Show Hunting Resort At Leota Bot Bol- Bot- Bot Boto Bottoms toms o ms Planned Gun Clubs of Uintah Basin Plan to Unite m in Develop Developing mg ing One of Finest Areas m Intermountain Region I At a special directors meeting ot of the Vernal Gun club wednes-I wednes Wednes- Wednes Wednesday day day e evening ening ening at the Uintah S State te Dank Bank directors room the th construction tion of ot a dike at Leota I Bottoms on Green river to provide a nest nest- nesting nesting nesting on ing and hunting area was waa dJs dJs- discussed dis discussed cussed It Was decided that the local organization would favor I such a movement and lend every ery effort to secure necessary funds fund and nd purchase farming land whIch which I would be effected by the proposed project According to J P Madsen dep- dep deputy deputy dep deputy uty game warden of Duchesne county who pres presented the project to the Vernal club by construct construct- constructIng constructing construct ini Ing a ft dike 6 61 2 2 1 feet In height Eti a alake I lake of ot acres acrea could be form form- formed formed formed I f ed with an average depth of ot fIve feet Tp construct the dike It would j require the placing of 3 cubic yards of ot earth I There are re several farmers living I in the area whose lands would be effected by the project It was es- es estimated es estimated beI by Mr Madsen that for forthe forthe I the of their sum equities could be ba purchased I Commissioner Ray G Labrum was present at the meeting and I said sald the county would be per percent percent I cent behind the project and do everything possible to aid In its completion I In years past when n the Leota Bottoms was filled with water I thousands of ducks and geese g ese made this region their nesting grounds Hunting at Stewarts stewart slake lake wasl was much better when ducks and geese gee stopped on their flight light at the Leota Bottoms W A Banks and H II B veteran sportsmen said that a nesting and hunting ground at Leota would be b a big benefit to stewart Stewarts slake s lake As a special committee of the Vernal club President Hugh W WOolton WOolton Colton appointed Mr Mr Banks and nd E B Hampton to tomake tomake tomake make and to co- co cooperate cooperate operate co-operate operate with the state fish fish and game dep department In setting up a project for the Leota nest nest- nesting nesting nesting ing and hunting area Mr Banks was as chosen to represent re- re represent re represent present the Gun club In a move move- movement movement movement ment to secure a new trap to be installed at the Green Acres Acrs Golf course The club offered to pay payas payas payas as much as 50 toward the new neV ne trap Besides Besides a trap the club now has at Iron Springs It Is the possessor of a ISO foot seine which Is la Wed used WedIn In Green river The seine Is used by members of the and their friends under the or of Dr Wallace S a Calder director |