Show mm URAL mm ROM ROAD GOOD TOY MANY TOURISTS ME ARRIVE in an interview at BI blanding anding monday custodian zeke johnson rf of the natural bridges national monument stated that the road to the natural natural bridges is is in in very good shape an l 0 o that a lar large g e number of av have visited the bridges this year as compared to other years mr air johnson lias has high hopes az 0 obtaining substantial amounts pf af money for far the improvement of roads and trails trails trai js and biking mk ing other improvements definite assurance of cooperation from the state planning board of which mr air johnson is a member have been given for the promotion of a park to park highway via ia the natural bridges monument mr johnson also expects that the gibat wilderness area along the green and colorado rivers will soon be set aside as a national paik or wilderness reserve this startlingly picturesque area extends from near acab on the north to the san juan river on the south and includes a considerable area on both s sides ides of tre tle rivers i 1 mentioned there are arc llie 0 square miles in this area I 1 in a radio talk mr johnson Toh non gave fave recently he stated that anyone v vho aho ho wished additional information about the naturel natural brid brides ts sho 01 li a card to hirn hin asking for tho ali i hird withie i a short while afterwards 15 inci ies lires eri ere deev ev il ved from 22 states arid from canada canad i and old mexico all were courteous courteously lk answered the effect of this wide spread publicity is expect led to muti dav the alie number of visitors to the I 1 bridges this summer |