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The Biggest in the World Are In j
the Utah Desert.
WONDERS OF WHITE CANYON.
Three Massive Towering Arches, Ma
jestic In Their Rugged Grandeur, j
Span the Lonely, Picturesque Gorge,
Far From the Beaten Paths of Man.
Among the wonders of the west
which tlie government has taken un- j
dor its care are the remarkable natural j
bridges of Utah, which are, so far as !
is known, without a peer. In 1908 ,
these three bridges, the Caroline. Au
gusta ami Edwin, were set aside as na
tional monuments, and later certain
caves and springs near by were added
to the reserved area.
It is difficult to give an adequate j
idea of these stupendous arches, and
so far they have been seen by few ,
persons, for it is a trip of days across ■
the desert to reach them, but accurate :
measurements have been taken anil
convey some notion of their size and
shape. The popular way of reaching
these curiosities is from Bluff, Utah,
where one can ottnin a guide and out
fit Thence you proceed through dry
washes, old stream beds ami sage cov
ered mesas to the great bridges, which
loom up in White canyou far from the
beaten path of man.
The White canyon itself is many
miles long, and the bridges spring
from its steep, light buff walls, the
three being wjthin a distance of five
miles. They seem carved by Titanic
forces, for the largest is 222 feet high
and 65 feet thick at the top of the
arch. The arch is 28 feet wide, the
span is 261 feet, and the height of the
span is 157 feet.
The Natural bridge of Virginia is a
baby in comparison with any of the
three Utah formations. It is to be re
gretted that these wonderful bridges
are not easier of access. Figures give
little idea of their immensity, ana
words but suggest their beauty.
The first account of them given to
the world was that of Horace J. Long,
who visited the bridges in 1903. Long
was an engineer and prospecting in
Utah. One day he fell In with a cattle
man named Scorup. who was familiar
with Utah and in particular with the
region lying around the San Juan river.
Scorup, after some preliminary con
versation. said that he had seen some
remarkable bridges so immense and
wonderful that he disliked to talk about
them for fear he would be accused of
manufacturing the story. He added
that though he had seen them in 1808
he had always desired to go back and
if Long would accompany him and take
photographs he would guarantee to
iJ guide the engineer to the place.
Accordingly the two men set out with
pack horses and provisions, and after
a lonely trip through deserts and
canyons and wide stretches where no
animal was to be seen they descended
into the gorge of the White canyon, the
sides of which are filled with deserted
cliff dwellings. Two days later they
came to the wonderful bridges, the first
of which, of pink sandstone, Scorup
called Caroline in honor of his mother
Long was fairly dazed at the beauty
and size of this natural wouder. The
pink walls were streaked with delicate
colored lichens and stood out In bold
relief against a sky of blue. More than
this, both men felt that they were gaz
ing on one of the wonders of the world.
They pushed rapidly down the can
yon and came to another arch, more
symmetrical and more beautiful than
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska. Third Division.
In the matter of the change of name of Ole
Hooie. • _ . ..
in compliance with an order issued out of the
above-named Court on the ninth day of
August. 1913. in the above-entitled matter.
Notice is hereby given that the above-named
applicant. Ole Hooie. has applied to the said
Cpurt for an order changing his name to Oliver
Hawley, This matter will be brought up for
hearing in the above-named Court at v alciez,
Alaska, on the first day of November. 1913. or
as soon thereafter as the Court will hear the
same; and all persons on or before the said
date of hearing, to-wit. November 1. 1913.
shall offer and show cause. If they have any.
why the order applied for changing She name
of applicant shall not be granted.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND.
Attorney for Applicant,
First publication, Sept. 6, 19.3.
Last publication. Oct. 19. 1913.
(tie tlrst. with a lightness ana grace ana
charm of coloring that made it a splen
did work of nature Long named this
the Augusta after his wife and man
aged to get a fair photograph. The
arch was so nigli that the trees of Cal
ifornia would seem dwarfed beside it.
and the men took what measurements
they could by climbing and clinging to
the canyon’s sides.
They found the Kdwjn. or Little
bridge, several miles down the canyon,
the arch In reality of Immense dimen
sions. but small in comparison with
those that they had measured. All
around these bridges are crags and
strange formations, cave dwellings,
springs and other objects of Intelest,
hut the center of attraction is and will
always he these three towering arches
which span the White canyon.
Undoubtedly those bridges are of
great seientiiie interest, not alone be
cause they are so far as known the
largest natural bridges In the world,
but because they are extraordinary ex
amples of stream erosion. An ancient
river probably carved these great
arches, which may have been known to
prehistoric dwellers of the desert west.
—New York Sun.
The Crowded Way. ,
“The late General Booth.” said a Sal
vation Army captain of Philadelphia,
••used to admit freely that the bad man
had more fun—at least while carrying
on his badness—than the good. man.
••Stroking his white beard, he put the
matter in a neat epigram one night in
New York.
•• They say the way of the trans
gressor Is hard,’ he said. *At any rate
it certainly isn’t lonely.’ ”
For reliable inforraat/on write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
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NOTICE.
In accordance with the provisions of Section
! 20 of Ordinance No. 14. of the Town of Seward,
I Alaska, entitled “An ordinance relating to the
assessment, levy and collection of general taxes
' for school and municipal purposes in the Town
j of Seward. Alaska, and for other purposes.”
anti in accordance with the provisions of Chap
ter t>9 of the Session Laws of the Territory of
Alaska for 1913. in so far as applicable thereto.
Notice Is hereby given that the Common
Council oflthe Town of Seward, by virtue of the
I authority in it vested by law has fixed and es
; tablished the rate of tax levy for the year 1913
i at the rate of six mills on each dollar of tax a*
i ble property, real and personal, within the cor
i porate limits of the Town of Seward available
! for municipal taxes as equalized «by the said
! Common Council sitting as a Board of
| Equalization upon the assessment made as of
August 1. 1913.
1 That all taxes will be and become delinquent
| on the fourth Friday of October. 1913. (October
i 24. 1913> at the hour of .6 o'clock p. m. of. said
l dav. and that unless said taxes shall he paid
| prior thereto five i>er centum of the amount
I thereof will he added thereto.
All taxes are due and payable at the office of
j. H. Komig. Town Treasurer, at the Pioneer
Hospital, in said Town of Seward, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 3 o'clock p. m. of
each business day hereafter up to and includ
ing 0 o'clock p. m. of the 24th day of October,
i i9i3. Frank J. Cotter.
Town Clerk of the Town of Seward. Alaska.
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