Show i 12 Central Utah SUNDAY MORNING THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNE 9 Central Utah 1533 vmn Big Primitive ( r V ' ' limpanogos Cave Glacier Ghost Totvn Area Maries High Forests IJoldsStory OfMineBoom Inspire Awe than MERCUE— Leo years age this town was a thriving and tapsrtant mina number ef ing earn a was shew-f- t-' "ghost town bat reeently activity w renewed a a mack smaller sale bewever than In the town’s heyday Mercor was abandoned when the rich geld and mereary deposits apparently "played sat" Sines then the elements have K wrought ineRftangeght ft difficult ter termer resident new to 1 seats mere than tws thrs buildings that were center et activity In beam day Those operating nsw are among the number wh believe Mereur Is destined to rise cut et lt dust and again assums a pesltlsa of imparts nee Many farmer residents kssp ths meat- ef been day la the camp ' sry alivs by meeting in rsnnioa annually twe-Ses- - Preserve Vasatch 1 In- - rr - JdaUl863y6!72 r x - Acits- - J " t y J national forest with ita Umber water foragR-willift and recreational refourctseqv-rterta- ! t "SrearHfl367t'acreinoi mountainous country This beautiful wild area contain Two the Vernon four divisions ind Grantavilie lie in the Sheep rock 'and Stansbury range) in i Tooele county! another lies on the ‘ Wasatch range between Provo can- yon and City creek drainage north of Salt Lake City the fourth occu pie the western end of the Uintah “ y t mountains This vast forest area Is administered to insure protection of water-sheds to produce more and better timber and forage to produce more fish and game to preserve recreational and scenic values to secure wise use of ail these resource permanently and to enceurags bon Th 7" Wasatch d - 4 Forest Guardian Streams Flash With Wily Trout Deer and Elk — Hunting Offered NEPHI—A major central Utah scenic attraction Mt Nebo located in eastern Juab county 11 mile east and north of here has become an important recreation center The eminence towers 11887 feet claiming the position of guardian of the scenic Uintah national forest Near the head of Salt Creek canyon the main'canyon behind Mt Nebo is situated Camp Dedandson and the Nebo recreation area The area Include many summer cabin and has facilities for cooking and Salt 'creek flow serving ‘lunches from the foot of Nebo to Juab valley and is alive with flashing trout Red Creek canyon is branch of Salt Creek canyon and is the startn Nebo ing point of the canyon road Many deer 'are to be seen in the region bordering the goad and there also are elk in the area Cougar hunting is major sport in ths Mt Nebo region 20-m- il Picturesque Camps ration ef outstanding scenic keenly In central Utah I (he area lying east ef ths state highway between American Ferk and Prevn The region Is traversed by an Alpine leap read (1) A lovtly grove ef aspens bordering the road Majrstio ML Tlmpsneges Is seen learning np in the dls tance (2) Hiker en ths trail to Tlmpanogss cave csvsrn ( great Interest in tbs mountain 13) A falls in Frsvs river (4) Glaciated ML Timpanogos Thousands visit ths area every year A Uinlali Forest Canyons Slash c Deep Into Lofty Mountains PRQVO-T- he chsr-acterlet- lc of ’ anPROVO— The twenty-fourt- h nual Timpanogos hike sponsored by the Brigham Young university will be made July IB and 20 to the maMt Timpanogos between jestic Provo and American Fork In s highly beautiful area: G Ott Romney football coach of the university will be chairman of ihe hiks In which (he Provo chamber of 'commerce and Provo civic clubs wd cooperate as in past years The public is invited to take part m the hike Those who ascend to the top of the 12000-foo- t mountain will be admitted to memhersh p In the Timpanogos Summit club Some 2000 persons have retched the top each yeer for th lart several years On July 8 th hikers will go to Aspen Grove at the foot of the towA program will be ering mountain given there in an amphitheater which it being put into splendid condition Conservation by Civilian Corps workers Afterward email' group will ascend the mountain some to stop at the startlingly interesting and beautiful Timpanogos Cave national monument il f HOTEL ROBERTS UTAH -' ?!' ’'JA i i ci4 w arVMhf p ilrT a V w ' 1 a v ’ Oav kunimy tit uiuu was unu All UaduS Brands Servtd t ' f y 7 V r J Visa ’ H h ts d V MA r 1 auta m 3 if Timpanogos Cave Committee w American Fork Utah ’ 1 I’ d How can I get additional unbiased Information pbout a Southern California Vacation? 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' : v a i5i ‘ Because of drastic reductions in transportation costs and lower living cost here (13 under the U S average) it need cost bo more k than most ordinary vacations 5- y i: ' Vacation? - er " L How 2s it that I can visit Southern California satisfactorily i A i of a mil of varicolored Stalagmites and Stalactites each artistically designed and colored by nature and all beautifully illuminated A delightful and educational trip with professional guide service Free public camp grounds with spring water tables benches stoves and fuel An ideal place to spend your Holiday outing Entrance to Cave 50 cents children under 12 25 cents geven miles from American Fork or Pleasant Grove in American Fork Canyon — — 7 For additional information call or write One-quart- AND AN ORDINARY BUDGET) 14’'a i American Fork Canyon Utah ' ' MEET AND EAT AT TIIE VACATION r 'irnwiPANffiCtos CAVE Tennis players of Salt Lake City have day and night service on 27 ced courts Pracmented tically every park and recreation center has ope or more courts Among them Js a set of five courts with clubhouse The popularity of tennir here is indicated by the fact that ths courts are never'1 vacant in the sum mer and their potential capacity ii ' 2500 players daily (WHICH YOU CAN EASILY VISIT WITHIN A Evan so how can the average person ‘ ' afford it? ' ! ‘ PUZZLING QUESTIONS ABOUT 2 HOUR’S DRIVE FROM SALT LAKE CITY Tennis Courts Crowded r t Within One ! love-scen- flood-lighte- ds RATIONAL MONUMENT -- AMERICAN FORK— One of Utah's most beautiful and interesting scenic attractions is located a few mile east of here It is the famous limpanogos cave national monument in the gor- geoua'AmericaiiForit CanyoitrMJWn“’Wr“ at The Alpine drive beginning American Fork passing many intriguing scenic points end looping down Provo canyon into Provo provides the motorist with a never ends ing enjoyment The noted save on Mi Timpanogos which rises to a height of 12800 feet and is topped by the only glacier in the Wasatch range is startling It is about 600 feet long and contains stalactites And stalagmites almost occanow white In color --with-an sional iron stain of brown or green Delicate Branches Instead of being massive and smooth the structure! form delicate branches some of which are almost needle-lik- e -- Many beautiful effects such as the Great Heart pf Timpanogos the Jewel Bex and the Chocolate Falls are emphasized by electric lights The cave camp is located sev en miles off the main highway between Salt Lake City and Provo Shortly after leaving American Fork the motorist enjoys the great rocks and sparkling stream of American Fork canyon Farther along' can be seen the giant Mt Timpanogos The road then swings through an aspen grove of supreme beauty then down into Provo canyon In the latter canyon is to be seen the filmy Bridal Veil falls a stream that tumbles several hundred feet down S aheer precipice and in the fall is converted into shimmering spray Never Fergettea The round trip from Sait Lake City if only 120 miles and a drive 3nver to be forgotten During the trip the visitor will pass through a number of pretty rural communities and after turning off into American Fork canyon scenic beauties will see several beauties will see several lovely mountain retreats hidden among the trees ANSWERS TO Counting the week-enyou have 1( days sYou can have a choice of transportation methods and still have at least 12 days here" One of the National Wonders of Nature pig-Iro- n LV S Attracts Throngs west slope of the explorer and the first white man of historical record to enter the Uirtoh national forest is a lines Utah Lake valley 7 of high rugged mountains cut by picturesque caryons each Usually Trees Variety hevirg t rushing atreem of clear Cedar Breaks national monument ipirfcl ng water with high open The in southern Utah" has an elevation basins it - headwaters 10400 feet Its rim is bordered test dopes ere more gentle w th of with Engelmann spruce Alpine fir rolling hills and large mountain limber pine and fox tail pine and —— — — — valleys: wtlirgrassy parks ’’‘abounding "in Th largest of the east section's flowers valleys Is the Strawberry in which lies the great reservoir and watershed of the reclamation project of the same name Innumerable large trout are to be found lit this lake Under this project weter is stored N tunand by means of a thrwa-mi nel through the backbone of th ' f" I d vide diverted to the opposite ' tide of the mountain range for irrigation of the fertile lands of Utah valley t Hobble Greek canyon east of the : community of Springvilie is entered by e good mountain road leading to popular camping places Steel Plant Attracts Th same is true of Payson end IRONTON— A most interesting in- Santaquin canyons the roads leavdustrial establishment is the plant of ing the ma n highway U S 91 at the Columbia Steel company here a the towns ct the rttme names From short distance south of Provo on the Moroni in Sanpete county a short etate high ay The plant makes road kads west to th picturesque from Utah ore and is the birth- boxlike Maple canvon The Diaplace of the iron industry on s commond fork road follows the early mercial basis in Utah route of Father Escalante Spanish jT creek-Payso- Utah’ mining areas are places of considerable interest not only because of the industrial features but because in many cases they have tremendous scenic end historic interest A number of the ‘ camps have retained the picturesque features of the early mining camp days 130000 PROVO of Enjoyment Ml Nebo Called s t r ftjji re fide development of mineral sources w ' - Accessible to Auto Much of the interior region of this forest is accessible to automosummer bile travel during th Good roads lead to the Utah outdoor camp and Brighton in Big Cottonwood canfon eaet of Salt Lake City to Timpaftogoa eavo namonument in beautiful tional American Fork canyon 30 miles south of Salt Lake City up the Provo river to Mirror lake and to Other points of interest Tbs forest servics cooperates with Salt Lake Utah Summit Duchesne and Tooele counties in the maintenance of about ISO mllei of secondary roads These ae well as the main roads are essential to the protection and usa of forest re sources Mors than 600 miles of trails are maintained also for the earns purpose They are open to the public While timber production and stream flow protection are major object of national forest yet the rapidly changing order of our national life haa emphasised other social and economic needs which can in a large measure be met on the forest without undue impairment or diminution of these major services One of these needs Is wids variety of outdoor activities of an educational inspirational and recreational character Many Visitors The Wasatch forest is rich in Scenic geological biological and recreational interests and these now are being enjoyed by about visitors annually For the benefit of the public eemp grounds have been sstab Ilshed many of which have been provided with various improvements for the convenience of the campers To preserve In a wilderness state typical mountain and forest area in Utyh the forest service set apart a tract of land In the Uintah mountains which has been designated as ths "High Uintahs Primitive Area" The purpose is to prevent unnecessary elimination or Impairment of unique natural values gnd so far as controlling economic will permit to afford opportunity to the public to observe conditions which existed In the pioneer phases of the nation's development and to engage in the forms of outdoor recreation of that period thus help- -' Ing to preserve national traditions Ideals and characteristics and promoting a true understanding of historical phases of national progress Extend Along Crest This wild area contain 243957 acres extending along the crest of the Uintah mountains from the beautiful Mirror lake region eastward to the 13498-foo- t King's peak the highest peak in the state While most other parts of the forest country are easy to reach over good roads ths “High Uintahs Primitive Ares is difficult to reach The extremely rough end mountainous portions of the area where many peaks rise mors than 13000 feet so far have resisted the advance of the automobile This is one of the few wilder-Bes- s regions of America where the traveler must go on foot or with saddle horse end peck train as did ths pioneers of early day Alpine Drive Provides Never Ending Source I Send io I "! mah C0UF6K tobat- -" “ Sntkera Califvralk 1U1 Smlwij Lot Aonhs GtUf m fret book with complett Sctuli (incluj- - 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