Show 1968 Date Dt Set St for Hole Hatchery Operation Yearly Boost to Economy ny by Station Stuff Th Jones Bole Fd F ral fish latch rv ill begin operating in December 1968 with the arrival of its ils that tl trout lt 1 ggs This is the date dale set by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries Fish ries Wild Wild- Wildlife Wildlife life division of fish hatcheries data sheet tent sent from Albuquerque Nw w Mexico this week I ROAD CONSTRUCTION to t the fish hatchery is now 75 I te Allan B Rogers project engineer for the Bureau of Roads r reports that the MacGregor Co job contractor I stopped on December 22 because of severe winter weather II The mile stretch of road into the hatchery site on the 1 Jon Jonas s Creek area near the Green River northeast of Vernal is scheduled for completion in June this year AN annual payroll is foreseen for the tho hatchery which will employ 10 perman- perman cut people plus three temporary and trainees Operating costs COtts each year ear will reach during full fullop op 01 rattan ration less payroll The data sh sheet et predicts that about will be spent locally for utilities hUll lun- her br gasoline and medical food clothing and oth oth- oth other er living expenses by the ste sta tion lilt staff a fr From five to 20 school age chil children ren will be added to local sc schools ESTIMATED cost of the fish hatchery will be Site Sile preparation phase I or of three construction steps will begin in July with grading spring collection 40 raceways supply and drain lines n a by pass channel flood protection measures 1 and related ties This work is expected to last until June 1968 Phase II of the project will begin in August 1967 and will involve building 10 residence I homes a visitor center the hatchery and service buildings and flood protection facilities II This work is expected to last Continued on page 8 Hatchery Continued from page 1 until June Junc 1968 8 The third and ami final phase will consist of final grading build build- building ing the station roads marls parking ares areas and doln doing the log ing This phase ill start in May tay 1968 and last until Octo Octo- ben bl PRESENTLY Y till the access road Is well roughed out into the springs area reports Allan Ho Ho- gels gers The needed cuts and fills have been finished and sub sub- base gravel is in place from the roads road's beginning to the middle All fences arc in and 80 pert WI- WI WIcent cent of the culverts are arc install install- installed i t n ail ail- ailed ed work resumes In the spring the thc fir first t job facing the contractor is two large concrete culverts at the springs area These are arc needed to pass water in two stream tream channels and they the must bl be done before the remainder o of the road can be completed at the lower lL end Mr J Rogers noted cost of the 33 mile road rond Is 13 million with change orders When finished the road will be gravel based with a seal coat of heavy oil and chip rock The mile milc stretch of road into the hatchery site on the Jones Hole lIole Creek area near the Green GIlen liver northeast of Ver- Ver Vernal nal Is scheduled for fOl comple tion in ht June this year eat Nielsen Maxwell J consult consult- consulting In ing engineers of Salt Sail Lake City have been named to prepare the plans and specifications of the hatchery The facility is expected to reach full production 1 of pounds of trout In hr 1970 Fish distribution cli will be heavy dm rig dui Ing the months of February to embe each year using two or 01 more station trucks and oth er federal and slate vehicles One point of concern to the lau Bureau is the and isolation of the hatchery Irons from Vernal and winter rOll road comil- comil lions Normal operation will require daily travel both personal and official between the station and Vernal |