Show n Reservoirs and Roads Constructed by C Cm CC m C C Ce jo Stockmen Be Benefited by T 1 y Res Res- Reservoirs Reservoirs Constructed In Dry Areas of Public Do Do- Domain main Miles of Roads Roada Im Im- Improved Improved proved and Constructed By Jot JOHN V Engineer Vernal CCO Camp During 1937 1931 the Vernal COO has hes constructed two t complete sets lets of corrals near Jensen on the Green river designed as us a separating loading and holding corral for tor fork k ip and nd cattle The Tho corrals corral have already been used many times by sheep and although the corrals nave only been available for use for tor about nine months Recently completed a are re the cor- cor corrals corrals cor corrals rals dipping vat and watering trough at the e Maud ud Elli n n wel well This corrals Is 18 to be used only by b 1 cattlemen Of greatest Importance to local stockmen la is wat water r development J During the past p st year vear ear seven reser reser- reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs ha e been built In very ery dry areas One of or theseas these was as built bunt near neu Spring Creek v west nest est of DC Red Rfd mountain moun moun- mountain mountain tain to be used by cattlemen The Dens T reservoir was bunt built bunton on the site of or the old Samuels pond near the old Chipeta ta station on the Watson-Ouray Watson road This which will hold 48 acre feet of or water was as built entirely with dump trucks and hand laborThe laborThe labor laborThe The Powder Wash reservoir was as built to serve a three fold purpose First It la is located In a very ery dry dryk k fr area where when sheep have been un able to get water forgone tor for torome gone ome years This Tills reservoir resen has only been In use for tor three months but has already saved aved the stock stock- men hundreds of or dollars Several thousand head of or sheep have wa- wa watered wa we watered there continuously this taU fall The rho wash In iii which the dam hR hap been built bunt was too deep for tor a road to be built bunt without a J r R p py I y a a Powder Wash Vash Reservoir U Used this Year Year-on Jensen atson atson Road I At present the enrollees o of the he camp are building a reservoir near I they T MJ in tle Twist southwest of or Vernal This project ct has just recently been be- be begun be begun gun r v tt l r s so o c I M Y p 4 I fr frk I k 4 N pu a t w w wr r p g blew lew or of Vernal Camp I ted on Addition to hair Grounds I large bridge The dam serves series a as asa ass n a roadway across Powder Wash WashA WashA A bridge was built across the spill spillway way but It was as much smaller than the structure required In Powder Po Wash The third purpose of the dam was vas to tern serve in n erosion con j con control for tor that drainage The Th Powder Wash dam No 21 2 as vas built about one fourth mile from the first dim darn This was as not needed for watering watering- pur- pur purposes pur pur- purposes poses pOISes however In building the spillway for Cor the Powder Wash dam No 1 I It found that 1700 cu to trail his sheep heep as far as seven miles mUeI in order to get ret water for his herds at the th Twin Buttes pond Several other ponds panda are arC needed In this vicinity The reservoirs built bum by the camp In the th past year have been In widely scattered portions of or the district and are providing water already to about sheep About fifteen tUreen reservoirs reservoir have been contracted In the two years that the Vernal camp has been operating Every project has proved proved proved ed of or worth to the local stockmen The Tho total capacity of or these reservoirs reser- reser reservoirs Is 69 million gallons of water Many other projects have been completed by the camp for tor the benefit of or the Basin They These The C range from snow moving to road building maintaining and rodent control of ot dirt excavated must be moved some place ulce 0 o 2 purposes were ere as ac accomplished In tn placing It In the small dam Instead of wasting the I earth It was placed In a dam v which Is an excellent erosion control aid aidI aidA aidA aidA A third purpose Is served In that I there Is an auxiliary water supply back of the small damI damIt damIt dam damI I It was found that more drainage was needed for the De Deved Deed ed reservoir I Dog Valley In true Twists southwest or of Vernal A diversion dam was yas put In a nearby wash and anU water Mater ditch ditch- ed over to the Deved reservoir This additional Wa whiter water ter makes an adequate supply for stock tock water purposes In the Deved pond An Interesting type of reservoir reser was built bum near the Little Bonanza mine A narrow opening between two hills v was filled with a rubble masonry structure with an over over- overshot overshot overshot shot spillway This dam has only about cu eu y l of fill till but holds six acre feet of water This reser reser- reservoir reservoir reservoir voir was as as filled rUled several times dur dur- during during during i ing construction but the water had to be drained out At pre present ent there lis Is very little wa water ter back of ot this dam damA A reservoir v was as built last spring at Twin Buttes east of or Lapoint and filled with water ater during the sum sum- summer summer summer mer This Tills pond of water has been of considerable value to to In that vicinity For lack of or water vater this fall faU one stockman has had Work on the drift fence on the National Forest boundary between Red mountain and Ashley gorge progressing rapidly Two miles mUes ot of offence offence fence have been built bunt from the top of Red mountain west leav leav- leavIng leaving ing leaving about two miles mUes to complete The caterpillar tractor is r completer Ing completIng a road up to the site of the Walker Hollow follow reservoir so that construction can start In the near I future on the reservoir I Another crew has built bunt about fifteen check dams In the Snyder re drainage There are ap- ap approximately ap approximately proximately five live mole mOl e to complete before the project Is finished This type of oC project Is designed to pre pre pre- prevent pre vent from filling mUng up with Ith sm silt In the near future It Is c expected that work vork will vill commence on sev- sev several several sev several eral reservoirs north of oC Vernal U if Uv weather v eather penults Several corrals have hac also been considered for con con- construction construction con construction for the use of or All AU work ork for the winter ter y will be confined to areas near Vernal sav sav- saving saving saving ing the further away auay a v ay areas for warmer weather cather when they can be worked 01 ked from spike camps canI I |