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Show IeBaron Road Work Halted for Winter Construction crews and heavy equipment have been brought in off the Kents Lake-LeBaron Lake road job, it was reported today by Don D. Seaman, Beaver Beav-er Forest Ranger . Heavy snows and cold weather occurring in the Anderson Meadow area made it impractical to continue work this fall. The plan at present is to move back onto the job early next year and complete the road through to Betenson Flat, Ranger Rang-er Seaman said. Also planned is realignment ,of the existing road from Beaver Canyon up to the Kents Lake forest camp' ground. "Much progress was made on the road during the past season," sea-son," Ranger Seaman said. "Approximately "Ap-proximately four miles of road has been roughed out and completed, com-pleted, extending from Kents Lake campground to the upper end of Anderson Meadow. Considerable Con-siderable timber has now been made accessible for harvest, and plans are being 'formulated for the early removal of this timber. tim-ber. Probably the first timber tim-ber to be removed will be about 500 cords of aspen, used in the manufacture of excelsior, which will be cut in June of next year. "The constructed road is a high standard forest road, 20 feet wide, with a maximum grade of 6 , and will be passable pass-able to all types of passenger cars." Much cooperative work was received during the construction construc-tion phase o'f the work the past summer, Ranger Seaman said. The Beaver Wildlife Federation, under leadership of Sam Hickman, Hick-man, president, spent approximately approxi-mately 60 man-days working on the clearing operation along the roadway. This was done on two weekends, with at one time as many ,as 20 men busy falling and removing timber from the roadway with axes and power saws. This group felled trees on about aA mile of the road. "The Beaver County Commission Commis-sion was also very generous and cooperative," Mr. Seaman taid. ' The county D-6 tractor and operator was worked on the road for 'a two-week period at no cost to the US Government." Ranger Seaman expressed his appreciation and thanks to both of the above organizations for their assistance on this road project. "With such assistance as was received on this project," he said, "public funds can be stretched much further and we are able to get much accomplished." |