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Show River Exploration Film to Be Shown Saturday A film presentation of the conquest con-quest of the Yrlque River through the Barranca del Cobre in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico Mex-ico will be shown Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p. m. In the College of Southern Utah Auditorium according ac-cording to word received from Alva Matheson, president of the Cedar City Rock Club, sponsor of the program. Matheson said that the show ing will cover both phases of the John L. Cross expedition in its adventures through the previously previ-ously unexplored canyon. Al though the Mexicans have been mining copper from a rich vein of ore at the bottom of the canyon can-yon for 300 years, the ores were brought almost straight up the canyon wall on steep trails and there are no records of anyone having previously traversed the full length of the canyon bot-tim, bot-tim, reported to be some 7000 feet dep at the point of termination termin-ation of the expedition. In addition to the scenery, geology geo-logy and natural history of the area, considerable time is given to the life and habits of the Tar-ahumara Tar-ahumara Indians who inhabit the isolated Barrancas. Numbering nearly 50,000, the Indians were found by the Cross expedition, living as Isolated families along the bottom fo the canyon In caves and rock shelters shel-ters much as did the Fremont-Anazasi Fremont-Anazasi culture of the Colorad drainage system some 1000 years ago, Matheson stated. "Cross is well known in this part of the state," Matheson said, "having served here as field executive exe-cutive for the Boy Scouts of America for five years." Tickets will be available a' the door on the evening of the nerformance. Adult admlssior has been set at 75 cents; student-will student-will be admitted and children for 25 cents. The Cedar City Rock Club ex tends an Invitation for everyone In the area to attend the unique program. w i ' 0 To Show Exploration Films |