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Show ZION CANYON, THE I NEW WONDERLAND I Realities and Wonders of New H Scenic Attraction Described H Ry Howard S. Nichols. I (Continued from last With ) H Ll'THKK Rl'KRANK, the wizard H of modern agricultural science, as fl far back as 1007, said of this Dixie M County's fruit exhibit at the great Sacramento. California. Fair: M "In alt my life I have never seca M such a magnificent display of M peaches." M Throughout the ages, floods of fl melted snows and rains stowly fl wore into the earth's surface these fll terrific chasms of the southwestern M states: .ion Canyon, Grand Can- M yon of the Colorado, Yellowstone M Canyon and others in this terri- M tory. The indefatigable winds, M too, were their sculptors. Today weird formations catch the eye. M Contrasting hues in stone chal- H lenge the painter to imitate them. M Cliffs and pinacles change colors M in shifting light as if by magic. M At dawn Zion Canyon seems M ghostly, veiled in dim mystery, H vaguely promising strange splen- dors. Presently the rising sun H lark hidden gulches and giant M rock clefts, producing supernatur- E al beauties of shadowed angels and M spkffldid splotches of gold on grim H old walls. The superstitious In- M dians who would not spend a night I in the canyon, furthermore would M not enter it until the sun was high M in the heavens. Then they hunted M hard and fast in the narrow defiles ft and hastily retraced their steps i- fl to the open country. fl It is in the full light of midday, M however, that the real proportions, H niagnitued and charm of Zion Can- M yon are revealed. Immersed in lighf M illumnined to its uttermost recess- M es, its majesty and immensity are M unforgettable. M You drive in ease on the floor of fl the canyon and look up to ascer- H tain its depth instead of looking I down, which is a novelty of sen- U sat ion in iself. M Reside you a green cliff rises I 3,000 feet sheer, cutting the sky so H far away that huge pines look like H ferns on the distant edge of the W precipice. A pink pinacle of sand- H stone glows in the sunlight like M the tower of a palace in a city of M dreams. Beyond looms a purple M rim of 0,400 f,.et high. The Zion river here sings a triumphant song M as it sweeps on to join the Colo- M rado river near by in the Grand M Canyon of Arizona. You see gray M fortresses with fronts fretted and M seamed by ages into i marvelous M maze of intricate lines, and figures suggesting Egyptian hieroglyphics M or Aztec inscriptions, but you know th.-fl only the hand of time M could do such work, Partner on rises a monstrous overwhelming pile of stone, so colossal that the fl tall poplars at its base look like a M tiny hedge beside a mansion. You H enter a silent sunlit amphitheatre H vast enough to hold a dozen Ro- H man Coliseums and yet you do not M feel lost or lonely. Its beauty makes 9 you gasp at first ; then comes the H delightful feeling that the beauti- H ful place belongs to you as much as to anyone else, that nature made M it l be enjoyed, and you explore I its innumerable charms of color M and form. mM There stands West Temple, a M magnificent mass of time-defying H rock. Here is the Chieftan, a ti- I (ante Indian profile so amazingly H perfect even to its feather head- M dress that you are surprised to see a stone face which really is a face. H The great White Thorne is tre- mendously impressive as your M glance rises more than a mile to it Wk through tiie pellucid air. The steel W cable swinging dizzily aloft from the bottom of the largest amphi- theatre to the canyon rim, is used vn (Continued on pag: ttvtn.) f" I ZION CANYON. THE NEW WONDERLAND 1 Continued from first page.) by the settlers to lower lumber from the plateau mill. Sometimes men perform the hairraUtng feat of kittling down the 1,000 foot strand. This is guaranteed to thrill the most blast of all beholden, On a smooth level raised spot near I he river commanding line views in all directions, stands the first of the welcoming 'ylie Way camps with its cheerful air of thorough thor-ough comfort and permanence. Complete to the smallest detail with every arrangement in its effect ef-fect for the ease, health and pleasure pleas-ure of guests, this royally-good camp is the product of thirty-five yean of experience in Yellowstone National Park. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie personally selected the site in February, 1017. after days of careful exploration and investigation. Mrs. Wylie in her humorously wise way says that most people like to camp, but do not like to "rough it", so the Wylie Way provides no cots hut the best beds ihat can he bought, excellent meals, jolly camp fires morning and evening, intelligent camn help and an atmosphere of frankness and friendliness which travelers appreciate. appre-ciate. The tents are sanitary, have sound hoard floors, stout frames, windows and doors, and are substantially sub-stantially erected in every particular. particu-lar. Small stoves stand ready to furnish warmth if needed. Hot and cold water and excellent service serv-ice are provided, It 11 camping dc luxe. In this fertile, well watered district dis-trict where nestle little farms and orchards of the Mormon pioneers at the entrance to the Canyon, the Wylies found an abundance of fruit, vegetables, milk, butter, poultry poul-try and live stock with which to supply the camps. And it is nice to have fresh growing things to eat H I in season even when sight seeing in fl I land of wonders. M I'rotn this happy ylie Way M camp you may contemplate at leit I me an inspiring panorama: table rocfcl level as a floor to the very M brink of 2. (XX) foot precipices grav M -'opes rich!) marked with dark H green cedars forming 1 primative H park which would make .1 land I scape architect envious, monumen tal pillars, gently-rounded cones, H vast spires with fluted sides, mina M rets and stout rugged towers rising I from dark shadowed canyon sides H into the sunlight of the glorious H heights. M The musical murmur of the Rio H Virgin comes softly to you, birds H j smg in trees. 1 refreshing breeae H tempera the genial warmth of the H ; friendly sun and reclining comfort- H ably in your steamer chair you ah H j sorb the peace of Little .ion. H The sunset, its paint brush drip- H ping with glory, strikes the great H gorge. transformation begins, gray walk become amethist, blue H .ridges deepen to royal purple, vast H domes catching fire blaze against H I the turquoise sky and snowy cloud- H masses aloft turn into flush pink. H The rims of Mast Temple and other temples gleam like mighty opals: H lire red. steel blue, water-green and H I glistening drabs. The stream at H the bottom of the gorge changes H from crystal to smokv topaz and H sometimes borrowing gleams re- H fleeted from the cliffs and clouds H above, runs in a glorious crimson H flood like a river of blood H Soaring eagles seek thir lofty H nests in the crags. Shadows deep- H en. lengthen. The maitves, pinks, grays and scarlets fade from the sky and are stuceeeded by a cool H blue. Stars begin to faintly twink- H le. Campfirea are lighted at the H comfortable Wylie camps and the H serene splendor of the night de- cenda upon ZIon Canyon. H The Cliffdwellera and hierogly- I phics of the ancients, found in Par- H unu w cap Canyon, near Shoneaburg H will appeal to those who are inter- H eated in the extinct races of men H which inhabited this region long H ago. A month might be well spent H visiting the many places of inter- fl The expense of this remarkably H scenic trip from l.und to Wylie- H j ay Camp in ion Canyon and H ' return complete, including 210 H I miles round trip by automobile, H I luncheon at Cedar City going and l returning, two nights' lodging and I 1 five excellent meals in the Wvlie WM I Way camp, will be .$2.50. I Baggage up to 25 pounds is car- ried free on each ticket. Kxccss H baggage coata five cents per pound. fl Those who wish to stay longer at H the comfortable Wylie Way camp I on the floor of ion Canyon, will H be charged $3.50 day. on the fol lowing basis- breakfast 75 cents, H luncheon 75 cents, dinner $1.00 and H lodging $1.00. A special weekly H late of $21 .IK) is in effect. Children H under the age of 10 years are oidy M charged half rates. H Saddle horses will be furnished at $.V00 per day and horses with guides $I.(M) per day. Side trips M by automobile in the park cost 75 M cents an hour for each tourist, in M parties of not less than four per H sons. Saddle horse trails lead to H lojcsts of big pines, and to points where magnificent views may be M obtained of the brink of the chasm. I Regular Wylie-Way automobile I and camp service for the season of H 1917, will commence on June 15th and continue until September 15th. |