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Show Noted Explorer Visitor in Utah I tr. Oeorge Wharton Jamas of Pasadena. CaJ, noted axplorer and ethnologist, arrived In Salt Lsks Thursday night for an Indefinite visit. Or. James stated that be came hers to enjoy the wonderful j climate of the Wasatch. He will be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Plummer while In Bait Lake. Dr. Jamas has devoted years to , geographic geological, ethnological and archeologlcai reeearchea In California, Nevada," Utah. Colorado, Arlsone and Naw Mexico, especially especial-ly In tha reglona In tha Grand canyon can-yon of tha Colorado river, tha Colo-redo Colo-redo desert In southern California and among tha Pueblo and other Indian tribes. . Ma ,1s an honorary member of ' several Indian tribes. Dr. Jsmes has also been editor of several, leading i msgaslnes and newspapers snd Is now a contributor contribu-tor to several publications He Is also tha author af a number of books en Indian tribes and the Southwestern country. Dr. James,' with Major John W. Powell, mads a trip down ths Colorado Colo-rado river Jhlrty-elght years ago snd visited the dam alts of the proposed pro-posed Bouldsr canyon project. The project Is feaslbls and It Is Juat a queaUon of tha- expense, he said. Ths Indian question, of whlrh Dr. James has made a deep study. Is t question In which he la now much Interested. Ha stated that hs expected ex-pected that In ths near futura Secretary Sec-retary Work would call a meeting whan a definite plan of reorganise tlon of ths Indian bureau would be worked out. -, Dr. James Is Just finishing up two books, one, "Ths High Sierras of California" snd ths other "The Prehistoric Cliff Dwellers of tha Southwest." - |