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Show I La ML Utsh County battling record flow it Hi mouth, th county road engineers strengthening airport gone, the county road department original road plans, Utah County snuufall and floods In 1 .i 2 which department joined with Provo dikes. The county furnished seven surveyed the result of the floods. ItViHil Department repaired twe con the cmmty 17 budget tnd JO'C'lty, Utah Stat. U. S. Army trucks and other enulpment 'and Roads were washed out went ol miles of county road, one west r of road washed out arcom- - glneeri and hundreda of volun- - crewi," Mr. F.lmer recalled, Sprlngvllle, In Hubble Creek Can Pleasant Grove, and one mile plished only slightly more than a teers in working trantlcally to The Provo Aliport, protected by yon, Spanish Fork, Palmyra, Lake along Salem Canal between Pay the dikes, Is valued at well in Shore area, Diamond Fork Can son and Salem. The county com thud of iti scheduled road con avert disaster. struction, according to J, Clark yon and In several sections near pleted another five miles of road, Eatrhwork dikes, four to eight txctsi of 11 million. American Fork. Including about two and a halt timer, former road commissioner. feet high, were thrown up along Help. Elsewhere milea ot new recreation road in most ot the the end of The county had scheduled about the Provo River to hold back flood 1952, By The road Canyon and another Santaquin reCounty 20 miles of county road construc- waters from the city. department had been or replaced Sandbags bridges lust seven were laid on top of the earth- also assiited in battling less se paired with the exception of Cox two and a half miles in abort tion but completed rious tlood conditions at Payson, Bridge at the mouth of Hobble stretches across the county. miles of oiled road for the county. works. American Fork, Lehi Creek Canyon. Two bridges on The road department also InWhen fundi ran out late In 1952, On Utah Lake, the city had a Santaquln, and the Canyon, Alpine the Spanish Fork River, begun stalled many culverts In 1952, be wind, enemy, of snow the to due record expense 'When the wind blows from the Although the county and Us with federal funds in 1952, were cause the high water level, folrrinnvil and flnrH inntrn! 1 o a t 17 the water level Is municipalities crews and eoittumeiit were di- - northwest, major completed with the exception of lowing floods, required soil drain much as four feet" bridges, msny culverts and 30 steel beams, which were late It, age. vrttpn In rnmn i!lno pluht m "0"'" tormer commissioner timer miles of roads, no lives were lost being delivered. With funds depleted ot mad for incnrn)rtt.d munir!. by 'the .... fl yjnt nigni, comuy equipment by the record loods, with the ex emergency work and seven miles palities, which paid the founty for Msde Repairs In wss called out the middle of ception of one youth who acclden of county oiled roads, the rosd oil and gravel. the night by the Army Engineers, tally fell Into a stream, after the While washouts were not brought department during the final Tli s compares with paving of ss fresh dangers' threatened the peak of high waters had aubslded. up to full standards ot before the months ot 1952 utilized lta equip 22 miles of county road and five In June. 1952. with six months flood, they were repaired. airport. They worked three nights, ment for construction of roads in miles of city roads in l'JM. along with Provo City and the'of the normal In 1952 to its Incorporated cities of Utah County, late Returning year Some comparison of the snow removal problem is seen in that during the first six weeks of lust! year, county crews worked every day clesring roads of either fresh snowfall or drifted snows, while mild 195 has required srow clearance only once daring the same period. Following record snows of Jan- uary, rrbruary and March, and an abrupt melting of snows In early April, the Spanish Fork River began to overflow. U F.n-mil-es I set-mi- Here la one of the thousand or more lakes In the icenle high Uinta moun' for fishermen. ONE OF A THOUSAND haven tains, SUNDAY HSRAU) 8-- B MARCH SUNDAY. 15. 193 Huh County. Utah road-worki- 1 Southeastern Utah Boasts Attractions . I A . Some of Utah's most beautiful cenery, ranging from fantastic colored canyons to heavily vegetated mountains la found In nearby Grand tnd San Juan Counties. For example, In Grand County there'e the celebrated Dead Horse Point, JO miles west of Moab. It overlooks the Colorado River and Canyon and is one of the very worthwhile side trips off U. S. Highway 160. Colorado River Canyon. Castle Valley and Fisher Toweri. 20 miles up the canyon of the Colorado River from Moab, offer real thrills An unfortgett- for the aight-seeable trip through the magnificently colored canyon and spectacular Castle Valiey and Fisher Toweri la afforded In San Juan County, the Needles and Forks of Colorado and Green Rivera are one of the least known but also one of the most scenic areas In Utah. Many colored and fantastic sandstone formations are to be found. From Home of Truch on U. S. 160 between Moab and travels Montlcello the alfiht-eewest 20 miles by auto road to Dugout Ranch, then west another 30 miles by Jeep or horseback. A tfuide is needed. Arches National Monument, one of the scenic wonders of Utah, tt located near Moab, The Natural Brldcea National Monument west ot Handing la another. The rather n Monument Valley and Goose Necks of the San Juan River are In the southern part of San Juan County. r. si IN NORTHERN UTAH-W- hen you happen up Cache County way, take the time to lire on the enchanting beauty of Deep Lake, a little emerald gem set it the head of Bloomlngton Canyon, (Forest Service Photo). A v -.-- an f- -' f r ' " ' avv r well-know- ' J(ay Utah County worked with the Springvllle council, private con tractors and the National Guard, 24 hours a day, throwing up earthworks " with bulldozers and hooking and dragging debris from swollen threatening bridges. 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C HUDSON HORNET DEFIANCE 4 V 1, however. f tio ripped JT FISH ARE BITING-U- tah Valley lakes and ttreimi will be lined with anglers come June I, date for the opening this ear. By special proclamation, some waters in Utah will open o nm mid-Apri- l, streams (ITD I t, t, er Furniture bouse were first fa) the United States to start the in stallment plan early In use 19th Record Flood Ktsge , spring runoff on the Spanish Fork River Is POO second- -' feet, and the previous rtrord had but durlnR, been 1500 second-feet- , 1352 flood stages, the river reached; Mr. Elmeri about 4000 second-feerecalls. As the river brimmed Its banks! In excited residents' called upon the Utah County Commission, Spanish Fork City Council and State Road Commission for help. Crews worked to deepen the Spanish Fork channel and throw up earthwork dikes, but be fore flood waters subsided, seven bridges were lost on the Spanish Fork River. Ten days later. Hobble Creek, swollen to three times Its normal size and flowing at about 1800 second-feeout four bridges and damaged a fifth. Two Spnngville City bridges were washed out on the same creek, and others were damaged. Prove Overflows An average , century. I fiAifea" Co. "... Provo Phone 3434 e 1 1 |