| Show I i J 1 m l Tents and Commissary in Place and Auto Service Into Wonder Vonder Region Ready for All Travelers L L is in readiness for the reception reception reception re re- A ALL of travelers within the portals of Zion National park the newest member of the family of national parks and a scenic wonder that is becoming famed fame as one of ot the weirdest and most beautiful beautiful beau- beau i of ot all of Unc Uncle Sams Sam's natural natura i treasures Although Walter I I superintendent set the date for the 1 official opening for Tuesday May lay 10 I in advance of the proclamation of Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of ot the Interior Fall who in I mentioning other parks fixed the opening opening open open- In ing of Zion at atIa May Ia 15 accommodations I now await the tourist who needs no official ukase any time of the year togo to togo togo go there and regale h himself The Wylie lIe Camp Camping ng company has eighty tents in Zion canyon and the Parry Bros have already established their stage run which will carry the visitor from Lund to Cedar dar City and thence to th the park It is probable that service to Bryce canyon will soon be inaugurated SEEK ENLARGEMENT ENLARGEMENT- Learning that Senator Reed need Smoot contemplated introducing a bill to make a a. separate park of ot Bryce canyon amon the board of governors go of Gt the Salt Lake chamber of ot commerce last week appointed ap appointed ap- ap ap appointed pointed a a. committee consisting of 01 Dr J. J E. E Broaddus Dr George Middleton l and anCl Professor F. F J. J Pack to consider the advisability ad of ot asking Senator Smoot to withdraw his bill in favor of ot a bill to include Zion Bryce and Cedar Brakes Drakes in one big park one of ot the largest in the Unit United d States and containing some of ot the nations nation's greatest greatest greatest great great- est scenic wonders This matter isnow is isnow isnow now under advisement OPENING INTERESTS INTERESTS- In regard to to the earlier enthusiasts who knew mew of ot Zions Zion's beauties an in interesting interesting In- In stor story has come from Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington as follows When President Wilson on November November November Novem Novem- ber 19 signed d the bill which set aside the wonderful Zion canyon region of ot I Utah as a permanent playground forthe for forthe I the American people a search was I Imade made in the archives of ot the interior department for data and ind pictures res of ot I the new national park There one photograph was found which eclipsed all the rest resL Showing Angels Landing a Huge 11 multicolored roc rock with its reflection in the clear clearwaters clearwaters clearwaters waters of the l 11 creek cre It was a perfect conception in photographic photographic photographic photo photo- graphic art I Further investigation located the negative on file lie and in perfect condi condi- tion Its markings showed thai it was taken over over forty years cars ago M t Tourists who whirl from the railroad railroad rail ran road at Lund Utah to Zion canyon in fast automobiles gaze In n awe at the magnificent sights Then drawing ko daks from pockets they snap them for tor future view with the ease case vorn Dorn of modern modern modern mod mod- ItO 1 ern invention u 00 u 00 TOOK PICTURES But J. J K Hillers Killers when he took that I first beautiful picture of ot Angels LandIng Landing Landing Land Land- ing used the big unwieldy wet plate camera of ot early photographic days Byox By Dy Byox ox team he freighted the bulky outfit outfit outfit out out- fit over ever miles from what was then the end of ot the Union Pacific railroad at Ogden and he manufactured ed his plates exposed them and developed them on the spot as was necessary in those times i And now with Zion canyon in the limelight and hundreds of photographs being taken of ot its beauties Hillers Hiller's early effort Is still easily the best on record FIRST IN REGION Mr Mi II Hillers was a young man when I he started West Vest to take the pictures forthe for forthe forthe the first U. U S. S geological survey to penetrate that region Through Utah I the expedition went over rough trail- trail less country They suffered hardship and were many times in danger from the Apaches of ot Geronimos Geronimo's early day Through all the rough going Hillers kept his camera and ana its big equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment intact He marveled at Makun- Makun as the Indians called the canyon canon canyon can can- yon on and spent days in preparation and making the long exposures on the big slow Then the expedition went farther following the route of Major Powell the regions region's first explorer How Hillers guarded his pr precious plates through adventure ad after adventure a adventure venture ven- ven ture would make a story etory in itself He brought them back bac to Washington where they were filed lied away only to tobe tobe tobe be brought to light after the many years had passed and the marv marvels s of ot the country they depicted had been recognized reco PARTS UNEXPLORED Mr l Hillers is now an old old man living in Washington but the new park still offers otters opportunity to modern modern mod- mod ern youths of a adventurous vein While Zion canyon canOn Itself is already a mecca for nature lovers s. ov s. s with roads trails and modern a camp many portions of the region n arc no still practically pored There are stretches of canyon canyon canyon can can- yon 2500 feet and bu but t fifteen wide tobe to tobe tobe be gone through places placE's where the sky sty 1 Co Continued on page 12 l AL I u ZION NATIONAL PARK Continued from pate page 1 Is obscured by the irre Irregular walls alls of varicolored rock and the river fills tills the entire bottom of the gorge There prehistoric cliff dwellings I. I into loto which h the tho foot of modern man ha has hag n never ver trod wait waft the coming of or some acme me daring climber There are mountain pt peaks aks of dazzling white whit rising from encircling blood red cliffs yet to be sealed scaled and I unknown canyon amphitheatres of or weird beauty are still sun to be suney surveyed sun d. d With Zions Zion's new standing as a a. national national na na- park the roads and trails through the canyons canons and over the plateaus plateaus pla pla- will wUI b be ext extended nd d. d making all of or these places accessible to tho the tourist but the first adventure of charting the thea way a s' s stA lIes at t the hand of those tho-e tho j jI I l ll i e 11 era Q of if forty years years' go 1 ld dare t to s seek and fl f n d. d a tc r I |
