Show Manila Manilo Families Move l In Ill Along Henrys Henry's Fork By Kerry Boren The problem of moving back into vacated homes is now being undertaken along Henrys Henry's Fork after the flood of last week Out Oui were the Tom Swett family living with the Owen Walkers until a bridge can be again to permit ac- ac access ac cess to their home The Bob Briggs have a clean clean- cleanup up to get back to normal in their mobile home after return i n g from Laramie where they at tended the funeral of their son 25 old Vance who was was killed last week i in a vate plane accident the Eli Briggs have had some mud to contend with and at Burnt Fork Orson Behunin and Lewis Stoll can finally move back into their vacated homes after having fought the flood for more than three days Manila itself is fortunate inas inas- inas inasmuch much as the only real damage was washed out bridges Below Manila near the ranch the huge culvert which spans the Wash has just been reo re- re replaced placed while elsewhere rein rein- reinforcement is being carried out outon outon I on other bridges and culverts Not enough can be said to show how thankful we are that Manila Is located where it is out of the danger of floods and other disasters which only a week ago no noone noone one thought could ever happen to us here The Manila Ward of the Church are showing good movies les ies each Friday evening in the ward recreation hall ball This week the show is entitled Indian Up rising The Annual AMual Cow Country Ro Rodeo deo sponsored each year by the Daggett County Lions Club will willbe willbe be held at the county fairground west of Manila on July 24 25 An added attraction this year will be evening rodeo dances Mrs Chloe has been admitted to a Salt Lake City bos hospital pital this week where she will undergo treatment Mrs has been ill III for more than eight years Wilford reports that he has sold his ranch two miles west of Manila and will reside In Ina ina a mobile home on the Williams ranch Randy who recent recent- recently ly y was called to serve his coun coun- coun country try is in Fort Ord California to commence his basic training Randy has been attending school In Salt Lake City Visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs George Peterson of Manila this week is Bud Son who now resides in Rock Spring Wyoming and works with Mrs Petersons Peterson's son B crt e r t Lamb Bud Son is a son SOD of Dick Son one of the valleys first settlers This week a letter has been received from John Rolfe Bur Bur- Burroughs roughs author of Where theOld the theOld Old West Stayed Young a his his- history tory of Browns Brown's Park Mr Burr Bur Burrroughs roughs states that he has heard of our excellent fishing and may travel to Manila this summer or fall to Indulge in some of it Mr Burroughs is also an avid pros pros- prospector and is interested in the theold theold old workings in the Manila area This week District Forest Ran Ran- get ger James Bossi at Manila reo re- reports ports that the search for the bo- bo bodies bo dies of G 6 remaining campers be be- be believed to have died in the Wed Wed- Wednesday flash flood at Palisades campground in Sheep Creek Canyon has been called off Searching will now only be in in- in incidental to clean up says Mr Bossi My own personal opinion ion is that the bodies will not be found unless it is accidental Only one body that of Randy Swenson 15 found Saturday 5 miles below has been recovered Ranger Bossi also reports that the road over the mountain Ill Hi- Hi Hiway way 44 win will be closed until fur fur- further ther notice Meanwhile efforts are being made to restore the t h e Birch Creek Road Rond which also suffered damage in the flood of last week Some 1000 feet of road and one bridge was taken along the Birch Creek route Work ts is now in progress to open it to traffic We at the Forest Service are sorry to turn the people away who wish to cross the mountain to Vernal said Ranger Bossi but it will be necessary until the roads can be repaired we wish to stress that everyone is welcome to use the facilities at atthe atthe the Lucerne Boat Dock and that the route through Green River Wyo Is open also the route to the Dam via Vernal But we must by necessity refuse traffic over the mountain at this time Drenching rains again this week have dampened the of tourists and fishermen In this valley but not entirely drowned it it Many are being turned away from attempting the route Highway 44 over the mountain to Vernal and many still are unaware that Sh e e p Creek Canyon has bas been wiped from the map |