Show Two Ogden Men Rescued from Book Cliffs Area Through the prompt action of the Soil Conservation Service and the Bureau of Indian M Af fairs two Ogden men were res res- res rescued cued from the wilds of the Book Cliffs Thursday of last week Richard Marchant 27 and Lee Klez 21 employed by an Og den firm to to cut Christmas trees in the Hill Creek country were marooned by the heavy snow snow- snowstorm storm which struck the Basin November 13 Their employer reported them missing and on Monday of last week welk the BIA contacted the to arrange for use of their track master snowmobile to rescue the two men LAMAR WILSON of the and Daniel Crumbo of the BIA left Tuesday morning Nov 17 with the government owned snow machine and got as far as Post Canyon ranger station that night They located the men about noon the following Wednesday about ten miles south of the Ute Indian Hunting Ex Ex- Ex Expedition cabin headquarters in a cab cab- in near the Weaver Reservoir This is approximately mil es south south- south of Roosevelt Average snow depth was 30 in with drifts much deeper in some places A PLANE FROM the Hurst Flying Servi Service e at Grand Junc Junc- tion Junction Colo flew over the area Tuesday and dropped a note to the men telling them help was wason wason on the way Marchant and Kiez were cold cold and hungry and had practically exhausted their food supply ex ex- ex except for coffee They were ret ret- returned by snow cat to the cabin adjacent to the air strip and were brought to Roosevelt by Victor Brown They left for Ogden about midnight Wilson and Crumbo remained at the Moon Water Point area Friday to break trails and sear ch for marooned cattle owned by the ute Indian Tribe |