Show BRYCE RESORT LINE MEETS FAVOR officials ot of the national parks parka service and of the united states forest service e fi in n con conference M arence a abc t ogden biren recently reached an agreement subject to io approval by the secretaries of agriculture and of the interior tor for various changes in the boundaries of 0 bryce canyon national park the ogden conference recommended that under legislation passed by congress at its last se session silon a total of acres be added to the park as an extension along the rim of the in breaks on the sevier colorado river watershed it also recommended that acres te be added to io the park at ai its northerly end as soon as legislation can be enacted by byl congress at the same time it was recommended that 1280 acres now in the park at its southwest cornor corner be returned to the powell national forest the pre present be nt area of 0 bryce canyon national park Is acres under the agreement it carried out it will alave acres present at the ogden conference were IL IT rutledge district forest and dana parkinson and it 11 gery assi assistant stent foresters resters to ot of the district office at ogden thomas thomas C parker assistant asi stant engineer of the park service and E T superintendent of both bryce canyon and zion national parks the matter of the extension to bryce canyon national park has been pending several years by act of congress approved last june the president was authorized to add to the park any or all of 0 townships living to the southwest of the present park area the lands are in the powell national forest and joint recommend tion of the secretaries of the interior and of agriculture made the basis of the presidents proclamation the scenery of the now new addition mr said la Is similar to that of bryce canyon the pink cliffs j a geog locial structure in which bryce is carved extend through southern utah for 85 miles and wherever the edge is exposed there it is found the bryce type or of scenery as tor for example cedar breaks recent investigations have shown that from bryce canyon southward tor for about 20 miles thereas there Is a 6 continuous exposure of this formation said the superintendent the quality of the he scenery increases in size olze col color r and interest until a point on the rim known local locally lyas as podunk point torras forms the climax from bereis here Is to bedad be had the most marvelous vi view of the pink cliffs to be puno found anywhere and from the standpoint ot of intense coloring colorin rl even even tho the world renowned bryde can canyon on and cedar break must give way Pkim acles several hundred teet feet in height vre ate to li be found and two of the finest n natural bridges in utah the state of natural bringes are located anthie in tah area the elevation orthis ot athla point la feet aud and commands a view over a wide area it being said that mountain ranges in hye five states atall utah nevada colorado kiew malco bearl zona can be seen on d a perfectly clear day it was announced at the ogden meeting that there will be no interference with the extension area the ranges within the park will under the management othe 0 the forest service the areas north of the park for which additional legislation will be required to carry out the agreement of thursday will cover the fairyland suction section and extend the park north to cover the high point above Her henderson iderson canyon from which a very general view of bryce canyon may be obtained it was also announced that the united states bureau of public roads has already completed a road survey tor for about 20 miles along the rim of the proposed addition tor for the national park service boundaries for or the most moat part were fixed by the two services so as to take in only enough additional area to allow this road to be continuously on park lands work on this road will start as soon as funds are majde mage available atter after tile the park addition has been made this highway will be one of the outstanding scenic drives of the west when completed A A joint report has been forwarded 4 1 to officials f the two services at fad and it Is ig expected that prompt will be taken on the salt lake tribune ti abune LATER after being approved by secretaries wllbur And Hyde the bill wa as |