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Show SNAKE VALLEY TO COME TO THE FRONT George Bishop of Garrison writes The Chronicle as follows: "After having preached oil in this valley for the past thirty years, we now have a company on the spot to make a test drill for oil. They are going to begin operations at Trout Creek in Juab County; the men in charge of the driving are E. V. Johnson John-son and E. C. Murpby of Salt Lake City. They expect (good luck considered) con-sidered) to have the first hole sunk the latter part of this month. "It wont be long now until there will be an oil boom in this region .aid this part of the country put on the map. "Further, Mr. M. R. Harrington conducting local operations for the Museum of the American Indian of the Heye Foundation of New York City ia on the ground to look for the ancient building I discovered yeart ago. Mr. Harrington has done con 3iderable work at "The Buried City' .n Nevada, and also at the cave jus. .n the Utah line near here, which hat great archological value, full of information in-formation of 'an ancient people at jne time here. "This double exploitation of the Jnake Valley will bring it to the fore xnd I certainly wish you and a num-jer num-jer of Deltans would make this trip and go over this ground to see at t'irst hand for yourselves. I feel ihat the time has come when we will Hep right forward. "More rains this season than fcr several years past." The Peterson Drug Co. of Cedar Mty has the finest display of color-jd color-jd views of Zion, Bryce, The Grand, aid Cedar Cedar Breaks I have yet jeen the work of professional pho-.ographers pho-.ographers of the highest skill. I am indebted to W. L. Crawford if Springdale for a nice chat, and . admired some of his photos to the xtent of purchasing them. I saw deer tracks in the mud when clambed up the slopes after wading he river. I have much in the company ol jne Elizabeth Ford, and yet no scan Jal has grown out of it. It is too bad the road leading into Jion Park should be so bad. On tht .oad, even it one is careful oneself, here is no telling what the other .ellow may do. Wm. J. Finlinson and family and Jed Webb and family and Rodney B. Ashby and family, of Leamington, ere Zion visitors last week; the .vlises Leda and Afton Finlinson got up before five o'clock and hiked up :he trail alone tov the top of Angel's -andlng, the worst part of which .bey had to make by lying flat on .heir stomachs and worming their .vay across that narrow part. The entire party went on down to -he Grand Canyon and up to Bryce. Fred W. Cottrell and family and .Irs. Cottrell's mother, Mrs. Anna Salmon, were Zion visitors last weak, -ml Misd Francis and I are going to ,o back next year to learn to run .cross the suspension bridge, without .lolding on which a few practices practic-es will accomplish. Bryce Canyon is as though they ..id been working on It yesternoon i factt that some of the work was .eld over for today, and a little for .morrow, and you expect to see tht ools scattred around In the debris the temple but all is done in .en, done long ago, the job finish-I, finish-I, the workmen quit and gone ..e biggest job in Utah, It is cut . last all time in enduring stone. ! bod so many myriads of yearn i ili.;'. e seek rifuge in academic . ti-o- for its solution, and delve er tomes on geology but in Bryct e .solution is apparent in any rain any fro. t, the operation of n .. .ent N.iiure working today. Ilamersloy RoHs of Waxed Papei 123 feet long, 12 inches wide; tin best on the market. Only 60c. More uses for this waxed pape than of any other single househoh atility. A use on every occasion. Summer time is waxed paper tire-Buy tire-Buy it at The Chronicle |
