Show Rock Slide Halts Work on Arches Road RoadA A slide near the Arches national monument headquarters buildings Tuesday night might put an estimated 2500 to yards of ol rock and debris on top of the new Arches entrance road now under construction by Strong Construction company Superintendent Bates E. E Wilson stated that the slide around 8 p. p m. m Tuesday and the force of the falling rocks shook the headquarters buildings morning Lloyd Morrison Morrison Mor Mar rison resident engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads estimated ed that the slide had covered the road with 2500 to cubic yards of rock but that an accurate accurate accurate ac ac- ac- ac curate figure could not be arrived ed at at until the crews had moved the debris away The road was finished down downto to grade the day before the slide in that portion and andst st stakes kes for graveling had been placed The area where the slide originated is a heavily faulted formation and freezing water inthe in inthe inthe the rocks apparently loosened the earth I I Mr Morrison estimated that damage could be estimated by the amount of earth that had to be removed from the roadbed He stated that it cost in the neighborhood of 1 per yard to remove Strong Construction company crews moved onto the slide area Wednesday morning and latest reports indicate that the road should be cleared down to grade I again in the next few days |