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Show j 0 V Through the Files of L&Qvll4t& tSClCfcCit-GlCt Timea-Independent And the Grand Valley Timet 10 YEARS AGQ J"' Seven months of negotiations negotia-tions between Uranium Reduction Re-duction Company, Utex Exploration Ex-ploration Company and Free-port Free-port Sulphur Company reached reach-ed a fruitless conclusion when Freeport withdrew its offer to buy the 26 million dollar mine and milling operation in Utah. Political activity in Grand County was beginning to generate gen-erate steam with both Republicans Repub-licans and Democrats calling mass meetings to select delegates dele-gates for County organization conventions which were to be held during March. 20 YEAR AGO Snow accumulated on the headwaters of the Colorado River in Colorado were very much above normal and in most areas in Colorado the snow water contents measured measur-ed on Feb. 1, far exceeded any measurement to that time. Officers of the Uranium Ore Producers Association were in Moab from Grand Junction on business connected with their organization. Projects and objectives believed be-lieved valuable to the youth of the communnty were discussed dis-cussed at a meeting of the newly youth recreation committee, com-mittee, a part of the county planning group. Elaborate preparations were being made for the annual meeting of the Grand County Cattle ; Horse Growers meeting meet-ing which was to be held in Moab. 40 YEARS AGO Construction of the Moab oil-processed highway had begun be-gun with a small force of men being employed. This number of workers was to b? increased as the work progressed. pro-gressed. A lofty peak in the LaSal Mountains, located just south of Geyser Pass had been officially of-ficially named Mt. Mullen-thin Mullen-thin in honor of Forest Ranger Ran-ger Rudolf E. Mullenthin of Moab, who was killed while attempting to arrest two draft evaders. Amasa Aldrich, who was a past manager of the Moab Cooperative Company had resigned re-signed and returned to Salt Lake City leaving Ralph J. Miller as manager. The Utah Garage was reopened re-opened for business by Clay Davis of Thompson, the owner own-er E. W. Minter of Grand Junction, an experienced mechanic me-chanic was to have charge of the shop work and Tony Mea-dor Mea-dor was to handle the front end. 60 YEARS AGO The Grand County Commission Commis-sion was planning to hold a special bond election for the purpose of considering the question of bonding the County Coun-ty for $8,500 to complete payment pay-ment for the Dewey Bridge. 1 Five mining claims comprising com-prising eighty acres were located lo-cated in Gateway. The ore discoveries were said to be rich in azurite, uranium and vanadium and copper glance. The State Board of Examiners Exam-iners announced the appro-( appro-( tionment of more than $34,000 representing 25 percent of the amount received by the State from the Naional Forest in Utah'as its portion of the for-' est revenues during the fiscal year. That flour from Turkey Red Wheat makes the best bread of any flour obtained in the northwest was the claim of the millers throughout the sta te who were beginning a movement mov-ement to . induce the farmers to grow this class of wheat. Elgin people had ordered 1700 feet of pipe to install a pipeline from the Elgin Power Pow-er and Water Company's canal can-al to the highest point in town. |