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Show i mi.":: i .',..! : " I I" . ! I ' ' ;K K ! 1 ' I f f- Barbara Gregson in Snake Valley and have been lined in places with concrete to conserve water. A resident of Ely, Nev., asked Mr. Watson to investigate this ditch lining because, he said, it "spoils the scenic view." Mr. Watson was on his way back to Washington, D. C, where he is employed as a cartographer for the Navy. NEW CAVE FOUND IN EAST NEVADA By Barbara Gregson Snake Valley Correspondent On Thursday, May 27, Mr. Charles S. Watson Jr. told several sev-eral people in Baker, and Forest Service personnel, of a new cave he claims to have discovered in Lincoln County, Nevada, in the vicinity of Peterson Pet-erson Mountain. According to Mr. Watson, this cave is larger than Carlsbad Carls-bad and Mammoth Caves combined, com-bined, and contains many more soda-straw stalactites than Lehman Leh-man Caves, and also huge onyx formations. Making this discovery even more interesting interest-ing is the fact that the cave entrance is surrounded by a high stand of giant bristlecone pine. Mr. Watson is one of th; founders of the Nevada Outdoor Out-door Recreation Association i-md is now the Eastern representative repre-sentative of the organization qnd lives in Washington, D.C. When the club originated a few years ago it was known as the Nevada Outdoor Survey and Index, and served as an advisory to the Sierra Club. In March, 1965, it was incorporated incor-porated and became known as NORA, and now has 50 to 55 members. Mr. Wattson was in the area on official business for N O R A investigating scenic resources and "feeling out" the local citizenry on the bristlecone pine, Lehman Creek road, and other controversial issues. In 1964 Don Curry of the University of South Carolina discovered the oldest living bristlecone pine to date, 4900 years old, on Mt. Wheeler. NORA objected very strenuously strenu-ously to Mr. Curry's methods of research, and to the Forest Service allowing the tree to be cut. Six months ago NORA tried in vain to halt construction construc-tion of the Forest Service road now being constructed on Mt. Wheeler. They are now objecting ob-jecting to the road being paved, on the theory that "there will be less irresponsible people use the road and recreational facilitis if it is left unpaved." Also on Mr. Watson's agenda was an inquiry into the cement lining of parts of Baker and Snake Creeks. These two streams are used for irrigation |