Show U U. U of U U. U students pan for gold Seventeen students from Roosevelt Vernal and Altamont Allamont have completed a three hour summer course entitled Gold Prospecting the Uintah Basin Education Center announced TilE THE COURSE COUnSE Geology was taught by G. G David Davic Hunt a Roosevelt resident who has hasfield hasfield hasfield field geology experience through a National Science Foundation Grant at the University of Texas at Austin Between June 16 and its closing with a family picnic last week the course involved six hours of classroom instruction at Union High School and three Saturday field trips to White WhiteRocks WhiteRocks Rocks Hocks Canyon the Pole Creek and Farm Creek areas on the Elkhorn Loop and the Rock Creek area near Duchesne TilE THE MINERAL l formations of the in this area are quite different from those of other mountains in the west Mr Hunt said The purpose of the course was to familiarize the students with these differences differences dif dif dif- and to teach them the types of formations including fault lines and rock guides that are conducive to f finding inding gold When asked if anyone in the class found anything of value Mr Hunt only smiled Because the course was one of the most successful classes of ofHie the Hie summer quarter Gold Prospecting will be offered again in September For information information information in in- formation contact the Uintah B Basin sin Education Center at 2294 1738 or |