| Show The Slhinirsig Rainbow Sleeps Hleire In THE Western Wonderland fit- n l here but to see the finest features take a guided tour Make your headquarters in any of the communities between Fremont and Fruita where you can arrange for jeeps or power wagons to pick you up for a trip of a day a week or longer Uranium prospectors and oil hunters have gouged roads all over the region but they aren’t for passenger cars and the guide besides there is one region long so labeled It has been known as the “Wayne l Wonderland” in the section of Utah and embraces areas of Wayne Emery and Garfield counties There are some who say “wonderland” is a misnomer and call this the “Land of the Sleeping Rainbow” which is far more descriptive For in the immense sweep of the Circle Gifts and through the walls rimming Cathedral Valley the strata that outcrops at the head of Capitol Gorge lays a rainbow of everlasting color along the land Surfaced roads creeping into this region can not spoil its primitive appeal It will long remain an area to be explored and photographed and generally enjoyed by vacationers who like things a bit rugged From Richfield or Siguard you take State 24 which is paved to Fruita in Capitol Reef National Monument You can travel through the great gorge and on to Hanksville over a dirt road the last 9 miles of which is being improved then you find the remaining 53 miles to the Junction near Green River with USx6-5thoroughly' modern with surfacing of the final Hanksville leg nearing You’H see plenty of completion on the grand scale along scenery south-centra- knowing how to get home will explain geology tell tall tales and pose for pictures Out through Cathedral Valley the imposing Temple of the Sun the Temple of the Moon the high red Walls of Jericho and the brooding parade of the Silent People cast their spell over the land and those who visit it South of Capitol Reef you can find ridges almost solid with 100 oyster shells thread narrow canyons where roads follow the stream beds gain vantage points where the sweep of the Orcle Gills is visible for miles A bit to the east the Valley of the Goblins an area of twisted and eroded red sandstone monoliths has been included in the Utah State Parks system soon will have an easy access road and facilities for milion-year-ol- 0 d Sun Dances their Bear Dance Dances and War Turkey still hold Gateway to primitive area in the High Uinta Mountain Land of innumerable glacial lakes streams and unsurpassed scenery Finest fishing SEE Flaming Dam under Gorge — tourists Where the tribes VISIT the Utah Field Museum the information center of the Uintah Basin and see fabulous Western fossils Duchesne County Home Of The Ute Indian mountain deer elk cougar and pheasant hunting Enjoy boating on picturesque Moon Lake Gateway to 12000-acr- e Federal Bird Refuge Leota Bottoms Plan To Attend These Events: Ute Tribal Ceremonial Spring All Indian Basketball Tournament— First Week April Each Year—Roosevelt July Ute Indian Sun Dances— Roosevelt-La- te Dances-Roosevelt-- Western Amateur Rodeo-Roosevelt- Early 5-- 6 -June Days Rodeo— RoosevelF—July 24-2- 5 Pioneer Uintah Basin Quarter Horse Uintah Basin Industrial Convention-Roosevelt-Au- gust Duchesne County Fair— Duchesne-Aug- ust Quarter Horse Show— Duchesne— During County Fair Labor Day Rodeo— Roosevelt— September 5-- 7 Bullberry Boys Trailride— Roosevelt— September 11 ugust 26-27-- WONDERLAND— Sunday May 24 1939 5 -7 Roosevelt City Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Duchesne City Duchesne County Uintah Basin Industrial Convention THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 19 |
