| Show to open zion canyon at early date zion cannon with its natural wonders will be open to tourists early next summer according to the announcement made yesterday by members of a party of utah and california people who had returned from a trip of what is declared to be one of the most wonderful scenic spots to be found in the world the main object of the trip was to decide whether or not it would be practical to operate an auto service from lund utah to the canyon members of the party such a road ft already in existence and that with the improvements now under way would be in first class condition early this spring the party consisted of mr W W waho of the wye way camping service in yellow stone natili al park mrs their son clinton miss margaret Mar giret mccartney who for a number of years was in charge of walies employees in yellowstone low stone park S A brown hal lamb and williams salt lake business men who were avee ti gating the opportunities for ashing an automobile stage line from lund station to zion canon via cedar city toquerville aud rockville william warner assistant general passenger and freight agent of the ant lake route mis warner douglas white general industrial du agent of the salt lake route howard nichols publicity agent of the salt lake route ex senator henra lund and kron parry A new automobile highway is being built into the zion canavon by the united states the state and washington county uncle sam lias a large force of men at work in zion canyons greatest amphitheatre building a splendid sixteen foot boulevard under the direction of engineer morgan who repaired the break of the colorado river in im penal valley built roada in ramer national park and elsewhere the blate road work is being done by a force of convicts the new highway will be completed in may and the motorist in then leave lund station on the salt lake route at 10 in the morning and read zion canavon by 5 in the afternoon or earlier a of 1 thair lOO miles mr ylie whose experience in park bs visits to the craod canyon a v v noted has made him a critical judge of scenery declared unreservedly edly that the scenery and natural beauties of zion canyon fir surpass anything he had ever seen 1 I dm astonished at the magnificence and beauty of the zion canyons said mr wylie 1 I like it especially because one can motor right onto the floor of that superb binyon and find amidst all its beauty which 13 mud belter than being compelled to view the scenery from a great distance as is the case in bome canyons it is immense it is delightful it is so restful too william warner assistant assi stent freight and dwenger agent salt lake route 1 I am impressed with the beauty and magnificence of zion binyon and its accessibility surprises me herald |
