| Show beauty greets N V I 1 s tors I 1 to san juan countes Coun tys wonderland As beautiful as any on earth could j be made to bring many thousands 7 of visitors each year to the profit and advantage of the county q by ye editor and assistant is an old old saying saving A i prophet is is not without honor save in n his own country and I 1 somei f imes think that tl at this applies to the I 1 I 1 i natural wonders and beauties est ot a country c p as well as to prophets pio 1 I 1 lart sunday the editor and his assistant asi distant were privileged to visit the sothern part of sin san juan county the th basl n ess beauty and history of that land them both they won med M ed why it had all been allowed to remain hidden bidden from the world so long the tup trip was started bom monticello with bishop A J redd as con cicior accompanied by his wife and miss anna redd the first stop v was as ma made ae at blanding where the follo follow w ing the party parley redd and fai family nily mrs irene redd ceorge V W J perkins andai and wife fe marv in F liman antweil anT a Wei making alting ra five cars that pro exe I 1 ceede th through rough a field to i the prehistoric ruins four miles f from rom blanding after looking at them orp could only exclaim why ohl oh why are they not a national monument or at least under the care and protection of the county here are relics of the past left to care for themselves at the mercy of thoughtless uncaring pie pic i niceas who have already defaced and destroyed portions of these historic what rema remains in s ef cf these alff dwellers dweller 1 eprem ceremonial onial altars and chambers nip are as gdud as many now naw under federal care and they would dr didiw mv many visitors tois each year it afi they were accessible to the visiting public pi illic there is no question hut but that it would take moriea to fence them III in ard and put a careta caretaker ker in charge and to build a road load to them but look nt the returns in dollars and rents to the people of san juan county it means that the I 1 visitors tois would pay al a small admission fee which in a fowl years would more than pay for the keeper deeper the tourist mut oat eat and sleep sleen there the stores and hotels would profit and incidentally if money is being spent in a community all benefit to to some degree the average amount of money spent by a tourist t is I 1 1000 per day the party returned t to blanding andins Bl where albert lyman and wife joined them mr lyman a native of the co county is is well weil versed in historical facts and mythology connected with many interesting people and places lie ile imparted his knowledge to the strangers s in a most entertaining maii mai ner and promised to write a series of ofa articles pertaining to this wonderland which will run in the san juan record Le beginning ginning with an early issue these will be of interest to all good reading and excellent publicity for those who want to boost san juan county the drive south over a good road was picturesque many desert flowers were in bloom the snow now capped distant peaks against the bright blue sky were beautiful to gaze upon emerging from aiom cow canyon th the a party beheld bluff the first settlement se tt lement made by white men in t the he county it was lovely in its it early ly summer greenery nestling between the river bank and the towering sandstone cliffs well cared for gardens w with ith green peas about ready to 15 be pick picked ed were 9 a part of 0 each homestead it wasI was reported that a of bluffs far famed mellons is is expected a little later yellow roses were in full bloom the large substantial houses built of sandstone by the courage determination and faith in early pioneers show clearly their the prosperity of san juan surely it should not be hard for us to keep that faith and carry on calls were made at claude powells store and at the homes of mrs beatrice nielson and aunt jennie Bl arton returning to blanding a call was r made na de at the home of mr and mrs kumen jones mx mr jones lias has an interesting collection of pottery baskets and flints and he told of a few interesting incidents connected with his early days in this county blanding presents a beautiful picture with its many huge lilac bushes and hedges in full bloom one lady reported having that day lettuce radishes and green onions from her garden dinner was enjoyed at the adams hotel the san juan founty county beans served were delicious and the tanners farmers should be proud to produce such a food the party attended church ier services vices and enjoyed the excellent program I 1 presented ted by the american legion in in remembrance of poppy day after picking generous gene ious bouquets of lilacs the party returned to their homes with a feeling of 0 pride in what san ian juan county has to offer tho the tourist and home seeker with a county chamber of commerce and a live newspaper and with all the people back of it there is is no reason why the road load from monticello to bluff and from there on cannot bu be designated a federal highway it should be route a continuation of the road that starts in virginia and ends at monticello Montie ello this would giau a s hort all winter road to california the should accept the fact that they cannot hope to keep everyone that comes into the country but thit that the more rr ore people who come through the more moie money they will leave and the more they will advertise the ad van outages anges of the county this part of the state could be made as well known and draw as many people as the western part if all the tha people will wake up and pull for it the writer pledges the san juan rec 01 ord d to do all it can to boost the tha county and if the people of san ban juan county will support the editor in in hn hk wor work k he believes satisfying results will te e accomplished |
