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Show PAHK-TO-PARK ROAD SYSTEM GIGANTIC Special to The Tribune. . OGDEN, Dec. 7. Surpassing In magnitude magni-tude even Chicago's famous boulevard system connecting all of the larger parks of the Windy city, tho proposed park-lo-park road system of the western stales will oventually form a great highway of the utmout scenic and commercial value, according to the beliefs of the Fourth district forest officials; They also contend con-tend that thla groat system of highways will radiate from Ogdcn. There will be the route south to Iho Grand canyon, for the completion of which arrangements have already beon made, with the exception of the stretch through the sands between Pangultch and Kanab, for which eomo tlmo will be required to put the road In the best condition con-dition for all seasons of the year. This road must eventually connect with FJsh lake, with the beauties or the Beavor river riv-er canyon and Little Zlon" valley, known officially as Mukuntuweap National Monument. Mon-ument. The Midland trail, which connects with this thoroughfaro at Thistle or Provo, will one day have a completed road", al-readv al-readv in good condition trom Thompson to Moab. by which in a day's run the auto tourist can reach the greatest natural bridges on earth. Tho Overland trail or "Ogden routo." 'will Torm the direct route to the Yosem-Ite. Yosem-Ite. the greatest park on the Pacific coast. To tho north the Yellowstone is already connected bv good road by wav of St. Anthony, and it Is now urged that this be continued to the more rccentlv created Glaclor National park in northern Montana, Tho Glacier National park was created In 1910 and an Illustration of the growing grow-ing Interest In tho nation's natural wonders won-ders Is the fact that while tho attendance attend-ance of visitors. to tho Yellowstone, whose attractions are more varied than thoso of any other of tfio big playgrounds, has required tho past fifteen years to Increase from 9500 to 25.000 each season, Glacier park reports G000 .visitors In 1911. 10.000 In 1912 and 12 000 In 1913. The 250 deep blue lakes, eighty living, moving glaciers surmounting picturesque mountain peaks, and many wonderful waterfalls reached by trails through dense forests of pine, cedar and spruce partly account for the popularity of Glacier park, but the building build-ing of good roads, good advertising, and a special feature of low cost touring for some who desire to walk have been effective effec-tive In bringing visitors. Increase of visitors vis-itors to the Yellowstone has been relatively rela-tively uniform, with tho exception of 1005, when the number was over 26,000, and In 1909, tho year of ihc Seattle exposition, when there wcro over 32,000. The road between these parks will lead from the Glacier park through Kallspel and the Flathead valley lo Missoula, and by way of Hamilton and tho Blttcrroot valley to the Idaho line. District 1 of tho forest service has allotted J7000 for tho mountain road work In the Bitter-root Bitter-root forest. Supervisor John A. Pearson of Salmon, Idaho, Is now In conference with District Forester Sherman concerning concern-ing the co-opcratlon of the Salmon forest In continuing ihls road from the summit south down the north fork of the Salmon river to the A chord ranch, 6." miles at an estimated cost of 50410. A careful survey has been made by Fred Crandall, county surveyor of Lemhi county, and tho county of Lemhi will appropriate ?5000 to continue the road Into Salmon, of which only the part north or Gibbons-vlllc Gibbons-vlllc will be expensive. Lemhi countv will also Improve present roads, or build now ones wnero necessary, to contlnuo this road up Lemhi river and over the divide into the valleys of Medicine Lodge and Birch creeks to connect with a good road on the Fromont county line lcadlng to St. Anthony, and tho Ogden to Yellowstone Yellow-stone routo. I It is also probable that, the Lemhi county road will connect more directly with Idaho Falls and Blackfool so that Ogdenltes ran Journey dlrecllv to Missoula Mis-soula and the north. Supervisor Pearson's Interest In the road Is to make acce?slblo large bodies of yellow pine timber, now so isolated that there Is little demand. Tho road contemplated contem-plated will be fourteen feet in width everywhere, ev-erywhere, with eight feet of solid bed on dugways. In the forest it Is mosUv through spruce, fir and lodgepole timber, partly on level bars or flats, and partlt along hlllsidos. Mont of the excavation will be on gravelly soil, with perhaps 1006 feet of solid rock and 200 feet of slide rock. At alk points material for a good roadbed will be conveniently obtained. |
