Show cation of Lees Lee's Ferry Bridge Attended by Thousands of People of Colorful Events Marked l Indian o n Dais s Indian Dedication Program Horse R Races es Games I P And e Dances Were Vere Featured with Added White lens Men's Addresses Musical Numbers Numbers Num Num- bers and Settlement of Arizona Thrilling special to The Record C. H. H Bigelow Los Angeles referred toa to Is most ge generally Is officially sally Bridge t. t Ferry a e 1 Bridge i the be Hastelle the Orand Grand Canyon known as iyo IO it spans the then Grand Orand n te not DOt because constitutes a d 1 but because it the north ant J-ant t link between Grand orand Canyon Canon ath rims tto of the at the narrowest point t bated about 6 miles south Cibe which is at the south perry lati 11 the Colorado of III d Glen ell Canyon this structure was wo wart Wt on mho Uth 1937 1927 and nd comet com- com less than a year at 1 III et hi little and nd the of Arizona nt through the the Surd Bur Bur- In Inami Inthe inthe Roads goads d PubliC ami the project It Is a canU- canU arch span ete ft In length carI car- car I w nil It root loot roadway The Cee above low water pater and Is ex- ex Ip lo by only one one other bridge bridie that over the Snake it IS Wn Tr Falls FaUs Idaho is lit Nd it at Its point of greatest clear clear- the fact that the Grand Orand hid bad tens of id d people each season for many maly manyi i it I the South Rim none bu but the I adventuring tourists touris s had hart 1 to the heights of the Kal Kal- directly across the Can Can- nd about 12 years ago j UH 1111 in an organization was ef effect effect- f rn t ng leaders such as Gover- Gover Spry of Utah and Thom Thom- l of Arizona backed by t automobile distributors of lotela to open a highway from heles es to to Salt Lake City Dur- Dur 16 WI 16 omU and 17 much to advertise the thet t offerings of Southwestern Utah I fatten Jethern Arizona Zion Canyon pJ the lie lint first to be opened by motor 1 Mowed Followed the Improvement h It forest crest Service road on thet the t Mountain to a passable confer conifer con con- ifer fer motorists to Bright Angel Prom horn that time on road con- con have been hard put fe p tax pace with and care for tor the number of motorists hit lit this region each year Arrowhead Trail from Los to Salt Sat lake take City is one of P lest of the major highways The Theas III as the tte noor floor of Zion Canyon has as to the Narrows The G CanYOn nyon Highway from Salt ti the rim tim has been Improved to a class The from t Is able to drive to Salt Balt south ft over the Arrow- Arrow 1 to Cedar City across to tobe ton to III the be Grand Canyon n and Zion and ind back by way of Los and the Coast Few vacations il ate flexible enough to peril per per- the Utah Parks and lit d whiCh by the way the most interesting pre pre a 1 0 t America Ferry Itt that ridge Bridge is the miss those who have It t free I cap Of weeks to spare to visit vult natural Wonders and ae the COnundrums ms Further individual who It a travel who vho may k east over the y J fountain t te e Glacier Clatter n National nai Pa Park and back to the thee q e It be bridge age has been i a In ser ser- r of months the tie de- hh PostPOned to b June on Which a da a most I held rs n. officials Highway of the various stat states s representatives of the Indian Department from Washington Governors Governors Governors Gov Gov- of ot Nevada evada Arizona Utah and New Mexico were present and a ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony significant of the wedding of the north and south rims of the Grand Orand Canyon was held For two days preceding the dedication dedication dedication dedica dedica- tion an hegira of the Navajo of the West was in progress Every road and trail carried its contingent of Indians dressed in all aU the gala pia colors at their command Of curse the inevitable Nav Navajo Jo blanket was omni Gap Trading Post witnessed the commencement commencement commencement commence commence- ment of ot what Is 18 known as the running running running run ning dance the the night of the Re Relays ays of Indians continued throughout through through- out the night as one dropped out another would take his place On the they traveled about 23 25 miles mUes further further further fur fur- ther to Tanners Tanner's Wash where the thea dancing a was re-commenced re and carried carried car car- ried on on until the morning of the Uth when aU all to Buck Lowery's on the south bank of Marble Canyon During the and horse races Indian games games' and dances were interspersed with the program put on onby onby onby by the Whites which consisted of ad addresses addresses addresses ad- ad dresses music by three bands and a titled The Settlement of Arizona by the Snowflake community Cars from every state of the Union were present despite the fact that sleeping accommodations were limited limited limit limit- ed to a small hotel plus emergency quarters hastily erected consisting of tents mattresses and beds The maJority majority majority ma ma- of Arizona and Utah people brought with them the bed roll roU and I many carried frying trying pan and bon These conditions removed th the indication dedication of Lees Lee's Ferry Bridge Int into inton n L ease Class by itself far above the ry run of bridge openings laying of corner corner cor cor- ner stones deIts etc de Its It's real frontier at Marble Canyon One hundred and forty three miles mile south is Flagstaff Arizona the closest closes railway point the major portion o othis of this distance is through the Navajo Indian Reservation The first GO CO miles mile is over a graded and surfaced dirt highway After that its it's a t typical road I 10 1 over which we e drove automobiles bad in years aro good azo-good good in spots and others It is scenic every foot of the way however Leaving the Pine covered slopes of the San Francisco Peaks a lava strewn district Is bisected dotted in all aU directions directions directions dir dir- with extinct volcanic craters At Cameron the Little Colorado is and crossed over a suspension bridge by the time the bridge is lost sight of every curve of the road reveals something something something some some- thing new in eroded clays brilliantly colored In every shade from blue to purple until Tuba Butte is sighted about 26 28 miles mUes north From this point pointon on Echo Cliffs CUffs tower to the right a n achromatic achromatic chromatic scale ranging from deep mahogany to pinks and whites Humanity is represented 1 by HOCKS flasks of sheep in charge of Navajo herders Hogans Hogan are passed every few miles The outposts of civilization are re- re by an occasional trading post The affairs of life are going on Just Justas as they did 60 years ago The Navajo women are weaving rugs the men are areat areat I at the posts loafing trading or engaged ed in the duties beseeming to the aboriginal aboriginal aboriginal ab ab- original male that male that of hunting buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing corrals tanning hides with an occasional oc occasional occasional oc- oc one fabricating silver orna orna- ments To the north of the bridge the highway highway high high- way follows l the Vermillion Cliffs Continued on Page 8 Dedication of Lees Lee's Ferry Bridge Continued from Page 1 crosses House Rock Valey and makes contact with the Grand Orand Canyon Highway Highway Highway High High- way at Jacobs Jacob's Lake from which point well improved roads lead to the various var- var lows ious ous mountain resorts and National Parks The Company believes that its prosperity is 15 predicated on the development of the Western Empire To that end it has Inaugurated a News Service designed to release for general publication the facts regarding outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing highway and country development development development devel devel- west of the Rocky Mountains The Lees Lee's Ferry Bridge opening with its ib 1500 Navajo Indians engaged in their tribal dances their horse races and the ceremonial smoking of the Pipe of Peace emphasizes the n need d for and value of an arterial highway through the Intermountain region To the motoring Bedouins the Pen Pen- Highway News Service the following message I Any good car and competent driver may include both sides of the Grand Canyon in his itinerary by the sacrifice sacrifice I fice flee of not more than two days on the road But from But from Flagstaff to Jacobs Jacob's I Lake a distance of a little less than I miles the road is under tion Excellent accommodations are available at Cameron This also holds holda true at the bridge In each instance however they are limited and tourists should bear with patience the slight alight discomforts they will be subjected ted to To compensate for these conditions the traveler this year will wUl be privileged ed to see the plon pioneer r engaged In tamin taming taming tam tam- ing in the wild |