Show flaming gorge inauguration seen opening of basin treasure chest over 80 observers w were ere thrilled at the ground breaking cc ion monies mollies at flaming G gorge orge dam monday at it 11 30 a urn in As t the ahe signal was given by pres eisen hower in washington D C and a charge of dynamite lifted rocks into the air from the north abut ment to the dam there was a feeling of reverence and agrati that seemed to go through the file crowd ah As all ill eyes watched the smoke from froin the blast rise to the clear blue blut sky from the fie deep canyon there were lumps in ria many ny throat its as oc they realized that tha t it w was as through their uns unselfish ellish tish ef forts that the ground breaking of one of tile lie nations large river I 1 i projects was at last going to be ii a reality the blast stripped tripped the cover from a portion of the left dam abul I 1 in 11 he connection with core drilling operations to seek a solid foundation for the dam while white house calls fred A seaton secretary of the interior initiated the ceremonies by a conference telephone call from the white 11 house ous e to the governors in their respective upper colorado basin states this included gov milward L simpson wyoming gov ed C johnson colorado gov john F simms jr new mexico and atty gen R R callister jr of utah speaking for gov lee secretary seaton said the basin which overlaps parts of all your states Is a treasure chest of mineral wealth forests and rich pockets of farmland it abounds in everything needed to make it a major contributor to productivity of america atty gen callister said that the river project marks the beginning of a new industrial and economic era ers in utah it will assure for utah the one important commodity that has been in short supply water the life blood of the west wailed waited year years sen bennett remarked th that t this Is a di tremendous min clous psychological lift for the people of this area and one been waiting for for years wyoming and utah were well represented by senator frank A barrett of wyoming and senator wallace F bennett and congressman henry at aldous i 0 carter dixon of utah charles 11 carter and jean R walton were officials ci als of th the bureau of reclamation in charge of the ceremonies members of chamber of commerce re fr from vernal green rivet and hock rock springs city and caun ty ly officials and other digna tories we were re present the charge of a case an i a half hall of dynamite was set off by drilling foreman rulon anderon As the signal for the explosion was given more than a doea cameras began grinding outa record of this historical event A description of the ceremony was supplied to Assor associated press by the vernal express and was flashed across the nation by wires of the news service united effort following the explosions talks continued on page 8 flaming gorge continued from pace page I 1 were riven given by senator bennett rep dixon senator barrett for riler r senator E D crippa tell t mg altheir of ol their pleasure in lit witness 8 the start ot of the flaming gorge dam and of the united effort made by each of the four states to get the project approved by congress mr carter and mi mt walton explained the tile plans for the building of the tile dam and sonio sortie of the details connected with the construction of the huge water pr project ajeet senator B 11 attorney hugh W colton and L Y who had devoted so much of their time to work for the project reci ived the tile big gest thrill ds as they matched the smoke and dust slowly rise from the first shot nt at the di dam 1 the tile group traveled in ili private cars to the ede edge of cart creek canyon a short distance from ill the dam fiant ft oin this point a cara viii van of jeeps transported the visitors down canyon dug was wads to within 1400 fret feet of the dam site beyond this point the tile I 1 reclamation lecla mation had designated as is a duo due to the tile danger of failing falling rocks from the tile explosion fast stream DI iving toward ill site one olle comes cornes suddenly to a sharp curve and there below is ii famous ashley falls ralls named by captain wil liam 11 ashley famous explorer who made the tile trip down the river in n 1825 the falls is named from huge sandstone boulders straddling lie the fast moving stream where the boat in which they were making the trip became lodged against one gnp of the boulders and had to be abandoned A crude canoe was constructed from pine pirie trees for the remainder of the journey in discussing the proposed dam mr walton said that the project would be finished in six and anti a half years or in 1963 it was planned to construct a vista liou house jon a high cliff overlooking the dam where tourists could get a view of the work as it progressed at the site below distinguished guests attending the ceremonies from utah were senator bennett representative dixon mr walton mr carter senator B II 11 rep clair R hopkins commissioner curt dudley maor ralph hugha hugh W colton Ila harold roldE E davis dovis C brian onell oneil wm D B wallis C RH R henderson ervein dr vern nielsen L Y orlan orion R johnson glenn cooper fran feltch J A cheney B 0 colton george martinsen mr mf and mrs darrell johnstun from wyoming there was U S senator frank barrett E D crippa former U S senator representing governor simpson adrian reynolds publisher of the green river star E J vc har president of the green river chamber of commerce C E astler vice chairman of the wyoming natural resources committee D G richardson publisher and robert johnson assistant editor of th rock cpr springs rocket platt wilson consulting engineer tor for the US senate committee te e on internal and insular affairs irs T E rogers mayor of green river carl myers green river councilman A 11 heath ileath erington dr R J stapleton representing the green river chamber of commerce V 11 II hurd urd traffic manager for the intermountain ter mountain chemical M M fidlar vice president of the mountain fuel supply rock springs george sheriff of sweetwater county louis boschetto state senator rock springs T C peterson green river chamber ot of commerce albert barelette Sar elette president fiola rock cc springs chamber of commerce com mece reuben walters vice president of the green river chamber of commerce |