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By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
—"" 1 VU EXWEEr National Mon
ument lias been added to
t lie United States Na
tional park system and
f I’uim Canyon National
Monument lias been well
tfV'' hft started on its way. llo
* venweep lies on both
sides of tlie boundary
lino between Colorado and Utah, near
the only spot in the United States
where four states touch, and is re
served because of its prehistoric tow
ers and other impressive masonry
structures. I'nlin Canyon is in south
ern California and contains many tine
specimens of native American palms.
From now on much will appear In
print about these two national monu
ments —which will bo variously de
scrlbed as national parks, national for
ests, national reservations and na
tional monuments, with indiscrim
inate references to their control by
tin* national park service and tin* for
est service. So what follows seems
advisable In order to explain the com
plications which congress neglects to
straighten out.
There are now nineteen national
parks with a total of 11,.172 square
miles. There Is one group of twenty
six national monuments (Including the
two new ones) containing about 1.000
square miles. These national parks
and monuments are under control of
the national park service, a bureau of
the Interior department.
There are seven “national military
nnd other” parks—such as Shiloh, Get
tysburg and Lincoln's Itlrthplace—ad
ministered by the War department,
which also controls two national mon
uments—Big Hole Battlefield and
Cahrillo.
There are the national forests, with
an approximate urea of 155,000,000
acres, under the charge of the forest
service, a bureau of the Department
of Agriculture. There Is a group of
eleven national monuments containing
510 square miles In charge of the for
est son Ice.
The national parks and the national
forests are the exact opposite of each
other. The national parks are wil
derness areas of majestic beauty set
aside for purely recreational purposes
—public playgrounds for the people.
The national forests are industrial and
commercial purely—ureas set apart for
scientific lumbering for a profit and
for grazing for a profit.
Some day, it Is hoped, congress will
straighten out the tangle by putting
the national “military and other
parks,” ami all the national monu
ments In charge of the national park
service, leaving the national forests to
the forest service.
President Harding created the Ho
vemveep National Monument by proc
lamation March 2, under the act ol i
11)00 for the preservation of American
antiquities, and Dr. Hubert Work, the
new secretary of the Interior, has now
taken over the area in the name of the
federal government. Hovenweep is
the Indian equivalent for “Deserted
Valley." and contains about HOO acres.
The Square Tower and the Twin Tow
ers, pictured herewith, can he com
fortably reached by automobile. Dr.
J. Walter Fewkos, head of the bureau
of ethnology of the Smithsonian in
stitution, recommended the area to
the President for a national monu
ment. Doctor Fewkes says of the
area and its prehistoric relics:
“Hovenweep contains three groups
of structures, the first group called the
Square Tower cluster. Some of the
finest of all the structures are In this
group, the most picturesque of them
being Hovenweep castle, the standing
walls of which are over fifty feet high.
A second group lies three miles to the
north. In Holly canyon, and contains
seme of the most remarkable prehis
toric masonry In the United States.
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The third group, situated on Cajon
mesa, is more difficult to reach.
“The ruins in the Square Tower can
yon may be described somewhat as
follows: Ruins which have Indica
tions of Inclosed circular kivas, with
mural pilasters and banquettes, and
closely approximated surrounding
rooms. To tills class belongs Iloven
weep castle, the Hovemveep pueblo
and the so-called Unit Type house, the
last named belonging to the simplest
form of the pure type. Second, there
are the ruins, the main feature of
which is the absence of a circular
kiva. The Twin Towers belong to this
second or ‘great house’ type.
“The largest of the ruins in this
canyon is Hovenweep house, situated
at the head of the South Fork. Al
though many of Its walls have fallen,
there still remains a semicircular
great house with high walls conspicu
ous for some distance. The ruin is a
pueblo of rectangular form belonging
to the pure type, showing circular de
pressions identified as kivas, imbedded
in collections of square and rectangu
lar rooms, and massive walled build
ings on the south side. The standing
walls are remains of a conspicuous
multi-chambered D-slmped tower. *
"Hovenweep castle, like Hovenweep
house, has circular kivas compactly
Imbedded in rectangular rooms ar
ranged about them, Indicating the
pure type of pueblo. The massive
walled semicircular towers and great
houses are combined with square
rooms and kivas. Indicating that It is
distinguished by two sections, an east
ern and a western, which, united, Im
part to the whole the shape of the let
ter L.
“Among the most impressive build
ings in Square Tower canyon are the
Twin towers. They stand on the
south side of the canyon on a rock
isolated by a cleft from tho adjoining
cliffs, the larger of the towers having
an oval ground plan while the smaller
is horseshoe shaped.
The pueblo known ns Unit Type
hopse Is one of the most Interesting
ruins in the Hovenweep. It is situ
ated on the very edge of the canyon
of the North Fork, not far from where
It begins. It is the simplest form ot
prehistoric pueblo of a pure type,
made up of a centrally-placed circular
ceremonial room.
“In Holly canyon the towers may be
approached on foot. The towers In this
canyon chow some of the finest
masonry to be found on the reserva
tion. one of the finest of them, Holly
tower, built on a great rock, its tip
rising to a height level with the mesa.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Then there is Holly House, which ap
pears to have been a pueblo of rec
tangular form. These are but a few
of the historical structures that await
the pleastfre of the tourist. However,
they are typical of the splendid relics
that are to be found in the Hoven
weep Monument.”
Palm Canyon National monument
was Created by act of congress—with
two strings tied to it. The act author
izes the secretary of the interior to set
aside 1,600 acres in the county oi
Riverside, California, “provided, that
before such reservation and dedica
tion as herein authorized shall become
effective the consent and relinquish
ment of the Agua Caliente band of In
dians shall first be obtained, covering
its right, title, and interest In and to
the lands herein described, and pay
ment therefor to the members of said
band on a per capita' basis, at a price
to be agreed upon, when there shall he
donated for such purposes to the sec
retary of the interior a fund in an
amount to be fixed and determined by
him as sufficient to compensate the
Indians tberefor.”
That's the provision, verbatim et
literatim. It certainly means that the
promoters must raise the money to
pay for the land. It apparently also
means that the Indians shall willingly
sell. Anyway, Uncle Sam isn’t going
to pay anything. It is said that a pur
chase fund has been or will be raised.
The Indians, however, are reported to
be unwilling to sell.
Anyway, the area set aside with its
strings consists of three canyons with
their desert approaches: Andreas,
Murray and Palm. The center of
things Is the village of Palm Springs,
which Is a flourishing winter and
spring resort in “Our Araby" of the
Colorado desert of southern Califor
nia. The purpose of the monument i9
to preserve fine growths of a native
American palm, the Washingtonian
filifern.
Palm canyon, most Impressive of the
three, is a pass rather than a canyon,
about ten miles long, with Palm creek
flowing through it. The palms are in
groves. Fifty feet Is their average
height, with here and there one reach
ing 70 feet. Andreas canyon also has
its stream and its palms with their
picturesque “petticoats.” Murray can
yon lies between the other two and is
much like them.
In early spring the Colorado desert
here blossoms like the well-known
rose, only more so —In sand verbena,
desert gold, lupine and primrose. "Keep
off the desert” Is the proper summer
sign.
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Second Fioor Plan.
HOI AND GARAGE
IN CIBINITION
Arrangement That Has Attrac
tions for Owner of Car.
HOUSE IS SENSIBLE DESIGN
Five-Room Residence of Brick Utilizes
Latest Style of Garage as Integral
With House —Suited for
Corner Lot.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
This illustrates a combination which
is becoming increasingly popular with
home-owners. The garage is attached
to the house proper and in such a way
as to be inconspicuous, yet amplify the
general plan of the house. It surely is
much better than the placing of the
garage at the rear of the lot, interfer
ing with the landscaping of the grounds
or of the garden, and any owner of a
car welcomes such an arrangement for
nights and in wintry or rainy weather,
for the matter of keeping the garage
comfortable at a reasonable tempera
ture is simplified.
Naturally extra precaution is neces
sary. The fire hazard is Increased
when the garage is made integral with
the dwelling, but with many modem
forms of fireproof and safe construc
tion to choose from there need be no
difficulty on that score.
The dwelling itself Is a sensible de
sign which seems to enjoy the favor
of substantial folks, no matter in what
part of the country they may be. It is
of brick, with limestone or concrete
stone trimming, and variety is intro-
duced. by the stucco-timber effect given
the porch gable. The roof is of file
and some of the artistic concrete tile
developed recently could be used here
to good advantage.
The porch proper Is very roomy and
It gives into a reception hall and
thence into the dining room and HvlnL
room. The latter is a nicely balanced
room, 15 feet by 22 feet 6 Inches. V> hat
with it and window lighting on three side=.
and its fireplace, and the attractive sun
porch which opens off it, it is ea?i y
one of the most attractive rooms " lieu
considered from the aspect of its deco
rative possibilities. .
The reception hall gives into the dm-
Ing room. This room has a built-in
buffet, a feature many housewives are
beginning to favor more and more,
leads into the kitchen. The kitchen s
very well equipped with cupboards an
shelving; the sink directly faces t
double window, and the refrigerator
served through outside icing,
the cleanliness of the kitchen floor,
pantry has possibilities also; its vti
dow gives excellent ventilation an
helps save ice in the cool (^u -' s .
spring and autumn. Off the hitci
and through the rear hallway
gains the basement.
Our second floor has two bedrooms
and a bath, with excellent clothes a
linen closet space, storage space,
an alcove off the larger bedroom v..
could be utilized as a sleeping 1
In mild weather. .
It is undeniable that much of “ e ‘
tractiveness of this type of a _
comes from having its grounds P r ' l ‘ t
ly landscaped, to take away U/'
any appearance of stiffness. ' .
how the shrubbery In the fort '=!7‘ re .
has a softening Influence in l “*' g
spect. If the lot has one or f - '’ “
trees, so much the better;
much for a house in the way * - *
it a picturesque setting, ancl on
tile roof there could be no ohjc
the score of continued dampness
rotting on account of too muca
on the roof. , ont
Observe that a shelf below . *•
windows is suitable for flower
and also that the wide P° rc - " ‘ r( ., s
also lends Itself to treatment
respect. ~ pBP -
This type of a house lends
ticularly well to situation on
ner lot.