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Show WILL SPY OUT THE NEW LAI Cite Talks of Trip to San Juan. Artist Explorer Gives an Idea of Possibilities of Expedition. Discoveries la Other Parts of Utah an Indication of What May Be Expected. H. L,. A. Culmer. G. S. Holmes, Jr., and S. T. Whltaker leavo Saturday morning over tho Itlo Grando Western lo begin their expedition to tho San Juan country, under tho auspices of the Commercial club of this city. From hero they go directly to Thompson's Springs, a station between the Groen and Grand rivers in eastern Utah. Thero a four-horso team will be in waiting to take tho party, together with supplies und equipment, to Bluff, a distal dis-tal ce of 150 miles The party goes by way of Mo.ib and Montlcello, and at BluiT, on tho San Juan river, will bo Joined by tho noted guide. Al Seorup The remainder re-mainder of the dlslnnce to tho San Juan coiintfj. amounting In all to seventy-llvo or 10o miles, will be mado with paclc animals, ani-mals, the members of tho party riding horseback or walking, as may best suit tl clr purposes. "Will you make It clear Just what you expect to llnd In this strange region," was asked of Mr. Culmer yesterday after-nccon. after-nccon. and In reply he said: Is Not 011 the Map. 'To bo frank, I cannot tell you with any sort of clearness. Tho great natural rock bridges are there, near tho head of White canyon, bigger than any other bridges in the world; but you won't find White canyon marked oa any map. Ono of tho three bridges Is across a tributary that runs Into that canyon near tho bend, where these gorges break from the Elk Itldge. But this region Is rifted and torn villi numberless chasms that make a maze of dark passages, most of which havo never been traversed by white men. Thoy lead nowhere, nnd so far as known they remain unexplored. Possibly some wanderers nave entered a few of them, but their story has not been told. Refuge- of Forgotten Race. "In some antique time these labyrinths perhaps they wero chosen, like catacombs, for tho burial places of their dead. Abundant mlnB and unbroken crypts remain re-main to prove their use for one or tho other. But our quest Is not specially for theso dismal recesses. As an artist who lias been fascinated In tho pnst by tho wc-lrd beauty of the desert, I long to see and paint the strange forms and shifting colors of tho wilderness; and for the loneliness lone-liness and dsolntlon 1 feel 'the call of tho wild' In my blood Industrial Possibilities, Too. "But Ihero are other things that appeal to tho practical man. Threo thousand sqitaro miles of unknown land Is too lurge an area for the peoplo of this Stato to leave unexplored. Look at the map of Utah, and vou will see that this Is tho only blank space that remains. All other lnrco spaces have been examined and their possibilities exploited. And in every Instance tho land has been found of value. Either In forestry. In agriculture, In mining, mi-ning, or In some other respect, exploration has led to the development of valuable resources. re-sources. "This essential fact Is recognized by the Commercial club and Is the reason why It has Idenllilcd Itself with the expedition. Of course, we aro only making a dash Into that country after all 'spying out tho land' for a general description Is all that can result from our brief visit: but I Ihink we can bring back a lot of Informa- I In,, Will Gather Valuable Data. "In our party will be one of the best scenic photographers of the West, so that you will bo able to see what the country looks like, and we shall be equipped with apparatus and Instruments for various observations and will gather data as to altitudes, heights, distances, etc.. that will enable us to mako marks 011 tho map that may bo of uso to thoso who follow. No geological chart of tho region has been made by the Government, but tho trip may hasten tho day when wo shall have ono. Pvumors of Rich Deposits. "There aro rumors of rich mineral deposits, de-posits, of wonderful fossils, of archaeological archaeolog-ical treasures, of flno timber lands and many other things; but they are only rumors. ru-mors. Indeed, If all matters wero known about this strange region. It Is manifest that thero would bo no reason for our adventure. When wo return wo shall be far better ablo to tell y.ou tho particulars." |