| Show escalante man writes story of painted desert an interesting story of the painted desert written by elroy davis of escalante was run into by ye editor this week and part of it Is being used we think we do not properly appreciate the beauties we have at our door and if we can afford a sightseeing trip we rush off to countries which are better advertised but which do not have half haaf of the scenic beauty we have right in our own state mr davis says the country looks like it has been singed with a terrible heat at some time one sees large smooth knolls with every color of rock imaginable and from some of the crevices steam la is shooting up As you move over the area you come to two large mountains from a distance they look like they are afire the smoke and steam escaping from the depths beneath indicate that the pot of nature Is boiling and that the mythical family of gods will soon be sitting around the festive board mr davis further says these mountains have been burning as far back as people can remember you can see the smoke rising from them for miles at times hines they rumble like thunder and this thunder keeps up for several days there is a certain place in surprise valley where the hot lava has run out over the p plains lains and hardened into odd forms and shapes it Is wonderful to look at and fascinates me every time I 1 travel this distant trail |
