardians overshot over overshot overshot shot the mark when they took in former City Judge E E. A. A Rogers the other night while the jolly Jurist was con- con absorbing the passing ozone in his new Studebaker touring car In Inthe inthe inthe the hilly environs of Judge Rogers was accused of having headlights that violated that section of the traffic ordinance which provides that a beam of light projected from the lamp of a car must come within forty- forty two inches of the roadway seventy- seventy five feet in front of th the lamp As the headlights with which the Judges Judge's gasoline gasoline gas gas- oline buggy are equipped are made by bythe bythe bythe the Warner Varner Lens company that concern concern concern con con- cern sent out a factory representative to be present at the trial of the case caseIn casein casein In City Judge Wilkins' Wilkins court last Tues Tues- day W. W H. H Codey Copey of the Intermountain Electric company local agents for the Warner Varner lens also attended The only witness called by the de defense defense defense de- de was Judge ex-Judge Rogers himself The former dispenser of justice was able to show his headlights were in strict conformity to section 11 of the ordinance ordinance applying applying to dimmers When he be added to this the statement that two twenty-two states of the ho Union have 1 recognized the Warner lights as stand- stand |
