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Show feedback than enough peaks to name one after every member of Fr. Dominguez' party. We've even suggested that busts of the party be carved on the mountain. Millions of bicentennial dollars have been spent in far worse ways. "Red" that beautiful white mountain, moun-tain, biggest pluton in the state. Groups In Salt Lake City and Provo have succeeded in designating a little hill at the mouth of Spanish Fork for him. Another group has named a modest knob sticking stick-ing out of Lake Powell for him. These are not enough. Milford's Granite Peak towers tow-ers over the place where Dominguez and Escalante made their epochal decision not to plunge to their death in the snowy ranges to the west, but to save their lives for further salvation of souls. Father Dominguez, the leader lead-er of the party, deserves a memorial as strong andhigh and white as his spirit was. I urge that you folks write Dr. Jay M. Haymond, executive ex-ecutive secretary, Division of State History, 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, upholding the idea. Sincerely, Carlton Culm see Dean Emeritus Utah State University EDITOR'S NOTE: At the last meeting of the Milford Historical His-torical Society, a motion to support a name change for Granite Peak was made. However, the group (with opposition only from yours truly) proposed to go along with the State Bicentennial and Dominguez-Escalante trail ride committees and name the peak after both Dominguez and Escalante. We reported your efforts and suggested if they wanted to name separate peaks for each priest, fine. But they went along with those who wished to support the Bicentennial Bi-centennial Commission, attaching at-taching both names to Granite Gran-ite Peak. Actually, Granite Peak is a mountain consistingof several sev-eral peaks. There are more be weighed on itsown merits. However, the Kaiparowits decision was paid for with untold millions of private dollars. The E.IJS. was complete. com-plete. Only thing left was Sec. Kleppe's decision, which was promised just a few days after the power companies' notice they would not build. We see this as further evidence that Congress is afraid to face down the bureaucratic bur-eaucratic monsters they have created. How soon, do you think private enterprise will again invest $100 million In an effort to develop natural resources re-sources in Utah or any other state, without any decision on Kaiparowits? To your credit, you did answer the editorial. The rest of Utah's delegation completely side-stepped the issue. We proposed the idea to Rep. Howe personally, before the editorial was published. pub-lished. He promised consideration, consid-eration, but we've heard nothing since. "Red" Dear Editor: Our project of naming Granite Peak (not really a name as there are Granite Peaks all over the place), is likely to get swallowed up by more populous places. Let's renew our effort I'm told the Milford Historical Histor-ical Society has made laudable laud-able moves to recognize that incorruptible and fine gentleman Father Dominguez Domin-guez by using his name for Mr. N. E. (Red) Wilson Publisher and Editor Beaver County News 22 6 South Main Milford, Utah 84751 Dear Red: Please forgive me for taking tak-ing so long to respond to your well written and thoughtful editorial, "Kaiparowits "Kai-parowits Decision A Must", which appeared in the April 29 NEWS. By now, I am certain you are aware of my position on the Kaiparowits project; it should have been built. Environmental En-vironmental concerns were sufficiently answered and I am convinced that the economic econ-omic benefits of this development devel-opment far outweighed any environmental impacts which may have occured. At this point, it is difficult diffi-cult to assess what the cancellation can-cellation of this project will mean in terms of increased dependence on foreign oil, future energy development and the loss of jobs and revenue rev-enue to the State of Utah. I agree with you that our natural resources must be developed as must the economy econ-omy of our State. However, I feel that each proposed development should be weighed on its own merits and that little be served by forcing a decision on the Kaiparowits project. It is my personal opinion that we should let sleeping dogs lie and start anew to find ways of developing our vast stor e of natural resources , and the economy of particularly particu-larly the southern part of the State. Thank you for your concern con-cern on this vital issue. Sincerely, Jake Garn EDITOR'S NOTE: Sorry, Senator, but we believe the Utah delegation in Washington Washing-ton dropped the ball on this one. Certainly It's too late now, but had a Kaiparowits decision de-cision been made by the Dept.-of Dept.-of Interior, it would have served . as a sort of barometer baro-meter for the next attempt by private enterprise to de -velop Utah's natural resources. re-sources. We agree that each proposed pro-posed development should |