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Show HOOVER HOOVfR m DAM TO BE GREATFEDERAL GREAT GREATffDfRAL GREATFEDERAL ffDfRAL FEDERAL GAME PRESERV PRESfRVE PRESERVE PRESERVOf PRESERVEOf Of immense importance to Utah Utahsportsmen Utahsportsmen Utahsportsmen sportsmen and to those of other west west- western western western - ern states will be the enormous enormO\IS enormO IS \ new newbird newbird newbird bird and game refuge Cleated created by the thehuge thehuge thehuge huge lake resultant upon the comple comple- completion completion completion - - tion of Hoover dam One of the last lasti lastofficial lastofficial i offlcial official acts of President Hoover was wasto wasto wasto to sign an executive e'Cecutive eCecutive " ' order , on March March3 3 , , setting apart this vast artificial lake lakeas lakeas lakeas as a refuge and breeding place for forbIrds forbirds forbirds bIrds and animals anlmal The reservation reservationwill reservationwill reservationwill will be known as the Boulder Canyon CanyonWIld CanyonWild CanyonWild WIld Life Refuge , , and will WllI cover atotal a atotal atotal total of about 620,000 620000 , acres , approxi approxi- approximately approximately approximately - - mately 132 132000 000 acres of which will w111 be bean bean bean an artificial artlflclal lakeWhen lakeWhen lake lakeWhen When this area becomes a vast lake lakewith , , wIth curving curvmg bays and deep inlets inletscutting inletscutting Inletscutting cutting into the side valleys and andgulches andgulches andgulches gulches , it will be a great attractionfor attractlon attraction attractlonfor attractionfor for northern waterfowl and providecover provide providecover providecover cover and food for the resident birds birdsMoreover birdsMoreover birdsMoreover Moreover , it will be an oasis for an anotherwise anotherwise anotherwise otherwise arid region on one of the thesouthward thesouthward thesouthward southward bird blrd immigration nnnugration routes routesIts routesIts routesIts Its value will Wlll be greatly enhanced by byits byits byits its geographical geogrl3lphical location |
