Show Improvements On Ashley Forest Analyzed By Supt Frank R R. R Warthen At Aft this the third anniversary since the creation of ot the Civilian Conservation Corps it is fitting to tell tall 11 something of the accomplishments accomplishments by the Corps in th the way of work done by the Uinta I River and Moon Lake Camps CampB on the A Ashley hley National Forest In Uinta Canyon a high 1 gh type mountain road rood was constructed from the tho forest boundary to Spring a distance of seven seven seven sev sev- en miles mUes making U this s beautiful canyon accessible to 10 that they may get away from the heat of the tho vall valley y and enjoy themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in Sn the midst of natures nature's beauties for which this pla place is noted This road also provides provide means wh whereby by the high and rugged rugged rug rug- ged ped country beyond can be reached reach reach- ed with much gt greater ater ease In U this s area beyond th the tha end tend of the road is located the l highest peaks of the Ule state several ral approaching an elevation elevation ele ele- of f feet fast t. t covered with lakes and streams In and about are arc an abundant supply offish offish of offish fish and wild life lite This is considered considered considered consid consid- ered one of th the wildest and most beautiful of our country's countr remain remain- ing lag pl primitive areas aneas and is one ona of the Uintah Basins Basin's principal attractions attractions attractions at at- tractions to her outside neighbors The b beauties of tl this is area if properly properly properly prop prop- erly protected developed and maintained main maintained tamed could be bc enjo enjoyed d indefinitely Camp Grounds Developed Camp grounds have been boon developed developed developed devel devel- in Uinta Canyon for the convenience con con- of the people and will accommodate accommodate ac ac- ac- ac many campers Th These e ecamp camp grounds have many mod modern m sanitary facilities including pure water water piped from Irom springs stoves fins fine places table and bench combinations combinations combinations com com- garbage garbaC disposal units comfort stations fete etc as aJ well as tent Lent spaces space parking spurs and well weIl cleaned grounds Considering these camp grounds from a protection protection pro pro- protection sanitation and convenience nce standpoint the people of this vi vicinity vI- vI as well as their visitors will wil derive derie much good from them At Smokey Springs a large holding pond was constructed for use in planting fish to stock the Uinta River as aswell vell as a concrete tank in wl which ch to rio hold small fish until they can be ba packed to the Continued on page 8 C. 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C Forest V Work ork Analyzed Continued From Page 1 streams and lakes higher in the mountains mountain for restocking In ad addition addition addi addi- tion to this the above s several veral miles of stream improvement has b born in n done on the Uinta River to provide resting places for fish and to toch ch check k the flow of the thu streams Telephones For Fire Protection Thirty flue miles of telephone t nes l have been boen constructed for forthe forthe forthe the particular purpose of making It possible to report r port forest fires firos and to b bs able to ass assemble cri crews WS and suppress s fire at once before the fires get much of a start Approximately ie feet feat t of pips pipe lines have hav be been n constructed ted piping pure sp spring ng water vater to camp campgrounds campgrounds campgrounds grounds ranger Tanger stations and other r places where they can be used In conn connection with th these ese se pipe pip lines concrete conc storage tanks of over OIl thousand gallons capacity capaci ty ha have YC been installed Many have been f fenced nc d developed and concrete head boxes installed and the water then piped to metal troughs for fo the benefit of hi livestock and game thus providing providing pro pro- viding wat water r for many more animals animals animals an an- than would be possible if w. w were re permitted to run as before before before be be- fore and contaminate the springs and tramp th them m into This also enables stock to get water and use range which was vas not fully used in the past Five Bridges Constructed Several cattle guards guardS' on roadways roadways roadways road road- ways through boundary and drift fences have havie ha been constructed aswell as aswell w. w well ll as ve bridges one of which Is a sixty foot span across Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone cr creek k and is the best bridge on the forest It will till be there the for many years to come com From the Forest boundary in Uinta Canyon to the head of Pole Cre Greek Creek at Bennion Park elevation feet a good mount mountain n road eleven leven miles long has been leen constructed constructed con con- t d which opens up a fine arm aria of timber so that lumber poles mine props etc can be hauled out with trucks for improvement im im- provement nt nt of farms and homes in inthe inthe inthe the valley and for commercial pur pur- poses Tl Thus This s road provides a beautiful beautiful beau beau- t ul scenic dr drive ve as well as many recreational opportunities and its importance from a fins fine protection standpoint cannot be over emphasized sized Important Roads Built BuiltA A road read project of major importance importance importance im im- im- im that has been ben constructed ted is s the Dry Gulch Road b between tw n nJohn John Star Flat and Yellowstone creek This road is eleven miles in length and of excellent standard for a mountain road Some eight mills miles of spur roads have been bem constructed constructed constructed con con- from this roa main n trunk which opens some splendid timber r ra a areas as The Dry Gulch road providEs providE's provides pro pro- vides ides a short rou route between Yel Yellowstone creek and Uinta river and makes those two streams amS accessible accessible accessible ac ac- ac- ac to any part of Duchene county From the present camp sit site on Yellowstone cheek el Ith the New Yel Yel- Y Yellowstone l- l los 1000 tone stone Road of of approximately eight miles has been constructed d from its junction with the Dry Guch Road south to a point below the Forest boundary A good many acres of cleanup have bo been n completed around administration administration ad ad- ministration sites of slash d debris dabris bris and end undesirable trees thus reducIng reducing reducing ing th the ire danger and nd b beautifying beautify beautify- fy- fy ing the road side Forest Boundary Fenced Practically all of the forest boundary in the county has been bean n fenced fence so that control is had over overstock overstock overstock stock grazing on the forest and adjacent Indian lands and trespass trespass tres tres- pass with consequent costs ost to th the stock o owners rs prevented Several administrative sites consisting of ranger station buildings buildings build build- ings pastures pastur s water systems and landscaping of grounds have been finished making possible better better- forest administration Many acres of timber have beien boen b n thinned leaving only the better boller and more mona thrifty trees which are ar prop properly spaced and will wm grow and mature much more mOl rapidly and become a bott better botter r grade of timber because cause of less crowding by near near- by defective and diseased trees During the time the Moon Lake camp has been on the tile forest man days have been sp spent t fightIng fighting fight- fight Ing fir fines Th The presence of the camp has definitely tely prevented s several veral fires from getting g-elling away which would have resulted in the extreme me I destruction which is Js always caused I Iby Iby by fire Creosote Treating Plant PlantA A creosote treating plant has hasborn born been operated at the Moon Lake camp at which nearly lodge lodgepole pol pole pine pinc telephone poles J a and d f nc j posts pasts ha have ve been n treated These Thesie poles were cut and pel peeled by the themen thern I rn men n. n hauled to the plant and and boiled fn n hot creosote for a p period i from Croni eight Ight to ten hours gaining a pen penetration of three fourths to toone toone one inch into the wood which preserves pre pre- serves the pole for many years I I resulting In a very fine finc product I j I i I I which has oo been n used for telephone lines Jines and f fence nce construction on the forest A large supply cf these will willbe willbe willbe be on hand for future main maintenance i r and construction construction- I J Approximately acres of pine timber have been bi cn carefully I examined in order to detect and destroy the destructive pine b beet beet- tI t- t les This is to done by felling the in- in I f fasted ted tr trees s and burning th the i bark on the infested portion of th thI the tree In the past ten years tl there has been ben a very noticeable increase increase in- in crease orease in these pests and the us of the Civilian CiviJian Conservation Corps to destroy them has undoubtedly resulted in the saving of millions of feet of timber r that it may b be used for making lumber to build homes in the Ule Uintah Basin |