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Show Dinosaur LandLj? H jf.Sy W RedCan0n(ZdcENIC OVERLOOK-: T Jale """V FLAMING GORGE I DAM H I Ashley National Forest U A D C I C,-s Brush Creek. Cave I --". r" ""' Piamond Mountain " for (H X Jit PE TROGLY PHS ri X 1 ((( J q, A e JJJ ui...k c...i, r.rt J&SUiMkerl 1 dS''1 If C 1 Cr a Egg VV V B OF NATURAL HISTORY V I ftPX VISITORS CENTER . S- . 0 PTo High UintM L Aw'"""'"" T fel ft I 1 J VHATlONAl. MONUMENT I I Ft. Ducbeina f ? J t" COATING TOURING - J! ."- .I l; , . . t . - . . -0rrk) v . " , ; t- " - CTr-kx. 1 I r . - . . , - ; i " - :.-'.'$,.! -v.iy -wo- amis " -v . - , , . r. ... .. ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Uintah County lies the magestic Jones Hole Fish Hatchery. The lure of fat trout and a cool clear creek attracts thousands of visitors to the hatchery hat-chery yearly. The hatchery also provides fishermen in the state of Utah with 18 percent per-cent of stocked trout. Jones Hole is just one of many scenic spots on Diamond Mountain. Two reservoirs, Crouse and Calders, are located about 35 miles east A prize backwoods area to go on a hot summer Saturday is the Jones Hole Fish Hatchery in Diamond Mountain. The 40-mile trip across Diamond Mountain to the hatchery has many side roads to famous areas like Browns Park, Crouse and Calder's Reservoirs, but for those who aren't tempted to turn off, the long trip to the hatchery has many rewards. Nestled in the bottom of a deep canyon ca-nyon lies the federal hatchery. The paved road into the hatchery twists and turns giving the motorist a panoramic view of the canyon walls. The hatchery sits on seven springs which supply water that gravity flows through the hatchery. Feeding time at the hatchery is the most exciting. Millions of fingerlings will break the water surface as a pan of food is thrown to them. The hatchery supplies nearly 18 percent per-cent of the trout planted in Utah. It also provides fish for Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The water in the hatchery maintains 52 degrees year round which is an ideal environment for growing trout. The stream below the hatchery, Jones Hole Creek, is usually full of good-sized rainbow and cutthroat trout. Fishing the stream after the opening day is uncrowded and worms, flies or natural baits will catch a limit after a morning of fishing. The creek winds through a canyon for about four miles and empties into of Vernal and provide good fishing for rainbow trout. Access is provided by the Diamond Mountain road. Twelve miles further east of Crouse and Calders reser- voirs is Brown's Park. Brown's Park provides pro-vides excellent fishing in the fall for anglers. Five to ten pound fish are commonly com-monly caught on the stretch of the Green River which travels through Brown's Park. I Jones Hole oufing something to relish the Green River. The hike down the creek is as enjoyable for the non-fisherman. non-fisherman. The canyon walls are lined lin-ed with Indian petroglyphs and there are many deer and other wildlife who walk the banks of the stream. Vegetation Vegeta-tion is heavy along the banks and watercress grows in the stream. One should watchout for stinging nettle. The trip to Jones Hole across Diamond Dia-mond Mountain, which was named for a diamond hoax, is full of history. The mountain is named in remembrance remem-brance of two men who appeared at the Bank of California in San Francisco Fran-cisco in 1872 and asked to deposit a canvas bag. The two men refused to say what was in the bag but hinted the contents were of great value. Finally, the banks president, William C. Ralston and a group of local citizens prevailed on the two men, Philip Arnold Ar-nold and John Slack, and the bag was opened. Onto Ralston's desk poured a handful of diamonds. Arnold said they found them on a recent trip but would not say where. Excitement ran high. With seeming reluctance, Arnold and Slack finally agreed to choose two men and allow them to visit the diamond field and inspect in-spect it, with the condition that they be blindfolded while approaching and leaving the field. The two men were selected, went by train to a small Union Pacific station and met Arnold who drove them deep into the countryside. During the trip they were blindfolded and at the site removed them and inspected the field. In San Francisco later they reported that the field was literally strewn with diamonds. I A $10 million corporation was: ed. Arnold and Slack were torn half the stock, Ralston and his the other half. To allay fears stones were sent to Tiffany it ' York and were pronounced get-with get-with a value of about $150,000. .t nent mining engineer went to the and reported that 25 men could', out a mission dollars wor:: diamonds in a month. Slack ar: nold sold out. Later in the fall, a well-t geologist, Clarence King, tire: company that the diamond fiek a fraud and that the "mine" ha:-"salted." ha:-"salted." At the site he expte-company expte-company officials that he hadfc diamond that had been partial, and polished; that other diamott been found at the bottom holes: by sharp instruments. Finally the details of the sr: came to light. The gems dustrial diamonds from South.1:' Arnold and Slack had bougMfc Amsterdam and London, i' presumably repaid the $150,Ki:' received. Slack was never cat On your trip to Jones Hole it -visable to take a box lunch, fe at the hatchery isn't allowed are two accesses to Diamond Ma--The shorter is east on 500 North: nal to Diamond Mountain and Jones Hole. The other access U-44 is 15 additional miles W noff 20 miles north of Vernal' mond Mountain turnoff. For information about the hs'-and hs'-and possibly a tour, inquire-main inquire-main office. It is best to n: rangements beforehand, 78 |