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Show Mm W! fetoff itoCo (Editors Note: This is another in a series of See Utah" articles designed to better acquaint Utahns with their home state. The articles have been prepared by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council. Each week a different sector or subject will be featured.) "There's no place on earth quite like it!" Thats the way visitors describe Goblin Valley in south-centrEmery County, one of n Utahs most unusual and scenic attractions. Its name is apropos, because when one walks among its eerie, fantastic, formations, goblins, giant birds, reptiles and all manner of strange creatures seem to jump out from all sides. Goblin Valley is located at the southeast corner of the San Rafael Swell, a short drive away from State Highway 24 between Green River and Hanksville. To get there, visitors must drive over some 10 miles of dirt road, portions of which are impassible to the ordinary vehicle at certain times of the year, especially after a heavy rain. Visitors should also be cautioned that there are no camping facilities at Goblin Valley. One should also carry water with him as there are no developed wells or springs in the area. Goblin Valley is being featured in this weeks "See Utah series because it is a proposed state park and needs to be called to the public attention, according to D. James Cannon, director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council. "At the present time Goblin Valley lies in the public domain and is unprotected from area. vandalism, Mr. Cannon said. We are hopeful that the State Park and Recreation Commis- state park agency from the sion can acquire enough land UJ5. Bureau of Land Managein the near future to make it ment which administers the a part of the Utah Park mining and grazing rights on the surrounding domain. system. About 600 acres of land, a The discovery of Goblin small portion of the scenic is attributed to Arthur area, is held on lease by the Valley L. Chaffin of Teasdale, Wayne County, Utah. Chaffin, now a The San Juan Record retired river runner and former operator of the ColoMonticello, Utah rado River Ferry at Hite, Thursday, December 27, 1962 Utah, stumbled onto the site b our Page about 35 years ago while look- - THANKS FOR THE GIFT, UNCLE.... IT'S ds 'DSlGfe al little-know- CLASSIFIED New 76) PhoneJU rates effective Jan. 1, 1962 5 Insertion, per word 2 insertions, per word 8 3 insertions, per word 4 insertions, per word 6 insertions, per word 6 insertions, per word 7 insertions, per word 8 insertions, per word 26 9 insertions, per word 29 10 insertions, per word 32 Bargain rates are for consecutive insertions only, with no changes. Except with business firms and individuals who maintain open accounts with the San Juan Record, all classified advertisements are CASH IN ADVANCE. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY Insertions $1 per column inch. 1 Tai,ewe" lb 49 29c ' ing for a road route between Green River and Hanksville. Mr. Chaffin was intrigued by Goblin Valleys unusual formations and called the area Mushroom Valley because many of the figures were bulbous on top and did indeed look like mushrooms. The name was later changed to Goblin Valley because the witches, spooks and goblins won out. Goblin Valley did not come into public prominence until 1919. In that year, Mr. Chaffin took some friends, including photographer and businessman Philip W. Tompkins CARD OF THANKS of San Francisco, California, We wish to thank into Cathedral Valley and friends for the beautiful flow- Goblin Mr. Tompkins ers and cards, also the many took theValley. first known photo- kindnesses shown us during our recent sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Asfalg graphs of the goblins these pictures were widely circulated. Act) Goblin Valley is a basin, fUled with tho ands of unsual, goblin-- 1 formations. The number cliff-rimm- millions of years. To the geologist, for-- Bo;n LOCALS tp spent Christmas here with relatives. 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