Show congressman CRAMTON LIKES BRYCE CANYON the following story atory was delivered over radio in ili washington D C ci thursday april 17 1021 1924 by congressman louis 0 Cra cramton inton of michigan and at tile tho of 0 congressman don 0 colton it was published tit in the congressional boord nud and permission given to tho the garfield Gar flold and katie county news newa to use in ili their papers wo we believe it ta Is ono one of tho the best stories regarding nayco canyon and certainly appreciate tile tho efforn ot of those two gentle gent leuton tIon and herewith hand you the story that you may enjoy it also scenic southern utah seems too ordinary a phrase entirely inadequate to designate that great region ot of natures wonders through which I 1 traveled last summer ier tor for nearly three weeks by motor anil and on horseback in company with congressman dan anthony with A E H Deni demaray aray ot of tim thi national park service as 03 our chaperone guide and comforter cedar breaks zion canyon tile the kalbak forest tho north rim of 0 the orand irand canyon bryce canyon fifth lake capitol gorge the mighty colorado the natural bridges those are tho the headline attractions but every mile of the route we traveled 1200 by auto and on horseback the latter being much tile the longer has its appeal to the eye and to the imagination reaching cedar city the last day of 0 june by the union Paci tile he journey began with a view ot of codar cedar breaks a fit prologue proto guo tor for the trip ten minutes will not to tell of ab days 1400 1460 miles ot of travel in the midst ot of the worlds masterpieces zion canyon ali where re the Ala kuntu deap river cuts through the vernill ton ion cliffs feet in depth narrowing to a gorge 50 feet wide whore where flows tile the stream beneath everlu overhanging it i r ang walls ot of high rock the kaibab for est refuge ot of thousands of 0 deer hun bun dreda of 0 which you see coming into the open park spaces to graze at sunset the north rim whore where you may look out over the grand canyon ot the colorado the capitol gorge through which runs runa tile the motor road its ita richly colored rocky walls walla rising pre clil several thousand feet and leaving a roadway at times no no more than 15 feet wide the natural bridges greatest spans over space produced by nature three in number the carolyn the augusta and the edwin the augusta with its span ot of feet and height td the bottom ot of tho tha arch feet and to the top teet foot its arch 28 feet wade e and 65 feet thick symmetrical and imposing the largest natural bridge in the world a 15 story building would stand beneath it the edwin said to bo be the oldest the perfect bridge over which the automobile road when tt it comes will cross its arch having a span ot of feet with an elevation of teet feet the bridge being only about 10 teet feet thick at its middle point and 25 bet feet wide which geologists sa a few more centuries may see worn away to destruction but its ats grace r and garmiles beauty now preeminent fifty 1 miles ot of hard going through d desert mountain tain and forest br brings ing el you to blanding through tho the scones scenes ot the afie last indian uprising in this country that ot of 1923 when old posey met his death sixty miles more by motor would take you to the denver and rio orande grande railroad but our route w was as miles to the mesa verdo verde national park alark ind and its wonderful ruins of 0 the cliff dwellers time will como come when a good motor roua will open all thia to the to tourist urist and his fila or with great unexplored areas for or rougher side trips this rapid outline odthe ot the other won dersofi this region must now suffice while I 1 give my time to tOi B Bryco ryce canyon I 1 so aptly termed by bya prof frederick P pack k ot of U utah h university as aa Na natures turea most delicate jewel an amphitheater 3 miles and teet feet deep eroded result of counties ages agea a forest of vermilion pinnacles its forms fantastic bizarre and again as an regular as aa the fashioning of nt mortal architect it if Is not outclassed by any other spectacle that nature affords afford it quickly won my eaf enthusiasm thusia sm and in my short slay I 1 paid tribute to it its averch 6 ev erch angling moods pe ot beauty as aa hour b by hour the daylight and darkness thon sunshine and shadow by J sun and mon men and under the stars alone marshaled each their own charms 1 I want to tell you my impressions of the canyon alfrom as from its yint rim I 1 baw the full bucce succession S sion ot its inspiring contracts its ita richly beautiful panorama by the glare of day with the passing g of oc the atin sun in this the dim atar st ii light at the rising of the te w raaon ai at midnight and di at T the dagnin g ot an otheir day the ordinary schedule dule of ax m akong and sleeping was ahat 1 x t if ff i hut but that does not matter it you have hao but a lay tit at bryco bryce tho the mazo of forms onus and outlines in ili the gives fancy free feln and you aro are thrilled not only by what tho the oyo eye per colvea but by what it hall half creates cro atoa its well as wordsworth has it sit with tile mo horo here near tile tha cha channia chasu tf brink as the sun suit drops low before you fancy presents to 10 you the city beautiful tile forms forma loft left in hi die disorder of chance after of 0 oros loiT rosalvo themselves into something planned you seem to see BOO before you in ili the lato afternoon attorn oon sun striking directly upon tho iho faco ot of and walls walla before you stretching 3 miles allea across tile canyon tho quiet of a groat city at root roat abobo aavo Is table cliff plateau var to tile tho left tit in dignified inaccessibility tho old fortress with its ita sheer walls walla in tho the center tar far bogoro you tho the till hill crowned by an ancient acropolis to tho the extreme right tho great cathedral with its two impressive bell tolore in height filling in the picture oro are the tha buildings and streets parks and passageways eways of a the build buildings lugs all 4 ot of the pastel shades ot of towns of 0 spain or italy light red pink cloudy white streets streeta and parka darks lunod with the green ot of many actual living trees fir and pine tile the architecture Is all in harmony ha emony groat gre at buildings rising hundreds ot of feet passageways eways sometimes but a few feet wide separating one structure fro man othor but tho the walls walla erect and accurate story upon story mary from broin acropolis hill see BOO how the reade drops rapidly to the waterless river bed which la Is parked so plentifully with trees on either tho watercourse rising then abruptly to the right from the river ore are vermilion cliffe where the palace ot of tho king appears surrounded by grout great tur r doted walls a ateo approach leading to the castle itself no nestling close against the barren cliff 1 there theio Is no sound no smoke finoli arises nothing in motion but 06 circling cliff shadow I 1 if Is simply tho the ideal of fancy I 1 the sun suit has gone Dai darkness dankness kness talla falls closer and dooper deeper and the fino tracery of oc the architecture dims iram si sight glit only the lighter shadel of at some of the buildings holding prominence enee still you can see the great commanding outline of the 60 fortress for treas ana in the center the white of the ci crowning owning acropolis the swit swallows lows no longer are flying about the fancied forms and figures that intrigue the imagination by day are no 0 more the carving and architecture that th atwould would give form to the eternal city of revelations have fiade disappeared thoro there aro ara no tones no lights from bolow below only tho the splashes of white upon poa the dark back ground sot oft off with darker mar markings kingg of tho the tree areas tho city of fancy Is asleep at mid midnight night we cautiously approach pr pach again the watch while far afar in the east over aver acropolis hill tj a glow enriches the horizon h 0 izo soon a silver point comes to view vew like a star stai of hope toi for the darkened city rapidly rises hoes the majestic moon that whitens the night and brinos brings out formless shapes of 0 the city iu but does not lighten it mounts to the anav ens and tho the city to he ws ot of ug us re flees it dimly it la Is a spectral city and the watcher under the rays raja ot moon the million wonders of the milky way and all the stars avei overhead comes to imagine an occasional occasion ii moving light in the tenantless homes but there la iii nothing 9 in altel the cit city 6 but night up again and to the watch erlo the day Is dawning A rosy rasy hu hue e in the east an orange glo glow loverta Wo overcame verTa ble cleft plateau 0 to o the righta right group grotis clouds witch which sl mulato a L snow clad range ot of peake tor for a alroe and then revert to cloud banks reflecting rosy tints il litsas as mounts tho the orb ot of i day H 1113 majesty enters as hd be has tor for eons bons ot time hla 1119 rays rags strike m i q claffa ag our feet and the reflected light it 11 lemines the nearer shapes the shapes of imagery fall away to ta the outlines of actuality the swallows soar and eft clef basking in liike 0 sunlight clit arar t toward oward the su un great white pillars enriched with rejected e d light pern bent trans translucent lucen see cushing point far to th the right and note how bow the castlo castle wall I 1 Is FA buttressed at regular intervals to the I 1 left a great forest 0 spires corn com mafi manding ding all tile the f duress is s la in the distance its stockade 0 ofa k pillars the steep incline fiill nel the wall itself rising direct lio to the leyel plateaus plateau before you now in glare of lay day la is a I 1 city ot of Babylon babylonian lau asplen apon dor it io to have been covered Cont liti age I 1 r 1 T likes BRYCE c CANYON ANYON Gorito frh faruq page ono one with avith the sanda of ages and app jars now an it if largely revealed by excavations still to be completed 1 backai ta ft earth ear th still in part enshroud onah roul 1 ing and walla valls the Impre islon that further fur ther bea beauties me ain yet yei fo be revealed V lu in the east you sua na tho ir dei n annn ot 0 tropic sm fl noun dod by its fertile green holds a touch of reality to bring fancy back bach ra u narth earth but the spell of bryce cany canyon oa hangs long in your memory |