Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-28 | Page 11 | Cavern Survey Opens Project

CAVERN SURVEY OPENS PROJECT AMERICAN FORK FORK Completion Completion 0 of ofa a survey urvey now now under way at Tim- Tim cave will open the way for fora a development project which will double the accessible cave system tern tem of the national monument according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Thomas to-ThomM Walker national parks ranger at the cave Three national parks parka service work workers rs from the he San Sun Franc Francisco c office have been busy on the survey sur suz- vey for the past two weeks ks Two men are now car carrying ying out the work despite difficult conditions imposed by cold we weather and heavy snowfall In Jn the tho mountains and on on the cave trail By tunneling a total of or about feet through two Infer intervening Ing wal walls the three c caves y o of the system will be connected to form one large Jarge cay cay- ern em Although the mountain face openings o of Midd e and Hansen Hanse caves are the caverns almost meet the mount mountain in tunneling making more feasible than tian t an trail building to the e cliff edge M Middle cave caye opening I Addition of ot Middle cave would materially enhance the scenic at at- I tractions of th the It j. j is sa be be- beabout about twice as lo long g as the forma lions to be more oro brightly colored At present entrance to the cave is hazard hazardous uS Hansen cave has largely been spoiled by mine blasters and specimen seekers Plans for tor the development work I also aIso call caIl for completion of a trail forking from the cave trail and leading to Hansen cave B By means of this trail visitors would be taken on a loop Joop hike through the caves with no backtracking Work on the cave enlargement is expected to get under way this spring having been made possible by an appropriation of by the government Work Vork may possibly pass pass- bl bly be completed in time for early summer visitors to see the new Middle Middle Mid Mid- dle die cave