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Show HTTWIMH Feature Rushmore Continued from Page 12 openyear-roun- d, mountain carving in progress; invitation to the Black Hills to so far almost eight million tons carve their Memorial. My felof rock have been blasted from low chiefs and I would like the the mountain. When com- white mea n to know the red man has great heroes, too, wrote the pleted, the carving 24 hours a day. will measure 563 ft high chief. The Indians picked the Parking is provided for a fee, but entrance to the park is free, for now. Hours vary with seasons. For more information, call (605) 574-252- SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUSTS. 1W7 3. For those of you making a return visit to Mount Rushmore: about the only thing that looks the same are the famous faces. Rebuilding is underway, so be ready for a change. and 642 feet long. For size comparison all of the faces on Mount Rushmore could fit into the nine-stor- y face of Crazy Horse. Four thousand people, if so inclined, could stand on Crazy Horses outstretched arm. Tourists come from all over to gape at the worlds greatest sculptural undertaking. Hard to h is a 16 scale model miss Horse Crazy Seven years after the work of Crazy Horse. Other attracof stopped on Mount Rushmore, tions, the studio-hom- e Korczak a a restauZiolkowski, Korczak, gift shop, sculptor who had worked for Borglum rant, an Indian Museum, and a at Mount Rushmore in 1939, library. Plans include a Native began drilling and blasting a American University and a nemorial to Crazy Horse from Medical Training Center. It all started when Chief Henry the granite on Thunderhead Mountain. Crazy Horse is a Standing Bear sent Korczak an foot-hig- brave warrior, Crazy Horse, for the memorial. Korczak, a self taught sculptor, architect and engineer, who had carved the Noah Webster Statue, arrived in the Black Hills on May 3, 1947 to begin the Crazy I Iorse Memorial. Six years had elapsed since he had received the invitation from Chief Standing Bear. Crazy Horse will not be a tourist gimmick, but a Memorial to benefit the. Indian people culturally and educat ional ly , Korczak said. He would devote the rest of his life to the task. Instead of using his artists hands to carve a mountain, Korczak spent two years at Crazy Horse carving out a place to live. He built roads, sunk a well, chopped wood, and filled his studio-hom- e with a collec- tion of antiques and his art works to entertain the visitors. Although the Crazy Horse carving was dedicated on June 1948, Korczak didn't start carvinghis mountain until 1949. He was 40 years old with only $174 to his name. . In 1950, on Thanksgiving Day, Korczak married Ruth Ross, 24, from West Hartford, Connecticut. Over the years, they had io children all born " - , 'A I'. A Tourists come from all over to gape at the world's greatest sculptural undertaking. This is a 16 scale model of tfre memorial to Indian hero Crazy Horse. Photo by Barbara Pyles. Korczak would labor on the mountain for three decades, ere- ating a tribute to the North American Indian. When he died at the age of 74, the sculptor left detailed plans telling his family what to doandbow tqdy. it. His last words to Ruth were,' You must work on the moun- - was bom around 1843, east of the Black Hills on Rapid Creek, about 40 miles from Thunder-3- , head Mt. He was stabbed in the back on September 6, 1877 by an American soldier. Dr, Y.T,vMcGiUycuddy, Assis-- . t ant Post Surgeon, ... I could not but regard him as the greatest of his PPe in dern times. and pork, both for food and for sale. He also went into the must do it slowly -- tain, but dairy business. During the so you doyou it right. His family The outline of the Crazy Horse Memorial can be seen on the rock winter months, he sold Horse will be com- Crazy says will measure 563 ber and accepted sculptural When completed, the carving The carving of Crazy feet high and 642 feet king. Photo by Barbara Pyles. commissions. uses no state or govern- ment funds. Kanab Area Physicians Calendar & Office Hours Horse: In him everything was made a second to pat riot ism and love of his people. Modest, less, a mystic, a believer in tiny, and much of a recluse, he was held in veneration and ad- 17 located miles miration by. tbe,youngpr war-froCrazy Horse, Mount riorHvho uiw- rouncT'CtiH I 605673:68fK wher ... oCald not but regard ye$r for more information. him as the greatest leader of his Crazy Horse, a Lakota leader, people in modem times. Qroughj to ' you by Kano County Hospital fear-plete- d. des-Hor- se m Buy of the Year The Kane County Hospitals regular governing board meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of cadi month at 7 p.m. in the Kane County Hospital's Conference Room. Fort Robinson said it all about Crazy 1500 Sq. Ft. Quality Stick Built 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Home Thru Key on 12 Acre Call Eddy Builders 644-542- 2 |