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ToBRYCE CANYON — " U. S HWY. . -r^,--^'- 1ESCALANTE • \ is making a state-wide survey of ancient The expedition was arranged by brother-in-law, Kelly Cameron, accom- Indian sites in Utah, and who wel- Allen Cameron and his son-in-law, panied us as leaders, corned this opportunity to extend his Burnett Hendryx, of the Cameron For a guide we had Edson Alvey, research to the Kaiparowits. Hotel in Panguitch. Burnett and his member of a pioneer Mormon family Rim of Kaiparowits Plateau. The Moqui houses were found in the erosion caverns and recesses in sandstone walls such as shown here. iW DESERT MAGAZINE
in Escalante. Edson teaches science and shop in the Escalante schools, with archeology as his hobby. For many years he has spent his vacation months riding herd for the cattlemen in that region, and making the most of his opportunity to search out the habitations of the ancients who once dwelt there. He has a collection of over 1200 arrow and spear points picked up in this part of Utah. Our packer was Delane Griffin, another clean-cut Mormon boy who is a rider for Gail Bailey, cattleman from whom we obtained stock and equipment for the party. Delane hopes before many months to get a GI loan which will set him up in the ranching business for himself. Our party met at the Cameron Hotel May 17, and the following day motored over the Escalante Mountains past the entrances of Bryce Canyon National Park and down to the town of Escalante. From there we followed a fairly good trail across the Escalante desert, taking approximately the route of the historic Hole-in-the-Rock expedition of Mormon settlers in 1879. {Desert Magazine, May '47.) Thirty-five miles from Escalante we camped for the night at Batty's Pass at the base of the 3000-foot escarpment which is the northeast face of Kaiparowits Plateau. This was the end of our motor trip, and soon after we made camp Delane Griffin rode in with the saddle and pack horses which were to take us to the top. The sky was overcast, and I dug a trench around my bedroll that night. Like most desert people, I rather enjoy the patter of rain on the waterproof tarp which covers me, but I do not fancy a stream of cold water seeping SEPTEMBER, 195 1 Above are two of the cliff houses, the one at the top probably being a granary, sealed well against rain and rodents. A flagstone slab was used to close the doorwav. To the left, Dr. Jesse Jennings of the University of Utah examines what appears to be a small storage cyst. The walls of the room in which this family lived, under this same overhang, had fallen down but loose stones indicated where they had been.
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Page 3 and 4: DESERT CALENDAR August 30-September
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Page 33 and 34: AMONG THE ROCK HUNTERS Wilson Ranch
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