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Show 1 PEOPLt VISSIT MAPLE WOU AND BOX CANjON SUNDAY " Between five and six hundred bikers enjoyed the eating Sunday . to Box and Maple Canyons, sponsored by the Mt. Feasant Lions" Clu! Special guests were governor George H ma.'. Mayor .C. C. Neslen and Cecil Alter of Salt Lake, Professor Jolm C Swenson.'PTOfessor Harrison R Merrill, and Frank Gay of Provo, ln addition to county officials and Mayors of the various Sanpete communities. com-munities. One lady who made the trip on horseback was eighty seven years old, and appeared to enjoy the natural beauties of canyons equally 3s much as her younger companions. Short speeches were made by Mayor Neslen, Governor Dern, Cecil Alter, and Robert H. Hinckley former mayor , of ..Mount Pleasant, city, Governor Dern Discussed the possibility, possib-ility, of making these canyons a state park and each speaker expressed the appreciation and admiration of the canyons, which have only recently been explored. The canyons are in reality narrow ravenes, walled up on WtU sides with a formation resembling' resemb-ling' pebbles, .rocks and fiuldiers, leading to a beautiful water fall, and opening up to new awe inspiring vistes and scenic wonders. People wbo have visited 'them class them with Utah's other scenic attractions and-, are eager to have, them made a national or state park. The Lions Club of Mt. Pleasant (erved refreshments to all hikers in the canyons Sunday. . 'Governor Dern expressed himself rj being especially well pleased with . the beraties of the canyoiics.. H;s work during the season has taken him to a number of very attractive portions of the state, and none of these attractions gave the Governor any greater thrills than he received while in .Maple canyon and Box canyon. can-yon. Th Governor Is dcsiro'Uis or fretting the assistance of the people We to help make it a state .park. |