Show the P heart of Timpas I 1 in IBI the e american fork A ork canyon k alvron an vron K 4 ap 1 pg q 4 4 V g ak 14 t ps R VW 10 W une AIA V e 1 1 V V t i gr 16 0 V at 4 T T p 4 rn nal v W x JA aki WA 1 X W 17 W mj tho the stalactite as shown ill ili this picture has taken the a cape of a heart and some one has haa well given it the name tho the heart of goj IM r P e Z 1 az 4 4 ki 1 1 N 4 tit 7 v v V py A t i A W 14 46 gg tt KIM m im Q efe rm lt R here the drippings droppings drip pings of centuries cen turie has hag dorried corned lc hingisz e stalactites which when tapped produce musical twe ones resembling cathedral dral chimed Cli imea GOS CAVE NA MONUMENT our superstitions and horrors of the lower regions need no longer haunt us the Thel secrets of the inside of cf the earth were wonderfully der fully and beautifully rev revard reva caled kd by the recent discovery of tim cave american fork ca canyon nyo utah in n 1915 a miner while prospecting among the precipitous c i P I 1 t u a ledges of american america n ne fork r k canyon allyon allyen was startled by the cry of his son the ile boy clim climbing crt ing along a cliff felt the loose rock give way and found himself en gulfed gulfee in a small dark cavern the miner investigated and later with candles afta down a long chute just juet largo large enough to allow passage or of a person prostrate i entered a maze mae of caverns with many confusing and puzzling openings the beauty and uniqueness of the cave soon boon became apparent and ho he immediately located it ua as a mining can claim prop proposing to keep keel it secret and litter later extract and sell the fant fantastic aRtic formations the secret was well guarded for 5 years year tn in 1921 however due to rei irka dropped tingly by members of his family run rumors circulated about this wonderful cave vearl Min Alark will the son of a former forest ranger found the entrance carefully concealed so that an un suspecting searcher could not have detected its presence A few days litter later he conducted the alpine mt aft club on an exploring expedition they unwound twine na as they liro progressed gressed thru the corridors to facilitate finding the way back the intense darkness together with the numerous caverns cavern 9 added to the confusion of one headed anywhere in particular on the same day forest ranger west anti and supervisor mann of the wasatch national forest forent following the meager clues cloea obtained from the rumors found the cave with tho the mimwell party in it t they immediately set it as aside ide as a public service site thus preserving it for public enjoyment for all time to come the mining claims were investigated and found invalid A guard was stationed at the entrance to keep heep all people out until they could he be conducted through calely and without injury to the cave within a year the local people cooperating with the forest service built a trail dinst installed ailed electric lights with powerful reflectors built a benu beau cibul trail through the cliffs and evergreens ever greens made a camp and picnic ground and opened it to t the public over people visited sited it last vear car automobiles are parked at the picnic aroun grounds below conr the cave the remainder of the trip is made on foot up tip the mile of trail winding up through the din cliffs s n and nd firs with an ensa grade the impressions received by a visit to the we cave may best be ex expressed aresser in the words worda of at a little 0 old lady 81 years old who repeatedly peat edly remarked oll OH MY GRACIOUS ME MB ALL OVER to think I 1 have lived so long and seen anything so iso wonderful the cave has bag recently been created a national monument by proclamation of president hard ing and the attendance this year is greater than ever thousands go in their private cars and a stage now lemes leaves salt lake information ou on the cave can be obtained from the as K S forest service at federal salt lake city xa MX AM 7 gg 01 A P kit another diew of the wonderful stalactite formation 31 AN r fw t fe W 3 4 T 1 xa V A vm ma looks as if it were upside down but such are uie the works work ol 01 0 nature wonderful 4 N fai p AN ing up cp the winding trail to the cave the Fort forestry stry service has made an easy trail ou al 11 id ll long lone from frn the roadway to the mouth month of the cave care front from this tall on oa rats a wonderful diew of a wonderful canam |