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Show 1 The - t1- IP O- Vv" C V "'. ? ;- V," PP1 ; r w.;."' : 1 , , .V. V J'-- '' "?v;' Jr -- ' . v riVv1 ,'1-.'.- ,.,l .(' '. - - 'P-' ' iX; W U ! Thursday, August t, B1 '' 'V', . .. ; PV ;v. - v -- " - - .. - lrm& : iv- 6, 1981 . ,'VK.., p.V-rt " Times-lndependen- ,ti- j ,, - - A' . As seen from the Colorado side, the LaSal Mountains do not appear as steep as they do from the Moab side. The mountains can be easily reached from Gateway by a steep but smooth dirt road up John Brown Canyon to Taylor Flat. isolated Paradox Valley is sparsely populated with scattered farms. The valley was formed by the peaks of collapse of an underlying salt formation, similar to Moab Valley. In the distance, the the LaSal Mountains can be seen. The cloud-cappe- d A trip east of the LaSals makes a great weekend outing by Bill Davis Tom between tackling a monumental backlog of population, scattered mostly on farms in the area. The name Paradox stems from the fact that the Dolores River flows across the valley, rather than down its length, housework and the everpresent desire to go exploring last Sunday, I opted for the latter. After all, I have similar to the Colorado to dig up a feature story and Rivers transection of the all that... Rationalization is Moab Valley. We followed the Dolores a wonderful thing. In any case, I decided to east on a dirt road through a wander over Colorado way to beautiful sandstone canyon. see some nearby areas I Part way through the canhadnt had a chance to visit, yon, the Dolores meets the San Miguel in a miniature including the Paradox Valversion of the confluence of San and Dolores the ley, Miguel rivers and the coun- the Green and Colorado. On the north wall of the try around Gateway. Southbound out of Moab, canyon are the remains of a flume, constructed we turned east at LaSal in the 1890s. The the early From Junction. LaSal, six-mi- le road winds steeply down to structure was designed to Paradox Valley. Paradox carry water to the Lone Tree Placer. The Valley strongly resembles Moab Valley, and was flume was an ambitious formed in the same way, undertaking, with the timthrough the collapse of an bers driven into the wall high above the canyon floor, "p4- underlying layer of salt. The timbers were placed However, the Paradox Valley has a much smaller from a platform extending gold-beari- . . from preceding timbers or by workmen lowered from the canyon rim. Timbers for construction were floated down the partially completed channel. The flume was supplimented by a seven mile ditch. About $173,000 was spent on the project, more than twice the original estimate. The project was abandoned during the panic of 1893, when gold prices plunged. From the river canyon, we turned south on a paved highway to Uravan. Activity in the small company town has dropped drastically, after Union Carbide decided to close down their uranium operation temporarily, due to a drop in uranium prices. From Uravan we turned north, following the Dolores River. The deep orange of the, canvon walls contrasted with small plots of agricultural land along the river bottom. . I was struck by the lack of on the highway. Meeting a vehicle going the other way was a major event. I was also impressed with the beauty of the country sur- traffic rounding the little com- munity of Gateway, where the highway leaves the Dolores to follow Unaweep Canyon. A strong wind and billowing clouds indicated that a prompt return to Moab might be in order, so we decided to cross over the LaSals via John Brown Canyon, which leaves the highway at the south end of Gateway. Though extremely steep, the road is in excellent condition, surprisingly smooth and The road traversed the broad, rolling slopes beneath Mt. Waas and Horse Mountain-on Taylor Flat.- - The- traffic on the mountain road was heavier than at any other point on the trip, including the paved highways, indicat- ing that the LaSals are a popular destination during the hot summer months. Though short in length, the loop to Paradox and return over the crosses a qumber of different geologic and environmental zones. For those travelers LaSals with limited time, it is an excellent way to pass a summer afternoon. You can always do the household chores later... State energy conference will review synf uels and growth Utahs potential as a site for major synthetic fuels plants and energy development programs will be discussed at the fifth annual State Energy Conference Friday, Sept. 11 at the University of Utah. The conference, emphasiz- ing research undertaken the campus-base- d Utah Engineering ment Station, will be held e Social and Behavioral through in-th- Science Building Auditorineighboring states, said Jensen. um. Gordon Jensen, the UEES Rep. Dan Marroitt, will deliver the keynote director and conference host, at 8:40 am on The address attend the says public may the work sessions without charge, although advanced registration is recommended to assure seating. This promises to be an extremely informative con- Outlook for Tar Sands. Sen. Orrin Hatch, will address a noon luncheon on the Topic The Outlook for Synthetic Fuels in Utah. University energy reof the searchers and state energy insight it will provide into the officials will address a wide ' next major industry to be range' of topics at the y conference, includdeveloped in Utah and its ing tar sands and oil shale development; energy conservation techniques and ference because one-da- District Court held session Monday Stan Goodman. Trial and Motion Day was held in 7 th District Court, was set for Oct. 13 in the Monday, August 3, with case of Barbara June Neal Judge Boyd Bunnell presid- versus Eric Lawrence Neal. Default divorces were ing. Roger F. Balsley appeared granted to Terrel Ann for sentencing on a charge of Cashier from Steven Roy burglary, reduced to a Lashier and to Leo Lester charge of attempted burg- Burr from Sylvia C. Burr. A lary. He was fined $250, default judgment was grantordered to make restitution, ed in the case of Sandra Bea sentenced to one year in jail Wood versus Richard L. and placed on probation for Wood. An order was granted in one year. The jail sentence was stayed upon payment of the case of Mapco versus the fine and restitution, and .Charles R. Klepzig and Billie successful completion of R. Klepzig. An order to show cause was granted in the probation. Elmer Vincent Miller, Jr. case of the County of appeared at a probation Humboldt and Karla E. violation hearing. His proba- Logue versus Niles Vallejo tion was revoked and he was Hagemann. Following a sentenced to a term of not trial, a divorce was granted less than one or more than 15 to Laurie Lynn Wright from years in prison, on an James David Wright. Trial was set for Nov. 9 in the case original charge of forgery. In the Civil Division, a of William Ray Partridge D. Partridge. pre-trihearing was ordered versus Angela for Sept. 8 for the case of project drop in Jerry Lee Bisco versus Patricia Lynn (Bisco) Hefner Law rn-iuanalysis; specialized extraction; coal liquifica-tio- n and gasification potent m tial; and solar energy, biomass and wind energy. Other scheduled speakers include Bartell C. Jensen, chairman of the State Advisory Council on Science and Technology; Dr. James VV. Bunger, research assistant professor of fuels engineering and state science adviser; State Sen. Glade M. Sowards, chairman of the Energy Conservation and Development Council; Jack Lyman, deputy director, Department of Natural Resources and Energy; Dr. Milton E. Wadsworth, associate dean. College oi Mines and Mineral Industries and professor of metallurgy; James Byrne, director of the Utah Energy Office; and Dr. Robert Boehm, professor and chairman of the Depart- ment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Jensen said the luncheon fee is $5 per person. He urges those interested in attending the conference to contact the experiment station at 581-634- 8. Ten Who Dared showing Aug. 6-- 8 Colorado River from Dewey to three miles downstream of Moab. Admission will be $2 for adults, $1 for children Children under aged five will be admitted free, when accompanied by parent. During the month of August, the museum will feature a display of artifacts provided by Angus and Ruth Beeson from their collection. The items were found within radius of Moab. a The Moab Museum will feature the second in a series of movies made in the Moab area this Thursday, August 6 at 8 p.m. in Star Hall. The film will be Walt Disney Studios Ten Who Dared. 2. The movie tells the story of John Wesley Powells exploration of the Green and Colorado River. Scenes in the movie were filmed in the Park Avenue area of Arches National Park and along the 100-mi- le al These decaying sections of wood planted high in the canyon wall are all that remain of an ambitious to transport water up the Dolores River Canyon to the isolated Lone Tree placer holdings. A sharp gold prices in 1893 brought a halt to the project, which was used only on a limited basis. xA Movie on blevies set Local law enforcement agencies, the Moab Fire Department and the Grand County Ambulance Association will sponsor an informational film on blevies, Thursday,- August 13, with - time and location to be announced later. A blevy occurs when a fuel storage tank is heated from an exterior source and explodes violently. Such an W explosion was possible during the Doxol plant fire last Friday, according to authorities. The movie will demon- strate the destructive possi- . . . bilities of blevies, and is resulted from a headon crash on Highway 128, Sunday, Augumy minor being presented as a public ust 2 at 3:30injuriesThe accident occurred 12 miles from the intersection of Highp.m. service. An admission fee of way 163. An investigating Highway Patrol trooper staated that a 1974 Pontiac $1 will be donated to Douglas towing a popup camp trailer, driven by William Whitenhill, 34, of Chicago, y Farnsworth, who was III., crossed the center line. At the same time, a 1977 Chevrolet pickup burned in the fire. towing a utility trailer, driven by Chuck Rogers, 39, of Moab, also apparIN MOAB ently crossed the center line from the opposite direction and the vehicles Mrs. Jerry West and Mrs. collided. Three passengers in the Whitenhill car received minor injuries. They Verda German both from were taken by Grand County ambulance to Allen Memorial Hospital, where Wellington and Mrs. Midge they were treated and released. Both drivers were cited for driving left of Cowley from Price drove to center. Damage to the Pontiac was estimated at $2,500, and to the pickup, Moab on July 29th to spend at $3,000. the day. Only minor injuries serf-ousl- Coud shadows darken a canyon wall at the confluence of the Dolores and San Miguel rivers near the A Paradox Valley. well-maintain- dirt road runs from the valley to Uravan. . 0 I i ,4 ,4 r ,i ,) mm,1 04 I |