| Show j X H MX H 11 A d i ie i Th ne e Arizona A rzona S ana an W hat at V I aims W auld Do With It i iBY X v vt t BY CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH HOWELL HOVELL i v P OR a numb r of ot years tl Pt tha Ol J fOR F or ot annexing to Utah Uti the Arlton rl strip s lp X i h ha tM bell n a constantly recur recurring ring on one It I will wi Ily be X by readers ra er of the nUee News Newl that on one on at leant least a bill bil X 1 w Introduced In both branches of oC j Conle looking toward X 1 and that our own j memorial ced Congress favoring X such lud annexation and sent lent a X Ion ilon to Arizona to it H TI fie X population of th the strip hp j favored it as by their pe t X tit Ion nothing no tin lias ha come o of tho to ef X toru made however except such l j I good pd M arises from froE a general dh X oLlon U 1 In II perhaps verba to cay RY X 1 that thIt In III that rr of AM 11 zOla adjoining Utah and ld Y i from ln balance of the ten y y 1 by b the he immense chasm of the tv I It X t rodo In area arl It li II iome lore ii h B f nearly n ll tURI to ban Sa count county ri n X our state In 11 character it In not if if t from the country countr I t and Kan K b that t In II to 8 a is I j In there thre are tho rama ae I X pink cliffs the until sum Sil j brush bruah prairies the tho excessive J I II I X 1011 Th he i oi oiX I X Ion u butt inn on 1 the grand mi I X la Ia a lofty plateau densely I IX X and locally a a I j 1 mountain li 11 tl 11 I Ik X k UK IlK lull i 1 d in This I in t i i 10 fl miles mie 5 mill 60 lunt in dl I i i It t 1 Included pd In fluent f t i iX X 1 ICI This in 4 In h Hi 1 II Ir Intel s r U i t r tl I iI I I I I II I I I 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 X j 1 j I r i 1 1 M 1 1 1 I 1 t A Is j ti Mm 11 Ii L w r M j I 1 1 why thin hh l 10 to 1 J 1 I hut Inal t of IC nil ul 1 Ih X X m Tin hl JOSEPH y Canyon all ol tt tit is II an nil I but lut V 1 Impassible barrier r between the tho peG people pI of or li strip n th the vi of f the population while th lere r Is II nothing but un 11 Imaginary bunda boundary Hue lne between bt len llah I ah and 1111 this th 18 II rt of Arizona Y YIt 1 1 It I ono uM merely to In llio and anil dl to b he ly hy n 1 citizen of tho only torn on tUo tte strip tn In going to lo his hll county seat Icat the tho other side BIds of ot the Grand Orand canyon X 1 to trl necessary business bu y Wien wo verc there deputy sheriff Wi wan just JUtt about to start for Cor I with wih a man charged with torn om X crime he Ie told UK us ho would have to Lo travel nearly l mile mie by hy team at terrible expense to the territory be i for QI he finally home The Tho fee te with mileage In auch a long lOl distance affair aa al this would soon Y 1 run Into money I t ly I ITi Tim Ti resident on the tha It rp are ara closely united unie socially wih with ih th oll of If Kanab from whom they X J 1 are ar by a paltry eight another tn t favor of annexation Besides this th the timber th eras 12 ln 11 and thu dIu Raino 1110 eilt for th j few ollie of tho and Id thOI of or southern louthern Utah thee theae things ur Ir X 1 to the balance of ot Arl ona population by of ot the barrier the th Grand canyon y 1 The to cornea Cm from tho people of ot that la II from all but thOe on the and X 1 1 when wien the tie matter maUn waa wu before delete would not to the and and ft tho pas X age nage of ot the bill bi waa wal not urged by our own delegation del ton It waa wu rep that did not n like to part with W X 1 1 Huch a considerable of oC her territory com pen and that tat there ter W l pt ot mineral on 01 th which were about to be b opened up from which the to would derl pru A At J Ji i t UH IU well el B a eoma lone und Indirectly Ime ome revenue C The Idea idea that there were considerable deposits of ot valuable mineral eu now to have ben been exploded I I X t the assertion that there Ir r stockholders JI in Chicago und Mid In I possibly In who t 1 ti 1 i would stoutly deny the tha of ot any alY mineral minerai on the strip One haa ba only anly to tu visit the abandoned abdon ml ml in work A Ai J 1 i Inri the t lt ruins rin ot fir concentrating mills the d city ty of Hyan and nd the scarcely operated Conino smelter A 1 1 now and fur ino time entirely en tr l idle and abandoned to realise the failure of ot fond expectation e Two v vA k A 1 mining companies the P lo ky and Ind Die Un hava hav each spent a fortune the one In the erection u a mill rU X 1 piping of o water waler for miles mie and Ind development work and the We other othe In a n similar way wa coupled with wit thu X y of or a only to find that ta the ore o whiM which Will supposed to cover the of ot Buckskin mountain as I n 1 A AY 1 Y 1 bl formation wan WIl nut nul continuous It I would wold be b difficult to the tho money sunk lunk In th e nt an R A AX X their scene of operation Is Ie so 8 far tr removed from main trawled mod re and the difficult encountered tl 4 were so 1 multitudinous It I mum us have huv been much muCh It I will wi be b no longer lurr maintained that Arizona will wt y gain cither prestige population or revenue from tho mineral deposit on the strip X Y This strip can never support a much greater reter population than at present us UI it Is II there in hi enough enough A AX 1 X 1 water now to support the scant population The little water that paea pa el down dow Kanab from the town y A 1 above Is II ull ul that tl t the of ot have to tu supply their need and eppl is II of ot a ruth ruth r doubtful chat ca cao y A auter Even Kven In the canyon of or Buckskin where there la i some Bume rainfall In III summer and Ild considerable snow In win in X 1 y o 1 ter ler one sees no I running water What I there ere Is II in mall lake lake with wih no visible viii ble outlets seemingly thu tl A AX 1 of oC and for tor watering took A AX X t lone fl lB all tok X J The latent to tin III with reference to the strip or that portion known RK 11 moun Y y tain rud which overlook the tho Grand canyon of ot the tho Colorado is II to create there thore n 1 new JW national park lar and game gal A Ay t tt y t preserve This hll la I surely urel a happy hoppy thought for If It ever there waa Wil an area adapted to mich luch u I purpose u I IN I to b bl A AY 1 Y t found fould here Even thing seems to be b favorable except possibly Ill Us II transportation facilities and anI these thee are ar sum y X 1 t tn be Improved region reloD Is II rich Ilch In natural scenery leener chief among Ilon la II ot ut course that thal eighth wonder of or y A 1 the tha world the canyon of tho Colorado U I U II safe Ine to say 1 tint thle la II absolutely unique there re la t nothing Y y quite like It t or equal lual to it I anywhere tourists June have begun to make mek pilgrimage to it by the tha thousands Z Zut y but ut from the Arizona side The northern or Utah Uta side Ilde If It 1 may term It i t I much loftier Iter than thu th southern louthern A AX X 1 Bud and therefore tho much more molo magnificent This li II the aid Ide from which It should be Je viewed JIe A An a 1 gamo preserve It Is I Ideally Idean adopted and ad already plentifully I stocked with wih deer dee mountain leep timber timbery y j wolves volve coyotes mountain loll and 1111 pine pin chicken Wk anil other varieties ot big and small 1181 game could be lie brought broughtY 1 Y t there and should thrive C well th what Is II now then ther To keap til Ul game tam migrating If I there ther were 1 I X 1 any ui tendency to do so 10 would not a great ret deal of at fencing a GI the Kanab Wash Walh on the west welt and an the Grand j A 1 canyon un on the south louth and southeast are ae barriers t A 1 This buckskin mountain la II densely wooded and Iod at present furnishes the people of ot tint Strip of ot southern t ty y Utah with Ith most mOlt ot their building Umber It could furnish a population if It It were more easily ely nc Ie 1 y 1 It Il also alo provides tine ln pasturage for its It I native a well M i for Cor thousands of head hed ot C tUG ba be A AX X 1 longum chiefly to Mr U n F of ot Hull Kit lAke lAkeI lAe I no longer graze IOe on the Ibe mountain the creation of oC a government lo forest reserve a welt el a III the X 1 y 1 of It most mOlt of or the water by Mr Ir has bu been benn Din I hl of restricting them and has th re A AY Y by ben been the ta mean of ot preserving th the mountain from total and concomitant according to the j 1 X 1 ut I Io y y Thi Idea of or a u new rational park and game ali preserve here U Is not hot entirely new many mal jears et ago 10 our own X XV 1 V o 1 John VV W Young with Buffalo Bill Dil Colonel Cody ColY and some wealthy had their eyes ee on this 1111 locality A AY 1 Y 1 us u I gum UI preserve and aw IW Un It I wonderful but for tor tome lome reason their Idea Ide did nut not taku concrete A AX X 1 II At the chief exponent of ot the Idea Idel as a perhaps also al It Il father tater I I Hon E D Woolley of Kanab KanabA A 1 He Hc perhaps better than any n one ont else tills t country and It I possibilities and la II taking olive steps tepa y 1 tarrying out the Idea Ida To Tu this tl end nc t company has hu lately lat ly been Imen formed form Including Mr Buffalo X 1 of the Yellowstone park und other wealthy members This A AY 1 Y 1 Jones Jonel Into game ame men en as al company Y 1 propose to promote trae to the Grand canyon from inn tb Utah Ulah side and LI will wil also ailo In tn experiments In A AX 1 X 1 crossing buffalo with Hereford cattle and In raising raIling other fine meeli Breeds of rt cauls Ind sheep Th company him i iA A already secured some buffalo elk Persian sheep he and angora goats Tim The proposition Pro has ba also aho been blen brought to toj J j thi attention Itt of ot President l Roosevelt and the secretary ot of agriculture ami Ali I U It Is II said Ihl haa he their hearty endorse 5 y l nt as a a 8 result privilege and Ild concessions are to bo b to the company Iu III order to assist j J what hat It la undertaking J y 1 it in II II X 1 Jones Jonel Is II Mild to be le the Burbank urbank of ot the th animal kingdom so 10 we may ma expert 1111 oma great creat f fA A result from the movement with which ho I II associated td He le Is 10 highly enthusiastic over 01 the proposition to create cratl A Av 1 v here u a now national pink And game preserve which In the light of his hii long 10 experience In tb park A J 1 speaks well wel for tor the of region Apropos of r the crossing ot buffalo with It la I said aM y Y Mr Jones Jone hud hOd on exhibition In the cost a year yar or ao 1 ago 00 a I magnificent hid from such a cross breed br that Y YX 1 X wi superior to the th real hide bide he refused an offer of ot IUM 1120 for It President aw w U I and nd WH aH A 1 r mighty 11 pleased so 10 mv h so 0 that he felt fel In II with the Ideas IdeO ot Mr r Jones Jone and 1 encouraging tha experiment el to 1 th the A Ay y utmost y Y 1 it I Is II difficult at lt this time to say ny when theM two to propositions annexation and the n new w national Y YA I A 1 be carried out but It sein reasonably certain that they will wi 1 be tout day A Ay y Mr Wool Woley Icy lately succeeded In a long lOlS ambition to let get h United States senator lentor down Into th y Y country 1 h might some Ime knowledge of ot It I first hand I refer to the visit of ot Hon Heed Ree of t Y YA 1 A 1 hoa party th writer was VMS n member The old adage seeing I Is believing Is II true In this thiN cue case for I am a quite Qui X XA 1 A 1 cure all 11 the party were Iere thoroughly convinced of ot the advisability of at annexation ton and saw law the ad all advantages i 1 vantages lurl of nf thu cr lr aun f a I new park and game preserve It I Is II now Mr Air hope to prevail on ony y n HH n to tl visit the Strip as a a I pr there thre Is II the th ot of game ma on luck y V skin mountain nult ll hl h will wi naturally appeal to him If f the president doe doo I come It Is II certain that the thes two Y 1 X c proposition ro 1 another and ano a I powerful exponent y yo V VM o M l 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