Show State Commission Announces Plans To Develop Newspaper Rock SALT lAKE tAKE News CITY News Newspaper paper Hock famous Indian pictograph pic pic- 18 miles northwest o of Monticello San Juan County has been transferred to the State Park and Recreation Corn Com mission The transfer Va was from the Bureau Dureau of Land Management and Included 10 acres The land was transferred under the roadside roadside road road- side rest acre 10 site provision of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act Newspaper Rock Is located on Indian Creek 12 miles off Utah Highway More than 25 feet wide and 25 feet high the he historic site Is remarkable for or its Hs excellent preservation of ol ancient Indian writings petro- petro glyphs Planned development by the park commission will Include protection of the ancient writ writ- ings parking picnicking facilities facilities facilities ties and limited camping ties Located in heavy overhanging sandstone cliffs Newspaper Rock flock from a distance takes on the appearance of a newspaper because of many writings on It Development of the area will wil begin in the tOO spring of 1962 1002 said Aldin Hayward director of th the park commission Part of the development willbe willbe will wll be with a contribution from Sunset Sunset Sunset Sun Sun- set Magazine Mr Hayward said sale The transfer marks the second piece of land given by the Bureau Bureau Dureau Bu Du- reau of Land Management to the Park Commission the other othe being acres at Bear Dear Lake Lak where a major boat marina anc and harbor development is planned Transfer was made through th the theoffice office of Robert D. D Nielson Nielsen director for Utah |