| Show ELK FORMERLY IN THE PARIA VALLEY ranger maurice cope parla valley la Is part of the great region parla paris river has haa its ita confluence ath tile the colorado at old lees perry ferry three miles above the new steel bridge which spans marble canyon thirteen creeks along the tha east slope of bryce canyon NrAl onal park are tributaries tributa ries forming the head waters oi of this river together with a few creeks coming jn in from the east side bide of the valley two years ago I 1 waa sitting upon inspiration point with A W V ivins an early utah pioneer indian scout and one who has had bad a great deal of 0 experience in southern utah end cad north eru eni arizona ile he informed me that the word parla paria was an indian biame name meaning elk waters and that the indians indiana understood that elk once ranged a long the bankd of the parla leiria river its tributaries tributa ries and over bryce canyon since my conversation with mr air ivins I 1 have teen been anxious to verity verify the tact fact that elk once roamed the par la ia valley during thea past winter I 1 discussed this with ammon davis a prominent sheep man trapper explore er and cougar hunter now living at Cann cannonville onville utah he informed me that jie he had found on fiffis creek below the national park boundary line part ot of the head horns ot of e bull elk and he ha promised me that I 1 should have them as part ot at the park muad mus eum collection as something to remember ot of the he herds ds ot of elk that once r roamed 0 amed the paria valley and bryie bayca canyon |
