Show deseret news article said to be not true on july ath an article appeared in the deseret evening news headed grand binyon risk burial in band which severely knocked the route from andersons ranch to the grand canyon we felt at the time that it was not true but could not find anyone who had recently passed over the road so let the matter rest for the time being conever we clipped the article taking note of the date intending if possible to ascertain if conditions were as stated while at cedar city recently we asked gron parry the proprietor of the cedars hotel if he knew of anyone who had recently been over the road he replied that he traveled over the road on july ast 1st and once since and oi both occasions the road was in pretty fair condition and no trouble was experienced go ing over it by auto the article aa it appeared in the deseret aws follows keep away from the grand canyon if you dont want to be buried in 10 inches of aana 13 the warning given by returning from southern washington county who tried the road south of hurricane along the virgin river toward the canyon of the colorado these people tell of recent instances where occupants of cars had to shove them for 30 miles through the terrible sand and other cases where cars got fatuck so badly that they could not move either way there has been no rain down there for several months and every thing 13 as dry as a bone it is stated that sufficient gasoline or water to pull can not be carried so it is get stuck if you try it on the 80 miles of burning desert the names of the people who had to dhove cars 30 milea through sand are not given it will be nut iced it appears to be a deliberate attempt to knock the grand canyon road unless as 13 possible the party took a wrong road the road advised inthe log goes from cedar city via Ka narra hurricanes Hurri canei springs pipe springs and fredonia |