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Show Famed Ferry lo be Restored r- v ' jww aii3 S f. jvV VsV j .' . V . ' ' . .' -." 's " - ,, Harold P. Fabian, Utah lawyer, inspects the antique headworks of the historically famous Menor Ferry, being restored to operation this month as part of a project of preserving Western Americana. Ceremonies attended by representatives repre-sentatives of all the great press services, by state and civic officials of Western Wyoming, Southern Idaho and most of Utah, were scheduled at noon August 20 to mark the restoration of the nationally na-tionally famous Menor Ferry of the Snake River at Moose, Wyoming. Wyom-ing. Until recently it was the only connection between Jackson and Moran Wyoming, in the famed Jackson Hole Country. The historic old ferry, built in 1892, has been recreated, mainly from the original materials which had been preserved, and will be put in operation on August 20. The ferry was rebuilt by the Jackson Jack-son Hole Preserve, Inc., sponsored by the Rockefeller foundation. Work was under the direction of Harold P. Fabian, Salt Lake City, Utah, managing director of the Preserve project. The project has also restored the old Menor's Ranch at the ferry and has converted it into a museum of Western Americana, much after the fashion of the early Americana restorations by Henry Ford at Dearborn, Michigan. The old ferry operated for a quarter of a century cen-tury on flat bottom boats with wire cables, a windlass as the anchor, and the river as the power. The restored ferry, the new bridge, the Menor Ranch museum are within a stone's throw of the famous Chapel of the Transfiguration. |