Show from whence it came The buffalo or carving taken taken taken tak tak- en from an obscure and seldom visited spot in Indian creek in San Juan county and brought to Moab where plans were being made to lodge it in the new museum for forthe forthe forthe the benefit of tourists and visitors has been returned to its old age-old spot in the rugged canyon This action followed a protest protest protest pro pro- test to the Bureau of Land Management by a San Juan county group that the tle removal removal removal re re- re- re moval was in violation of the Antiquities Act In spite of the fact that the removal was in violation of the act and with a firm belief that the Antiquities laws must be enforced if we are to preserve all that ancient history that is contained within the canyons and deserts of our western lands we feel it unfortunate that this in incident incident incident in- in couldn't have been settled between the two county groups with something less than a protest to a government body which can only arouse ill feelings We sincerely hope that the publicity that has come CORle about due to the removal and return of the carving makes people more aware of existing laws las to preserve historical artifacts and further hope that in the future these counties rich richin richin richin in historical lore can work together with witha a spirit of cooperation to see that these findings can be preserved for all who may wish to study them for many generations to come I |