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Show Visitation figures for the year are down slightly at Needles from 27,366 last year to 27,026 for the period just completed. Natural Bridges National Na-tional Monument showed the largest decrease in visitation for the month, 57 per cent, with only 4,079 persons going to that area compared with 9,552 for the same month a year ago. This year is down 37 per cent for the year to date as well. During Dur-ing the first eight months of 1972, 46,127 persons visited the area compared com-pared with only 28,792 for the same period this year. The Maze District of Canyonlands showed 83 visitors during the month, compared with 51 for last August. This brings the totals for the year in that area to 904 compared with 606 last year at the same time. |