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Show Oldlimers Remember When Ditch Brought Wealth The young, enthusiastic and highly ambitious people around Nucla and Naturita, Colo, often become irked with the oldtimers because they dont get all excited about uranium and the thousands and millions of dollars involved. You can t blame the oldsters, though. The reason most of them are there concerns a project in 1890, when money was money, involving RIM OF THE DOLORES River Canon, as seen from a g plane. In such formations as these is found uranium and thorium ores, processed in the giant mill at Uravan. Although it is not possible to see results of exploratory drilling in this photo, a large amount of drilling was done in this same area. low-flyin- Red Bluff Produces Large Daily Tonnage The Red Bluff mine in Valencia eounty. New Mexico, produced approximately $1,000 worth of ore on Oct. 23, 1954, Peter Ansberry, chairman of the board has announced. The mine was purchased by Amuranium with a down payment of $47,500 and a balance of $47,400 to be paid from 15 per cent of ere production after the down payment is recovered. In 14 months, the mine produced $185,000 worth of ore. According to Mr. Ansberry, blocked out totals rroven ore and other undnlled hot pots indicate a potential of over Plastic Plant Planned For Cortez; Will Open in June A plastics manufacturing plant, tified Ph. D. in business science Universal-Produc- t Research Corp., at Northwestern University, where is scheduled to be opened in Cor- he has taught industrial managetez in June or July of 1955, ac- ment. Others in the organization are cording to present plans as announced by backers of the enter- Willis M. Lakin, formerly engineerprise. Although there is no es- ing designer for aircraft comtimate of the number of people to panies; Don M. Wilson, designer; be employed directly by the com- and Sol E. Eisenrod, nationally pany, it is a project sponsored by known financial and marketing the townspeople themselves, and consultant. Melvih Scott is national that is unique in business circles. advertising counsel. is One of the products-to-b- e Production has already started known commerically as Universals at the Bryant Division, Westing-hous- e $100,000,000. Hostess Plate, which won first Electric Co., Bridgeport, Overburden on the Red Bluff place at a recent National House-ware- s Conn., and other units will begin Show in Chicago. It is a as rapidly as sales require. By varies from two to eight feet, Mr. Ansberry said, and mining costs novel TV tray and dinner set and June or July of 1955, plant equipshould therefore be exceptionally has proven its ability to sell in ment will be moved to Cortez and low of the order of $2 per national markets. the products manufactured there, ton. Heading the new company as say the sponsors. Several other items are also general manager is Norman C. John Obrecht of the Crown Ura- Powers, formerly senior designer scheduled to be in production withnium Co. of Casper, Wyo., reports for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft; in the next few months, including the shipment of 60 tons of ore executive service engineer design- a blowout proof tire valve and an from its five Lost Brothers claims er for Douglas Aircraft, and dur- automatic tractor transmission. In San Miguel county, .Colo. The ing the war he was resident enTownspeople at Cortez have shipments were made to the Ura- gineer in charge of manufacture, subscribed the necessary money van mill where the ore averag- engineering and design at enterprise and, as Vickers ed .30 uranium oxide and 3 Vi per and Canadian to finance the on Dean P. Hanson, cent vanadium. Fairchild for the RCAF. He is cer commentedof theby Cortez Chamber of manager Commerce; The people of Cortez were elated when they learned the city had been selected as the site for the Universal Product Research Corporation. T h e r efore, CASIO STORE & SERVICE STATION there is every reason to believe the project will be a huge success if local enthusiasm and participation is an indication of success. MOBILE PRODUCTS We consider the project to be a community-owne- d business, which GATEWAY it actually is, and we look forward Colorado to many employment opportunities, particularly for the young people who are graduated from our schools. An information sheet put out by the company explains Cortez was selected because it is opportune, has beauty and cultural The management, advantages. said the sheet, desires to provide stable employment to add to the economic and cultural growth of Where Theres Always a Smils the community. From a financial standpoint, Good Home Cooking the advantages of low taxation, favorable laws, available labor : Colorado Gateway supply, and healthy business climate, far outweigh any possible of transportation disadvantages and communication, continued the information sheet. ... Can-adair- e, $350,000. Theyd rather talk about the Colorado Ditch. Mill workers and carpenters from Pueblo, ranchers and a socialistic society banded together to build almost completely by hand, a wooden flumed irrigation ditch. They sweated and nearly starved for four years before the first water from the San Miguel reached the fields of the appropriately named First Park Mesa. Workers were paid by shares in the water rights. Since the ditch is still in operation and the plateau is blooming, shares are almost impossible to purchase today. But you couldnt eat shares during those lean construction days. They partially solved the problem by turning out water wherever building was taking place and raised vegetables. Yet, before it was over some ot the people had to seek work in lumber mills to support those on the job. The main reason for the flumes was to avoid as much as possible expense of dynamiting solid rock. It was the days before fancy machinery. Men scaled the can now-extin- yon wall chipping holes with a hammer and drill steel, an extra hard chisel. As soon as the dynamite dust cleared teams of horses cleaned up the debris with Then carpenters moved in with wood hauled from the sawmill on muleback. Horses, mules and men take credit for this engineering feat conceived of long before uranium and atomic bombs. The horses and mules have just about turned it over to machinery but the men, who worked on and own the ditch, and their descendants are still here. They arent ready to give uranium credit for a life theyve worked hard to build. s. Pipeline Does Big Job A pipeline in West Texas moves 440,000 barrels of oil per day. This much oil would re13 trains of 100 cars each quire to do the same job. 26-in- ch NATURITA ELECTRIC SHOP We Service What We Sell Phone 48-R- 2 Naturita Colo. Wade Hardware Co. Your Building And Mining Headquarters SERVING NUCLA and CRIPPLE CREEK Area Phone 58R2r Nucla, Colorado Phone 15, Cripple Creek, Colorado ' MARYS CAFE GATEWAY Service Station Complete Service For The Uranium Industry OWNERS And OPERATORS WESTA And DALE LEWIS GATEWAY : COLORADO ALTAS CAFE Home Cooking o Gateway Colorado ALTAS HOUSE CABINS GATEWAY ROOMS COLORADO Gay fo Atomic Apparel Shop Everything In Shoes Mens 6C Boys Furnishings Gift Items Ready-To-We- ar The West End's Department Store Phone 502 NUCLA COLORADO Sub-Offi- ce Ingles M. Gay, mining engineer with extensive experience in the mining of uranium, gold, silver, lead, zinc and other minerals, is now in charge of the Grants, New Mexico, suboffice of the Mining Division, Grand Junction Operations Office of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, it was announced by Manager Sheldon P. Wimpfen. Mr. Gay succeeds Edgar G. Butts, who resigned in November to enter private industry. The Grants suboffice is maintained by the Commission to serve the public in matters dealing with uranium ore procurements; development of new properties; leasing activities; licensing; examination of properties for bonus, development and haulage allowances; access road investigations; and other related work. A similar suboffice of the Mining Division is maintained at Hot Springs, S. D., with C. A. Carlson in charge. DANIELS7 HOMER WOODS MACHINERY CO. DuPont Powder and Portland Throwaway Bits Accessories Litticoat Throwaway Bits Ingersoll-Ran- d The best drill steel shop Machinery Lincoln Welding in the Uranium field Equipment Oxygen and Acetylene U.S. Rubber Air, and A large stock of bolts Water Hose Hoisting, slusher and drill cable Type AO Sand Bits WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS URAVAN PROPANE SERVICE HEATERS RANGES FURNACES REFRIGERATORS PROPANE GAS GAS SYSTEMS & Atlas Tires Atlas Batteries Armstrong Nucla, Colo. COLORADO MUNSONS STANDARD PRODUCTS PHONE 3 Box 184 : Nucla Phone 5-- J4 Colorado |
