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Show THE CITIZEN 4 The government of the divine. The country reveals fascinating chapters of gej lias trappers out taking the coyote, wolf and mountain lion, all of logic history ; it has undergone great transitions, alternately ge bottom and mountain top. It is a region broken and titled by fa which are so destructive to wild life. mendous displacements ; a region scorched and branded by vo canic action ; but more than all else, from the viewpoint of man interest, a region profoundly sculptured and given its moi bccojnii very tame, and. they do not fear man. . El Escalante Hotel, operated by the Utah Parks Company, which con tourii pany is a subsidiary of the Union Pacific System is an trai Union Pacific and the Cedar located at City hostelry. The hotel is From here the ton takes you close to the door, or rather across the street. ist takes the automobile busses to the world famous scienic wonders in ti southern part of the State. This is the gateway to scenic southern Uta 275 from this city and 574 miles from Los Angeles, California. The hot was named in honor of Father Sylvester Velez de Escalante, a pioneer u the first white explorer in the great Utah valley bearing his name. The hotel is modern in all respects, containing 75 guest rooms and commodious dining room for 100 regular guests. The rates are very re sonable running from $1.50 to $4.00 per day. Meals a a carte at reasonab prices; table dhote dinner, $1.50. up-to-da- te distinctive character by the beauty-creatin- g genius of erosion. The highest of the terraced plateaus, the Markagunt a Paunsaugunt, in which Cedar Breaks and Bryce Canyon break down in spired palisades of the Pink Cliffs, endless sculptured variety. Beneath the Markagunt lies the Kolob p ten, into which flaming Zion Canyon is sunk, forming noble cli 1 Old Faithful, one of the wonders of Yelowstone Park. This giant geyser shoots hot water and steam to a height of 250 feet, and does it every hour without any variance in time. It continues in full force for a few minutes and then subsides for nearly an hour's sleep. Millions of people have stood and watched this geyser and it is one of the big attractions of the park. The Union Pacific takes you there. Photo, courtesy of the Union Pacific. Over 200 species of birds are found in the park, from the humming bird to the bald and golden eagle. It is a protected home for all aquatic birds as well. Visitors may stop at the hotels or the permanent camps or lodges, whose standards are established and supervised by the Federal government. Both hotels and camps are situated in the vicinity of the chief attractions, and every accommodation is provided for the traveling tourist. Those who visit the park in their automobiles may stop at the hotels or camp out, according to their desires. The automobile roads in the park lead to every point of interest and are kept in excellent condition by the government. After the tourist leaves the Yellowstone his attention is directed to the wonders of Southern Utah, the land of flaming canyons and prismatic amphitheatres, and very appropriately described by Whittier: Touched by a light that hath no name, A glory never sung Aloft on sky and mountain wall, Are Gods great pictures hung. It is a mysterious land of purple sage and empurpled disand the wizardry of wind and tances, of vivid color, of water. It is a place to drink in beauty, to form new conceptions sun-mag- ic The Lodge is idelaly situated at the Zion National Park at the entrai of the scenic wonders of the world. A towering clift at the rear and rugged topography views in the distance. Motor bus trips to the Narows and to the Temple of Sinawava can readily be arranged. The ho? ! is operated by the Utah Parks Company, subsidiary of the Union and System, a guarantee of high class service and courteous treatment prices. Photo, courtesy Union Pacific. of red and soft white, and castellated vermilion cliffs, the grandest of all. Continuing are the Shinarump Cliffs, baj i |