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Show Dalton W Wells 1s CC CCC Camp C _ _ Activities Activities ctiviti : Division of Grazing Grazmg NewsJust NewsJust News NewsJust Just two years ago this month monthabout monthabout i iabout about 130 members of Company Company561 561 who " were "ere ere stationed in m a fOlest forest forestservice fOlestserVIce foiestservice serVIce camp at Basin , Montana Montanawere , I I"ere "ere ere here " ordered to move to a new newlocation newlocation i ilocation location which was Moab Out came camemaps camemaps I maps and reference books and the thesearch thesearch thesearch search for this new location "as as was wasunder "asunder " wasunder under way When Moab was finally finallylocated finallylocated finallylocated located and the necessiry necess9.ry necess9ry necessary . informa mforma- mforma informa- mformation information information - - tion concerning concernmg population and andlocatIOn andlocation andlocation locatIOn were settled the boys were werethen werethen werethen then ready to leave for this new newplace newplace newplace place which was to be their homeThe homeThe home homeThe The men arrived at camp DG-32 DG 32 DG32October DG32October DG-32October DG 32October - October 25 , 1935 amid high wInds wIndsand windsand windsand and drifting sand Along with an anunfimshed anunfinished anunfinished unfimshed unfinished camp this was a bit too toomuch toomuch toomuch much foi fOl for t the e boys after r riding ding seveiai nunorea hundred miles on 011 a tram tramhlCh tramwhich tramwhich \\hlCh hlCh which \ \ sported ultra-modern ultra modern - square squarewheels squarewheels squarewheels wheels and with the idea ldea of a per- per perfect perfect per perfect - fect paradise described to them by bythe bythe bythe the conductor of the train tram , WhICh WhIChlay whichlay whichlay lay just lust over the hill Groups of men menstood menstood menstood stood here and there discussing the thepossIbIlIties thepossibilities thepossibilities possIbIlIties of a dischal dischaige discharge ge , , others othersof othersof othersof of going A W 0 L while whlle the remain remaIn- remaInmg remaining remaining - ing mg men strolled about the camp ca.mp . or orwere orwere orwere were given detail in m order to get the thecamp thecamp thecamp camp in livable condition condItlOn It was wassome wassome wassome some time before the latter was ac- ac accomphshed accomplished ac accomplished - - complished comphshed complishedAfter comphshedAfter After a few da days s the men began to tosettle tosettle tosettle settle down and much mtel mteiest interest est was wasgiven wasgiven wasgiven given the surrounding surroundmg country countryMany countryMany countryMany Many of the boys , went hiking to tothe tothe tothe the Arches and places of interest interestthat interestthat interestthat that the foremen had told them of ofSome ofSome ofSome Some Someent went \\ent ent \ jack rabbit huntmg hunting huntingwhich , which to boss boys bo s from the east is a asport asport asport sport which isn't isnt lsn't lsnt ' allo allow allowed " ed the year yearround yearround yearround round in m then the11 home states and was wasa wasa wasa a very fine sport and pastime for forthem forthem forthem them The men soon became accus accus- accustomed accustomed accustomed - - tomed to the loutme routine of the camp campand campand campand and with the work program which whichwas whichwas whichwas was started in the month of Novem Novem- November November November - - ber , and settled down to the "ork ork work "orkwhich workwhich " workwhich which \ was as laid out for them This Thisthey Thisthey Thisthey they did in a manner which Wch is islughly ishighly ishighly lughly highly commendable to any group groupof groupof groupof of men who might mighC ' " " have had the theprivilege theprivilege theprivilege privilege of pratIc1patlngMany praticipatingMany praticipating pratIc1patlng praticipatingMany Many fine range development developmentproJects developmentprojects developmentprojects proJects have been completed dur- dur durIng during dur during - - ing the past p'l.st pl.st plst pest ' . two t"o to " years which Com Com- Company Company Company - - pany 561 has occupied this camp campThe campThe campThe The projects worked by this camp camphave camphave camphave have been for the improvement of ofthe ofthe ofthe the range and have included such suchprojects suchprojects suchprojects projects as springs , wells and equip equip- equipmcnt equipment equipment - - ment mcnt , stock tiails bails trails , reservoirs of ofdifferent ofdifferent ofdifferent different types , corrals and holdmg holding holdmgand holdingand holdingand and branding pens rodent control controland , , and truck trails to the ranges where whereheretofore whereheretofore whereheretofore heretofore it was practically im- im impossible impossible Im Impossible - possible for a truck or motor car to totravel totravel totravel travel All this work has been done doneto doneto doneto to better the range for those using usingIt usingit usingit It , and nnd the benefits derived from fromthem fromthem fromthem them are unlimited lmllm1ted Many range rangeusers rangeusers rangeusers users have expressed e'Cpressed eCpressed ' their apprecia apprecia- appreciation appreciation appreciation - - tion for the fine work done In thisarea this thisarea thisarea area and the men have responded respondedby respondedby by giving their very best . , They now nowhave nowhave nowhave have the feelm feeling that they have haveaccomplished haveaccomplished haveaccomplished accomplished something sometWng worthwhile worthwhileand worthwhileand worthwhileand and beneficial instead of sometWng something sometWngv.orthless somethingworthless somethingworthless v.orthless vorthless worthless . and trivial as is com com- commonly commonly commonly - - monly associated with their workToday workToday work workToday Today the remaining remalning 15 of these theseboys theseboys theseboys boys left for Vernal , Utah , where wherethey wherethey wherethey they v . will sill i1I Join the other othcr bovs boss bo s of then company and the company towhich towhich to towhich [ which they will be attached In Inplace Inplace Inplace place of these boys is lS a group of ofmen ofmen ofmen men from another section of the the'conutry 'conutry conutry ' We hope they can take upwhere up upiwhere iwhere where the others left offMany off offi i Many fine friends have been beenfOlmd beenfound beenfound fOlmd found among these boys , not only onlyby onlyby onlyby by the foremen and personnel of ofthIS ofthis ofthis thIS camp but by the townspeople townspeopleas as well wen , and they shall shan always alv.ays alvays . be beremembered beremembered beremembered remembered rememberedWe We take this opportunity opportunlty to say sayadIeu sayadieu sayadieu adIeu to those who have gone and andto andto andto to thank them for the splendId splendIdwork splendidwork splendidwork work done for usTHE usTHE us usTHE THE TECHNICAL AGENCYI AGENCYIt AGENCY I ' It may be of interest to you to toknow toknow toknow know something somethmg about the history historyof historyof historyof of old Company 561 , . the last fifteen fifteenmen fifteenmen fifteenmen men of which left the Dalton Wells Wellscamp Wellscamp Wellscamp camp for their new home at Company Com Com- Company Company - pany 1507 at Veinal Vemal Vernal todayi todayt todayCompany today t i Company 561 was formed in Fort FortKnox FortKnox FortKnox Knox . , Kentucky on May Mav 25 1933 1933A 1933A 1933A A small cadre left almost imediately imedIate- imedIate imedIate,1Y imediate-ly imediate ly - ,1Y 1Y ly after the company was formedfor formedI formed formed'for I , 'for for ' for Camp Big Springs , Glenburn GlenburnCalif GlenburnCalif GlenburnCalif Calif a foiestry fOlestry forestry camp in m the Lassen LassenNational LassenNational LassenNational National Forest in northern Cali Cal1- Cal1 Cal1forma Cali- Cali Califorms California - - fornia forma forms The cadre got the camp m in mshape inshape inshape shape for the main company compan } which whichI whichfollowed whichfollowed whichfollowed followed them to California Cahfornla in a afew afew afew aI few dasHere daysHere days das daysHere } I Here the men of the company companyhad companyhad II Ihad had worked on the forestry projects projectsfor projectsfor Ifor for almost a year when they re- re recelved received re received - - I ceived celved ciders olders orders to proceed to a camp campI campat campat campat at Naples , Idaho to combat the theI theblister theblister theblister blister rust prevalent in m that area areaduring areaduring areaduring I during the summer That fall , the thefall thefall thefall fall of 1934 , the company returned returnedto returnedI to Camp Big Springs Sprmgs at Glenburn Glenburnand Glenburnand Glenbumand I and such familiar names as Lawr Lawr- Lawrence Lawr- Lawr Lawrence Lawrence - - ence Carter . , Walter Detro and andRaymond andRaymond andRaymond Raymond Birdsong " were "ere ere a ere added to tothe tothe tothe the company roster It was at Glen- Glen Glenbum Glenburn Glen-bum Glen bum - bum burn also that Lieutenant Lleutenant Ralph RalphL L Spoon joined jomed Company 561 in m the theSPIIng thespring thespiing SPIIng spring of 1935I 1935In 1935 I | In the latter part of April , 1935 1935the , the company was moved from theI the I ! Glenburn camp to Camp Thunder Thunder- ThunderI Thunderbolt Thunderbolt - I bolt in m the Deerlodge National For- For ForI Forest Forest For Forest - est near Basin , Montana Since this thiswas thiswas thiswas I I was only a summer sUlhmer camp , the stay stayof stayof stayof of the company there was for a aperIod aperiod aperiod perIod of only dhly oirly about six months monthsHowever monthsHowever monthsHowever However , much worthwhile work workwas workwas workwas I was accomplished there and several severalmen severalmen severalmen : . men joined the company there who whoremained whoremained whoremained remained with Wlth It until the date of ofdisbandment ofdisbandment ofdisbandment disbandment Bill Hayes , Elmer ElmerSeitz ElmerSeitz ElmerSeitz Seitz and Tony Mango were werc among amongthem amongthem amongthem them Finally orders were received receivedfor receivedfor receivedfor for the company to move fromthe fromtheThunderbolt from , . the theThunderbolt theThunderbolt Thunderbolt camp to a camp in inUtah inUtah inUtah Utah . , with railhead at GreenrIver GreenrIverShortly GreenriverShortly GreenriverShortly Shortly thereafter thcreafter the order was wasrectified wasrectified wasrectified rectified and the company entrained entrainedat \at at \ at Basin on October 23 and ar1'1ved ar11ved arrived ar1'1vedat arrivedat arrivedat ' at Thompsons Thoinpsons on the 25th so that thatthe thatthe thatthe the men reached Camp DaIt Dalton n Wclls Wells Wclls.hich Wellswhich Wellswhich \.hich .hich which \ . proved to be the home of ofsome ofsome ofsome some of them for two years , , . the thesame t1 thesame I same day . I It seems that all good things tblngs must mustcome mustcome mustcome ' come to an end , so it was that on onSeptember onSeptember onSeptember September 21 , 1937 word was wasreceived wasreceived wasreceived I received that Company Comlrany Com any 561 would woulddisband woulddisband woulddisband disband about the first of or the Tenth TenthEnrollment TenthEnrollment TenthEnrollment I Enrollment : Period , and the re- re remaining remaining re remaining - - maining seventy members of the thecompany thecompany thecompany company transferred to the Vernal VernalCamp VernalCamp VernalCamp Camp I I I I , |