Show university UNIVE da 10 Z ITY OF UTAH GETS collection TO ITS MUSEUM FROM GRAND COUNTY that the university of utah will have u museum of utah I 1 belics of which any educational institution may wr wf 11 feel feet proud is shown by the recent e ot the collection owned by dr john W williams of moab says the inter mountain republican prof byron cummings who ia is the moving spirit in the new museum at the university has bought the entire collection and it v will ill be added to the brier relics that are already making the institution famous A permanent museum comprising archaeological relics aa as vell well as relics of the pioneers and others bearing upon the early history of ol 01 the beehive state Is ib now a reality th ohp fine collection owned by dr williams is gathered from the clief dwellings of grand and san n juan counties bj ard cover a wide variety of treasurer that will wil I 1 be a feature of the new museum williams who has been at moab a great many years own a drug store is the only physician in that section of the state and has a hobby for hellm he has gathered many indian relict in addition to the material evidences of prehistoric habitation pots of various vanous sizes and styles baskets sandals cradle boards and other relics relies comprise the collection he ile was unwilling to let go of the asse possession 6 but when he be waa assured that it would in utah and bo be placed where thoi thousands mands could view view it among other relics relies he disposed of it to isor sor cummings and it is how the property of the new university museum the dessoree Des soret museum socie society tv which also has a large collection of in salt lake will add its relies to the coller collection tion at the university and around this nucleus will be built a museum of vast archaeological value and of first importance to the state the habit of the past has been to send utah relics to other parts of the world where f bey hey have become attractive features in other s to keep utah relics at home is ts one of the ainu aimi of the new museum |