Show I I Possible SE Utah hah L Basin U Road I Routes Discussed at Meeting Here Efforts to establish a connecting connect ing ng link between Utah's two ma major major ma ma- jor oil and gas areas southeastern Utah and the Uintah Basin passed pass pan ed the local stage Tuesday as representatives representatIVe of ten cities and numerous agencies met at the Towne Town and Country club to o hear bear arguments for tor proposed add addi and formally organize for effort The project t. t long a dream of industrial INdus of the two wo and one which has Interest Interest- Interested areas of officials of of- ed d Indian and fish and game this was revived early year by kY y t the e Moab chamber f of commerce and Vernal Interests Since inee that time air and ground surveys have been made to locate lo 30 cate a feasible route t A report of the roads committee commit commit- tee of the chamber chambee listed a route through Thompson and Sego can can- yon 00 as the most financially feasible feas teas ible ibie routes Through former state road engineer George Hub Newell Jewell they presented comparative datIve aUve estimates of the proposed routes Outos Tuesday No decision was reached leached at the Tuesday meeting however Following the tte discussion of tit routes and financing Moab's George Burck was elected to spearhead a decision on a route route and head the concerted efforts i I of 01 the group Mr Burck was was was' I commissioned to a appoint a five man committee to ta study the routes and reach a decision this this' coming Monday An October 1 muting meeting was set for tor the next step Represented at the meeting metUng were the Ute Tribal committee I Ithe the Bureau of Land Management j Bureau of Indian Affairs Ute Tribal Council State Road Com Corn II Fish and Game Depart Depart- I Continued on Page 8 Possible SE Utah Continued from Page 1 ment Green River Chamber of ot I Commerce Thompson and CresCent Crescent Crescent Cres Cres- cent Junction businesses and many area industries and bus bus- pesse nessel Moab civic leaders leader were well represented as were those n in n Grand county Routes considered Included Floy Canyon Crescent Canyon Renegade Canyon from Thompson Thomp Thomp- pon son Thompson Canyon and Sego Se Se- go Canyon Estimated costs varied var var- led from Irom a figure for the Sego Canyon route to or for Floy Canyon A road from Ouray on the other side of the mountains is under construction by y the Ute Tribal Council to provide pro- pro vide yide access to their catti graz- graz ng areas The Indian representatives representatives representatives cautioned that the road roads 1 s 5 not adequate for lor automobile travel at the present time In Introducing the meeting Chamber hamber director George Burck Durck pointed out the great advantages of pf the project which Includes the possible joining of such pro projects pr proJects pro pro- as the Flaming Gorge dam damand damand and nd the Glen Canyon dam for forthe forthe forthe the future and the connection of the thc national parks and monuments monuments ments of the two areas This Mr Burck Durck said would be in addition addi- addi tion to the mineral mineraI wealth con con- which are extensive |