Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: The Great White Throne _Courtesy U. S. National Park Service_] A HISTORY OF SOUTHERN UTAH and ITS NATIONAL PARKS by Angus M. Woodbury Copyrighted by Angus M. Woodbury 1950 [Illustration: A far-away view from Yovimpa Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. _Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad_] CONTENTS The Indian Heritage 111-118 Habits and Customs 118-122 Early Explorations 123-130 Early Mormon Settlement 130-138 Pushing south into Dixie 138-150 Settlement of Zion Canyon 150-164 Kane County and Arizona 164-166 Indian Troubles 167-178 Expansion in Kane County 179-184 Zion Canyon 185-189 The Kaibab and North Rim 189-194 Modern Development of Zion, Bryce and North Rim 194-209 [Illustration: (uncaptioned)] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Much of the material used in this study was gathered while the writer was engaged by the National Park Service in Zion Canyon, and he himself participated in many of the events described in the latter pages. The foundation for understanding the historical background, however, was laid during his early life in St. George and the surrounding region. Expressions and opinions have been interpreted largely through that experience. The writer was acquainted with many of the early Dixie settlers, and notes of interviews with some of these have furnished details otherwise unobtainable. Personal letters also have filled in many gaps. Additional source material has been obtained from the Office of the Adjutant General of Utah, the Salt Lake Public Library, the libraries of the University of Utah and Dixie Junior College, newspaper files, published books, unpublished manuscripts, original journals or extracts, records of the National Park Service, the United States Land Office and in the L.D.S. Church Historian’s Office, Salt Lake City, the “Journal History,” (a collection of extracts from journals and newspapers arranged chronologically) proved to be a fruitful source of information. This was supplemented by access to additional reports, publications and records of the St. George L.D.S. Temple, compiled by James G. Bleak.