Show r ESCALANTE EXPLORATION PARTY I After completing a six-day ex- of Plateau I during which they found and I many ancient Mo-j qui some of which had not previously been entered sinco I they were abandoned by their I prehistoric builders perhaps 1000 I years a party of eight members returned to their starting point ul Cameron Hotel last With Edson Alvey of Escalante as the party motored to the base of the plateau 30 miles south of then took saddle and pack animals up an i lil cattle trail to the Base camp was established at West End and from that dally excursions were made to the surrounding Cliffs where numerous caves are In more than 20 of these raves the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings were of them in an excellent state of pre- The expedition was sponsored bj Wayne and Lucille electrical manufacturers of The were Interested primarily In securing motion pictures of Indian cliff which had not been Accompanying the party as a guest of the was Jesse profesor of anthropology at the U of who made the trip as part of a statewide sur-ey being conducted by the university to the extent and character of prehistoric dlan sites in the Jennings stated that In the i absence of definite evidence as to the date of he would estimate that the Indians had occupied these sites in the late period and the developmental stage of the pueblo perhaps between and 1100 A. D. Corn cobs were indicating that the Indians did some Several arrowheads were picked all of them showing skilled Numerous pottery gave clues to the period ol and one complete clay olio of rather crude bore mil the conclusion that this cave bad not been previously visited by Tho expedition was arranged by the Cameron of and headed h Burnett and Kelly On their return Irom the trip members of the were unanimous in their expressions of praise for the manner in which the details of the expedition Were Packer for the party was De-lane Griffin of with stock and equipment supplied by Four pack animals accompanied tb- eight Randall Editor of Desert was a member of the party as the guest of the and stated that the story and pictures taken tho six days will appear in a later issue of his probably who has for many years been exploring the scenic areas of the declared on bis return the area adjacent to Including Bryce and Zion the Cedar Breaks and the Escalante region Is the most colorful to be found in the this land of fantastic forms and many-hued and domes becomes better he will become one of the most popular tourist centers in the While In who was a captain In the Air Corps during World War looked up his former supply Harry who served with him on the Sahara Desert In They recalled many pleasant memories of their life among the Arabs during those war |