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Show Bitf Big ImproTement Improvement Program ProgramCarried Pro ProCarried < Carried Oarried on by 0 C ceo 0 C CDuring 0 C 0Durini Durini DUJ'Ing DUJIng During ' the present fiscal year yearJuly yearJuly yearJuly July I 1 1939 to June 30 1940 1 40 the thework thework th thwork work proxram program of Camp Sl 31 , Oraz- Oraz Gras Oraz1ng Oraa-ln Oraa ln - . - 1ng Ing Service , , Vernal Vema.l Vemal . , , , has haa reached reachedinto reachedinto reachedinto into all parts of the public publ10 range rangeand rangeand ranfand and a more diversified dlversUied program programhas programhas programhas has been carried carded on than at any anyother anyother anyother ' other time A total of 28 23723 23'23 2323 723 ' mandays man mandays days have been worked up to MJU Mar " Mar31 31 140 1940 * and 31 projects completedThe completedThe completed completedThe The toUowtnt following types typ of or work workhave workhave workhave have been carried on Reservoirs neservoirssprinf , , sprIng development fences CQrraIa corrals corralstruck , , , t.nck tnck . ! ck trails or minor roads , fight- fight fightIn fightforest fl < ht-ln ht ln - - In ' | > forest fires . seed .seed collection col1ectlon ro- ro rodent rodent ro rodent - dent and predltory preditory animal control controlrange , , range revegetation revegetatlon reve etatlon preparation * & transportation tra.nsportaUon transportaUon . of materials andtechnical and andtechnical andtechnical technical service camp buDdlngsFive building buDdlngs buildings buildingsFive * Five reservoirs have been com com- completed completed completed - pleted during dur10g this period with a atotal atotal atotal total storace storage capacity of 31-134 31 134 21.834 21834 . - . ac acIt acft acft It ft of water and using a total ol of 6,248 6248 9,248 9248 < , , 4 man days Two of these res- res reservoirs reservoira r rcrvotrs - -crvotrs crvotrs - ervoirs ervoira were wer * built for the use of ofcattle olcattle ! cattle and three for the use of ofsheep olsheep ' sheep providing water in areas areasthllt areasthat areathat * thllt that have not been available for forstock forstock foistock stock use prior to these develop develop- developments developments . - ments mentsFifty Fifty four man days were used usedIn usedin usedIn In tire fire suppression suppre&lon supprelon & in the Book- Book BookcJ1tf Bookcliff Book-cliff Book cliff - - cJ1tf cliff mountains protecting public publicrange publicrange publicrange range landsA landsA lands landsA A total of 29925 26 925 acres of publlc public publlcrange publicrange publicrange range was treated with poison polson bait baitfor baitfor ballfor for the extermination of rodents rodentskangaroo rodentskangaroo rodentskangaroo kangaroo rats and prairie dogs re requ1rtng requiring requiring qu1rtng quiring 3.996 3996 3,998 3998 3 , . , man days - - - - - - Range rsvegatlon revegatlon revegatton was given a agreat agreat igreat great deal of . consideration con.stderatlon constderatlon by this thiscamp thisoamp tnlicamp camp oamp durlny during the past year In con- con conJunction conjunction con'Junction conJunction - ' Junction with this program l 1 850 850pounds 5lpounds o opounds pounds of seed were fathered ga.thered gathered . In InI18 ti111 118 I18 man days of work . , 3 3442 f42 442 acres acreswere acreswere acrciwere were aown sown to seed aeed In 850 SO man daysSix days daysSix Six new corr corrals have been built builtusing builtusing builtusing using 11 870 879 7 man days Three of ofthese ofthese olthese these corrals were for the use of ofcattle ofcattle o ; cattle and three for ssheep .ssheep saheep saheepThe . ssheepThe The sheep 8heep corrals have nine peniand pens pensand pensand and are used for separating hold- hold holding holding hold'ing holding - ' ing mouthing , shearing mearing and brandIng brand- brand brandIng brand'ing branding - ' , Ing The Th normal capacity of these thesecorrals thesecorrals th thcorrals corrals Is 18 2,600 2600 2,500 2500 , , , sheep The oattl oattle cattle oattlecorrala cattlecorrals oattlcorrals < corrals corrala are of the two-pen two pen - - circu- circu circular circuJar ctrcular - lar Jar type having a capacity of 400 400head 40head ( head Tbre Three * springs sprlngs were 'Were ' developeo developea developeaproducing developeoproducing producing and storing 2100 2 100 gallons gallonsof eallomof of water In a 24 hour period Cement Ce- Ce Cement Ce Cement - - ment water boxes and metal trough troughwere troughwere troughwere were Installed using 750 man days daysFiftynine daysFifty-nine daysFifty nine F1tty-nlne F1tty nlne Fifty-nine Fifty nine - miles mlle'i mllei ' of secondary secondaryroad secondaryroad secondar ; road was W8B constructed CODBtruCted from the th Old OldInd1an OldIndian OldIndian Ind1an Indian road on West Bench nealOuray near nearOuray nearOuray Ouray to the P R Spring i3prlng In the theBookcllff theBookeliff th thBookcliff < Bookcliff Bookcllff Bookeliff mountains using 4036 4036man 4 4034man 036 036man man days This road Is of great greatImportance greatimportance greafImportance Importance to future development developmentof of the range in this district as It Itwill 11wlU 1 will make it possible to establish establisha a & side &ide ide camp at P R Spring establishI for forthe forthe foith I the development of approximately approximatelyI approximately100 I 100 small springs and seeps In thts this thtsarea thisarea thbarea area and allows an all-year all year - road roadfor roa roafor < ! I Ifor for the ranchers in that areaOver area areaOver I IOVer Over 695 95 rods of barb wire fenc fence fencehas fencehas fenchas < has been constructed 736 73 man days daysbeing daysbeing dayibeing being used These fences are be- be being beIng be.Inr beInr - . ing used for boundaries of perman perman- permanent permanent permanent - - ent allotments alIotments between cattle and andsheep andsheep an an'sheep < 'sheep sheep ' sheep allotments . . . At the pre present nt time tune tithe a crew Is Isworking isworking liworking working on the Ashley cattle drift driftfence driftfence driflfence fence and should complete the theproject th thproject ' project by May 15 This Thls will wlll add adc3284 3264 rods of fence to our previous previously previousJy previousj j Jy ly completed projects projectsUnder projectsUnder projectsUnder Under the classifica classification tion of o ( pre preparations prepartitions preparatlons parations partitions and transporatlon transporation of ma materlal materfaLs matcrials terlal terfaLs . three side aide camps were con construc constructed constructed structed struc d and maintained during ' i the summer A new powder mag magaztne magsame m gazme aztne same and cap house were built builtnorth builtnorth builtnorth north oT of the city 1mits ! limits Five e J > ! . O.t- O.t port- port port - able camps this summer have just been beencompleted bwicompleted n ncompleted completed 500 pine ptne poles 15 teet feet teetlong feetlong feelong long were cut and hauled to the themain themain th th.main .main main . main camp to be used In m the con conE"tructlon conetruction conptructlon E"tructlon Etructlon etruction " of corrals 4COO 4800 4600 cedar cedarpost cedarposts cedarpost post posts * were cut and hauled to camp campfor campfor campfor for fence projects and corral conatructlon con conBtructlon conBtructlonMaintenance atructlonMaintenance structlon atructlon Maintenance projects accounted accountedfor accountedfor accountedfor for the following Pour Four reservoirs reservoirswere reservoirswere reservolnwere were reconditioned and the stor stor- nor- nor storage norage storage - age Increased Increa d by needed repairs repairs35 35 miles mUes of truck trail were also alsomaJntalned alsomaintained aiscmaintained maJntalned maintained and graveled gra\cled gra cled graseled \ At the theJensen theJensen th thJensen < Jensen Bonanza . corral a large largeloading largeloading largeloading loading platform was built and a aset aset s set set et of 25-ton 25 ton - scale scales * were Installed InstalledThis installedThis installedThis This Improvement will greatly ta- ta far tacllltate fard fa facilitate - d cilitate cllltate ilate the handling of all type61 types typeof * ) of stock being shipped from thli this thispoint thispoint point I |