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Show i i m m m m r i Looking Iteckmtd THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT. "VND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 60 Years Ago Prof. Levi Edgar Young and a group of Utah University students returned from an extensive archaeological trip into San Juan county. The Moab Transportation Company announced that their new summer excursion rates for round trip to Thompson were now in effect. The price was now $3. Antonio Martinez, employed employ-ed by the Indian Creek Cattle company was drowned when he was caught in a flood in Indian Creek. D. L. Goudelock and son David narrowly escaped the same fate. The three were crossing the creek on their horses when the flood struck them. 40 Years Ago The Lions Club decided to send a delegation of 30 men from Grand and San Juan counties to Salt Lake City to urge Gov. H. H. Blood and the State Highway Commission to construct an oiled highway on US 450 from Moab south to the state line near Dove Creek. The rainy season was on in earnest in the LaSal Mountains. Moun-tains. A heavy downpour had been experienced there almost daily for the past two weeks and Mill Creek was flooded each day. The desert ranges, however were still severely hit by the long drought. Many Moab people traveled to Monticello to take in the big Pioneer Day celebration. 20 Years Ago The annual Steen Discovery Party was expected to draw 6,000 guests. The Grand County commis-sion commis-sion had let a gravel contract for a truck bypass road from Mountain View subdivision to the historical marker on Highway 160. After the gravel had been laid the paving of the route would be done by the county. Fred M. Conely, Jr., swimming swim-ming pool contractor from Salt Lake City, had been awarded the contract for the construction construc-tion of the new swimming pool in the new city park. 10 Years Ago An average of 200 visitors per day were registering at Dead Horse Point State Park. Attorney General Phil L. Hansen ruled that the State Land Board could not grant right-of-way to Grand County to construct a road across former state sections for a proposed road over the Book Cliffs to the Uintah Basin. Mr. Hansen said the surface rights to the land north of Cisco had been sold to the Ute Indian Tribe for $2.50 per acre. Fire danger on National Forests of the Intermountain Region was nearing extreme conditions and unless a reverse re-verse in weather trends occured, this year would set records for severity. |
