American Fork Citizen | 1922-06-24 | Page 4 | Arizona's Petrified Forest

mi ' m , Arliena's ltrlflW Fersst 4 Hh The petrified forest of Arizona Is H really a series of petrified foicsts Hi There are four of these forests luclud. Mr til In n government reiervntlon en I led W I'etrlltcd Forest National monument. SJ created by presidential proclamation ' Iti 1000. Tln mime "forest" Is not ail- . strictly appropriate, for the pctrllled I tree trunks are ull prostrute and are V troken Into fecllons. The lops arc Btf tbr remiilim of 1,'litnt trcus Hint giew 91 In Trlanilc time, the nge of n-ptlles. S .Sciiih of the tree trunks ore six feel MS In (lliih.otfT mill more tlinn u liundrt'd H (et In length. In the llmt forest H ther' In ii fine trunk Unit forms a mi miMiral brldto oer n sinnJI ravine, Pf the Vntir lmlng-fliHt wnslied awuy If tlieiMrlyliK,i;lj-iiiid tmid nml then. 1 folloVlng 'rYrl'Ui-e, workel out itm I, tj cliunliel mnlcnt'iilh. The Ipngt,' )pf & this jog Is 110 feci, nnd tho illiiinutcr S four ffit ut tlio tiutl iinil nieWilidWiym . vft hSlf&wi ut tin; lon.iTH.eVy fiicthnVp iyMH ln;..-ir kvii nut lyUie llnllvd IIUW Lnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnt mis 7.mi .. . , .