| Show buckskin valley it road oad offers all year forbear highway ig 0 way to new n with avith tho the building ot of lees ferry bridge across tho the colorado river a direct bouto connecting with tho the old trails highway in arizona beaver la Is offered nn an opportunity that should not bo be overlooked this opportunity according to those who aro are well acquainted with the topography of southern utah la Is tile tho opening up tip of tho the old buckskin y rond road to connect tile tho arrowhead highway with tho the sevier highway thus making an all year road which would bo be practically the only roa road d to remain open throughout tho the I 1 year in southern utah to tho the colorado bridge this road abad la Is not citify ony fea and ahi practical but can bo be constructed at a very low cost thirty years ago tho the niall mail was carried from deaver to Pan gultch over tills this road but in later years yeara it has been little used only about a year ago wm witt hurst local surveyor made ti ri log of this rond road and line has tho the facts and figures on flie which shows that tile the road would cross crosa the divide nt at an elevation ono one thousand feet lower locc than any of the roads roada now in use it traverses several valleys in which tho the work of road building and malston anco anca would require little effort tito tho grades which are short would at no time exceed 5 per cent tills this road boaro wo aro told leaves tho the main highway fifteen miles south of heaver beaver mr air log ot of tho the buckskin road la Is nh as follows front from tile tho highway to mulo attila hollow spring 2 miles from mouth ol of hollow to top 4 por per cent grade 3 miles across buckskin valley to spring ali antles from spring to top about 5 per cont cent grade 1 nilles front top to hoar valloy valley andi and meadow str stream earn 2 miles front from meadow stream ii to sevier highway 6 miles a from highway to highway ot of 17 miles or 32 front heaver this route offers the tourists tho the shortest and safest trip across from one highway to tho the other it also of fore good water onro en route uto two splendid springs and a meadow stream it otters offers a sate safe all year road and can ho be built at an exceedingly nominal cost it beaver expects to profit profi tto to any extent from tho the tourist business that hint will lo be brought to tho the state by tile tho building of the new colorado river bridge stops should bo be taken to havo have this road improved and placed on tho map it appears that the buckskin road it if put into good condition would become the main artery of at travel not only by those going south into arizona but would bo be used by the majority of the motorists in visiting zion national park and bryco canyon |
