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Show 5? DESERET EVENING NEWS 22 SATURDAY DECEMBER 71 1917 Monumental Higbway Open to Adventurous Motorist George and Little Zion, a half-dawonderland baa been run apart. Hero one connects with no. the to opened the Arrowhead Trail, southward Into of etretch country toriet California, or northward Into Self Lake City." which abounded in tnystery last thU not Scenic Route. until p untn recently and crossed by automobile, j In describing the trip over the ; year bad been " Monumental highway. Dr. Hopkins biased It been ha j trail the that Now From Bluff this highway goes says an Interest Inf clr- - j s possible to make along the north side of the Sate Juan, ' Lake way by Salt City river, crossing It at Goodrich, whore de trip from Moab and Blu'f there is a substantial suspension Of Thompson springe, a bridge, safe and sure, replacing out1 of Little Zion -r .turning by wayand wooden one which was washed Fillmore to Salt City . some years ago. - V part of the Journey like City. That Now ws have, arrived In the Nava-- f : hstween Bluff end Little Zion canyon . . and Indians are; he Indian reservation, !i the new wbnderland and hae beena common visitors to your camp. Only . -named the Monumental Highway a few miles further on. one comes toj A name to conjure with. , Wr.t.... the gateway of Monument Valley,! A The majestic scenes of Americas in part of which la In Utah and part wonderland are said to be Arizona. It is full of huge monuby the party of trallblaz-Liwh- o ments. spikes of rock going way up made the trip this summer. From Let Route; Into the heavens, of many shapes andf ' to Right; AuW Trail Blazers Leafing BJ JT On First Trip Over Monumental Highway by Motor; Inspecting name of Ancient Cliff Dweller Along a complete log has been made of the " the organ, Interesting peculiarities route the : Mtmy Found In Ruins of Cliff Dwellers Village; A Peep Into Monument Valley. route and the citizens along rock El Capttan The Squaw The; eager to give any assistance that whlebu Moses from Mittens Rock would com federal aid and a great he traveler might desire. water gushes opt its side, as though it1 Dr H. W. Hopkins, a well known national highway. were the rock that Moees struck and1 In December of 1911, H. Stanley traveler of Salt Lake City, and Dolph commanded that water should pour! Andrus of Bluff, were the first to Hlnrlchs, chief of the field division U. forth and many, many others, that1 make ths trip by automoblls from 8. land office, came down to visit the aa yet have not received a name. three natural bridges In White canBluff to Zion's canyon. "During the following morning, one In speaking of the Journey across yon. He brought with him Dr. W. H. arrives at Kayenta. Hers an Indian Hopkins and O. C. Hansen of Salt the country Mr. Andrus said: trader, Wetherall by name, with his that they were J up tn the southwestern Lake City- - I foundabout pack horses often takes travelers to -the same see the Rainbow bridge national) earner of Utah and early became fa- - making inquiries wee Interested in. 2imTr with its many points of scenic i proposition that I monument and to view the amazing! Consultation tt was ago I accepted I After a brief should ancient cliff dwellings of Keetaeelf that I take the party ihabrindpetehJp offered me by the'J agreed ruins inscription house ruins Beta- over on route the return from their JSSola Juan San of Bluff, takln ruins these are all well known! publfc the trip to the bridges. became thus acquainted I to eastern travelers, who have trav- county. On their return from the bridge eled for many days under the guld-- t wtth the wonderful scenic stores held were awaiting Mr. letters trip, state. of corner this anee of Mr. Wetherall. by the opposite which his to return urged corners two early the between "Thence southerly AH that lay the highway) Salt Lake. Rewinds over Marsh pass, a beautiful! was a mystery. From the vague was In I did not the and air up was I and hard well road, made, ports that leaked through up and) know whioh way to turn when Dr. that It was a wonderland, down, amidst a forest of dwarf pines was still Hopkins wrote me that-h- e cedars and and Tourists Make Trip. Interesting forest gams and wanted to know what I wee scenes come continually into view. In August of laatsummer. P D. going to do. I telegraphed him to Rust of Kanab, Utah, arrived in Bluff come at once and we would tackle tt with a party of New Tork tourists. and we did. DELIVERY They bad come by pack train from the - "At one stop one may camp at Red-laand get aoqnalnted with ene of Grand Canyon across the wonderland. pf the quaintest Indian trading posts of They loudly voiced their praises so this Indian country, under charge of what they had seen. They went CAR PROVES POPULAR far as to say that tn all their travels Earl Boyer, who always Is willing to in foreign lands they had seen nothing tell of Indian life, customs and modes This ons Is built on the to equal It. The tourists boarded an of living. automobile for the railroad and Rust top of a little mountain, and will make prepared to return do Kanab with many travelers recall the old monae-terie- s Ths new Bulck light deDvsry car 1st seen in olden Europe. , empty saddles, I hinted for an Invivery popular in the inter-- f orovlng "In hint with the a of hours return to time him; one couple tation mountain west. fell on fertile foil and sprang into a comes to Tuba, a center of the Indian "This car Is built to work every day warm Invitation that ended In my re- reservation where large Indian schools n the year," said Sales Manager Smith located, with dormitories for boys jare turning with him. of the Kand Auto company, f The entire trip was fall of surprises and dormitories for girls and wttn tne local Bulck distributors. Every fea--i and was full of interest from start to many other buildings, all of red stone, is into it tore built a purpose and for we a makes crossed time little the , From frontier settlement all finish. MONUMENTAL MAP THE HIGHWAY. THE OF A OF ROUTE you may rest assured that it is a Bulck . the wash west of Bluff and started of its own. A couple, of miles away is , . through and through. It will prove! down the San Juan river until weHoencopl, one of many HopI Indian "beautiful A B a and trees fine the la n serose for cable the the river green running memaeT J1.00 Imposed huge being to be a time saver and a money saver). hung These of Vermillion Cliffs j be will the halted under found of much villages. destruction of one of these peaceful for the merchant whose banting needs on --c?r from bank to back and from this ater. with their basket- making, Kanab there Intervened not a single Interest, rY" leads road to From little Also here the bo found will the animals and are cables up at cable, smaller no heavier truck. pulleys fairy dull moment. The eye had more than pottery, and primitive methods for the House rock, the center of the Bar-- Z In the center of all this, the road require The truck sales organisation of the j It could do to keep tab on the swiftly crushing wheat and corn Into flour. V" stage and mail route coming up attached- to the ferry boat, which ranch have read to about. moves leads that many tnm back and forth across the and people from that Jacobs Lake forest ranger's Randall- - Dodd Auto company was! changing panorama that passed be- These people are like the Japanese in districtrUgmatt, could go and come to eastern river, aided by the current and some Camp hers for a few days If desired, station, a pretty spot for camping. with the Idee, of helping many ways fore us aa we Jogged along the trait They own their own or western Monuwhere "A of fine an to road at this point originated to select the most suitable and from the Utah man. this assistance up On branding rounding along ferry and scenes of that trip and ths stores, tourists hers will find In."The horses and cattle Is a daily occupa- leads southerly and in two hours purchasers mental ride of river this on is bell and the the highway. for their needs and with) dian went life of of wonderland wild equipment ths Instead of high degree myitery sounding dt, the ferry man who Uvea tion, then on up onto the Kaibab brings one to the brink of the Grand that idea In view, ne track la put In) Echo Cliffs. through me like chain lightning and mud caverns, toads and snakes as windone finds oneself where in Jnat plateau, canyon. acroaa, to trail. Angel service until Bright after a thorough tnvesti- - j Inspiration always led are to put prepared burned out everything except a single many "Now we follow along a long, multibelieve. ing In and out on a good road, well point, Eltovar on the op posits bank A pleasant side trip from Tuba, colored range of mountains called the one across. gatlon la made oI conditions under! ides that an automobile could be trees tn mil lions not more made, of it is here to through relate necessary which the truck most operate. The Kirihab town. ditren across there and the wilder- that all must taka. Is a Journey by Echo cliffs which ends at Lees ferry. e, about this well the Kaibab forest, here and there, known country. go company feels itself fortified more ness be opened for the adventurous auto to where the Little Colorado falls The ferry boat is capable of carrying "On the other side of the ferry k a seeing a black squirrel with a following the highway one reaches strongly than ever In being able to) automobile tourist, and following in into the Great Colorado, and from two machines and la operated and beautiful spot, the home of the ferry- white tail or a timid deer Jealously Fredonia. hi two sad a halt hawre. and buck up the slogan We have a truck the jrall ef the venturesome motorist Point Desolation, view a sight that la owned by Coconino county ef Arizona. man. a place to linger and root sent s Kanab and then on tn Dixieland, to St. to fit your business.' " guarded--, by ...the U. 8. government KXV7 Lvfr r. AT tw. 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