PARADISE FOUND

BY: Dorys Palmer Smith

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Paradise Found

And the average layman does not have to travel the seven seas or have an unlimited bank account to find it. Within the boundaries of our own state lies an area so rich with vacation possibilities, that we wonder why "the other fellow's pasture looks the greenest, when the time of the year rolls round that we chuck all our dull routine behind us and play for a time. Following is a brief outline of a trip that can be enjoyed in a few days or a summer.

Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona: Modern cities with the best of hospital and medical facilities, accessable to the various places mentioned below.

Grand Canyon: Much has been written but still the grandeur and beauty of the Canyon lies undescribed. For the vacationist who wishes to contact for a period the unfathomable and the aloofness of nature, let him meditate on the brink of this greatest wonder of them all. Even the most modest of automobiles need have no fear of road hazards on this particular trip. A highway of which Arizona is justly proud, stretches from Williams, the gateway to the Grand Canyon, to the Canyon proper, forty miles of which is oiled or paved.

Lake Mary: As unpretentious and lovely as its name, Lake Mary is waiting for the office or domestic worn soul to partake of her bounty. Fishing, boating and swimming. let alone simply basking in the bouyant mountain air, will give anyone a new lease on life. A huge bass, the grandfather of them all, is in the Lake Mary Spillway, challenging the cleverest angler to entice him out of his hiding place under the rocks. So far this season he has eluded them all. This particular spot is ideal for the vacationist who wishes to be close to a larger community. Nine miles from Flagstaff.

Mormon Lake A few miles south of Lake Mary lies Mormon Lake, which like its smaller sister Mary, offers an ideal vacation spot for an individual or a whole family. For the timid traveler who prefers a roof over his head in lieu of stars, cabins are procurable with surprisingly modern features embodied in an exterior of hewn logs. And too, the housewife who wishes to leave the pots and pans behind, will be pleased with the dining facilities at the various lodges. Enough cannot be said about the delightful atmosphere of this part of Arizona. A breeze off Mormon Lake has all the qualities of the oft publicized sea breeze, plus the odor of a pine forest.

Stoneman Lake: Still farther to south the vacationist is in turn awed and delighted to find that in this day of vast commercial enterprise, a spot remains so untouched by man. A forest primeval disdainfully looks down upon an excellent man-made highway, as though merely tolerating this indignity on its surface. An unusually heavy snow was recorded in this vicinity during the winter and Mother Nature has amply repaid her kind by bestowing all of her gifts upon this forest. The ground is carpeted with wild flowers; daisies, lark spur and even the rare lavender iris. One feels a great thankfulness to the Great White Chief that he has kept some of our natural beauty inviolate, so that Arizonans as well as the whole world may revel in it.

As one approaches Stoneman Lake the county road is abandoned. One hundred paces further a bluff is encountered and emerging from his automobile, the surprised traveler may experience a sensation such as Balboa experienced when he discovered the Pacific. Directly below is a miniture lake completely surrounded by woody mountains. When one has drunk his fill of the charming sicht, the road will lead the way down to the lakeside. where two lodges offer comfortable accommodations and food sunnlies, If you would enrich your memo ond preserve the contents of your purse the above cutlined trin is one of manw which Arizona has in stove for those who are beauty and pleasure bent..

Drive Slowly Over Oiled Road. Department Urges

Attention has been called repeatedly to the advisability of driving slowly over newly spread road oil. but many motorists persist in driving for at least a distance sufficient to get their vehicles splashed before they slow down, a highway department bulletin states in asking Arizona Highway to publish a formula that is recommended for use in removing the splashed ofl.

"Apply a mixture," the formula reads "of one part lubricating oil to four parts of gasoline. Allow this to remain on the splattered surface for about five minutes, then wash off with mild soap and water. This should be done before the oil or tar has hardened."

The highway bulletin also calls attention to the fact that even after gravel has been spread over the newly applied oil, a sudden

New Fish Hatchery

water will back up into gravel coves where natural conditions are conducive to spawning.

We intend to use reservoir No. 1 for channel cat, Numbers 2 and 3 for big mouth bass and No. 4 for crappie, which is fast becoming a very popular species of fish in Arizona.

In determining the location of the Bass Hatchery, the Federal Bureau of Fisheries was called upon to decide whether or not the water and other conditions were adapted to the rearing of bass and crappie. The expert sent out by the Bureau approved the project as contemplated and a double check was made through the good services of Mr. R. G. Parvin, Game Commissioner of Colorado, who spent the past winter in Phoenix and who gave us much valuable information and co-operation as to the feasibility of our project.

When the site was finally approved by all concerned, our next problem was finding the means to finance its construction and we finally decided to use free labor as far as possible, which was paid from the Hunt Unemployment Relief Fund, set up under orders of Governor Hunt and obtained by the voluntary donation of one days pay from each state employee in certain departments.

We borrowed equipment from the State Highway Department which was suggested to me by Mr. Parvin.

We advertised for competitive bids for all materials to be used in constructing the four dams and this week, in order to expedite the construction of the remaining units of the hatchery, we advertised for bids to complete the work.

When the work is completed, the total cost will be, in cash, about $7,500.00, which comes out of the funds of the Department, plus a large amount of free labor, in so far as cost to the department is concerned.

Men furnished by the Unemployment Relief Fund will continue to work on the project constructing roads, landscaping, planting trees for purpose of furnishing shade for the ponds and any other work which may be beneficial to the department.

Dedication of the Fish Hatchery will take place the latter part of June, according to present plans.

The turn of a steering wheel in a car moving at fast speed is likely to result in a slip and the car going out of the control of the driver. Slow speed is highly important until the freshly treated surface has become 'set,' the bulletin stresses.