Show ME ei m AT r 11 AND VIEW CAN YON RV 0 splendors of southern utah ah welcoming at richfield journeying Journe yin up the sevier barbecue and picnic panguitch and braces canyon following story was taker from ig 0 us on the road and escorted us ua to tho the It record ecord published at various homes assigned ath cutali by our friend I 1 E L hearty and a most welcome 1 who spen several days here at citizens was extended by tile tho of the southern ress press association meeting visit city with theodore chidester anti and A barbecue do de hs ts a long long trail a winding the atah 11 editors took for their fual outing to panguitch which jirred july 51 5 6 and 7 tile the ed cd s from the northern part of tho the congregated in salt lake on the ang of tho the fourth and as the leade proceeded southward oth joined them at nephi a stop made for luncheon after which party continued the journey to ifield field where tho the mammoth base team was giving the richfield n a few lessons in ball playing richfield welcomes welcome editors editor on ion our arrival at richfield the f marshal served a summons on i member of the party command him to appear at a banquet ten id d ly by the city of richfield corn coin ial cial club and the richfield reaper t he e dining room of the johnson el the newspaper men had i entertained ly by the good people richfield ich field tit at a former meeting held that place and knew that there i something important going to pen at the appointed hour the im odious dining room was filled the savory elands from bouillon fried chicken to canteloupe sun were served during the meal excellent excell ept musical program was dered under direction of john id d who by the way is to be the of music music in the schools of district during the coming year ri talks were made among the akers kr bin being g the mayor w who he was peeved because every ig g nice had been said about them epting the water supply of which city is justly proud it comes ertly from a pure spring and never s the light of day until it is ia drawn m the pipes he also said that it i excellent for making home f w uter kiter the inner man had bad been the guests were taken to ness the brilliant display of fire As and free baths were furnished the great unwashed after which members of our party were pre twi tod with tickets to the big dance enby the american legion mems of the utah press will always e a warm spot in in their hearts for ifield and dr markus who is ays avys on the job it was regret le e however that mrs markus who a i royal entertainer was unable to present owing to ill health journ journeying eying up the sevier bavm awn found the members of the 4 ly in various stages of collapse antici anticipation anticipate pati on of what was ahead of i NI nine ne found most of n m motoring up the sevier valley wd nard panguitch the rido ride up the you to marksville marysvale Marys vale ville was one long 6 of scenic beauty the sevier sr er was ri rising sing from the effects of recent rain at its source the aiters n were of a rich chocolate color 4 h a topping of whipped cream A ki or tv two 0 later the waters had aged zed to an inky hue this is one 11 the singularities of the sevier tar owing to the peculiarity of the mation aaion no near ar its head on one side I 1 larth earth being red and on tho the other le made black so that when it rains on dade ride the tributaries tributa ries bring down tir wn own coloring high cliffs of butic tic shapes rear skyward on 1 tu th sade e of the canyon and as we te lied eded along the splendid road sinuously by the banks of rivet m and you know that neck i well it soon begins to ache caryal ka tysdale Tys ryAl yale is one ne of the old time and has shipped a largo large ot ore in the days gone by e OI of the important industries of aall caulp Is the potash plant aler r leavin leaving Mirry avale which is e taints tM ints 8 of the sanpete branch the th D IL it G railroad the trail E 55 through a more oro opan country for miles the mountains in the setd not ilot so ed and only A kiy kip did they run a bluff y party neared panguitch ma afternoon oon editor pete peters rs ration delegation of boy schuls bouts met at dusk tile the party gathered at it the flute camp grounds where tic the citizens lad had prepared a good old 0 d fash lolled barbecue which was I 1 most n ost excellently served under tho the shadows of the spead ing trees lighted with electric lights and ali suell such a barbecue 1 we have attended many functions of the sort but this one excelled them all the 3 year old thoroughbred steer which had been roasting for 24 hours was done to the queens taste tender luscious and tasty evidently super supervised viled by a master hand then there were the appetizing accompaniments including homemade home made bread and butter with an abundance of rich cream for the coffee or cocoa fully a thousand people were served and still there was sufficient left so that like unto biblical times twelve baskets full were gathered after the feast and served at the elaborate picnic luncheon on the rim of braces canyon on the following day while the barbecue was on ont the f mayor presented the men with the keys of the city with which any door in the city including the jail could be unlocked however we saw no need for them as the door of the jail stood invitingly open and the doors of all the homes were already ajar some interesting speeches were made and we were told of the beauties and future possibilities of garfield county mr southern candidate for governor was ono one of the speakers the evenings pleasures were concluded with a danco dance in tho the commodious hall the music being furnished by tho the suburb high school orchestra panguitch the city of hospitality Pan which in the pluto language signifies fish is situated in garfield county utah on the grand canyon highway about 80 miles from the arizona line and near the headwaters of the sevier river it was first settled bythe by the white man in 1863 by a party of hardy pioneers from deaver beaver Parow aan and ana other adjacent settlements the pale faces were rapidly encroaching on the domain of the red man who grew hostile and on april 20 1867 the pioneers abandon ded the settlement four years later it was resettled and during the 63 53 years that have passed it has grown to be one of the most prosperous communities in that part of the state later the indian spelling was changed the iho q being replaced by a g so 00 that it is now known as panguitch As the years passed other settlements were formed within the county such as cannon ville hatch henrieville Henri eville escalante Escal antel and later tropic fland widstoe all i made possible by the early settlement of panguitch the chief source of prosperity is its cattle and sheep thousands of which roarn roam and thrive in the sur rounding loun ding hills owing to the high altitude of feet the summers are short and the nights cool and as a result the agricultural possibilities aro are limited Ilowe however verp sufficient wheat and oats and some of the vegetables are arc ra raised 1 alsed for home consumption and more a alfalfa is grown than required and is sent to other communities where farm produce gro grows ws more abundantly no fruit is raised but it is shipped in from dixie di xie the strawberries corning coming from provo prove the people of Fan panguitch gitch are the biggest hearted and most hospitable of any community it has ever been our good fortune to visit and we have traveled in nearly every state stalle of the union from canada to panama canam a the homes of the anti entire i re town were thrown editorial party and we to the open were made welcome wel came they do not appear to know what men money ey is fia aa it from us BO 00 to accept refused the they y we had bad to bring it back with us it fortune of the editor of the good was the he no record cord and his wife to be the guests of mr and mrs theodore life one glad I 1 chidster who made during the five days r spent pent in song their ho hospitality ay iy will duitch panguitch aitch always be associated with pa rig throughout the be remembered and years year mr chidester is a son of the late ate judge chidester Chi destor formerly a member of the state land board theodore Tho doo chidister is now operating the mail stage to annab kanab and owns evils a desirable desir ablo ranch on tho the shore of tho the panguitch lake another ono one of tho the hospitable families is benjamin J barneron Ca Car moron neron former i mayor of panguitch and his estimable wife who also entertained some of our party right royally the cameron hotel is a modern and ca commodious odious brick structure which is just being completed and is now prepared to take excellent caro care of the tourist and traveler ithe the over ever increasing number of who are on oil their way to brytos canyon have not been overlooked for a free camp ground with running water electric lights wood and all the conveniences has been provided in ill the heart of the town from this point it is only 25 miles to the rim of bryce which enables tile the tourist to mako make tho the trip in tho the early morning spend the dixy day there return to panguitch in tho the evening for camp the city of panguitch has ha many beautiful brick homes a new high school building a prosperous banking institution a now new modern hotel and Car carnagie nagle library they also have an attractive resort at panguitch lake where fish as long as aa a piece of string are seen an attractive 4 days daya cole celebration will be given given there on july 22 23 24 26 25 with horse racing boxing contests and plenty of other sports at night there will bo be dancing in the huge pavilion A further description of this resort will be given in a future issue of this paper bill will J rotors peters editor of tho the garfield county news familiarly known to the fraternity as bill worked like a beaver to make this the best outing the utah press has taken since its organization and his estimable wife who is associate editor was ro no i alesa less busy the people of panguitch are fortunate in haying baying newspaper people of their type bill is a I 1 booster and is always looking for a i chance to put his town on the map i land and keep it there whilst others sleep or seek amusement the newspaper paper man with the right spirit is I 1 i plunged deep in work in order to benefit his home town or county or some individual in it the general public does not realize the vast amount of gratuitous work done by hini him and too often when he is forced to charge a fee in self protection it is grudgingly paid and we have have even known of his being called a highwayman bill is that kind of a man bighearted big hearted and always looking out for the other fellow wo we hope he is appreciated by the people he serves and that the pathway of his dee declining lining years will he be lined with sweet memories the jat Last J lastrap at lap to oryce sunday morning more than a hundred hun editors and their entertaining hosts started on the 25 mile auto trip to braces canyon through the kindness of J J C miller one of the tha most prosperous sheep men of that region ye editor and his wife were whirled to the rim of the canyon along one of the best earth roads to be found in the state for several miles the road which was constructed by garfield county gradually rises as it wends bends its way southward up the sevier river A substantial steel bridge spans the river we burn eastward and travel over a splendid roadway constructed by the forest service ervice the road to the tha south leading t to 0 kanab and the grand canyon As we enter red canyon the scenic beauties of the bryce region begin to appear the boulevard which is broad and since smooth th winds and twists between betres n the brilliant hued spires and the bright green of the tall pines forms a decided contrast with the fantastic red spires that overtop them two tunnels have been driven through projecting reefs and the panorama viewed through them is ia enchanting after passing through tho the canyon we journeyed for t ten en miles through a beautiful embowered empowered ered glade to the rim of bryce the culmination of ria natures curious workings dry bryce acet the and unparalleled I 1 we stood on the brink of the handiwork of the ages the beav heavens n had thrown a yell veil of clouds beti between veen it and the sun but soon shafts of light began to break I 1 through tle the rifting drifting clouds an and a th the e shadows come and got go ever and anon elighil lighting n 9 the cast castellated ellatee spires spir es and deep chasms and grottos that se separate parate them over yonder stands the sultan of turkey I 1 wearing his turban the hula hula dancing girio in full costume the lov lor ers old spanish castles grecian sculpture moses the law giver sur bounded by tho the children of israel with tile the city of jerusalem in tho the distance and nd in fact as is the hours hour pa pass and wo we continuo continue to gaze new faces and grotesque forms forma appear all chiseled in everlasting itono stono of bright red and pink with here bore find thoro there a tingo tinge of or pearly white each cacti spire capped with gray cement par for down in tho the depths of the chasms are seen thu tall long leafed pines whose brilliant green lends an added thrill tn ti the gorgeous color scheme As sunlight shifts tho the outstanding ica i caturla ca turea tures constantly change anti and it itis Is with regret that the imaginative observer turns ills his gazo gaze to the other attractions that surround him bryco bryce is not a truo true canyon as ordinarily conceived but consists of a vast amphitheater three nilles miles across and is situated on oil the very crest of tho the intermountain region tile waters that fall on thu tho brink train drain into tho the sevier river whilo while those that fall into tho the canyon pass on oil to tile tho colorado river find and ultimately find their way to the sea it is an inspiring walk around the rim and tile tho constantly changing view continues to hold the interest and lends added thrills at tho the outlet of the canyon eastward lies 1103 tho the town of tropic whose citizens are now building an auto road from that place to encircle bryce just under tho the rim A shelf will be hewn out for tile the boulevard so that the tourist may view the scone scene from every angle when completed this will without doubt bo be tho the most scenic highway on the continent unique and matchless trails lead down from the brink to the gorges below and lie ho who do lights lighta in exploring may descend and wend his way through the narrow defiles so narrow are arc those these passes that often both sides of the pillars may be touched with outstretched arms and so numerous nume roua oro are these paths that on several occasions tourists have been lost in them and for several hours wandered aimlessly in the maze at several places ladders have been constructed to assist tho the pedestrians in returning to the top more easily and quickly many of these theeo pinnacles are only a few feet across at the baso base and several hundred feet high they aro are of sandstone and as ab the moisture that them comes only from nuovo in the form of rain and tho the protection against the winds afforded by the rim there is every prospect that they will withstand erosion for centuries to come not one ona of them is seen to havo have collapsed in the centuries that hat have elapsed since their formation the honking of 0 auto horns announced that our lady hostesses were ready to servo serve the jhb picnic luncheon under the friendly shadows of the tall yellow pines that grow to the very brink of tho the precipice there were the remnants of that luscious barbecued beef homec homemade made cheese buttermilk cakes coffee cream and a dozen other dainties that were eagerly devoured by |