Show IJ CAVE IN UTAH LEHMAN N CAVE OAE OA E IN NEVADA GET ULTRA MODERN VISITOR CENTERS Editors Editor's note This is another another an an- other in a series of or See Utah articles designed to better acquaint acquaint acquaint ac ac- ac- ac quaint with their home state The articles are prepared by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Publicity Pub Pub- Council Each week a dif dlf different different dif dif- ferent sector rector or subject will be featured Visitors to two of or the mountain west's scenic caverns will wUI benefit this season through completion of or twin educative centers at Cave National Monument Monument I ment in Utah and at Lehman Cave National Monument in Nevada A visitor center at Cave near American Fork and Provo is now now partially in use according to monument Superintendent Thomas A. A Walk Walk- er el Formal dedication ceremonies tor for the center will wUI beheld beheld be bo held in the autumn after arter completion completion comple comple- tion of ot displays and exhibits New Visitor Center The new visitor center at Lehman Lehman Lehman Leh Leh- man Cave on the tho slopes of ot foot high MS Mt Wheeler between Ely Nevada and Delta Utah will open with formal ceremonies on I Saturday June 8 8 at 2 pm p.m. National National Na Park Service officials and representatives of ot Utah and Nevada Nevada Nev Nev- ada state agencies will pate Tours of ot the cave and the proPosed proposed proposed pro pro- I posed Mt Mr Wheeler National Park area music by school bands a public barbecue and a community square dance with participants participants pants pant from Utah Nevada Arizona and Idaho are planned Lehman Cave rich in lime stone e formations pink and brown stalactites and stalagmites was carved more than million years ago by the work of or underground underground under under- ground water and earth move move- ments Its series of or connected rooms or caverns are electrically lighted and are easily reached from the tho new v parking area and visitors center without climbing At the center displays maps 6 and models explain the manner In which lofty Mt ML Wheel J. J or ar r re reared red above the surrounding Snake Valley and the geologic happenings that produced the cool deep colorful caverns The Tho tiny hamlet of or Maker Baker near the Utah Nevada-Utah line Is la tho the Closest sloe Clos est eat population center to Lehman Caves However US U.S. 6 6 50 a transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental highway crossing central central central cen cen- Utah links Delta 1 etta and Ely and posses passes almost within sight of or orI Ute the cavern entrance AIn Ample le motel and tourist accommodations are aro I located at 1 Delta belta elta some 92 miles east of ot the caves cave and at Ely Nov Ne 60 miles to the west woot Scenic Routes Route Utah State Highway 21 pro villas vides an interesting alternate route to Lehman Caves from Bea- Bea Deaver Beaver ver cr and Milford swinging past the tho old ghost mining town of ot Frisco Fris Fris- Frisco co and penetrating a rarely visited visited visited visit visit- ed sector ot or peaks and deserts desert While the tho Cave Cava National Monument visitor center center- will not open formally until the tho fall tall season seaBon its facilities will wUl greatly case ease congestion at the tho heavily visited caverns on tho the Alpine Alpine Al Al- pine Loop road in American Fork C Canyon nyon Improved parking better better better bet bet- ter access to the trail ascending to Cave new r restrooms restrooms rest rest- rooms and new refreshment facilities fact Utica HUes have all aU been added at tho the acre Timp site elte After Atter visiting the caverns many will wilt want to drive on over the scenic Alpine Loop to th Provo Canyon then then- swinging towards resorts resort at Heber Heb- Heb er and Midway or down Prove Provo Canyon to Bridal Veil VeU Falls |