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Show THE TIMES-NEW- S, The Heart of Timpanogos In The American Fork Canyon l :rv "a. ; . fM V; Tin, i1 NEPHI, UTAH TIMPANOGOS NACAVE TIONAL MONUMENT Our superstitions and horrors of the lower regions need no longer haunt us. The! secrets the inside of the earth were won-of derfully and beautifully reroaled by the recent discovery of Timpanogos Cave, American Fork Canyon, Utah. In 1915 a miner while prospecting among the precipitous ledges of American Fork Canyon, was startled by the cry of his son. The boy, climbing along a cliff, felt the loose rock give way and found himself in a small dark cavern. The miner investigated and later with candles slid down a long chute jiwt largo enough to allow passage of a person He entered a maze ofprostrate. caverns with many confusing and puzzling openings. The beauty and uniqueness of the cave soon became apparent and he immediately located it as a mining claim, proposing to keep it secret and later extract and sell the fantastic formations. The secret was well guarded for 5 years. In 1921, however, due to reiiwirks dropped unwittingly by members of his family rumors circulated about this wonderful cave. Vearl Manwill, the son of a former Forest Ranger, found the entrance carefully concealed so that an unsuspecting searcher could not have detected its presence. . A few days later he conducted the Alpine Mt. Club on an exploring expedition. They unwound twine as they progressed thru the corridors, to facilitate finding the way back. The intense darkness together with the numerous caverns added to the confusion of one headed anywhere in particular. On the same day, Forest Ranger West and Supervisor Mann of the Wasatch National Forest, following the meager clues obtained from the rumors, found the cave with ths Manwill party in it. They immediately set it aside as a Public Service Site, thus preserving It for public enjoyment for all time to come. The mining claims were investigated and found invalid. A iruard was stationed at the entrance to keep all people out until they could be conducted through sufely and without injury to the cave. Within a year the local people cooperating with the Forest Service, built a trail installed electric lights with powerful reflectors, built a beau-tibtrail throusrh the cliffs and evergreens, made a camp and picnic ground and opened it to the public. Over 10,000 people visited it last year. Autoniohiles are parked at the picnic grounds below the cave. The remainder of the trip Is made on foot up the mile of trail winding up through the cliffs and firs with an easy grade. The impressions received by a visit to the cave may best be expressed in the words of a little old lady, 81 vears old who repeated! v remarked. "OH MY GRACIOUS ME ALL OVER: to think I have lived so long and never seen anything so wonderful." The Cave has recently been created a National Monument by proclamation of President Harding and the attendance this year is greater than ever. Thousands go in their private cars and a stage now leaves Salt Lake. Information on the cave can be obtained from the U. S. Forest Service at 219 Federal Bldg., Salt Lake City. rCT"T'"r'-'-- - ' ' -- ' W l fkt-- ' V' ,i..iiir- V U - , ed V Sit- i : iVM- - fCI Ar r -- A - t Kf.'; J: J s r-n ' WlMV v : ' a 1 i-'f- r, i ' ?,1 ! f, - - t o "vv. :: t 'y i v: f 'iW rvfrt hi vJt: i "S - ku yl: - - ' . 2 rPA-;- v ( r -- iw-''-- ; J V'L i v' v KiV :'i"; ,r''1',Vi ! Khr:- - t 1 A ' - 1 J .m sir - Another view of the wonderful stalactite formation. ul i k' ty -- : r-v- i V; . f. f-i.- - via 4 v. A " - - A : Ar t;- .s - .V : - - " 1 t - 1 J : v, j The Stalactite as shown in this picture has taken the s'.ape of a heart, and some one has well given it the name "The Heart of Timpanogos." , Pa. ...5 PV"; f w T w f . ' J - " fJ rT1yjw' J - "i i. 7 A' Looks as If it were upside down, but, such are the works af xaturc Konderful Indeed! V""""' lHIHJ yyj-v-- J v r. . 1 i , J 1 V ft' T ";vS ' ), j. ;rr ? . if T. ' " '.r-- - f ' ..'-- i. 4(4 . J.' 7C i ' . Oere, ; Jj- - I r ;vn'' f t a it,.?, - , .... , - t . - - ' . , . V s . ' .. .... -- , " ( . .:. . . k - - ' - j . - 1 .x. c .. . i . V 1 the drippings of ccntariea has formed beaaUfyl hanging stalacti;es ausical tones, resembling Cathedral Chi mas. which, when tapped ppodoc Swiaging op the wiadiag trail to the Cave. The Forestry Service has made eairy trail CMM SalU loa( frota tlae roadway U the aieuth of the rave. Froai tlUa trail, eae gets wonderfml rlew e weed erf al caaas. m -- 1 |