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Show 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 17, 1952 A big oil year is ahead for the Uintah Basin, with several new wildcats drilling this month and others projected for spring. Over 20 wildcats are proposed for 1952 in the Basin area, not including the ones already drilling. A drive to raise $10,000 for the modeling in cement with a marble-like finish of two huge dinosaurs on the grounds of the Utah Field House at Vernal was voted at a luncheon of the Vernal Lions Club Wednesday of last week. An acute hay shortage and the threat of more snow are causing serious problems to the Uintah Basin stockmen. stock-men. The heads of several government agricultural agencies report that no hay is available in any part of Utah. In the face of heavy weight losses and starvation, 2300 sheep have already been shipped from the Ashley Valley to California for winter feeding. Uranium deposits of "unusually high" content have been discovered near the Wyoming-Utah border by a 75-year-old prospector and a rancher. Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Interior In-terior Robert R. Rose made the announcement an-nouncement last week and said the government has signed an exploration contract for development of the uranium site. |