Show SEEKS TRAIL OF ESCALANTE i ACROSS UTAH Dr Herbert Bolton of o the Uni Uni- Uni University University or of o California who Is teach teach- ing teaching at the University of UtAh summer school this year has been een doing some historical research Hela work In the Utah mountains H He la 18 passing his w ea accompanIed accompanied panted by Dr A 1 L Neff of ot the unIversity university history department depart nent and others exploring and identifying the historic Esc lanta trail across the state slate of o Utah Escalante entered Utah by Cliff creek coun county Dr Bolton declared and and reached Green river at Jensen Jens n From Jensen Dr Bolton Dolton and part party has retraced the Iha trail up rhe river to Strawberry valley over the Wa Wa- Wa satch satch and down the Diamond and Spanish Fork canyons and through the valley to Provo Povo In In the tha opening or of o the great grent west Professor Dolton Bolton continued Utah occupied a strategic strate l place Many or the main trails to the far tor west crossed her territory Tier Her streams were favorite ta haunts for tor forthe forthe the beaver the golden fleece of the tho trapper In her valleys dwelt the Utes Vies sought by the tho missionary Indian trader and slave hunter lante's Esca-lante's For halt half a century after Esca- Esca lante's journe journey Spaniard Spaniards fre- fre frequented frequented fre frequented the interior basin Brig Brig- Brigham ham ham Young found them buying Indian slaves around about Utah Ulah lake Ills His efforts to stop this wa was one of or the causes of tho tam famous OUR alker war |