Show Report Of Or Work York Accomplished Accomplished Ac Ac- At Moon Lake C C C Camp After all the thing that the government pays us for and the thing that Uncle Sam is interested interested interest interest- interest interest- ed In along with building manhood manhood manhood man man- hood is the building up of the forest for for- est We Ve feel that the Ule fellows in Camp F 37 under the direction of Mr Warthen and his staff of foremen foremen fore fore- men have hav accomplished some Bome very fine work along this line Wo We submit submit submit sub sub- mit this as a resume of or the work completed and also invite you to tomake tomake to make a n. first hand inspection when I Ithe the opportunity may present Jent it itself it- it self Bridges Three vehicle bridges have been completed to date and one partially partially partially par par- comple completed ed Consisting of It ft It truss with masonry abutments on the Yellowstone river Two stringer bridges on Dry Gulch road across the main stream of Dry Gulch and one partially completed completed completed com com- bridge with masonry abutments abutments abutments a- a across the Farnsworth canal on the Moon Lake Lak road Buildings One barn has been partially completed at Elkhorn ranger station station sta sta- tion lion and Maintenance work worl including in- in including including in in- painting on two others one at Altonah ranger station and andone andone andone one at Yellowstone ranger station Two new dwellings are arc partially completed at Yellowstone ranger station and one at Uinta River ranger station Maintenance work has been completed on the present present present pres pres- ent Altonah Elkhorn and Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone ranger station dwellings consisting of both exterior and interior In Interior interior in- in painting clean up of the grounds and other repairs include ing big fences etc Two new garages ar are partially completed one at Yellowstone and one at the new Ankar ranger station site on Dry Gulch Also maintenance work on four other garages including painting Two of these are at it Altonah one at Yellowstone and one at Elkhorn ranger stations One new office building has been constructed at Elkhorn ranger station One new powder magazine has been constructed at Yellowstone ranger station This is of concrete construction and is both fire proof and bullet proof It is well ventilated ventilated ventilated and constructed throughout In accordance with government safety specifications Two latrines have been constructed constructed constructed con con- for use in public camp campgrounds grounds Fences Four miles of boundary fence has been constructed across the face of Lake Fork mountain rods of combination wire fence with creosote treated lodge pole posts have been built around the new Ankar ranger station pasture rods of log panel fence has been constructed around springs in various places A new combination wire and pole fence of excellent quality has been constructed constructed constructed con con- around the Elkhorn ranger rang rang- er station grounds and pasture This fence has been painted Telephone Lines miles of telephone line has been constructed t this consIsts consists consists con con- of 12 miles of line from Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yel Yel- ranger station to Moon Lake Cake and 36 miles mUes of circuit circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- with copper weld wire from Vernal north to Draw Pipe lines and storage facilities for water feet of pipe line and two concrete storage tanks of 1000 gallons capacity each have been heen installed install d to date one of these tanks and lines is located at a spring on the mountain southwest southwest south south- west of Moon Lake and supplies water for the Moon Lake camp campground campground campground ground Algiers Algier's r resort resart the Reclamation Reclamation Re Re- Service and the contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor on the Ute Moon Lake Lale project The second tank and pipe line supplies water for forthe the present camp and the Yellowstone ranger station and public ground Spring Development At present 5 springs have been been developed for livestock and wildlife wild wild- life This work consisted of excavation excavation and installation of tile to I increase the flow of water also the installation of a concrete head I box pipe and metal water troughs and the fencing of the spring area with log Jog panel fence Cattle Guards Three cattle guards constructed of concrete and railroad rails have be hem bean n constructed at present One Om on Moon Lake road one ono on Dry Gulch road and one on Mo Mosby by Mt road Stone Walls Valls Forty rods of stone wall fence has been constructed around the Yellowstone public camp ground Table and Bench Combinations 34 table and bench combinations have been constructed for use usein usein usein in public camp grounds Roads New v Construction Approximately 25 miles of new road has hes been constructed This consists of 7 miles of road from the mouth of Telephone hollow to present camp 10 miles of road from our present camp to Dry Gulch which has been over rather difficult country due to the climb out of Yellowstone canyon Three i miles of road up the main fork of Dry Gulch beyond th the new Ankar ranger station Three miles of road built in cooperation with the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Service and three miles of road on Pole creek Included inthis In Inthis inthis this road work is the installation of many metal culverts with stone Intakes spillways and head walls as well as many other drainage facilities Road Maintenance During the past summer maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- work has been completed on 43 miles of existing roads Field Planting Trees Three acres of tr trees es consisting of 2000 Ponderosa pine seedlings have been planted to date Forest Stand Improvements Approximately one hundred acres acres acres ac ac- ac- ac res of timber stand improvement has been done This consists of thinning nning in some of the over dense stands Fire Suppression Seventeen man days have been I spent fighting forest fires and 50 man days on fire General Cleanup 70 acres of cleanup have been accomplished to date This consists consists consists con con- of cleanup of or orall all debris dead timber unsightly rocks and trees in and around public camps administrative administrative administrative ad ad- sites such as ranger stations special use areas and summer home sites This represents represents represents a 0 great deal of work in the timbered areas Roadside Cleanup Seven miles of roadside cleanup has been completed to date This consists of th the removal and disposal disposal disposal dis dis- dis- dis of brush and splash caused by the e clearing operation and results re re- results re results in the beautification of the roadside as well as the reduction of the fire hazard Camp Ground Development Five acres of public camp campground campground ground round have been developed to date and several more areas are are planned surveyed and partially completed ted This work consists ot of cleanup of grounds construction of motor ways and trails installation installation installation tion of water systems latrines tables benches stoves s garbage disposal units and other recreational recreational lional facilities Much advance planning is necessary for this type of work Creosote Plant fence posts and 1500 telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone poles pole J have been cut p peeled led and nd hauled to the creosote plant at camp for treatment with tar creosote These pos posts and poles are are- boiled in the creosote solution for a period of or S 3 to 10 hours and then placed in a cold creosote bath for 8 hours A penetration of 34 3 to 1 inch is obtained Approximately ApproxImately Approximately one half of this number have been treated to date Rodent Control 2090 acres of rodent control has been accomplished to date FRANK V WARTHEN ARTHEN Work Superintendent |