Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-09-17 | Page 17 | S. F. Explorer Arrives for Jaunt into Green River Wonderland

Making Plans for Boat Trip Through Canyon Rapids f lt S 1 LT 1 I- I c fir t aF G r 6 r I Ia i in ir a s s r i n j 4 t i J 4 fr w r x S Sd d ids r w a N. N tf SAN FRANCISCAN SEEING MORE OF UTAH STUDIES RIVER CHARTS I Norman D D. D explains explain river voyage itinerary ary to Philip W. W Tomp Tompkins 1 s. s F. F Explorer Arrives for Jaunt Into Green River Wonderland Another of ol a long series of exploration exploration exploration ex ex- trips into Utah's remote re- re mote wonderlands was under underway underway underway way Tuesday after the arrival of Philip W. W Tompkins Tompkins' of San Francisco in Salt Lake City The expeditions which have covered thousands of miles s into almost every to hard area in Utah all began more than a decade ago when Mr Mt Tompkins searching for a scene of adventure adventure adventure ture charm and beauty was told You must see something of ot Utah The expert advice was given Iven by the late Mrs Harold L. L Ickes explorer student of Indian lore and author of numerous books about the of the southwest Mrs Ickes first wife of secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of the interior was killed sev several ral years ago in a traffic accident accident accident ac ac- ac- ac while gathering material for a book on Indian handcraft Monday night Mr Tompkins president of Curtis and Tompkins Ltd San Francisco chemical engineering engineering engineering en en- firm arrived in Salt Lake City via United Air Lines to explore a section of the Green river drainage drainage area not yet et covered covered cov coy ered eyed in his numerous river and pack in expeditions The year old Utah large dor-at-large will leave Flaming gorge on the Green river Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- morning with Norman D D. of Mexican Hat youth youth- ful Colorado river veteran and anda d a party boatman for a leisurely leisurely leis leis- voyage through the Ladore Lador canyon rapids Kingfisher canyon canyon can yon and adjacent country Mr Tompkins also will visit the hideout hideout hideout hide hide- out of Butch Cassidy notorious western badman I 1 cannot say that Utah an and its glorious southeast Is the most Wonderful spot in America buIll but bul Ill I'll continue to fly up here ever y few months until I find out foi fo OJ r sure Mr Tompkins said