| Show U. U B. B I. I C. C FACES OPPOSITION 0 N CONFERENCE SITE SITI Confronted Confront d with the question o of whether or not the Uintah Basin Basis Industrial Convention which ha has been held annually at Fort Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne for the last fourteen years year can continue th the U. U B B. B I. I C C. C general general gen gen- eral cral committee met at Fort Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne Monday evening to discuss dis din cuss th the situation According to a letter to the committee committe from C. C C. C Wright agent of the Ouray Uintah-Ouray agency the Indians feel that the white mens men's celebration should not beheld beheld be beheld held on their grounds They feel that it infringes on their Indian fair which for the last two t years has been held sha after the U. U B B B. B I. I C Mr Wright expressed the opinion opinion opinion ion that it might be possible to consolidate the two events He offers four suggestions for the committees committee's consideration 1 To combine the U. U B B. I. I C. C with the Indian Fair 2 2 For the Indian Department to coop cooperate orate with the U. U B. B I. I C. C In locating new grounds on which to hold their conference 3 Continue as in the past with added physical features furnished furnish furnish- ed partly by the committee and partly by the Ule Indian s service 4 Or abandon the U. U B B. B I I. I C. C on the Indian grounds D. D C. C Houston director of educational educational educational edu edu- division Carle Cade D. D Brown public health information and Mrs Hope Bronzonie vital statistics statis' all of the State of Health were present at the meeting to discuss the grounds adequately as has not been dons done in the past they felt Mr W W. W W. W Owens representing the Agricultural College and Mir Mr Lr Ralph Bristol extension supervisor or cr of the U. U S. S Indian Service e were also present Invitations were extended ex- ex tended ended to representatives of other colleges and institutions which have assisted in the programs or past conventions They were unable unable unable un un- un- un able to attend due to previous en en- Because of the fact that all members were una unable le to b be presEnt present pres pres- Ent ent nt at the meeting definite action was postponed until December 15 when all committee members can be present W Vp P A RESERVOIR IN DUCHESNE CO NEARLY FINISHED A reservoir capable of delivering delivering deliver- deliver ing big twice its storage capacity during during during dur dur- ing each season and which will supplement the w water l r supply of underlying farm lands to su such h an extent that crop values values values val val- val val- ues will be more than doubled is I nearing completion at creek creel seven miles northeast of Roosevelt in Duchesne county The project is a Works Progress Administration development and is sponsored by the county It was originally started by members of or orthe the Dry Gulch irrigation district three years ago and the concrete outlet construction was completed by private capital When the depression depressIon depression de de- de- de tightened and the irrigation irrigation irrigation tion c company found it impossible to cont continue nue construction of the reservoir res tHe property was deeded deeded deeded deed deed- ed to the county and a connection connection con con- was arranged 1300 A A. A C. C Capacity The reservoir has a capacity of 1300 acre feet of water willer which is behind a six hundred foot dam which has an approximate approximate approximate mate h height of 30 feet and 1600 feet of earthen embankment ranging from 9 to 16 feet in height The face of the dam and the embankment has been I on OD page 8 w WP v P A 1 RESERVOIR IR IRIN IN DUCHESNE CO I NEARLY NEARL Y FINISHED I Continued From Page 1 I fully and the reservoir will be read ready for use in time for forthe forthe forthe the next t irrigation season Water for fOl the reservoir is supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied from the Uintah river aI above above a- a bove the dam In the absence of I storage facilities the early spring flow of the f river nr could not be lc utilized utilized utilized uti uti- economically The reservoir however can be filled in March from the normal flow of t the river and this water can be used for tor early irrigation Farm Values Doubled An early dry spring generally i prevails but farmers arm rs were unable I to take advantage of the tho curly I season by reason of the water shortage Hay and grain formerly were the principal crops on 2500 acres below the reservoir The supplemental water vater supply which has more than doubled farm values will permit the planting planting plant plant- ing of potatoes onions beets peas beans and crops A se second ond filling of the res reservoir will be po possible in iIi June when the high water period of the Ui Uintah tah river occurs There will vill be be four feet of dead deadwater deadwater deadwater water in lh the res reservoir at all times time and an experiment will be conducted to determine e if f trout can thrive in the reservoir If it proves successful the reservoir may develop into inlo one of the most attractive recreational sites in the Uintah basin A safety ty spillway feet long forty feet wide and ten feet deep has been built to protect the reservoir reservoir reservoir res res- from abnormally heavy rainfall that might the dam |
