Show S scenic C enic san juan scenes FOURTH installment j W W q I 1 1 13 P I 1 t t 2 1 1 I 1 4 M C I 1 TWINS NEAR BLUFF WHAT THE TOURIST MAY SEE WHILE VISITING THE SAN i JUAN NATURAL WONDERS twenty seven mils miles south of blanding nestles the sleepy village of bluff basking in the sunshine between tw e e r the san juan river and low I 1 cliffs bordering tile the river bottoms on the north the winding road drops down thru the pretty little canyon known by the ha unlovely name of cow canyon many large trees blanket the old cow town with their coot cool shade the gleam of the swift waters ot of the san an juan may be glimpsed thru the trees res as it hurtles westward to join the colorado bluff is still an indian trading center as well as the supply depot for the cowe cow and sheep men of the southern part of the county i sparkling artesian water flows into abarge a large pool where visitors may enjoy a swim to the northward twin rillas rill p allars ts of stone stand apat apai from the cliffs they are called the naya nava jo twins in 1 early days sore huru molasses molaska was mass manufactured by the citizens large melons and tall corn grows abundantly as well as many varieties ot of fruit I 1 A many roomed cliff dwelling said to contain scores of 0 rooms is lo 10 bated south of the town across the river westward lies the comb reef where a peculiar 11 of the earths crust caust has left the lanei cc feack neatly on edge farther on is mexican hat the itlie hat is in the midst of the san juan I 1 oil field oil was discovered a number of years ago and a small refinery operated for a time the natural circular lashell of rock which lends its name to t the trading post is sixty feet across and tops fops a high cone shaped hill overlooking the san juan A trail leads to near the top sheile hikers may rest in tile the shade of the brim of the hat west of mexican hat me he san juan wends bends its way thru a deep gorge where its waters hay have cut back and forth tatu countless ages forming what Is known as the the the goose necks is three mile p roual and oralf felt feet across the narrow barrow sandstone ridge ing ng the upper portion of 0 the river aiom tom the lower another loop is nine miles amiles round around and les less a than three till miles es across two miles fiam mexican hat Is the goodridge bridge which spans tile the san juan at the point where it en enters t ers the bi high h walled canyon above the goose necks one crosses th this i 3 bridge into another enchanted land partly in san juan county and jaitly in arizona A winding road thru a land of never evver ending interest brings the traveler to another indian trading post at moonlight wash information may be obtained heri here as to distances and condition of roads to various points of interest one of the most beautiful of which is the majestic organ rock which towers teet feet above the sandy desert floor this magnificent monument Is located about four our miles south ot of tile the old diute bitite farms on the san juan river not many miles east 0 of organ rock rises the elongated mass of sandstone several hundred feet in height which Is known as train rock it very much resembles a locomotive tender and coach of a railroad train westward beyond copper canyon is located wild horse mesa piute diute wash and noki wash eaf which gold miners have left their machinery art ar 1 the marks ot of their anki in the continued on cn list pine pin e SCENIC sanol SAN ol JUAN SCENES k f Con continued tinned fr from afi page 1 gravel bart baft not far fai di the widest por por tion alono of the san juan river lying between bluff and the colorado river lver l the stream emerges from a diep deep sandstone gorge where it widens out at clay hill crossing and ren re cillers n hiis tiis the canyon sev cral miles b by ani the widest portion as m measured ensurd by a ilien nt slit aw party y in 19 1921 21 is feet afert A few days daya later when suo eying in i the deeper gorge the same party m measured the stream where it was only 65 feet act in width this leth is the natural habitat of the navajo indian many of whom may be been tending flocks or at their dally daily tasks life flows for the most PR part it serenely by without making a tipple ripple on the surface of these tranquil Q UL scenes to be concluded |