Arches National Monument scrapbook

Yellow Cat in Arches

"The Pittsburg Uranium Company worked this territory...."

TXILLO0 oAr Roaning the barren rooks ofdistrict about eight miles narth of the Afohes was speeies of ild cat the female of whioh at oertatnons of the year had peculiar tawny yellow oolor so numerous were thel cats that early riders called the district Yellow cat The Pittsburg Uranium Compeny worked this territory hadmumber of shafts hauled ore to the railway sixteen miles distant md had numbeT Of buildings blacksmith shop bunk houses superin tendentts quarters garage and an office oabin-whioh latter becane the shelter of the photographer ell were abendoned and ot 1iving soul was seen day times Desolation extreme But the nights as the photographer was alone in the oabineno not alone forpack rat clambered up the steps am nosed into anything end everything The ood had been put up beyond the reach of night prowlers buttin plate took that hosrders fancy md all night long for two sucoessive nights that rat tried his best to jogsle that plate to his ll-gotten pile of mementos The Tirst night he Woul cease on being yelled at but the second might he unflaggingPR ered that moisy pan despite ourses yells add sundry thunpings ofheavy shoe on the floor Afier while the humor of the situation ceught the photographerfancy and in the lome stretoh of the night he talked to his bewhiskered companion for was not he too diligently lugging away mementos to lay by for after use-dinosaur bones megatives and even mentel impressions They hsd community of purpose though by different means and elt kinship Write and writ-about-fellows of the seme oraft Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved