Vernal Express | 1957-03-14 | Page 3 | Indian Service Official Observes Many Changes in 50 Years Activity Section

TO f indian service official obsess many changes 0 in 50 years activity ac f 1 4 over 50 years of experience lit iii range management Is the long record of bf lawrence appah who recently retired from the indian service at ft duchesne mr appah received his larrit first appointment on july 1 1906 when ft duchene really was a fort he lle worked for interrupted peri periods 0 ds until 1139 during this ime time he thoroughly familiarized himself with range conditions and as early as 1916 he pointed out oi t the dangers of over grazing in this area despite his warning very litle it he has been done to prevent overgrazing and in 1920 the ranges began to deteriorate due to 0 large numbers of cattle from outside the area which had been brought in when raisers heard of the fine line grazing in the ft duchesne area during the civilian conservation corps workers placed fences around indian lands and the united states established the forestry division mr appah has contributed a great deal of advice in ettling up land management plans plaits Ws ills suggestions for a different system of rotation proved successful in the dry mountain area As times cha changed ngod mr appah progressed from a horse and pack firing string to a radio equipped car which kept him tn in touch with the main office at all times the army moved out of ft duchesne ih ifill 1011 and superintendents ten dents tsi came come in who made all the deci decisions alons until 1934 1034 at present affairs are worked outon out on a cooperative 0 basis between the V U S government Sovern ment and the indians gradually indians are beco becoming more mere and more responsible for their own lives and ma many ny are accepted as leaders of their own people mr appah was a member of the tribal council his son thomas is currently a member of the ute tribal business committee ei they are in the sheep and cattle business mr hir exact age is not known as his birth records were burned during u fire at whiterocks no matter what anyone may say about it your head the hardest part of your anatomy your sh shinbone labone 4 cott rong says one authority that it could support the weight of a one ton truck