| Show Flaming Gorge Dam Completion Will Change e Face of Dutch John Of Upon completion of Flam Flam- Flaming ing Gorge Dam and power power- plant this November Arch Dam Contractors the prime contractor will remove all temporary buildings This does not mean that Dutch John will go o off the map as completion ot of a high high- highway way from Vernal to Manila Green River and surround surround- surrounding Ing areas will will provide easy access FLAMING GORGE roses reser voir and recreational develop develop- developments ments in the area are arc exp expected ted to lure thousands of tour annually to this scenic wonderland It is hard to imagine that several years ago Dutch John and the surrounding country was n a sagebrush flat ilat where deer and antelope roamed and the only human traffic was an occasional sheepherder er DUTCH JOHN 45 miles north of at Vernal and 60 miles southeast of Green River Wyo is the heart of the dam construction Part of the town is man man- managed aged by the Bureau Dureau of Reda matlon and part by Arch Dam Constructors The con tractor alone has a mil mil mil- million lion investment in the town Avenues in the contractors contractor's area are named after dams such as Hungry Horse Mon Mon- Montana tana Hoover Nevada and Shasta Parker and Davis California In the government area the avenues run First through Sixth and Sixth separates the town SOUTH soum BOULEVARD is the main street and North Boulevard marks the north north- northern ern boundary Dutch John was named after an early pioneer who settled in the area It has no police force but residents are protected by Bureau Dureau of Rec Rec- Reclamation rangers and con m tractors tractor's s employees s deputized lJ by Daggett County On April 30 Dutch John reached its peak population of 1146 or Of that total are arc arcIn In the government camp 25 1 in a bunk house and in inthe inthe the contractors contractor's trailer park palk The government section has 45 permanent bed three room and five tw two bedroom houses hous s 's IT HAS TEN three bed room and 25 two bedroom houses which can be moved to other sites and 35 hous house trailers Including one built for use as a church Other buildings Include a two two-stor two story headquarters lure ture concrete laboratory garage and fire Ita station lion rang rang- ranger er station two large ware ware- warehouses warehouses houses a modern brick grado school and 13 garages Mingling with the house trailers In the contractors contractor's section are two duplexes and anda a story one dwelling PREDOMINANT are trailers with room for more A large corrugated metal I building holds a well stocked grocery store with snack bar and dry goods In the same building are the US Post PostOffice Office and beauty and bar bar- barbershops The bunkhouse has double rooms Other facilities include a ten bed hospital fire station with ambulance and mess hall TIle The Church has is In small chapel Other churches use a purpose multipurpose room roem in inthe inthe the community school or in inthe inthe the trailer LAWNS FLOWER gardens and other amenities give the town the appearance of a regular suburban community Dutch John Is surrounded by rugged colorful forested country and has an elevation of feet Temperatures range from 30 below to 95 above |
