Show Miners Miner's Open Basin Basin osin Open for the Season One of the last places w where 1 re the snow melts ort on the La Sal Hat mountains Is Miners Miner's s Basin spectacular spec spec- valley hidden among the peaks of ot the northern La Sal Sala Last week-end week Gordon Cordon Fowler Miners Miner's Basin owner and summer resident made th the trip to his summer home with little difficulty using wheel four drive vehicles somewhat ear ear- Her than he was able ble t to make It last year Mr Fowler stated that he didn't make It 1 Into the basin baski last year until May 28 several several sev sev- eral weeks later than this year ar Also making the JoUrney to the Basin on Sunday were Mr and Mrs William J J. J O Conner E E. J. J Claus and Mrs Mildred Claus who had the distinction of or being the first guests ever to register In n the guest book during the month of May Of Interest to the visitors was a large targe which had tom torn down out of the peaks sometime during the winter carrying debris down across the valley and pushing trees and snow part way up the other side aide which they described as looking like a box of matches upset In a mound of ot snow In these pictures s taken by Mr Claus Mr Fowler Is U shown standing In front of his cabin In the pathway carved through a snowbank snow The other picture with Mrs Claus In the foreground fore Cor ground shows the path of destruction left by the large slide possibly a mile In length and several hundred yards across Continued warm weather and high winds will continue to free the hIgh mountain Areas reas of of their burden buWen of winter snow making trips to o Warner blamer Recreation area Geyser Pass and other La fa Sal mountain favorites possible before be before be- be fore the end of another Mother month Miners Miner's Basin Is reached yla the newly newly- completed La Sal Mountain Scenic Loop Road either from Castle Valey or from the upper Moab Valley VaHey mountain road conditions on the La for Cor months much better than past years have diminished during the past few weeks due to extremely high winds However range conditions condi- condi ions for tor the coming summer are expected to be better than average 1 tt t V K I t 1 1 54 y N M |