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Show WYLIE WAY CAMPS FOR ZION CANYON W. W. Vlie, Founder of (amps in Yellow stone Park, is Behind Project. PARK WILL OPEN TO TOURISTS JINK l.vril. leceenodatiOfM Will be First (hiss in Bverj Particular, and a Heavy Tourisi Travel in Predicted. W. W. Wylic, so well known as the founder of the "YYylie Way" in the Yellowstone Park, and who for 86 years conducted the Wylie campfl there, was in Cedar City Wednesday and Thursday of this week making arrangements arrange-ments for the opening of his new-tourist new-tourist camps in the Mukuntu-weap. Mukuntu-weap. or Little Zion, national monument, which is advertised for the 15th of the present month. Mr. Wylie, who had just come up from the ion Canyon, states that the road is all completed as far as his camp within the monument, and that the convict camp is now engaged in completing the last stretch of road to connect the canyon with the Arrowhead Arrow-head Trail at the Echo Farm in Washington Wash-ington county, and which lie states will be open for travel on or before June 15th. This stretch of road lies between Rockville and Springdale, and will eliminate the last two cross-, ings of the Virgin River, leaving only the one crossing within the canyon, over which the government has constructed con-structed an excellent bridge. Thus, after the 15th of this monlh it will be 1 possible for tourists to visit this great scenic attraction without the danger and inconvenience of fording the river. riv-er. Work is now under way on the Wylie camp, which is well located by a beautiful spring, with an abundance of shade and suriounded by some of the most gorgeous and awe-inspiring scenery that the section affords. It will comprise some 26 one-apartment sleeping tents, 20 double compartment compart-ment sleeping tents, a large dining tent, 20x40 feet, ami an assembly tent of the same size. The ground is now being cleared and leveled down for the cam, and the tents, which will have lumber floors and lumber walls for the greater part of their height, will soon be in course of erection. Mr. Wylie has obtained from the Department of the Interior at Washington, Wash-ington, a franchise to maintain and operate permanent camps in the Zion Canyon, or the Mukuntuweap National Nation-al Monument, as it is officially known. This remarkable region is just this season being opened and made known to the public. Because of the mountain moun-tain fastnesses and the distance from the railroad it has hitherto been mac coa eiblo, The Arrowhead Trail, an automobile automo-bile road from Los Angeles to Salt Bake City, passes within 20 miles of the entrance to this National Bark. Mr. Wylie promises the same class of service SO long rendered in the Ve lowstone. Mi-:- McCartney, who has been chief matron for all the Wylie Camps in the Yellowstone for the last 12 year-, goei with Mr. Wylie to Zion National Park. The scenic beauties of this canyon me wonderful, The bright coloring of the canyon walls is not lurpassed in any canyon in the world. Camps are on the floor "I' the can yon by the adge of the Virgin River. Trails to the rim make it possible to gft the tine views from above. The altitude of the river bed at the camps is 12(1(1 feet. This insure- a delightful summer climate. Canyon walls are perpendicular 1,000 feet high at the edge of the camp Higher than this in many parts of the canyon. Saddle horSBI and auto livery furnished fur-nished for side trips. Mi 0, R and Chaunci Parry of this place have secured the franchise fran-chise for the operation of auto -ei vice for hire from I.und, on the Salt Lake Route, 'o the Wylie camps le BE the canyon, hut this does not prevent ShSE .! individuals from driving their Sjpl machines into the canyon and main- Bti an. or their own camps independent- jW y if tiny choose. The tnket, costing 12646, covers ;fc (Continued of page four.) WYLIE WAY CAMPS FOR ZION CANYON (Continued from first page.) transportation from Lund to the camp and iet urn, two niirhts lodging! and live meals at the camp, together with tWO meals at the Cedars Hotel, this city, en route. Kates at the camp are 8JS0 per day or $21.00 per week. Mr. Wylie hus taken special care in the selection of his equipment, and the tourist in his camp will he assured as-sured of every comfort and convenience conven-ience to be had in a modern hotel. Local people can do much to popularize pop-ularize this southern Utah attraction and divert the tourist travel in this direction by paying a visit to the canyon themselves. Mr. Wylie's addreaa for the present is SpringdalOi Utah. |