Show all the year route Is given A big boost SF in the los angeles times of bun day march 26 icle upon the old mormon tra trail il or all the I 1 ear auto road illustrato illus trat ed NN with ith a map and five photographs of vie views i t iken along the road con e tri tribute butel I 1 by charles iCharles H Bi biela who has been decently lecent 4 ly quite icene in boosting boc sting for this route we print belon belom as much of mr my bigelow s article as space will pei mit on the whole the nute is a well thought out one but the tourist from the eat desiring to visit salt lake city need not sacrifice the grand camjon trip in older to do I 1 so A short detour from boquer ville takes him thru the tabernacle a candon on to the north nm rim of the t arand grand canyon which in my opinion la is even more wonderful than the south nm rim tabernacle canyon itself when advertised will attract thousands thou ands each vear year for the fan bastic erosion and vivid colorings here seen are not excelled by the grand cam cannon on leaving toquerville little of especial interest is encountered until st thomas is reached here the virgin river his cut its way into a mountain of salt eleven milea miles nouh oi of st thomas a ii water iter eroded sand stone dike is parallel paral led for several miles thi formation is but little explored as vet yet I 1 am informed int amed by mr my gentry of st thomaa thomas that many man y of the rock f ices are covered co ered with hieroglyphics and with the picture writing of the late indians this being the case intelligent gioi s will doubt doubtless leRs prove of intense interest to the archaeologist ful petrifactions also aro are constantly being found in this thi vicinity las vegas the next to tov n en route has recently added to its attractions an auto road to charleston peak taken all in ill all this route offers from a scenic standpoint probably imore than any other of our trans continental highways and in ad for miles south of fe lit it lake city traverses a country settled long enough to rem remind one ex capt for the settings of our eastern states with a touch of northern europe throw n in commercially thia outlet means as much as any of our desert high laih b or perhaps more than any anyeth oth er from the time vou you leave caan pass until you reach las vegas you are passing thru the very heair of what iq 1 recognized as the polyglot mineralized zone of the united slates states many mines are operating and hundreds more quickening into life energized hy by the nar ar time con editions dozens of what are now prospects will develop into real mines employing hundreds of men met who must be clothed and fed ma ala chinery of all kinds must be install ed automobiles fords and trucks will be used as transports los angeles will benefit in direct ratio with product value the las lag vegas valley with its thousands and thou thousands ands of acres of water beating land is 14 but one of many contiguous alleys valley awaiting the settlers sett leia leis with a little it money ioney a 1 hule little energy and a 0 little knowledge of a semi tropical country As to present road conditions un til some of the routes marked on the accompanying map are improved the traveler should ube the old trails train route is fir as goffs doffs or ibis or he can go as far e as kingman alence north via the wisner ferry th ru N sel el son to las N egas the sixty miles from I 1 as vegas to st thomas is good country road re bently opened but rapidly being put into condition the next thirty amo miles to bunkerville Bun kerville is an excel M aleut W highway over malpais pais form jj at abon with good stretches over the prides berneen bunkerville Bun kerville and If esquite it ib is feces necessity iby to ford the N virgin irgin rin er bendin pen din the con construe t tion 1 on of a bri ige to be built this fall the public spirited citizens adjacent id jacent hom however ever are toning toeing t he lie cars across when necessary nece gary and ai ait not allowing anyone to avei charge irge f fir r the service from Nl esquite the first ten mile is bid heavy grade with sand and some bad washes mike make traveling rather difficult contributed labor to eke insufficient roid ro id funds will put this stretch in good shape by july the be iver dim dain wish lu just t north of the utah line and the banta clara cleek immediately mediately edia tely south of st george ai troublesome points as et an organization of the various comm communities interested is being effected and n m ith the corn coin ing of the spring a rod ford will be built across the avash ind the santa clara creek stretch ni ide safe by relocating out of the stream bed from st george to salt lake city grades are made bridges and cul verts are built and the road is in first class shape to summarize sum marise thia this road furnish es a short line outlet to the northern intermountain states it will befree from snow more days out of the year than any other route to bait salt lake city it makes southern utah with its unsurpassed scenic attractions daiy of access for the californian it will be a helpful factor in increasing our trade with nevada and abo above e all it will hast bast en the building of the roads in the mineral belt and the next big thing tor for southern california is the devel of the baser bager metal resources in which the territory this road bisects is particularly rich |