Show County gets check from Ourey Oury Refuge Uintah County received a check in the amount of Monday as the annual payment from the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in lieu of taxes ON HAND to present the check to the County Commissioners was Jim Johnson refuge manager The money is to be used for improving roads and schools in inthe inthe inthe the county and is 1000 more than last years year's payment stated Mr Johnson The annual in lieu payment is based on the receipts collected from grazing and firewood on Continued on Page 20 1 Refuge fuge Continued from Page ale I 9 land pur purchased from county residents now included in the National refuge About half hall of the acres of land is represented by the payment stated Mr Johnson THE mE ACTIVITIES of the Ute Tribe were called to to the attention of county officials by Mr Johnson Johnsoa He stated that in time the Ute Tribe will wiD have a much better refuge along the Duchesne River with much less money invested than is the the Ouray refuge Johnson stated that the two refuges would compliment each oth other r and enhance the area area as a a wildlife area |