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Show m CEYEOPKENT PLAN r" Mf iwwi X25 New Utah Dam Slated GORGE RESERVOIR FLAMING - City, Wednesday' December 14, 1960 DESERET NEWS AND TELEGRAM, Salt laic INITIAL KECREATIONAL J Fori 962 Completion Flaming Gorge Unit Will Provide Water Power, Area Recreation for Remote Utab-Wyomi- vi-fii" . viewto scenic value, shade, By GORDON T. ALLBED U.S. Forest Service -- In 1962, the Flaming Gorge Dam across the Green River in northeastern Utah will stand finished, backing a reservoir deep vast into Wyoming. Inland sea This man-mad- e with its 375 miles of shore-- line wilL afford , one of the finest outdoor recreational opportunities in- America. Most spectacular will be the dam and surrounding area Flaming Gorge, Red Canyon, Sheep Creek Canyon, all within the Ashley National Forest - -While the Bureau of Reclamation erects the dam, the Forest Service - Intermountain Region forges, deeper into an ambitious jmtdoor recreation program calling for 65 campground and picnic, areas, 15 scenic overlooks, four boat ramps and roughly 50 miles of access roads. The Flaming Gorge enterprise is a major detonation in Operation Outdoors, a U.S.. Forest Service program to help meet Americas outdoor recreation demands. Private Facilities Also The campgrounds will ultimately accommodate more e NEW PLAYLAND FOB UTAH, WYOMING The new Flaming Gorge reservoir Will wend Its way through some of the most beautiful country in the west as it backs up behind Flaming Gorge Dam. Along its shores will be choice camping and recreation sites which are already being provided under government planning. Utah and Wyoming stand to gain most from the development of the Flaming Gorge tourist attractions. By Park Sendee At Flaming Gorge Site The National Park Service has selected two major areas for immediate recreation development m connection with future Flaming Gorge reservoir, according to Howard W. Baker, Omaha, region director. Both areas are between the boundaries of Ashley National Forest, to the south, and the Wyiming state line, on the north. The Lucerne Valley Site, on the west shore of the future reservoir, will be ac- cessible via a new blacktop road from Wyoming State Highway 530. The Antelope Flate Site, on the east shore, will be served by the present road from Dutch John, Baker Plahs for the development of the area were prepared by the Region Three office, said. Mr. National Park Service, Santa Fe. The Santa Fe office conducted the recreation investigation and planning studies for the Flaming Gorge project. Last year, the administration of recreation development activities at Flam- - Six Good Independent Bonks Serving the Interests of the People of DAVIS COUNTY INTEREST PAID HIGHEST ON was assigned to the Region Two office at Omaha, Neb. "Within the Ashley National Forest, which contains the lower 27 or go river miles of Flaming Gorge Reservoir site, the Forest Service is planning and constructing recreation facilities to serve the public, Mr. Baker ' reports. To coordinate and facilitate construction and administration . of the Flaming Gorge recreation development, a project manager and his assistants will be assigned to the area in the near future, he said. Planning for the Lucerne Valley site and the Antelope Flat site is under way in the National Park Services western office of design and construction in San Francisco. Marinas, swimming areas, campgrounds, trailer camps and picnic areas are planned. Also, plans are going ahead for motel sites, visitor cen- ters and administrative fa- ' ing-Go- rge " than "Present plans call for construction to begin on the Lucerne Valley access road and circulatory roads, installation of boat launching ramps and marina grading in both areas during summer 1961, Director Baker said. Four More Sites Four other recreation development sites have been selected on the Wyoming portion of the reservoir. Public demand will determine when they will be FARMERS STATE BANK Woods Cross THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Kaysvill DAVIS COUNTY BANK Farmington CLEARFIELD STATE BANK Clearfield BOUNTIFUL STATE BANK Bountiful and North Salt Lake Members of F.D.f.C. Planners for Tooele County in 1960 confirmed the accuracy of their look-seinto the sprawling countys future. The growth evidenced by the United States census was more than 25 per cent in 10 years and greatly heartened local velopers. It. also provide new interest for other modernists to ' focus on the county. The keynote to the acre commonwealth's of present - day program progress is pointed up by county industries such as r coach the local manufacturers, Vista Liner, and mineral developers Utah Salt and Calcium Co: Both are home - grown firms, backed by home-growcapital with their own techniques and resourcefulness. Larger industrialists, out-o- f - state corporations who optimistically have invested in the countys development, have also been on the move upward. A million -- dollars worth of expansion in likely areas isn't uncommon nowadays, and 1960 saw some big changes upward in size of operations for companys and Analike Flintkote conda. Tooele County now has 18,000 occupants, and has a personal earned income totaling $35 million. Its economy and population are growing stronger by natural means, absenting the tendency for any boom activity. Tooeleans expect their common wealth to hold stable and healthily bulge to ever heightening condi-tlons- . - ' LONG-RANG- Davis County AVAILABLE LAND E Choice ground i available and properly zoned for subdividing, and .industrial and commercial development. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE With-t- he filling of the. lake will come an opportunity for many, instead f a few, to behold the world famous Rainbow Bridge. Until now, only the more rugged hikers have been able to conquer the trail from the Colorado River landing at Aztec Creek. Or to ride by horse or mule from Rainbow Lodge and Navajo Mountain Trading Post with a Publicly they added a new water tank and distribution system improvement worth $250,000; another $250,000 worth of street and jobs; a $100,-00state highway rebuilding job; a $667,000 elementary school; a new baseball park and tens of thousands of dollars worth of other similar new construction jobs. Grantsville, nearly double its post-wasize, saw a new fire station, a main street curb - to - curb-- - payiri- - proj--eca dozen new houses, a' new swimming pool at a service motel, and a new school wing addition come into being during 1960. Wendover, trebling its population in the last decade, formally purchased its own culinary water system created its first operating municipal department to handle the water system. Residents and business were preparing to buy their land-lots- , the places they have occupied under tenancy for more than a half century, These were some oT The answers they gave to the U.S. Air Force's closing down of the trainfamed atomic-bombe- r ing . base Wendover Air Field. 000. LOW TAXES The tax structure in North Salt lake is very favorable to industrial expansion and subdivisions, affording 'arge city services at low cost. 0 $25,-00- Get them together this Christmas! . When a man meets his TOTE G0TB hell take to U tike a buck to ths Within Utah Most of the 1,800 mile shoreline of the future Lake Powell will lie within the boundaries of Utah. Headquarters of the National Park Service development for Powell is at Wahweap (postal address, Page, Ariz.), From Wahweap, Supt. James M. Eden and his staff will direct the development of at least eight recreational sites. Detailed estimates and schedules for several are nearing completion. Future recreation sites will be located at Hite, Bullfrog Creek, Shock Bar, Oil Seep Bar, Warm Creek, Lees Ferry and Wahweap. At the latter in Tooele County curb-sidewal- STOUTS ,SOUE3 guide. 0 park high ridges. Hell see visions o f the " big ones Jumping in te streams and of rugged baek trails where the wind hums through stately pints. Dont break the spell . . . Hell thank you later. headquarters-any trawl, the Tot Col h light-igIpeclally designed for lood up grade d (only 115 lbs.), yet H will carry a mountain terrain, toiy to operate, ti 45 ond'owr th most ruggtd Itravel let speeds d you the "Climbowoy" trantminion 4 to IRaxleeper hour, shifting automolieotly upon weed. TheTote-- . of work houff will to line teven and Cote utti regular gate giw up er ploy on e tingle tank. The Tot Got it truly tneehonlcol hots that dost everything but whinny. the visitor center will be established. Artifacts are now being collected for the future museum. Roads Are Possible Campgrounds, picnic areas and boat docks will be common to the eight sites. Roads to each seem feasible with the possible exception of Oil Seep Bar. Air travel will play an important role in the recrea- - SEE YOUR LOCAL TOTE GOTE DEALER CROSS-COUNTR- Y Land Cruise r t, - The bulge was felt in every direction. Tooele, the county seat, added 75 new homes, hundreds of smaller conprivate construction tracts, good for over $750,- - u fomm Zephyr Consumer Preference SALT LAKE CITY - SAN FRANCISCO I UTAH LABOR UTAH PRODUCTS . SERVICES Our established services include natural gas, power, ample water supply, water for fire service, police protection and garbage collection. Modern sewer being jnstoiled-- . Proxieiity lorg ci!ie end ouf wrsed moke large labor drafts available. -- wwrihtl t. population FOR INFORMATION, WRITE NORTH 100 South Highway TRANSPORTATION North Salt lake U in the center of a vast network of railorads and highways with easy access to both 91. North and South on U.S. 89 and Five minutes to downtown Salt lake City 40 miiHtei to Ogden, the new Interstate ffreq, WtrftffvT"" freewoy !5 ti o easy occess to Interstate Highway 40. 91-Ph- on SALT LAKE, UTAH DA . 83 - - "I riji :IT 4 UTAH OWNED 4 The Bullfrog Creek area is located in fairly flat ter-rai-n and wlll be one o$ the , largest Being "surrounded by water on three sides, the spectacular site has a potential eight mile wide expanse of water with an island In the center to use for fishing and water sports. The development here largely depends on the improvement to the NPS Recreational Area boundary; as there is only a jeep road access now. the man and his six-mil- e point, truck-campe- g mecca. n UlTiHl SAIL'D1 LACSG In air, future Lake Powell will take on the image of a giant blue dragon. As this lake of destiny forms behind Glen Canyon Dam, America will seek it out as a top recreation e OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT YOU IN PROGRESSIVE Fastest Growing City once, tion extravaganza of Lake PowelL The landing strip at Wahweap gets consistent use now. Most supplies to all of the sites will be by waterrwith the Park Service maintain-ina fleet of supply and patrol boats. An Innovation on Lake Powell will be floating refueling stations. Boat pilots will be among the Park Service personnel who will have permanent quarters at each of the development sites. By LOIS SANDERSON From the PAGE, ARIZ. Is Backed By Home Industry Flaming Gorge Dam, which will create the reservoir, is in the Red Canyon of the Green River in the Uinta Mountains of norths eastern Utah. Flaming Gorge, the scenic landmark for which the dam and reservoir are named, is 27 miles upstream from the dam. The dam is 48 miles north of Vernal, Utah, and 90 miles South of Green River, Wyo. When the reservoir Is filled to Its normal capacity, the resulting lake will extend upstream from the dam over 90 river miles to within a few miles of Green River. It will have a surface area of over 65 square miles. BARNES BANKING CO. Lake Powell, Forming Behind Glen Dam, Soon Be A Recreational Giant Tooeles Growth In Population needed. Of Layton people' at GLEN CANYON DAM, BE CREATION ROOT Roots for a happy future Jor those who love the outdoor life are being securely laid in th'steel and concrete of Glen Canyon Dam. As Lake Powell creeps like a beautiful blue dragon through the canyons and deserts of Utah and Arizona, unknown spectacles of beauty will unfold. Sites for some of Americas greatest playlands are already established. Juniper-splattered- and the area will receive an estimated 300,000 visitors yearly. Provisions have been made for eight boat clubs, two resorts, six youth camps and several summer homes, all by private owners. This year a half million dollars Was allocated for the first phase of the program. Six of the 13 campgrounds and picnic areas scheduled for construction by 1962 are completed. Roads, parking barfacilities and chain-iinrier fences have been finished for Red Canyon Overlook 1,500 feet above the river. Six. miles of. water- lines have been Installed, and work on one giant boat ramP is under way. Terrain is considered with cilities. SAVINGS 9,000 and good topsoli Camp and picnic areas also were linked with adequate roads, yet separated far enough from the main drag to preserve the primitive beauty of the forest Family units (table, grill, camping and parking space, with jointly shared toilet and garbage facilities) were limited to two or three per acre for relative privacy. Most Colorful Tourists at Flaming Gorge may wonder which is the more colorful the geography, history or the local inhabitants. From the little town of Manila on the Utah- Wyonfing border, a road loops fto Dutch John, a few miles away, headquarters for the construction of the dam. The road crosses the river at one point, and suddenly Flaming Gorge bursts into view. The drab. hills break open revealing the burning caldron of sandstone in various shades from orange to carmine, with the Green River loafing between the darkening walls of Red Canyon on its way to meet the Colorado in picturesque southeastern Utah. One of the first campgrounds to be constructed under the new program was Little Hole near Dutch John. Resting amid junipers on the riverbank, it was once a hideaway for such badmen as Butch Cassidy and his gang. A road encircling the recreation area traverses Sheep Creek Canyon and across 'the Ashley National Forest, the drive through the ages," said to represent a billion years of variegated rock formations within 20 miles. People in little towns like Manila are friendly, and same of them, with scant urging, will recall tales of badmen, robbers, cattle rustling and murder. - Two Major Play Areas Being Developed , Through the Years 1802"1060 -- W00DSCR0SS CANNING COMPANY lots to see, aboard the most talked about train in the country! There are five s for sightseeing through the mountains, Theres lots to do, Vista-Dome- a beautiful Dining Car and the glamorous new San Francisco Cable Car Room Buffet Lounge. 'Chair Coaches are'spacious, comfortable, fine for sleeping. A great trip on a great train! The only direct train service to an francisco. . WESTERN PACIFIC 87 W. South Temple SU, Salt Lake City (OAvla FACTORIES AT CLEARFIELD ANQ MERER, UTAH '& V Hfc.db.sHfc AAA t |
