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Show h J 'i MILLARD COUNTY PROGRESS t- -s n l. ritimore, utan mssi Ui!3 Give75 Ccn Qiib Friday, June 22, 197 J N. THE STORY HERE Q SKETCHY FOR THERE HAVE. BEEN MANY men more qualified to writ the history tad legend of the Sae Jnea. With few words, some pictures tod some captions. im writer will tell s story of a gnaip of local mea who ran the Saa t I W UL loners. For tour fmt days, they wandered. swam, and floated la the past and present. lrr. t$ vA D- V - II Cl CO'U . KJ ... W 01 U c Ma m F: t Ll w Pi ( ( B I s lc O' G aK--i li M w ; ,T'J tt 'r: I Jl ; 1 JU, 4 B B Si D i A','v f l -- .n fa F S V' VJ? :3 F . ' i' $aps S! li W b G ft 1 K i4Nmwb D! FROM It FILLMORE THE GROUP TRAVELED TO BLUFF WHERE they entered the river. They took two days and enjoyed some of what the Canyonlanda has to offer and show, with most of Urns spent at Bluff. . i Vi'.i i . . i.. b I I i t I G 4 X t t B . ! . II' The San Juan River rises in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado and winds a devious course into New Mexico, then westward, into Utah where it Joins the Colorado River about 146 miles below Bluff, Utah. It Is one of the two largest tributaries of the Colorado and it drains a vast region of mountain, desert and canyonlands. In its upper reaches the San Juan is a typical mountain stream of tumbling cascades and quiet As it gathers the waters of its mountain Kols. tributaries it becomes a mighty torrent which, crossing Northern New Mexico, takes on a reddish hue from a dozen or more silt laden streams that rise and flow from the arid desert lands. Now, swift and powerful, armed with thousands of tons of abrasive sediments, it slashes and grinds it way across the high plateaus of Southern Utah to the Colorado. It Is an ancient stream that has flowed in the same course for millions of years, and below Bluff, Utah, it has gnawed its way downward through thousands of feet of colorful stratified rock to form a deep, narrow gorge that reveals pages and chapters in the history of Earths early ages. A unique feature of the San Juan is the way its surface tends to break into rolling Sana-wavwhich, at high and medium stages of water, turn the river into an almost continuous roller coaster of fun and thrills. Ten miles below Bluff the river becomes entrenched in its rocky gorge and here has created many small, sharp rapids and three or four big ones that set up a deafening roar as the speeding water rushes over and between masses of boulders which are their usual cause. O ..V P B tt ' L Si R -- i) r IF THE PROFESSOR DOESN'T HAVE THE ANSWER, HS HAS A GOOD erpli motion here with St rw berry Hill and Teuco Jon the art old qua it loo at glrla takas on soma aerloui note. i A group of adventuresome young man, mostly Explorer Iroa .lha Flllmor First nod 2SW05TIyad to Saa M if K A' V-- F b A t 0 . h 1 v . '1 .'i.V r i tt - 2 daya boating down tha San Juaa River. Kan Rosa, cnrnsr of Wlld-Rlv- er Expedition arranged tha river running trip. Ba personally took tha group of tourists oa th Saa Juaa This was the second trip into the arts for many of the boys. Last yvtr, a 50 mil hike waa mad In tb Grand of Saa Juaa Both Gulch war Journeys Into tb sous ol Urn with amphaab oath early Inhabitants of this country. The, wonders of Geology and Nature has mad this Canyon Land country fabulous to tour and to f ! ' - -- 4 e a voodarful four V r ri ic . if join County. Tbay left tha vMknd at May 26 to apand i. ft am A I tt AS THE INSTALLATION Of A AN INTERESTING HIGHLICHT new Vicar at St. Christopher's Mission, Bluff. The whole croup enjoyed a .Navajo. supper and Wilson family stayed for services. Pictured t Bishop of Utah, Otla Charles and the new Vicar, Father Scott and family L.D.S. Services were held Sunday moraine. May 27th, la Bluff, where the Fillmore group provided the service tncludtn the passing of the Sacrament, and the musical numbers. Later that day, a fireside waa held at Sand bland with tbs load Explorers as hosts. The service for Father Scott was most tot ere sting as tt warn A A f . ' long time. Ken Ross has to be on of tb graatait river man. Not on boat waa ever placed In any danger and not cm of thr passenger was dumped - at least accidently. As tb trip grew older sod tb wattr seemed warmer, tt waa sunup and In tb water and sundown for the bat dip. The leaders found they were little match for 20 boya at they O i I , T v. r A emk j f 1; 5S I ;izA " - $2 v-JMh' rwf .mm ' p "is .V. yh '4 ! ur J. vA i' at V ;V i v ' Vi rm WITH TWO DAYS AT SAND ISLAND, IT WAS FUN ON THE " SLICK -rock" surrounding camp. Who could Jumpl farthest? Her shown Is Tracy, Professor, Scott, Mark, and the man who wears tha star. fc an, Vi ' v run- - r e '1 9.The San Juaa River waa FUN ON THE RIVER "NCLUDED A BEAUTIFUL POOL FOR A SVTH; high canyon walls, soma 1600 feat from river to top; and tha Uif (h, j q plua Just turning to quick sand. acre feet of water with a swift running currant gave tha local landlubara enough wattr and thrills to b remembered for a given In both English and Navajo. Bishop Charles paid recognition to all those who came including those from Fill more. b a es THE FIRST STOP FOR LUNCH WAS AT THE MISSILE IN GREEN River, Utah. Bruce 3urt, Jon Day, La FreJ, ye olds editor, Tracy whetcott, and Gene enhance sandwiches and talk. Mif It t( EVEN FOR A FEW DAYS, A RIVER IS A GOOD PLACE FOR QUIET rvflaeUoaa In tha at 111 of tha timing. Alona on a rand -- bar, tvo nambars anjoy a baautlful evening. k4w vCr 1 C?A.v Lmm :r "' M w t n V i. l ft' ti"i. got thrown In thi river with gusto on evening during a erater fight of water fights. Y old editor calmly watched the show from the sidelines - he changed Into something more appropriate for water dipping. He waa right - for with gusto, ha waa carried to the river and tosstd in. Funny thing, no on offered to throw him a life --raver. However river runner Ken had a hot cup of coffee ratting after tb dip. Beaching a ton of boat in swift current taksa skill and oftan tb ones Jumping Into the water to anag a ruck found themselves and tveryon als In tha boat In the rater battling for a foothold. Thoa making tha bunt were Trent Crapo, Bill Wllaon, La Roy Rutbon, Don Burt and Matbaw Townsaly at leaders. Explorers going were Vanca Wllaon, Luciano FraJ, Bruce Burt, Jrn Day, Mark Mundy, Tod and Scott McBrlda, Jim Brlnkarboff, Lana Robison, Bob Russ, Gan Dubnay and Gal Cluff. Abo Mika Melville and Bob (Professor) Robbon. V. EVENINGS WERE SrENT WHEREVER A COOT SANDBAR COULD ra great weather every night b found and It o VifSr- - e 'M 1 7 V :t f. c n ' t " v t " f ' t : 5: IK- - Gary Turner, Bill Emmett, Jim Frampton, Tracy Wbatcott, GOVERNMENT RAPID HAS CLAIMED I IVES, BUT WITH VETERAN Ken Ross at the stern, It's Just a boat had of thrills. You can hardly ask for a better or more trlckly rapid. |