Landmark deal protects artifact-rich Utah canyon

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Source: Summit Daily News
By PAUL FOY
Associated Press Writer

SALT LAKE CITY — An unusual agreement to protect a Utah canyon decorated by ancient American Indian art is expected to allow energy development to move forward.

The pact is scheduled to be signed Jan. 5 by federal and state agencies, conservation and archaeology groups, tribal leaders and a Denver-based natural gas producer.

It calls for road work to cut down on abrasive dust that can erode the rock art panels of Nine Mile Canyon.

The canyon — actually 78 miles long — has been called the world's longest art gallery, with thousands of prehistoric drawings.

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