Show Crampton Reviews Chapter Of Utah History Utah's rich historical background must now be added another important and that is the story of Glen IT WAS THIS story of Glen Canyon that was explained by Gregory Crampton of the University history department in the Tuesday Lecture yesterday Crampton expressed that this chapter of history was becoming known as the locale about it is about to be lost CRAMPTON is present ly supervising the University project of historical studies in Glen Canyon in southeastern Utah and northern The is under the sponsorship of the National Park It is a part of a large program designed to salvage and historical values in the area which will be inundated by the reservoir of Glen Canyon now under THE Crampton will cover miles of river is identical with one of the most interesting mining regions in the he Crampton explained that gold was discovered in the canyon in 1883 and a rush of miners and prospectors came into the Only a few struck it The gold was too fine and the difficulties of getting about in the rugged terrain were too BUT MINING was not the whole story of the canyon according to He indicated that Glen Canyon history began when the Spanish exploring party headed by Dominguez and Escalante crossed the area in Fur trappers came next and they were followed by Mormon explorers and Navajo Wesley Powell was the first to navigate the but the miners who came after him made known the canyon much of which is now under construction as a national Crampton THE PURPOSE of the University of Utah-National Park Service is to locate historical places in Glen Canyon that will be covered by reservoir waters and to report on Two volumes of these reports have already been published and two more are REPORTS will preserve the history of the flooded area for future is highly as very little was known of the region before these studies were Crampton pointed The lecture series will continue Thursday when William F. professor of ballet speaks on for This lecture will be given at 11 a.m. Thursday in Orson Spencer Hall |