Show capitol reef national 4 monument established by presidents residents ir proclamation associated civic clubs to work for scenic loop through wayna IV ayne area establishment of the wayne wonderland area as a national monument was realized friday when president roosevelt issued a proclamation officially naming the wayne county region capitol reef national monument this word was received by president C W love jr of the associated civic clubs of southern utah both senator william H M king and congressman abe murdock have support supported id the association t in its sponsorship of the area as one 0 of f the most unique and diversified scenic regions of the west the new monument includes the capitol gorge through which the state highway runs between cliffs towering more than 1500 feet skyward the painted desert and many other unusual scenic and geological attractions the future holds the key to how much development work will be done by the government in the monument area national moun ments are established by proclaim atton of the president national parks by act 0 of f congress the parks parka receive definite appropriation annually and the monuments receive appropriations only as there is a surplus regardless of finances however the recognition of the wayne area as a national monument should mean much toward placing it on the map and giving it the publicity it deserves for several years the associated civic clubs have been working for recognition of this area in hopes of connecting it with the natural bridges and national monuments of san juan county and the mesa verde national park of colorado in hopes that EL a route will be provided for tourists to follow which will include all of of the important scenic areas of the intermountain region this is to include the rocky mountain national park the mesa verde park wayne wonderland bryce and zion parks the grand canyon of the colorado lehmans caves west of 1111 milford ford and the boulder dam dain t f n the next step will be to construct a bridge or ferry across the colorado river near hite this will connect the eastern area with them the southern utah attractions the late joe hickman a former principal of the high school at bicknell who ten years ago or more published a pamphlet calling attention to wayne wonderland as a proposed capitol reef state park and E P of torrey wayne county representative in the state legislature should be accorded credit for being among the first citizens in this section to bring the wayne area to attention of organized groups the capitol reef is so named because of the profusion of capi tol like domes that rise in almost perfect shape for hundreds of feet iro from the solid red sands yanda fione folie base when major powell explored this region long before the first mormon pioneers risked driving their herds there to pasture he sat upon the rim of the massive volcanic plateau that now bears his name and viewed the capitol reef he it is who named it and recorded his impression in the following words which he wrote into his record this is the grandest of all our plateaus the view from the east rim looking down upon the capitol reef is so inspiring that one wishes for the skill of the artist to record by pen and brush the k impressions in sessions res 11 sin since ce that time explorations in to the reef and its canyons have revealed many details of interest that the great explorer observing as he was must have missed in recent years wide acclaim has been given the beauty of the large natural bridge within close proximity of fiata the capitol go gorge rge which cuts the capitol reef a few miles from the national bridge has haa been classed among the distinctive features of scenery petrified forest towers castles caves relics and ruins of an ancient civilization make the capitol reef region one of af enchantment |