Show TWO KINGS PEA KS ON ASHLEY FOREST HIGHS ST IN UTAH I In the Uintah Mountain range running east and west in the part of Utah there are peaks which majestically ly rise to elevations over feet above sea level There are twin Kings Peaks situated di north Duchesne one the highest mountain peaks in hah tah is two feet higher than its com com- companion panion to the north Several years ago two men climbed the north peak constructed a monument monument ment on It two feet high and jest jest- jestIngly jestingly remarked there that makes them even However when the US Geological Sur- Sur Survoy Sur V voy Y again covered the area the monument was not considered as the natural pinnacle and the south point Kings Peak was indicated on the maps as the highest mountain In Utah Watershed Values Value Highest The protection of the water watershed watershed shed values in the Uintah and other mountain ranges In Utah is the paramount service that can be rendered to the people of Utah states Ona A Harrison supervisor of the Ashley Nation Nation- National al forest Keeping the soil in place and regulation of stream flow are regarded of highest Ian im- importance In the administration of the forest Vegetation cannot be depleted without damage to the watershed Snows which usually remain in the higher yearlong contribute to the priceless wat- wat water water er resource which Is so vital to the welfare of the people in the various communities Ample supplies of good water are necessary necessary essary for thrifty farms and prosperous cities Poor fishing usually occurs in muddy waters The proposed Central Utah Project with an estimated cost of Includes the intercepting of the streams flow flow- flowing Ing down the south slope of the Uinta mountains for culinary and Irrigation use on arable lands in and Bonneville Basins As ample water supply Is vital to the of agriculture in Uintah Basin where a 8 small amount of precipitation Is re- re recorded recorded corded An Increased water sup sup- supply ply is essential in order that the maximum agricultural indus indus- industrial trial and social development may be obtained Other Uses Usel Other important resources of the Ashley Forest Include a Timber Adequate protection of the timber resources from fire and the adhering to proper cut cut- practices are necessary to proVide a continuous supply of forest products to the dependent Better Detter than six million board feet of tim timber r were cut on the forest during the last six months This was a 56 per cent increase from the amount cut cd for the same period a year ago b Recreation Over hunters fishermen and other visited the Ashley Forest last year This is an 82 62 percent Increase from the pre pre- year Besides enjoying the scenic attractions many trips were made b t the forest to par In the good hunting and fishing which is available c Grazing Three hundred and thirty five users grazed cattle and sheep on the foret fore t during the 19 1946 6 grazing season A large number of deer also graze yearlong on forest lands d Mining Large deposits of phosphate and asphalt lie cop cop- or within the forest boundary Oil and gas leases have been issued in variouS area other minerals have also been 1 discovered in the Uinta Moun Moun- Mountains I How the forested slopes are managed determines the service the receives from these watersheds and other er re- re resources re sources now and in future gets gen states Mr n |