Show scientific PARTY PLANS TO EXPLORE SOUTHERN UTAH tho the wild colorful and spectacular son san juan county comprising some home ralles m alea of canyons and mesa near the arizona utah ulah bor dor der northeast of 0 tho the grand canyon and partly in tho the navajo indian reservation will be explored this 8 bummer U amer by a group of scientists and engineers announcement of 0 tho the plans tor for the expedition was waa made by dr charles do morto borto winning of now york university who to la in charge of 0 recruiting in tho the east nad fad an associated press dispatch from now new york tho the expedition will be known as an tho the 1934 rainbow bridge monument valley expedition orp edition and wua wul leave now york juno 28 by motor caravan and return september 10 ansel franklin hall chief for tori ester eater of the national park service h g general director ot of the expedit alon and Is recruiting scientists in the west so colorful color fu and spectacular I 1 Is s the country that proposals havo have I 1 been made that it bo be set aside as aa a national park and the scientists i zot dot only aiu study the area for now I 1 information but will report to the be government on its ita availability ity tor for park purposes because the national parte park service has hag no funds for such on an expedition the will pay their own way dr winning said besides doing their share of tho the camp work they will have to rough it too through the almost inaccessible country those sought are scientists and engineers trained in surveying geology archeology archaeology arche zoology or allied fields architects photographers and artists are included A similar expedition last year made a rapid survey of the region and found some gome dinosaur footprints and indian fiffis this year the explorers will colleto the base map 0 of the entire area awo picked parties in light boats will explore the san juan and colorado ri alvera through some miles of canyons archaeologists archeologists will excavate and study the ruins found last year john Wo therill custodian of the national monument Is nn associate field director and johni E armstrong of the university of california an assistant herberg ller berg E gregory director ot of the bishop museum at honolulu llono lulu will head bead the geology department and C M wheeler oler of the university of california the biologists during the last 40 years much of the country to be covered haai bas I 1 been explored by utah geologists and students most of the ruins ruing had been found before last years expedition tion but excavation work has not been bean done on all of them twelve years yeara ago the U S geological survey explored tho the san juan river from its bo adwaters to its junction with tiro tho colorado river I 1 nearly a month earlier than usual and the ton day tire fire report states that all of the forests are unusually dry for or this time of the year and unless ess general rains occur within the ithe next 60 00 days will be extremely hazardous fire weather wo ither and unusual caution be exercised by forest users and visitors it heavy gre fire losses are to be avoided |