Show description OF KANE COUNTY kano kane county is named tor for cof col thomas thomaa L kane who helped tha mormon pioneers to adjust their difficulties ti the ta u S government A condition which was brought about by the misrepresentation and false accusations ot of the cani alea ot the tha people lat I 1 C kane county la Is very rich in undeveloped resources and has great poss 1 I 1 have been told that lt iti hasa has enough coal under the surface to sup sud ply the united states tor for a hundred bundro 1 1 years it hasvart ha hue vast deposits of 0 canneil cannel coal found probably no where else in tho the united states this coal ls is so rich in natural oils that when a ai ma match to la touched to it it buria buras alke pitch t mountains of gypsum and limestone and enough sand to make a glass highway around the world 11 the northern part of kane county 1 embraces part of the almost untouched forests of the sevier national F forst and Is la in the great basin tho the southern part of the county la Is in the colorado river alver drainage As you yon go bouth easterly over the cedar long valley road from navajo lake which la in kano county you need only to I 1 turn oft off the highway at Straw strawberry borry creek creeh and travel south for or about four our miles to strawberry point to view a picturesque panorama of 0 all the can 1 and valleys leading into tho the wo wold id renowned zion canyon A finer view cannot be found from rom any place in southern utah but lot let me bring brine you into IC kano anea county through the world renowned zion mi carmel cannel tunnel going east ward from the floor aldor of zion Can candoni Canyon yonI Ift cannot describe this great highway high wayA or the country through which passes you must see aee it to appreciate 11 it As aa you gain the ibe summit just east 0 of meadow wash the mt aft carniel carmel mountain cornea comes into etow view this mo gnoun n 4 tain stretches out to your you r view east 4 ward a marvelous marve louB wonderland of many colored cliffs tula this mountain I 1 has the same geological formation aa sq the tha uppers upper thet canyon MIN but la is a I 1 step higher hline up ono one wonders how anyone could have the audacity to suggest that the name zion mt aft carmel highway be changed to zion steven L mather highway however much we may revere that man the mt mi carniel carmel mountain in kane county la is named for the mount barb cari 1 mel cliffs in palestine because of their similarity the little town mt alt carmel lies jut west of ale he mountain and many have supposed that the highway was named tor for the town but this la Is not true mt carmel carmal mountain Is consloe considered red one qt the finest among the he many scarp 1 wonders of southern in the sand hills on the so southern boundary ot of kane county with ith arizona PA adjoining Joining the kaibab iladean W looser apsell are some of the finest elect mens ot of tho the cliff dwellings of the ancient americans americana to be found any where these dwellings aro are oft off the main highway three ot of four our miles but when a road Is IB built to this see sec apt tin and those thosa dwellings are unearth un oarth bcd d and put in good r condition 0 n ali they ey will bo be second to none non 0 in all t the he Bouth southland land and equal to those in mesa verde national park though not so extensive xane kane county Is a grazing country where the raising of cattle cheep and goats are tho the chief industries but lt it s has other accomplishments its 4 steep canyons rugged mountains and t hard living conditions build men men who assume grave responsibilities as common every day duties who are not spoiled by greed avarice and hate bate men alen who only ask that they be allowed to do each his small email part to make ma ke the state of utah and this great country of ours a better place la in which to live I 1 L ir ESPLIN |