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Show The 4 - f. K i wr According to some forecasters, the price y; 4. of uranium, which has dropped from about 140 a pound a year to about 126 a pound at present, could V N' ,4 4.-v.- . . 't f ' r decline further to $17418 a pound before the current market alump bottoms out, according to Jerry Fleming, manager of Anaconda Cop-pCompanys New Mexico uranium operations. i er o i 4 ' . -- i -: -- ;. v'N Three Mile Island, as far K-:- as were concerned, had a great deal to do with the dip in uranium prices, he said. Some industry officials, however, believe that the slump will be temporary. ''"-'- :'L I Said J.D. Kirk, administra- ri tive manager of Union Carbides Western Colorado . V operations, Well get over this in the shut run. The Toots McDougald believes that this pistol may have been used In the murder of Forest Ranger Rudolf future looks very good for the industry as a whole. But one fL Mellenthln on August 23, 1918; In the LeSal Mountains. Mellenthln was killed by Ramon Archu-lett- of the things we have to do is an Army deserter, and Ignacio Martinez. One weapon,' a 30-3rifle, w os Introduced as evidence that nuclear at their trial: However, contemporety accounts did not Identify a second weapon used In the killing, convinceispeople dean and cheap, energy which was not Introduced as evidence. . compared to coal. Were looking for the market to start stabilizing this year and 1 A;v' 4--:- i - a, 0 Was old. 44 apart of early mystery ? begin turning around next year. Union Carbide recently began a phased shutdown of the companys mill in Ura-vaCurrent plans call for Toots thinks By Bill Davie n. loves a f Everyone mystery, so the old saying goes, and Moab resident Toots Me Dongald is no exception. About 80 years ago, her McD.C. husband, Dougald, found an old .44 Frontier Colt revolver under a rock ledge, high in the LaSal Mountains. Protected by the Overhang, the pistol was surprisingly good con- ' Of-- fired; the other five chambers were loaded. The patents stamped on the gun are 1871 and 1875. The tubular ejector lever had been removed cuitofiiity mounting point below the This was done on 0. C McDougsd found this Mesliber Chit Frontier pistol undsr $ rock Mgs by gunfighter- - In the LaSal Mountains about 30 years ago.When found, the pistol was In excellent condition and was fully loaded, with the exception of one chamber Services slated containing an empty shell casing. As can be seen In the photo, the elector pin has. boon removed, possibly to. facilitate a fast draw. The pistol also has a occasion single notch In the handgrip. k Lam-mer- t, Jesse (Sherri) Peacock, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Leo (Tarry) Robinson, Moab, Donald and Michael Zane Lammert, Moab. He was preceded fat death by a son Richard Lynn, in 1974. ' Services will be held fat the LDS 4th Ward Chapel on Locust Lane, and interment will be in Sunset Memorial ; ,4 . charges. Fearing that an unbiased jury could not Funeral services will be bald Friday, March 27, aft 1 p.m. for Robert Burton Lammert, Sr., 58, who died March 23, 1881. ' Born Oct. 1, 1822, fat Minatare, Neb., to Harry Walter mid Maggie Ann Wood Lammert, be resided there until moving with his family to LaSal Creek in 1884. He has lived fat J (ka iret since. He served in the U.S. ftevy during World War n from 1942 to 1948, and married Shirley Graves in Bremmerton, Wadi., on March6, 1947. He worked fat many trades fat the Moab area, and was a member of American Legion Poet 54 and active fat the LDS Church 4th Ward, Moab. ! He is survived by his wife, Moab; five children, Robert B. Butch Jr., Moab, Mrs. to wonder if the gun was perhaps involved in the murder of U. S. Forest - Ranger Rudolf E. Mellenthln, who was shot August 23, 1918, at a sheep camp In the LaSab, as he tried to arreet an Arnqr deserter.. triaL - After further post- ponements, a trial was convened in Manti during the week of June 4, 1919. James Moore, the only the eyewitness to shooting, testified that . Two men, Ramon the deserter, and Ignacio Martinss were' in the hand and knee and before dying. Archuletto later arrested charged with the crime. later recovered in a FTuita Although Archuletto hospital, prior to the triaL Some confusion arose later confessed to the shooting, both were tried during the investigate n on second degree muraer and trial as to who shot It was charges, as the evidence Mellenthin. indicated that one man originally, thought that could not have fired all Martinez shot the ranger 0 with a the shots. rifle. A preliminary hearing However, based on in the case was held in confession, the Monticello on Sept. 10, was introduced in 1918, before Justice of the evidence as the weapon Peace J. C. Bronaoft. The used fay him to shoot case was prosecuted by MeflenthiriT Interestingly,' District Attorney Knox the gun allegedly used by Patterson and San Juan Martinez was. not in-- , County Attorney Oscar traduced, nor was it menW. McConkte, satiated by tioned in any news stories L. W. Lawson, district summarizingthe.court g solicitor for the Forest testimony, leaving ' Service. In addition to questions as to local officials, the murder whether it was a pistol or was investigated by rifle, , Richard M. Pnce Jof Salt V Moab physician Dr. J. Lake City, a special agent W. Williams testified at for the U.?S.i Justice the trial that the ranger was shot three times, Department. The deftasd attorney although the caliber of was F. B. Hammond, Jr., the weapons used could of Monticello, who eras not be determined, with later joined by attorney the exception of one 30-3Samuel A. King, of Salt bullet which pierced a Lake . City. After tobbacco can in Mdlen-thin- s numerous delays, some of vest pocket At the which were caused by a conclusion of the trial, statewide influenza Martinez was convicted epidemic, an arraignment of second degree murder was held Monticello on and was. sentenced to 15 April 36,1911. Both years in prison. 4 men pled innocent to the Archuletto changed his 30-3- os 30-3- 0 -- . tan-tilizin- . Robert Laaawrt, 8r. he has base appointed to the State Board of OB. Gas and Miniag. Normans term of office will continue until March 1, 1885. Ho has previously sieved a term on the policy malting board, which is part of the Depart-o- f Natural Resources. Mellenthi n and Archuletto faced each other and plea to guilty, and was that the ranger Shot him sentenced to life in prison, 0 Uft Noraan now on be found locally, the Slate board defence moved for a Moab reskUat Bob Nonnsn change of venue, which received a letter last week was granted by the Court. from Utah Governor Scott M. The pair was held in the Mathessu, saaondag that State Prison until the . Ky In response to complaints from visitors to Goblin Valley and consultation with the Utah State Division of State Parks and Recreation, the Moab District of the BLM is implementing a temporary off toad vehicle closure of 20 acres adjacent to the entrance to Goblin Valley State VISITING IN WELLINGTON ftm its Friday for Robert Lammert off about 125 employees. Last week, Cotter announced that ita open pit uranium operation near Paradox is also being dosed. Several of Cotters mines were operated under contract to independent mine operators. The Paradox pit mine was operated by Brown and Root of Houston, Texas. Mining and milling operations in Utah appear to be weathering the slump better than companies in surrounding states. Minerals Information Specialist Martha Smith of the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, commented that market fluctuations have not yet caused any major dislocation or layoffs in Southeastern Utah. Other sections of the West have not been as fortunate. In Wyoming, over 800 miners from four companies have been laid off during the last year in Fremont County alone. uranium market slump appears to have hit hardest in New Mexico. Lynn The -- dition. One shell had been fccrreL the plant to be shut down for about six months, resulting in the layoff of about 90 of the facilitys 180 employees. Cotter Corporation also closed nine mines in the same area last spring, laying Off road vehicles banned from area near Goblin Valley . Thursday, March 26, 1981 t, B1 Uranium price recovery is predicted by industry official 4'? A Times-lndependen- , Madge Wards and. hw sister, Beula Caillet, spent the weekend in Wellington visiting their neice and husband, Verda and Bill German.While they were there, they were guests of the Germans at the 63rd birthday anniversary dinner Jacobsen blamed ket'. Right now, a major cause of the decline in price is that utilities that have been buying uranium for the past four or five years have been put on hold on their budding program. A lot of them are selling off their inventories, and that has driven the price way down, he remarked. Jacobsen commented that 72 nuclear power plants are presently operating in the U.S., with an additional 90 in construction. He added that 10 of the new plants have been delayed due to increased government inspections the slump in part on a decrease in the growth rate of demand for electricity. Prior to 1974, he said, the demand for electricity was growing at an annual rate of about seven percent. However, in recent years, he added, the growth rate has dropped to about two percent annually. He cautioned that surplus uranium has been stockpiles, with an inventory running as high as three years, which may extend the current slump. following the Three Mile Island accident. Fleming stated that Anaconda is in the process of shutting down an open pit uranium mine in New Mexico. The closure will result in the loss of about 400 jobs. Most of the employees are Indians from the Laguna Reservation. Jacobsen pointed out that New Mexicos tax structure-place- s a tax of $2.40 a pound on uranium selling for $30 a ' pound, further complicating the situation. By comparison, Wyoming charges a severance tax of only 30 cents per pound for uranium selling for $30 a pound. Most uranium industry officials are hopeful that the new Reagan administration will help the recovery of the market by proceeding with the countrys nuclear pro- gram, including possible reductions in lead time required to put new nuclear power plants on line. Kirk pointed out that it takes from 12 to 15 years under current regulations to develop a power plant. He expressed the hope that this Reserve. This is located in south-centrEmery County. The east slope of Wild Horse Butte and the flat area west of the Goblin Valley entrance road will be closed. This emergency closure is a result of the area being al heavily impacted from dumpage of human waste, trash, and the destruction of vegetation, along with problems. This temporary closure will be in effect until June 1, 1981. Maps showing the dosed area are available in the Price Area Office and the Moab District Office. ero-sion- S.S. REP. IN MOAB Mr. Pat Garey, Social of the Price American Security representative, will The affair also IOtOry rCtrlt , Legion. be in Moab at the EmployMoab Rotary Club President Steve included a dance. They ment Office on Cummings is April 7 from shown above digging postholes for the clubs new visited friends, Millie and 1:00 5:00 PM. Ted Thomas at a dinner at public park, across Mill Creek Drive from Southeast the Germans Sunday, at- TRAVELED FOR LUNCH Elementary School. The club will sponsor a radio Bess You van and Faye auction on KURA, Sunday, March 29, to raise funds tended church in Wellington and met other relatives Titus ate lunch with Mr. and for improvements to the park. Plans call for the park there, reporting a very Mrs. Homer Manson at to be ready for use this weekend, with six barbeque LaSal, Sunday. units and six picnic tables. enjoyable time. Crazy carving is a mystery Moab has certainly seen its share of unusual actors, from Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch to fortune-seekin- g the Doxol plant. The detailed carving depicts a uniformed man on horseback, with a stem gaze and prominent proboscus. uranium boomers. also for second degree He wears a hat bearing the murder. Some questions, Then there is the man outline of the contenents and however, remain. Is it possible that Martinez after the shooting, hid a .44 caliber Colt pistol under a rock ledge? The evidence is slim, as the exact location of Martinez sheep camp is unknown. Abo, there is could be cut to about six years. He commented that a more progressive nuclear policy would stimulate and stabilize the uranium mar- Jacobsen, a retired manager of the Sohio Western Mining Company in Grants, commented that the number of uranium mines in the state has decreased from 43 to 29. Industry employment in the state dropped from about 8,600 at the beginning of 1980 to about 6,700 at the beginning of this year. Authorities expect employment to drop an additional 550 to 600 by the end of 1981 . for what is known locally as the King of the World carving, located near the east side of responsible Highway 163, across from collar buttons representing the eastern and western hemispheres. As near as can be deciphered by the non-ex-pe- observer, rt the accom panying inscription appears 1935 C.F. HH to read, AESUS AMERICA AHAR-ROKING ANDEEW AMERICA KING WORLD. The last four words imply a simple solution to land N control issues: The artist simply claimed the whole shebang. There is little information on the man, as he apparently remained in Moab only a short time, perhaps figuring that his message required a larger stage than a sleepy rural Utah community. Whatever his origin and boulder in fate, a multi-to- n the redrock country of Southeastern Utah preserves his unique view of the world and his sculpting talent. no direct evidence indicating that Ranger Mellenthin was shot with a. 44 caliber pistol. Whether the gun was involved in the Mellenthin shooting or not, why would the owner hide the modified pistol under a ledge? What was the target of the single misting bullet? What was the reason for the notch carved in the handgrip? Was the weapon perhaps involved in some other crime, forcing the owner to dispose of it quickly, without stopping to unload? McDougald is understandably concerned with the Mellenthin case. White still in high school, she dated Bill MeUenthin, son of the slain ranger. After' his death, Mt. Mellenthin, in the LaSal Mountains above Geyser This curious rock carving (a far cry from the simple drawings of the Indians) is located near the east Pass, was named for the side of Highway 163, across from the Doxol plant north of Moab. The artist invested considerable time murdered Rudolf E. and effort in the which depicts a uniformed man on horseback. sculpture, Metlenlhin. : |