Show f 1 RYCE t CANYON At f N I 4 MADE f NATIONAL r RI G 2 S Construction Work Be- Be TV ry- ry Ufa Po- Po CaI- CaI Mt Zion on an al Bin Y leI Highway I IBy By gy ROY 0 O. WEST WES 1 instates Secretary of Int Interior States palled 4 i. i canyon formerly a national rS 8 September 15 of this ent on became the twentieth national lar r Utah's second and lark VL k new park a contains twenty twenty- e miles Authority to gives give Ira K s Utah ware area national park status is u s contained in two acts of con con- became a national I park after all of the land within nIl nIr had j been deeded to the je h area Union Pacific gi 7 WOM t the e j i private holdings within i its park up ep ark and the state receiving I in return for what it held land her I boundaries hin t ilia the park parI 1 Se outstanding event of the year ear park parle service service and and of vital I to the scenic develop- develop 1 seat Ent of southern was Utah-was the of ot construction of ot road This Zion Zion-Mt Carmel ft ire when completed will con- con way and the Zion the Grand canyon II Bryce canyon national park b state of oJ Utah is now working Its end of ot this his highway and is isSo a aro aJO So improving a section of ot the Ar- Ar ahead trail near the Arizona state stater r be mother other bridge which will be of ot ott visitors is pct t benefit to many being constructed across tot t now le e Colorado river rh-er at Lees Lee's Ferry bF if the state tate and federal govern- govern m meats This bridge which it is exp ex- ex led will be completed and dedi- dedi p i feted early next nett spring will vill greatly facilitate park to park travel in the a possible motor and make tarel ta between the north and south southa detours through long ins a s without adjoining states TRAVEL INCREASES I T ravel during the year increased b to which was 3 per cent ent SI Vore pore than last year Especially noticeable no- no was the increase in north ti tea im visitors the total number en en- en ii there being f r Im I'm tens oe ne of the most important ac- ac of ot the year ear at the G Grant Grand n canyon national park was opening to the public of ot Grand lodge built by the Utah 1 parks puts company a subsidiary of the thea a Union Colon Pa Pacific s system which was wasn to ta public use on September Septem Septem- n ber fI H 1928 with appropriate ceremonies cere- cere sinks monies the he lodge consists of a central containing lobb lobby lounge fining dining room recreation hall haH kitchen and other facilities Sleeping acco accommodations ac- ac co are arp aro provided b by log cabs aja each ch containing two rooms Ja a addition to standard cabins tiers mere ler are twenty so-called so de I t cabins each equipped with pr private prate ate bath porch and fireplace I DIFFICULTIES DIFFICULTIES MANY Unusual al engine engineering ri g difficulties ties were involved in in tho in-tho the tho construction of or these hotel and related facilities s Among other problems there was involved the transportation of materials materials materials ma ma- a Do distance of or OO mlles miles from the railroad and over roads which due to heavy snow conditions made travel trav unusually difficult especially since sinco construction work proceeded proceed d throughout the tho entire winter The problem of furnishing an adequate supply of ot water and elec- elec energy was successfully met by tho the construction on Bright Angel Ansel creek by a 3 h plant and anda a 1 pumping l plant lant by means moans of which the water vati r from Roaring Springs creek creel is lifted against a static head of 50 re feet t to storage tanks s on the rim of t the e can canyon on Two trail developments were of 01 outstanding importance One w was s the completion and opening of ot the I Kaibab Kallab trail affording spectacular l ar views an and reaching from rim to rim The other was vas Uc thi transfer of title lile lUe to the famous Bright Angel trail from Coconino county to the federal government after artEr several years of controversy Immediately Immediately Im Im- Im- Im mediately upon the taking over of QC the trail tran by park authorities the collection enl col 01 lection of the 51 1 1 toll was discontinue u 1 ue J. J BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED The construction of tho new Kaibab Kai Kal- bab suspension bridge was an important important important im im- im- im link In the Kaibab trans trans- canyon trail This bridge unlike the theold theold theold old one which is replaced is free from vibration and will accommodate accommodate d date te an entire string of pack or saddle animals at one time Formerly Formerly For For- merly in using the old swinging bridge it was necessary for fOl tourists tourists tour tour- i ts parties to dismount in crossing crossing cross ross ing tho the animals being taken over o-er one at ata a time This caused congestion congestion i tion and delay at one of tho the hottest points on the trip I. I Steps are being taken talen to enlarge Zion National park in southern Utah Upon recommendation of tho the National Park Service seven Sections sections sections sec Sec- of land were withdrawn from Crom the public domain by executive or order order order or- or der pending a a. study as as' to the advisability advisability ad ad- of adding addin these lands to the tho park There Is still sun a further furth r area not yet withdrawn that should be considered consider d for addition to Zion Included in this area are some In Interesting Interesting interesting In- In cliff dwellings as well as spectacular canyon country Cheap power for all park parI operations operations opera opera- was made available through the extension of the power lines of the Power company into the tho park The Nevada Contracting company which is building the Zion Zion Mt Carmel Cannel highway financed the building of the necessary power lines COTTAGES ERECTED The public utility operators extended extended extended ex ex- tended their facilities at Zion lodge by the erection ion of ot a number of new cottages The most sensational event of the year ear in Yellowstone national park was the breaking out of a a. new geyser geser in the lower basin Its crater or outer pit surrounding the vent resembles that of ot the Old Excelsior which ceased activity in 1888 It is approximately 90 by feet and the eruption is to a height of ot 80 to feet every ten to fourteen and one half hours The er eruptions last from four to six hours Dr Arthur ArthurL L Day director of the geophysical I laboratory of the Carnegie Institution institution tion made a no special study of this newest and greatest geyser in tho the park |