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Gateway p Areas of High High in a retlon region of ot perpetual perpetualsnow perpetualsnow perpatualj snow now 11es lies Ue a . primitive prImJUve Tea area In Utah"bleb Utahwhich Utah which "bleb bleb " , has been set t . aside toe for the theuse thewe theme use we of Americans who may ht"l htl here hereview hrreView " ' 'View View ' Nature NatW'e NatWe ' In m Its original tltate State tltatewith Statewith t teWith with BO no em embellishments eJUsbmenta , by ma map'The man map manHie 'The The ' Hie e ,1h 1h " , hl ligh ; h Utntas Ulntaa PrunltiTt Pr1m1t1v Primitive Area Afea AreaitpUy .pUy pUy -itpUy itpUy . - ptiy describes descrlbea this thla wildU1tram wild \U1tram- U1tram untrar- untrar U1trammeted untrarmeled \ untram-M untram M - meted meled led land Jand which bas has h been pre- pre preaerved preserved pc pctcrved -tcrved tcrved - aerved served In this state so o that our ourch1ldren ourchildren ourchildren ch1ldren children andandchUdren and grandchildren -andchUdren andchUdren - will w111 be beprivileged beprivileged r1v1leged privileged to limpse gUmpse glimpse the tray waf way the theWest theWest theWe West t wax was before fore the trek of in- in intrepid intreepfd in'trepid intrepid ' - trepid treepfd ploneera ploneerl pioneers ' : . 'To To "To "T T ' " " ' ) ' prexerva j)1'eaerve j1eaerve preserve In . ft a wilderness wUderneaa wUderneaa.tate wildernessstate .tate tate state . taf a * . typical t1p1cal typlcal mountain and for- for foreat foret for-eit for eit - eat et area in Utah , , " " wfta was the th idea ideaof ld aof of ( ) t the th roreit Pore.st Porest Forest . Service when whet1 it setapart setapart set apart . , pert apart a a . tract of nattonah natlonaU national fOn\t fOn t forest fOntJand forestland lorastland \ $ Jand land in the Uinf Uinta mountains mountalite mountaIN and andcaUed andcalled andcalled caUed called . it the High B1att UIDtaa Uintas Ulnta * Primi Prtm1 Primi- - Primitive Primitive tive tl'Ve tlVe ' Area Axea Are . * . ' ' "The The 'Tho Tho 'The " purpose e to Sa is to pr ) : ' JJ'e- JJ'e JJe pre- pre JJ'ewnt present prrent - -rent rent - wnt sent the uni:1eCe8S&rJ uni1eCe8SrJ unhecessary unnecc : & ' ary e1tmlnatlon elimination eliminationor e1tmlnatlonOJ OJ or ' liapalrment impairment lm aJrn1ent of unique UDlque natura natural naturalvalues naturalvalues ! Wue values $ and and . , , co so . " far tar M 84 as controlUns controlling controlUnsecononUQ controllingeconomlo controllingeconomic econonUQ economlo conditions wncUtlons egudttfona will wlU yrmit permit , to toafford toafford toafford afford opportunity to the public pubtlc to toob toobserve toobcerv ob observe < erve C conditiops condlUon nd1tl , which wblcb ex1sted existed existedm : xUt dIn m _ tho Clip th P1 n pioneer er phauu phase.s phases . of the th Na- Na Nation's Natltnn'a Na Nation - - tion's tions tltnn'a tltnna tion ' ' * development develbpment , . and to engage engageIn engagein ngag ngagIn In the forms forma of outdoor recrea- recrea r'ecr'ea- r'ecr'ea r'ecr'eatipn recreat1pn recr ' ' a-tton a tton - - t1pn tipn characteristk cterlatlc characteristic ch r of that period periodthu , thus helping beJpmfr top reserve national nationaltmdJUons nationalttsdltieaz nationaltraditions tmdJUons ttsdltieaz . , ? ideal ldea18 Ideals * , and characterls- characterls characteris- characteris characterlstea characterislea characteris-icx characteris icx - - tea lea and ' promoting 1'Omotlng 1Omotlng a true under under- underItandi5g " . - tandlnr .tandIDfr tandIDfr Itandi5g . of historical phasei phases ot of ot.n of2ifittOnal ofAjitlotial .n n . 2ifittOnal t1cm.a1 t1cma1 . progreu progress . " For "or or " ' the tbe tourtot tour1sta tourists * and traveler whob whoprefers who , tWeferc prefers ers ft a . wUd wUJ wild wUJt11nhabtted , . \ : uninhabited \t11nhabtted t11nhabtted pnlnhabited land Jand laird in J.n Jn iji . . b " , which wbtcb f to end spend pend bij bla his a\1JM1e a 1JM1e sumilier \ umraer . , , thQ the th g . thg JIIa SHth Uintm tJl-ntai tJl ntai - . . rriinlUve r&1mIUve r1mIUve & Art : Ar < . Pt pri4 . \ unrivaledIn In Infin wn'te wnte tenf4 teatb ' country COun.u COunu . , unr1v unrivaled d in In'Amrfri- In'Amrfri InAmrfri In'Amrfria ' A fin hJ - - . .e e . Ica a for tor ttUji thJa this purpose purpo.se . "fps fps ' "To To " . { area rea , says . ay ' 8 the rarest Forest Bervlce Service . , repvifl "will will " 11 not notft 114 devloped develOpe4 developed by b1 bq road bufldinc bufdbag Iml dlns ' orby or OJ ' by y any ant ) form forma forms * of ot permanent permaneXit permaiuflt occupamey occu occu- occupaJU occupancy - pancy pamey paJU : ) ' Prospecting , , m.tIj'pt m.tIjpt mtIjpt mir . mining- mining miningandgrazing { ' $ , - : ; and andgrazing andgrazing ' grazing If ofte"toek of livestock \te"toek te"toek tetoek \ " wn will be bO ) p rmlt- rmlt rtnU- rtnU rmit- rmit - ted i ana and , wnen wilen when econom1C conomicownrrentthe $ $ 'Warrent Warrent ' , , , thO the ' orderly OJ'derly OJderly utilization ut1l1zatlon ot of tunber ttmber timber ttmberand timberand and ad water ruourcas resources may ' be al- al allowed al allowed - lowed lQWed It will wID be the purpose , In- In InIOfar insofar in-xofar in xofar - IOfar sofar as aa to Ia Is consistent conalstent with lood good loodland goodland goodland land . management mmageJX1ent , . , nowver however , to to"eep tokeep toJfp "eep eep keep " the area In Its it * undeveloped undevelopedeondit1 undevelopedconditlon undevelopedcondition eondit1 conditlon n " . ! conditlonVery Very few atans signs lgiu of or human habita habita- habitation habitation habitation - tion or facllltle laclUtlea facilities * to aid th the camp camp- camper camper . - ' er are to be found tound within the thepr1m1Uvo theprimitive theprimitive pr1m1Uvo primitive area proper , and advice adviceliven advicegiven advicegircn liven given to the prospective traveler travelerby travelerby travelerby by the Utah Qul Guide Ouide e la is to wearCord wear wearord Cord < ( ! ord soled walking shoes ahoM for hUe- hUe hUeimg hik h1k hiking - ing ins img and select lect equipment tor for ser- ser ser1'1co serVice ser service - - vice 1'1co 11co ' and utility uUUty , except for tor horses horsesand horsesand honesand and addles saddles nothing can be obtain obtain- obtaine4 obtained obtained - ed e4 within w1tbU1 the area Bring Drlng came came- came.fa camera camera - ra .fa fa . and photographic upplies supplies and andalW'Qa andalways andalway alW'Qa alWQa always ' carry a pocket knife knlte com- com compass compass com-pau com pau - pass . , matches , mosquito dope anda anda and a Forent Forest Service Betv1ce map of the thearea thetea theTea area tea . . 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I Animal A.n1 An1 1ab Animals . * are abundant in thlsj this thisfegion thisregion 'eI1Qn eI1Qn fegion ' , , with the mule deer the themost themost themost most , plentiful big game animal animal'J'here animalThere animalThere theI I 'J'here Jhere There ' ; are approximately approx1Inately 1 1000lakes 000 000Jakea 000lakes Jakea lakes in the JPrimiUve aPrtmitive Primitive Area , , many manyof manyof manyof of which perhaps have never been beentt&bed beenflshed beenXUbed tt&bed ttbed flshed & The lakes are well stocked stockedwith stockedwith tock dwith with native trout and the State StateP1m StateFish Btat Btatyish yish P1m Fish and Oam Game * Commission OommJ&slon OommJslon Cbmnitaston & reports re- re reOrts re reports - - ports Orts additional locking stocking of brook brooktrout brooktrout brooktrout trout , rainbow trout , and sraytlns grayling sraytlns.m grayling,1n graylingIn .m m ,1n 1n . , most of the lakes lake * Five plant plantr.ones plant.tones planttones . r.ones rones 50503 . are represented In this thl 'land land 'landof 'landOf 'landof landof ' of yesterday , ' , , ' ranging ranrtng ( from troUt rent the theArctic theArctic theArctic Arctic through the Hudtonlan Hudonian Hudsonian . $ , , the theCanadian theCanadian theCanadian Canadian , and the Transition Tiansltlon Tra IUo , to tothe tothe tothe the Upper flonoran Sonoran The be ' ! lait JJist last , . tvlth tvlthits withit Ul Ulita ita its * Juniper and cage aage sage la Ia is below be10w thb the theOeoo th 0.000 0000 Oeoo , ,000 000 . , foot toot altitude Bird B1rc1 life Ufe com com- comprises comprises comprise - prise prises * all aU special apedal Indl Indigenous enou.s enous . to the theweatem thewestern thew weatem western tern Rockies , augmented auemented bymany bymany by many migrants The High U-lntas U lntas mntas Uintas - Primitive Prhnlilve Area Areacontains Area-contains Area contains .conta1ns conta1ns contains . - 243.957 243957 243,987 243987 343J . , 7 acres acre " In the Wasatch Wa Wa- Wa Waatch - eatch satch atch and . Ashley A.shley National Forests Forestsand Foreststtnd Forestsand and ttnd extends along the crest of the thetnnta theVials theUlnta tnnta Vials mountains from . the t.he Mirror MirrorLake MirrorLake MirrorLake Lake region eastward to Kings Kings1"eak Kingsli5eak KingsPeak 1"eak 1eak li5eak " (13 13 (13498 13498 ( ( l3f 498 feet > ) the highe"t highet highest highestpoint highestpoint " 01nt point In the state This region of ofperennlal ofperennial ofperennial perennlal perennial snowbanks snowbanka abounds in inJ inscelsio Incc J scelsio nlo ) beauty and affords an ex- ex exceptional exceptional ex exceptional - - ceptional opportunity for an edu- edu educational educational edu educational - cational stud study ) ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I k , f ? * t t t ' , Elil ElilV , V e ea a , df , t tfr fr frWrIA taws tawsf tawsw WrIA ' tawsow ow w f 4 6 f l mm a , - , ; n ' 5 . 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By B1 A 0 G NORD NORDAssistant NOBDAssistant AssIstant & Reflenal lte&ional lteional Regional Fereeter Forester ForesterRecreational FereeterRecreational Recreational opportunity In fn the theoutdoor theoutdoor theoutdoor outdoor regions Is Important troln from trolntwo fromtwo fromtwo two phasesla phasesta phases -la la -ta ta - ( a ) contribution to tobuman tohuman tohuman buman human welfar welfare and ( b ) the eco ceo economlo ceonomio cconomlo nomlo nomio aspectThe aspect aspectThe The local recreation recr4atlon : opportunlt opportunity opportunityof of Importance to the th people 01 of 01VernoJ ofVernal olVernal VernoJ Vernal and Ulntah Utntah county count.y . and andthe andthe andthe the economic . aspects a.spects of ot the th un on undevelope ondeveloped undeveloped develope developed and Improved recrea recreatlonal recreational recreational tlonal tional features that an at"tJ attJ are " ; of ot publl publi publlInterest publiinterest publlInterest Interest comprif comprise a resource 0 o 0some osome osome some magnitude particularly when whenconsidered whenconsidered whenconsidered considered from the standpoint standpomt 01 m 01the mthe olthe the potentialities potenUaUties to be renllzel realize renllzelwith reallzerwith ( with full development The open open- openIng openIng opening - ing Up of recreation areas easll cashl easllaccessible cashlaccessible easilaccessible accessible and ond with facilities tac11lUes which whichcontribute whichcontribute whichcontribute contribute to enjoyment neces.saf necessaf necessary necessaryto necessaryto . } to reasonably meet the public publicneeds publicneeds publicneeds needs is 1a an Important contribution contributionto to human welfare Developmen Developmen10f Developmenof D velopmenof of 11 Ll U 11n " > n recreation opportunities or ora ora ora 10f a scole scale seal * which will w1U attract tourlsu tourists tourlsuand touristsand tourlstfand and Invite them to stop ovr over tends tendsto tendsto tendsto to raise/the raise the raise I / the th economic importanc importance importanceof Importancof * ( of the th recreation resourcesTwo resources resourcesTwo Two states of the th Intermountain IntermountainWest IntermountainWest IntermountainWest West claim that a higher lnconi incomE Incomt Incomtis lnconi'la < 'la la ' 18 is now received from trom recrentiOl recreation recreationthan recreatloithan : than from certain of their major majorindustries majorindustries majorIndustries industries Utah through the ae ac aetlvltles activlties actlvltles tlvltles tivlties of the Centennial programIs programJs program Js Is endeavoring to boost Its Income Incomefrom incomefrom incomefTom from this thJs very sourceWhat sourceWhat source sourceWhat What Ulntah Uintah and th . t.he the adjoining adjoiningcountJes adjoiningcounties adjoiningcounUes countJes counties have to offer In attract attracting attractlag attracting ing lag and in holding tourists will wUl be bean bean bean an Important contribution to this thisprogram thisprogram thisprogram program but will wUl not be b fully re- re realJzed realized re realized - - alized alJzed until untU the development pro oro gram Is 18 more fully ci-ystallzed ci ystallzed cl'ystal1zed clystal1zed crystalized ' - and andthe andthe andthe the administration factors coord coordi coordinated coordinated I Inated nated so that the necessary necessaryamount necessaryamount necestryamount * amount of educational work can canbe canbe canbe be done don * In bringing about the thefullest thefullest thefullest fullest use of the local resourcesLet resourceshet resources resourcesLet Let het us take tak * our visitors on 011 nr\educational nr educational 81\ 81 81educational at ' \ { \ educational tour to some of the tile 10 to tocal 10cal local cal feature features * of Interest Before ar arriving arriving arriving riving our party should have had hadopportunity hadopportunity hadopportunity opportunity along the th way wav to gain gainsome gainsome g lntorn some * perspective of or the features of ofInterest ofinterest ofInterest Interest that Vernal and Its trlb trib trlbutary tributary trtbutary utary area have hav to offer At Ver Vernal Vernal Vernal nal there will be the necessaryguides necessary neceSbary I | guides to giv give Information lnform tlon on loca Inca locafeatures Incafeatures locafeatures features of Interest Intert'st Intertst ' for the Innel travel InnelIng traveling trnvelIng Ing public-inrormation public inrormation public-information information public - information of a land landthat landthat landthat that is rich in a history of the theremote theremote theremote geolorythe geologythe remote past as told by b } the geolog geology } the remnants of prehistoric I1fe life I1feand lifeand lifeand and by hieroglyphics A near cr cross crosssection crosssection section of the earth Is unfoldeda unfoldedM unfoldedas unfolded i unfoldedi M as Is shown bv by a R rppljc repJk\ repJk replies repJkof ' \ of tUinta t tI tUinta I Uinta Mountains and revealed re\ealed re ealed \ b\ b ba b b\a b a \ a cross section ol ot of the strain trRlA strata ea eatending e etending > ) tending from the valley \ , llcto allto all/\ all llc\ llc / . 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