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Show Historic Cabins At Bryce To Be Sold BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL NA-TIONAL PARK On the hill behind the Bryce Canyon Lodge, among the tall Pondcrosa pines, stand several historical cabins, their shingle roofs faded by 60 years under un-der the' bright Bryce Canyon sun. Soon they will be gone sold as excess ex-cess property to the highest bidder. In 1927, when trains were still the way to travel, the Union Pacific Railroad built these cabins to house the tourists it hoped to attract to Bryce Canyon. And the tourists did come. By 1939, 100,000 visitors arrived annually at the park. Even when the era of the passenger train faded, the hillside cabins still served the thousands of visitors who now flocked to the park by automobile. A night spent in a Bryce Canyon cabin with the moon shining through the silent pines is still a vivid memory to many of the park's past visitors. The Union Pacific donated the cabins to the National Park Service in 1972. A new concessioner, TW Recreational Services, rented the "Frontier" cabins until 1984 when they were replaced by two new motel units. The park will preserve several of the standard and economy cabin models for restoration. Eventually the cabins will be restored to their original look, complete with furnishings. fur-nishings. The 17 cabins remaining will be sold this spring and purchasers pur-chasers will be required to remove the cabins from the park. Anyone interested in acquiring a cabin can receive a bid package by writing to Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon, Utah 84717 or call (801) 834-5322. Bids will be accepted until May 5, 1989. I |