Show nucla eucla gateway to uranium belt NUCLA this small western colorado community already a lumbering farming and c cattle attle town Is ra rapidly idly becoming a small city of m miners ers mill workers and unshaven uranium prospectors with gelger counter in hand and riches in their eyes within an 11 mile radius of nucia is the number one producing uranium mill the vanadium corp of americas naturita Na Nat turita mill southeast of nucla eucla the rating is from a recent issue of engineering and mining journal which also reports that U S ur avan mill the same distance north east was close behind in total uranium production for 1 1953 53 to support these mills are over miles scattered throughout the gateway uravan cravan paradox bull canyon and slick bock rock regions near nucla eucla with the growth in population has come cultural and civic growth too the town has seven active churches and a lions club was formed with naturita Na turita business men also on the membership rolls there is a parent teacher council american legion moose and masonic lodges and other social and civic organizations |