Show I anal l C Canal Ci C Chronicle v x arps Published by and in the interests of C C C Co No 1968 at Gamp Damp DBR 11 Bridgeland land Utah HISTORY OF I COMPANY 1968 Company 1968 COG COC was formed on July 27 1934 and moved into the site of Camp DBR 5 Heber H-eber Utah at the headwaters of Current Current Cur Cur- rent creek with a cadre of men from Co Soapstone camp F G Kamas Utah Officers assigned were John B. B Cannon Canno Capt Reserve alry-Reserve 1st Charles CharlesK K Reserve CA and 2nd Var Val D. D Holladay F Re FA-Re- R A-R serve Doctor Alton H. H joined joined joined join join- ed the company as Contract Surgeon Surgeon Sur Sur- geon on July 31 On May 20 1935 1st Alma H. H Bangerter CA- CA Reserve joined this company at atthe the llie Bridgeland camp and functioned function function- ed as Mess Officer and Exchange Officer Original Site The original camp sI site the tile sheep corral clearing was wag abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- in favor of a grassy clearing clearing clearing clear clear- ing a few hundred yards away Work Vork was started at once in the construction of tent floors setting up tents putting in water lines building a mess hall etc On the and of August August August Aug Aug- the newly authorized quota of drought enrollees arrived being being being be be- ing mostly from Salt Lake county coun coun- ty Storms at the tile time of arrival prevented the thc large school busses In which the men were being transported transported transported trans trans- ported from coming all th the way to camp The boys came in hi afoot generally wet cold and tired The health of the camp was good how however howe ver and the spirit of the boys and general m morale ralo was commendable com com- Food Brings Weight Gain Members of this company will long remember such events as the shift make ft cold water showers at atthe atthe atthe the creek bank the mess hall hail when it was finally finished several several several sev sev- eral of the boys being lost over overnight overnight overnight night the sheep that seemed to always be near us the many fine programs that Dr Curtis brought from Payson and vicinity and the three hearty meals served each day which caused a gain of 12 to 14 pounds in most cases The work project at Current creek was the construction of a canal at about the foot elevation elevation elevation eleva eleva- tion to divert the headwaters of Current creek through Coop pass pass so that the water diverted would flo flow y into the Strawberry reser reser- voir From there the waters pass through a tunnel into Utah county county county coun coun- ty serving the agricultural area south of Provo Nearly half of the work on the Ule five and a half mile canal was completed in 1934 A spike camp carried the work forward forward forward for for- ward during th the summer of 1935 II with 1st Lt Charles K in command Camp DBR 11 Established Soon after the Current creek camp was established a cadre of 20 men left for Bridgeland Utah for the establishing and constructing constructing constructing ting of the Bridgeland Camp DBR 11 This camp site is along Highway Highway Highway High High- way 40 and in the northwestern corner of the Uintah Basin just north of the steel bridge that spans the Duchesne river 10 miles east of Duchesne Utah The construction construction construction con con- of the camp was supervised supervised supervised super super- toy by Lieu A study of the water from the Duchesne river showed it to not be entirely safe for human con con- Arrangements were then made to secure drinking water from a deep well more than thana a mile distant The water for culinary culInary culinary cul cul- inary purposes was pumped from froma a spring into a tank about one mile east t. t of the camp and a pipe brought the water on to the camp campgrounds grounds Moves To Bridgeland On October 19 1934 Company 1968 moved from Current creek camp into the Bridgeland quarters t During the summer of 1935 this company had three spike camps One at Camp BR 5 Current Current Current Cur Cur- rent creek Heber Hober Utah with 1st Lt Charles Charier K in com com- mand The men in this spike camp were from Company 1967 Huntsville Huntsville Huntsville Hunts- Hunts ville Utah Another at Price Camp 3 a camp construction company with Capt J. J H. H Winters Winters Winters Win Win- commanding until he was transferred to the Pocatello District District District Dis Dis- in September Then Capt J J. J Hobart Miller took over command until the camp construction was completed the last of October The Dhe third spike spik camp was at Castle Dale Utah Camp DG 27 with 1st Lt Alfred C. C in com com- mand The camp construction was completed on the of October and was wag ready for a new company to occupy Men In Camp During this period the company strength was around the mark This included the men who were temporarily attached to this company company company com com- pany from other camps On Sept 3 1935 seventy-five seventy men were transferred from Co 1968 to help form a new company Co 2938 Big Cottonwood camp F 38 Murray Utah No sooner had the Bridgeland camp been established than an Educational program was Organ Organ- While meager at first this program has continued to expand In August 1935 Mr R. R A A. A Morris Jr was assigned to the camp as Educational Adviser and the program program program pro pro- gram was expanded to include many academic vocational and general s subjects Included in this program was one 30 minute class which convened at 7 a. a m m. m each day when wen all enrollees were in at at- The teaching staff in included included included in- in all officers th the the- Educational Education Education- al Adviser the Assistant Educational Educational I Adviser enrollee the Superintendent of the work project pro pro- project several mechanics and foremen foremen fore tore Imen men enrollee leaders a visiting chaplain and many outside speakers speakers speakers' speak speak- ers ers' Many class classes s were given during the evening hours Attendance at these classes was voluntary Some of these class classes s had a large enrollment enrollment enrollment en en- while others were one- one man classes In the offices and out on the work project the instruction instruction instruction in in- and teaching was going on while the work was WM being done Often instruction was given n indefinite in indefinite indefinite definite periods prior to and during during during dur dur- ing the work hours Such a procedure procedure procedure pro pro- was carried on In the kitchen and each man man had a chance to learn the science of whatever project he was wa'S assigned assign cd to to Outside Speakers Included in the Educational program w were re speakers from the outside and the subjects treated were varied and interesting and planned to fit well into the problems problems problems lems of life Sometimes these lectures lectures lectures lec lec- tures wore illustrated and only speakers of the highest quality and preparation were invited into the camp Added to the list of In Instruction Instruction in- in were entertainers from the surrounding communities who volunteered their services These programs were introduced with the hope that higher morale cultural cultural cultural cul cul- cul- cul tural and social attitudes S might be ba developed within the life of the men An attempt was made to find each man in h his s own world his likes and nd dislikes his previous training and his possibilities with the hope that when the man left camp he would be better prepared d to apply for a job Or a position and to to more efficiently perform his work when he secured a jot job It was hoped that he would return to his hi's home and there function asa as asa asa a better American citizen because of the training he received while laboring and training in the ceo camp A camp paper THE CANAL I CONSTRUCTION CHRONICLE was published each cach we week k by the Journalism class and the Advisers Grounds Beautified Included in the educational program program pro pro- gram was the planting and landscaping landscaping landscaping land land- of the grounds around the barra barracks ks Water for this purpose v vas as supplied from the recently canal into a dirt reservoir reservoir res res- res- res which has hag served as an out of doors swimming pool There has been close and excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent cooperation between the army and the Bureau of Reclamation in connection with the programs of education the morale of the camp the camp surroundings and much credit is due the technical staff in inthis inthis inthis this respect Under their guidance and instruction instruction instruction in in- 18 enrollees have learned learned learned learn learn- ed to drive diesel caterpillar tractors tractors tractors trac trac- tors 6 of the men have been bem successful successful successful suc suc- in securing employment with contracting companies 4 are arenow arenow arenow now receiving regular salaries as caterpillar operators for the Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of Reclamation while 8 are operating tractors on the job Many more men have had considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable training along these and similar mechanical lines Educational Program The following is a a. representative representative representative represent represent- monthly Educational program program program pro pro- gram Current Events Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizen Citizen- ship Safety Program Penmanship Penmanship Penmanship Penman Penman- ship Hygiene and Sanitation Business Business Business Bus Bus- iness English A Aviation Public I Speaking Our Environment First Aid Oil Tinting Photos Water Tinting Photos Typewriting Mic Mic- Studies Sex Hygiene Geology Health Handicraft Handicraft Na Navajo Na- Na vajo Silver Indian Bead Work Vork and Leather Work Work- Auto Mechanics Mech Mech- Mechanics Mechanics Diesel Engineering Cartooning Cartooning Cartooning Car Car- and J Journalism Office Management Shop Management and Cooking I All has not been work without play Man Many dances h have ve been held in the tte mess hall various orchestras orches- orches t tras from surrounding communities communities communities furnishing the music These dances were well attended by the young young people of the nearby towns When dances were not given within within with in the camp trucks were furnished furniShed furnished furn furn- to transport the boys to entertainments entertainments entertainments en en- elsewhere Many Manyfield Manyfield Manyfield field trips were taken into the regions aro around nd the Uintah Basin The wonderful Dinosaur bed boo near Jensen Utah was in included in these trips The camp basketball teams have made enviable records during the two winter r seasons Concluded Next Week |