Show in expansion E projects hearing I laari n SH set in vernal satur a A hearing will be held in vernal saturday on a pio plo expansion and in dinosaur national monument that could adversely alver sely affect it a laigo segment sea ancia of the tourist and livestock in lustey in the lit and future power mul and water developments tho the hearing to bo be conducted by bonind coin ad L wirth 1 I i I 1 t 01 of the gat rational ional park service will login begin at 10 it a ni lit in the visual aid aidi i boorn of uintah ailigh school all ic are hinged to attend this vital hearing local OU the he proposals in addition to increasing the total area of the monument by acres provide for the de destination signa of a strip 1000 feet wide running acres to the mile to provide a protected scenic corridor fur for the approach road from highway 40 at artesla artesia if the land Is made available hy by the state or county in colorado the park service will build the road fence the corridor and provide all the necessary underpasses under passes for the movement of stock across the corridor there are about 22 operators in that area whose livestock operations would be seriously hampel hampered ed by cutting off the range f from rom the water supplies now new visitor center the major visitor center tor for the canyon will be in the pati patai hole area it is planned to place here exhibits dealing with the scenic features bool ogy agy and archeology archaeology arche of dinosaur close by campgrounds will be provided and boat ramps for launching intermediate river trips this development it is felt by water experts Ox will stymie any future water or power developments develop menla that may be b needed badly in a rapidly growing utah the park service also Is rec mm amending ending an approach rond road from the artesla artesia area a being most feasible from that standpoint of engineering topography opo graphy and costs as deter detera mined by tile the bureau of public roads T the h e administrative area also ls is planned in ohp the vicinity of artesia this development will include administrative offices the chief malate maintenance nance center tor for the monument and housing for all personnel except those assigned to ranger stations within the monument total development in the area would amount to 0 arlosia arlogia cload the T 1 access road from artesla artesia or an alternate from miners draw are both estimated at 10 miles with a con st ruction cost of about 1 mil lion doth both roads reads would term binate at blue chuo mountain junction from this junction function 6 spur would be required down redrock canyon to pats pata hole this road would bo be 10 mites miles long with a construction cost tor for two to io three miles of heavy construction that may reach to per mile the park service has reported that no estimate was made on the route directly front from the quarry to the ulue blue mountain arpa area because aerial and map reconnaissance indicated that the road would have to he be routed youth south in order to get around a substantial sta fitial mountain the road was reported to have nearly it 11 bilks of 0 6 grade with willi a continued on page 8 aiom loog 1 luyi number of 10 turn backs favoran here uhla filly PI 13 the otil route fin mil locally pull and it if of la folt 1101 hat the cost 1403 tit ja would lull io bo 01 any W higher ill alion lie the dill south erly tiam pun and I 1 lie ais tou A would lit all ajoue ajoux till pull latil opil blang tiled points 81 of 10 acenia noluo RU na split mountain PUB over look of ashley volley IV at venial lull 0 corn marce meeting sant tuesday aussant Aup hugh W M colton of jo tho ati leall ng sven chamber committees involved that Us an LUI im finny of JO state aluis nd P braot will be lined P up dil for wll tj bulau ho emphasis pi id that ile all develop that were would panom not jou be opposed will ap to ol tourist angle particularly to ol point julid out ino tourist opposition to ol dead poo end roads ul in the otil monument ut in lead pualo of jo through t roads state opts officials D U samer james cannon director of jo the aill slate tourist oj Islin pun and pub lichty committee will testify lit in this regard 73 also chet to 01 luas sen state faiks director will present the states ul interest ul in making national monuments as s appealing so as possible to ol the largest numbers ot lo people la ernest iball Unten nann pug and dr act leroy kay will appear pilo and also dob griffin state road suluoo chief engineer on spool roads jay aur dingham director of JO utah 1 water balum ule and 1 power doard sen D U IT II PUB and J L Y will emphasize water pug and power development joe will represent agriculture pun and who will be iju affected by the doid proposed poso developments igil harold PIO crane director of JO the state fish pun and game department apartment part ment ju will object to ol the 3 enlargement SO as it 11 will interfere with sportsmens sports mens activity AITA especially ul in jones hole atoll which OM would pin lose Z 2500 coq acres from state control plans were IDA made to ol hire a odai bporter ep orter Jola to 01 take down all estl mony A to 01 avoid any slut mis dundei standings ut in the future A similar hearing will be plait held ut in artesia monday |