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The spring, which has always provided the Monuments main identity, stopped flowing due to what scientists believe was a natural shifting of water flow paths or movement of the earth. S?ot term solutions at Pipe Spring National Monument have been to artificially pump water from the Kaibab to water the culinary system keep grounds and 75 year old trees irrigated. Photo by Dixie Brunner. ET"3 The spring which Winsor Paiute Castle is built upon has dried up, said Park Manager John Hiscock, adding, It provides the water which goes into what President of the Mormon Church, became interested in Pipe Spring as a location for the churchs southern Utah tithing herd. Anson Perry Winsor was appointed superintendent of the ranch, and began construction of the fort that would bear his name. Winsor Castle was corr pleted in 1872. A.P. Winsor collected tithing cattle, which eventually grew to include 2,269 cows and 162 horses. Winsor also supervised production of beef, cheese and butter for workers building the St. George Temple. Winsor Castle was constructed directly over the spring, with water running across the court- most people know as the yard and down through the By Laurali Noteman Travel Council Director Donna Caseboit and Economic Development Consultant Jim Matson are scheduling appointments with local entrepreneurs to discuss tourism as it deals with individual businesses. Thirty minute meetings are being slated to make sure the i . i I 1 i I 1 f f Travel Council (TC), Economic Development and Kane County businesses are all heading in the same direction. Caseboit feels this grass roots approach will serve the community more completely and keep the Travel Council in tune with local needs. Caseboit requested TC board members, whoever would be able to, attend a questionan-swe- r luncheon for the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be held at the Kanab City Li- brary on Thursday, January 6 at noon. Board members will be discussing new marketing strat egies which include; events, entertainment and the Walk of Fame. The Tourist Information staff is preparing for Western Legends 2000. Invitations have been sent out to James Arness and Buck Taylor asking them to attend the weekend festival. Teresa Wickens, Jean Cahoy and Jackie Rife, Information staff members, have been working on organizingold movie posters and film photos throughout the Information Centers main office. They have offered an open invitation to all those interested, to come in and saunter about the area. There are photos with extras in them, which many of the locals took part. Rife will begin workingon a movie history book which will include information gathered greatly from previous film industry employees; those that worked on sets, wrangled or put time in as extras during the filming Wickens is gathering old movies that have come out on videos with the intent of showing them free of charge. The objective is to give those traveling in the area just one more thing to see and do. Hopefully this approach will keep visitors in town a little longer. The TC Board felt showing the films would renew interests to those visiting the area and would perhaps spike their interest to see where the films were made. TC members are talking about how many times a week they will run, what time of day, and if they should be shown indoors or outdoors. The discussion also included the possibility of showing movies at the Old Rock Church in Orderville. Some of the 17 movies that Wickens has procured to date are; Stagecoach, Duel at Diablo, Westward hay-day- s. Spring Room. The spring is kitchen or spring room where essential, not only for historic it cooled the dairy products. importance, but for the Winsor Castle continued its monument's vegetation and importance to the Mormon wildlife. The spring has tradi- Church through the 1890s. tionally flowed into the front Under threat of federal confisponds which provide water for cation, due to it being used as the orchard and trees to the an underground hideaway for south of the fort. polygamists, the ranch was The spring ceased to flow in sold in 1985. The last private June, explained Hiscock. We owners convinced Stephen were hopeful that it was only a Mather, the first director of temporary thing. We wratched the National Park Service, of and hoped it would return. the sites historic significance. But water hasnt returned to President Warren G. Harding the main spring at Pipe Spring See PIPE SPRING, Page IV National Monument, and unfortunately, scientists dont expect it to. Pioneer history Water has always been the primary reason for human existence at Pipe Spring. The two natural springs' attracted many people. Water has drawn people here for thousands ofyears, said KANAB WEATHER NovemberDeoember Prec Hiscock. By the mid to late 1800s, pioneers began settling the fertile area that the Indians had used for years. James Whitmore be- gan ranching around Pipe Spring in 1863. Whitmore and See TRAVEL, Page 3 herder Robert McIntyre built a Nov. Precip - .03 Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family i! |