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Show STATE WILL PRESERVEITS PRESERVEITS PRESERVE PRESERVEITS ITS PREHISTORIC RUINSGovernor RUINS RUINSGovernor Governor Blood , in a special messageto message , to the legislature Monday , said 'Iam Iam ' I Iam Iam am Informed that under l.mder lmder tinder . the tile statutesof statutes of Utah no power is given to any armof arm armof armof of the state government to protect theinterests the theInterests theinterests Interests of the state in the matter ofexcavation of ofexcavation ofexcavation excavation of prehistoric ruins rums , ancient ancientburial ancientburial ancientburial burial grounds , fossilized footprints footprintshieioglyphics , hielOglyphles hieroglyphics , etc ctc Some other states statesseem statesseem statesseem seem to have such statutes in effect effectIt effectIt effectIt It is 1.5 15 . reported that explorations e'CploratIons eCploratIons ' are arenow arenow arenow now under " way "ay ay in southern Utah , , . andthat andthat and ithat that the state may lose many valuable valuablearticles valuablearticles valuablearticles articles of ot interest and worth unless unlessthe unlessthe unlessthe protectedI the deposits and ruins are protected protectedA A bill has been prepared , which \ hlch I nowplace now nowplace nowplace place before befoire you tor for your consideration'and considerationand consideration considerationand considerationand ' and andction ictlon \ction ction action < \ , , and which it is hoped willmeet "ill ill will "illmcet willmeet " mcet meet the situation sltuation " Pursuant to the request of the gov governor gov- gov governor governor - ernor , the law was passed by the legis-latuie legis latuie legIs- legIs legIslatule legislature - latule lature , , and Utah for the fust fitst first time willattempt wlll will wlllattemp willattempt attemp attempt to conserve consen e the old cUff cliff cUffdwellers cliffdwellers cliffdwellers dwellers ' ruins and other othcr prel prehistoric prehistoricrelics prehistoricrelics storic storicrellcs rellcs relics which aie alC are to be found in thisstate thisstate this state |