Show indians feared fe ared zion canyon for unknown centuries before pioneers came into this iou southern thern country zion canyon was shrouded in iii mystery and legend indians told weird tales 0 of tho the weak as they called i it iti andi and could not bo be induced to enter the can yan much less camp there an indian legend which has survived tells of the rack clovers tl overs mischievous tricksters trick who lighted to iad a great light on oa 6 uba I 1 aers of 0 the virgin st at first the indiana indian chught that the aught it glit was a signal warning them that their enemies ene rales the Navajo Nava joca eg were approaching but as no human being could have bare mounted tho the to start the oie fire they concluded that li it was placed there by rock bock rovers borers to deceive them and being over awed by tho the immensity af the towering rock walls of the ho cliffs the plate place filled them with dread drea an abiding fear took possession of the indians indiana and they were ever on guard when in the vicinity of the canyon during the day time and would always leave before nightfall believing as they did as J cecil alter says saya that mhd tb place was the home of a supreme being who would be offended it they remained over night of the bode rovers tradition told poin hem by their for forefathers fathers they became frightened it a t the thought of on en terling bering the canyon in au ail probability this fear was in intensified when a eb chi ettan lefton who re remained in the canyon one was killed by lightning and several other tribesmen had slipped d ands and lost their lives han they tried td clImb the precarious trails up the towers to the ali then n too after thunderstorms er storms gi great reat floods of water a came rushing down th the 0 canyon currying every ng in its way thia of course was a real dauer daner when the mormon pioneers plon eera came they were warned against going into bilto uie ibe canyo n I 1 johnson 1 tho the first known white man to make the trip says he could not induce an indian to to ace accompany 0 mcany hini BO 50 ho be went alone the beauty 0 of f this natural scenic wonderland which now abc aisan ia 0 f tourists top to 7 7 ru fuIn ri alani dl ani Vei was a ala place to b bof eared ono L full of mystery and I 1 1 |