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Show XKW NAMES AnOKl) TO l'ltOMINKNT l-'KATl'lvKS OF ZlOV NATIONAL 1'AlvK With the approval of the National Na-tional Geographic Board, new-names new-names have been added to many prominent points of interest in Zion National Park and a few-changes few-changes made in old ones, it is announced by Park Superintendent Superinten-dent Patraw. Mount Spry, resting at the base of East Temple and guarding guard-ing the entrance to Pine Creek and the Zion Mt. C'armel Highway, High-way, has been named to perpetuate perpet-uate the memory of William Spry, Governor of Utah at the time the ' national monument,' later Zion National Park, was created. Governor Spry was a great admirer ad-mirer of the scenic beauties of Zion Canyon. The name El Gov-ernador Gov-ernador was first applied for Governor Spry to the monolith 1 now known as Angel's Landing, j but the name refused to adhere, j probobly for the reason of being Spanish in a region where Span- 1 ish influence has not been felt, i Pioneers of the region have been honored with the use of their names. Johnson Mountain, located near the park south boundary boun-dary and having an altitude of I 6,153 feet, has been named fori the Mormon scout. Nephi John- i son. who discovered Zion Canyon in 1S5S. Black's Canyon is nam-1 ed for Joseph Black, early pion- 1 eer and probably the second white man to explore Zion Canyon. Can-yon. Other familiar names among the pioneers applied as 1 i place names include Behunin Canyon, Bulloch Bulch, Dennett Canyon, Heaps Canyon, Imlay ' Canyon, Petty Point. There is a sprinkling of Indian legendary names in Kinesava Mountain, j Temple of Sinawava, and Wynop-its Wynop-its Mountain. j Foremost among the changed names is the abandonment of tha awkward and little used name M"ukuntuweap for the river that carved Zion Canyon, and substitution sub-stitution of Virgin River, or to ! give it its full name, North i Fork of the Virgin. The stream through Parunweap Canyon is the principal branch of the main J Virgin River. The U. S. Geological Survey is about to complete the engraving 1 and printing of the map of Zion 'National Park on which the new and changed names will appear. The field and office work involved involv-ed in the preparation of this 'map has occupied a period of three years intermittently. Airplane Air-plane photography was used in gathering data for the map. |