Show I I I I UTAH'S Ul NATURAL NATURAL- TJ BRIDGES GI Manchester N. N II 11 Union June iune 11 At a point miles directly to the so southwest of or Denver the lie states of Colorado and Utah and amI tho the territories of oC New Mexico and Arizona corner coIner sa says F. F A. A In the Los Angeles Times In other parts of or tho the country two states or territories angle but nowhere else in the United States does docs it ft occur that tho the boundaries of or four or even cven three states converge e forming a corner as In this instance Taking the stone monument that marks the th spot at a pivotal point within a radius o of miles the tourist the tho student the artist arlist tho the writer the explorer the seeker after aCter that which is old rather than that which is new can find tOll material to bo be found nowhere else in America Cliff curr dwellings cave cavo dwellings d Indians dwelling dwell livell ing in tepees and Indians dwelling pueblos animate ant ani mate and Inanimate objects of or surpassing Interest can be found roun In this magic circle Within Its circumference cir clr- cir cir- are located the Inspiring Canyon Canon of or ortho the tho Colorado tho the colored van Grand Gulch of or tho the San Juan and tho the equally stupendous and more wonderful natural bridges three In number of or southern Utah These natural wonders are located about forty miles from Crom Bluff muff Utah on tho the San Juan Junn river rl and anti can be he reached either from Crom Mancos or from Crom Dolores Colo Cole on tho Rio Grande Southern railroad railroad rail rail- road or from tram Thompson Springs Spring Utah on tho the Salt SnIt Lake line lino of oC tho the Denver er Rio Grande railroad The Natural bridge c of oC Virginia with its span of oC almost ninety feet Ceet considered one of tho the wonders won won- dorms ders of oC the world sinks Into Insignificance when compared with oven even the tho smallest t of oC these monsters One of oC tho the bridges is iR located in Armstrong Armstron canon canyon canyon can can- yon on and tho the two others in White canyon but not more moro than ten ton miles apart Being comparatively cly unknown and Infrequently visited bUell their huge di dimensions dl- dl men Ions were never er actually known until taken I last summer b by a party of or scientists headed b by Edgar L. L Hewitt of or the time Archaeological Society of or America and Professor ProCessor Byron Cummings of ot Salt Lake Lako City CItro Ed Edwin win the smallest st hl has a span of feet foet an and 1 at the highest point of or elevation I is feet Ceet from Crom rota the bottom A A. roadway on top Is thirty feet wide Caroline tho the second in size Is iSO feet CromI from Crom side elde to side lIdo and is in ninety eight feet In height The Time archway is feet thick and ami 0 feet et high directly over the arch The Tho floor of or this bridge is 15 l i feet wide Time The great Augusta natural bridge has a n span of or feet wide at nt tho lie bottom and anti J 7 feet teet hl high h. h From creek bed hed to top of or bridge I is feet width o of r roadway adway on top tOI twenty eight feet Ceet In the time canyons canons and at tho the skIes sides of or all of tho the bridges are arc found Cound many cliff dweller ruins and the these locations for Cor th their ir homes together with what hat hatI I Is known n a about bout their abl abiding lapes in other parts of or this hiR once dense densely inhabited region goes to prove that these ancient people sought Bought out not only commanding commanding com corn manding and defensive positions but localities distinctly distinctly dis dis- dis tb remarkable for or their great natural beauty j ll A i 1 f I w. w dt |