Show cm 01 ROM ID IS 10 BE M MUE IDE I 1 there is a strong movement now on to make city of rocks near oakley idaho a national monument the writer visited the spot in 1918 ami and got a few photos photo of it well im pressed with the interest centered there others have written about the area better than the writer could so to better appreciate its worth the tol fol lowing is selected from the words of byran defenbach well known idaho historian I 1 would introduce my tourist to the old woman to the slim prin cess and to the griffin that guards the southern gate and take him across the natural bridge and thru the portals ot of the oriental temple at register rock wa we would read the signatures of forty cillers who rest ed and refreshed themselves in this sylvan retreat in preparation for the horrors of the humboldt lunch would be served under the aspen trees on circle cheek with siesta in the shade of the giant toadstool standing as it stood in the bocen age before there wasi was in nall all the world such a thing as a toad then thru the lanes of juniper and mountain mahogany and across the litti mead aws where tor for countless summers the antelope reared its young it would perhaps be springtime in the or in the good old summer time the setting sun would paint with gilt the spires and min abets along the western wall as the moon came over the mountains we would rould see the goblin city as mur phy saw it sixty years ago arch textural tec tural structures of j switzerland and italy angles towers and ga bles hurled together in inextricable contusion confusion there are villages in stone tern tem natural bridges statuary like forms human and animals towers balanced rocks and faired interest it was the scene of a ra d on a wagon train in early days and the loot was distributed Is tl tie e lonely nials ot of this retreat picturesque eros lonal features are abundant even a poor imagination can people the place with fairies gnomes gigantic edifices and as a scenic attraction it holds a high in terest I 1 it Is the writer si d opinion that city of rocks should be made a national monument tourists would be at to it spread its interest and others in paying quantities pay the spot a visit and lour tour s s spell mon ey the otate of idaho idabo should pur sue the issue to a successful ter inina tion it will give much pleasure to many and be a permanent ast to the state with dividends yearly |