Show BRYCE CANYON CAN VOX NATIONAL the following article taken from the union pacific magazine may he be of interest to bhoge who are planning a vacation this summer mud decided just were it vi gift lil be though bryce la is immense it la Is not bewildering lit in its size and the beholder on its rim may readily understand derst der stand mid its plan and proportions it Is not it a canyon in the general sense but an amphitheatre of horse shoe shape graven one thousand feet deep into the pink and white sandstones on oil eastern edge of the paun plateau at the headwaters of the Pali reali it IS 13 approximately tely two miles wide and three miles long nud and its rim is feet in fit elevation alib areu area of bryco bryce canyon national monument which was set apart by the government lit in 1923 and la Is administered by the U S department dopart part ment ot of agriculture la is acres bryco canyon is probably the most astounding blend 0 of exquisite beauty and grotesque grandeur over ever produced by the processes of erosion it is not to be described however imperfectly except in fit the language of fancy when lighted by the morning suit the gorgeous ing sun the gorgeous chasm la Is an immense bowl of lace and filigree work in fit stone colored with the white of frost and the pinks of glow ing embers to those who havo have not forgotten the story books of childhood it suggests a playground for or fairies lit in another aspect it seems a smoldering inferno where goblins and devils might dwell ilu bu aper haps hapa strongest Is its likeness to some magnificent oriental city still standing in silent glory despite the ravi L os es of time the prevailing colors of this iridescent basin crowded with sprites and statues are pink white yellow red and purple over many of the formations distance stanco dl spreads a lavender haze also lit in this dream tissue city are weird inhabitants stained in variegated stone giants and gnomes kneeling priests marching soldiers and many animal forms figures that seem to move lit in tho the shifting shit ting play of light and shadows they require little effort of the imagination but awaken quick recognition even lit in tho the prosaic beholder behold cr tho the most mos striking statues aro are those of queen victoria and the pope |