Show I Crews Reopen flooded Garfie d Road i I ESCALANTE Garfield County Special State Special Stale road crews expect expect ex ex- to have havethe the thc Circle Cliffs- Cliffs Escalante Road Hoad recently inundated inundated dated by flash flood waters opened Friday it was learned earned here The road leading southeast 45 I miles to the Circle Cliffs mining I area where uranium ore is being I trucked through Escalante to the Marysvale l ore center was washed I over when a wall of water waler was i funneled into the narrow canyons I of Warren Wash and Silver Falls Canyon I First version said five trucks I were believed trapped between the narrow canyons but checking checking checking check check- I ing seems to show only two had to be he abandoned when drivers escaped from the rising rising waters Marvin larvin A A. A Dalton Dallon Monroe lonroe was trucking uranium ore out of the area and had neared Devils Devil's Gateway Gate Gale I way or the Narrows an opening opening opening open open- ing in the canyon walls only 20 feet wide when he noticed the water rising Jack Naser also of Monroe l was driving a second ore truck The pair drove their trucks to ground about three feel feet above the stream bed and began hurrying hurrying hurrying hurry hurry- i ing toward the gateway The I walls were straight up and down i and there wasn't a place to climb out of the way of the flood Mr 11 Dalton Dallon recalled The men were picked up by Byron Davis geologist from Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain In- In Uranium Co who was driving a jeep and the three fled the flood waters |