Show MO MORE RE NATURAL BRIDGES IN UTAH times moab utah white canyon it seems has no monopoly on natural bridges in pritchett valley twelve miles from moab are two bridges as beautiful albeit they are not so majestic as those of the white canyon country for a dozen years or more it has been known that pritchett valley contains some natural bridges but few moab people have ever visited them so far as we know up to this week to J F hall prof lang and dr J W williams were the only white persons who had seen them prof byron cummings of the state university and dr williams this week made a three days trip to pritchett valley to inspect the bridges in pritchett valley said prof cummings on their return is one of the most beautiful natural lb bridges ridges yet Ais discovered covered pritchett valley and pritchett canyon themselves outside out sidie of the bi bridges adges are well worth a visit the scenery is as striking and picturesque as can be found anywhere there are three bridges one of these which will probably be given the indian name for cistern has an arch feet wide and 49 feet high from the ground to the top of the arch is 62 feet the bridge on top is 49 feet across the bridge next in size we called the wigwam bridge because a cave in front of it very much resembles an indian wig warn wain the arch of this bridge is 75 feet wide and 40 feet high the other bridge is now in process of construction and will probably not be a perfect arch for several hundred years the arch is now about 20 feet in diameter at the back is a natural well or cistern also about 20 feet in diameter in front is IE a large cave the pritchett bridges differ from those of white canyon in that they were not formed by a steady stream of water but by the action of the water accumulating in pot holes or cisterns at their backs and gradually wearing through to the caves in front about half a mile from the bridges a gigantic stone needle about six feet wide by 10 feet thick extends feet I 1 in n the air prof cummings leaves tomorrow for san juan county |