red strata, and other layers of the red rock lle in turn upon the white. The action of water upon the exposed surfaces of these rocks has produced a symphony of color that gives the canyon its greatest charm. The finishing touches are given by the forests of the valley floor and the trees on the rim and in the niches of the nearly perpendicular canyon walls. Early scientific explorers of the Southwest, including Maj. J. W. Powell, who made the first trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, visited Zion Canyon and wrote of the great beauty of the gorge and the brilliance of its coloring, and several artists, including Thomas Moran, have conveyed the wonders of the region to the world by paintings of distinction.

For many years, however, southwestern Utah was inaccessible to the tourist. Poor roads and tremendous distances discouraged travel, even by the pathfinding motorist. Then came the great development of the resources of this section of the State, following the completion of the Salt Lake route. This included extensive road improvement. Recently the State highway system was extended to include all of the roads between Salt Lake City and Zion Canyon and the branch highway to Lund and other points on the Salt Lake route.

Thus made accessible by automobile and by train and motor, visitors sought Zion Canyon and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. In 1917 it became necessary to establish a regular transportation line from the railroad at Lund and a permanent camp enterprise in the gorge itself. Facilities for the accommodation of the public are now as good as they are in many of the large national parks. There are few roads and trails in the national monument, however, and many improvements will be required therein within the next few years. In the deficiency appropriation act approved September 8, 1916 (39 Stat., 818), $15,000 was appropriated for improving the road in the monument from the end of the State highway, but very little money for maintenance has been available since this work was completed.

I have dwelt particularly upon Zion Canyon because it is now so readily accessible and because it is actually being used as a tourist resort, but there are other canyons in the reservation that are bigger and even more beautifully colored. Still more remain to be entered and explored. In time they will all be open to the public. Furthermore, there are in the reservation mountains, waterfalls, natural bridges, ancient cliff dwellings, and numerous other features interesting to the tourist and exceedingly valuable to the scientist and student. The entire area should be protected for all time as a national park, and I recommend that the bill under consideration receive the approval of your committee and of Congress. I have no criticism to make of the form and substance of this bill. Practically all of the land affected by the pending legislation is unappropriated public land. The alienated lands within the boundaries of the proposed park are properly classified in the lists attached hereto.

Cordially, yours,

Hon. HENRY L. MYERS,

FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary.

Chairman Committee on Public Lands, United States Senate

APPENDIX E.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES.

Bibliography of books and magazine articles on national park subjects. October 1, 1918, to September 30, 1919.

Bibliography of books, Government reports, and magazine articles on Grand Canyon National Park.

Bibliography of books and magazine articles on Lafayette National Park.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON NATIONAL PARK SUBJECTS, OCTOBER 1, 1918, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1919, INCLUSIVE.

BOOKS.

"Colorado, the Queen Jewel of the Rockies." By Mae Lucy Baggs. With map and 54 plates, 6 in color. The Page Company, Boston, 1918. Pp. 380. Price, $3.50.

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Steep Trails." By John Muir. Edited by Wm. Frederick Bade. HoughtonMifflin Co., Boston and New York, 1918. Illustrated. Pp. 382. Price, $3. "The Book of the National Parks." By Robert Sterling Yard. With maps and illustrations. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1919. Pp. 420. Price, $3. "The Story of Arizona." By Will H. Robinson. The Berryhill Company, Phoenix, Ariz., 1919. Pp. 458.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

CRATER LAKE.

"The Trip to Oregon's Wonder Lake." By H. R. Basford and Percy E. Towne. From Motor Land, June, 1919, vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 22-27. Illustrated. "National Playgrounds." By Richmond Westbury. Magazine, vol. 3, No. 1, August, 1919. Illustrated.

Pp. 20-27, Sinclair's

GLACIER.

"Fable and Fact." By Al. Evans. Illustrated. Pp. 688-689, Field & Stream, vol. 23, No. 9, January, 1919; The Story of the McAdoo's Vacation in Glacier. "An International Fishing Trip." By Duncan W. Johnson. Pp. 214-215, Outers' Book-Recreation, vol. 60, No. 4, April, 1919.

Frontispiece, full page and captions. Mountain Sheep. 4 pp., Outing, vol. 73, No. 2, November, 1918.

"Glacier National Park." By Everett Edgar King. Illustrated. Overland Monthly, vol. 73, No. 1, January, 1919, pp. 1-8.

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Glacier National Park." P. 9. Pacific Travel, vol. 1, No. 3, September, 1919. "Glacier Revealed." By Robert Sterling Yard. Illustrated. Pp. 385-403,

Scribner's Magazine, vol. 65, No. 4, April, 1919.

The Animals of Glacier National Park." Pp. 131-132. The Condor, Vol. XXI, No. 3, May-June, 1919.

GRAND CANYON.

"Memorial to John Wesley Powell." By Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. Illustrated. Pp. 432-436, American Anthropologist, vol. 20, No. 4, October-December. 1918.

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Sidecarring Thrills to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River." Pt. I. By John Edwin Hogg. Illustrated. Pp. 13-16, Motorcycling and Bicycling, vol. 16. No. 23, Dec. 7, 1918.

"Sidecarring Thrills to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River." Pt. II. By John Edwin Hogg. Illustrated. Pp. 13-17, Motorcycling and Bicycling, vol. 16, No. 24. Dec. 14, 1918.

"Our Newest National Park." By LeRoy Jeffers. Illustrated. Pp. 40-41, Motor Life, vol. 14, No. 6, September, 1919.

"The Grand Canyon National Park." Pp. 101-102, Saturday Evening Post, vol. 191, No. 20, Nov. 16, 1918.

"A Memorial to Major Powell at the Grand Canyon." P. 264, The Geographical Review, vol. 7, No. 4, April, 1919.

Acquiring a Taste for Arizona." By Frederick Simpich. Illustrated. Pp. 11-15, Travel, vol. 32, No. 6, April, 1919.

"Our New National Park-The Grand Canyon." By LeRoy Jeffers. Travel, vol. 33, No. 3, July, 1919, pp. 10-15.

"The Publisher Sees the Canyon." By T. de Ojeda. World Traveller, vol. 10, No. 1, October, 1918, p. 19–21.