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Show UtSKAKY Friday, December 19, 1958 THE UTAH STATESMAN (Cont from Page 6) Mountains in Tooele County, the Mantua Area in Box Elder and Cach Counties, the North Fork of the Ogden River in Weber County Canand the East Canyon-Parley- s yon area of Morgan, Summit and Salt Lake Counties. MORE NEW PARKS? Yea If the proposed State Park and Recrea- tion Commission proposals are approved. Stating the pressing shortage of recreation areas within easy reach of our major population concentrations has been a primary consideration in its recommendations," the Commission like sharply underscores the fact that each year of delay in acquiring the listed areas will greatly increase costs to the point that acquisition will become entirely out of the question in a very few years time. Page 7 side area near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County. The historic Brigham Young home at St George and the Jacob Hamblin homestead at Santa Clara, both in Washington County are historic areas sought along with the Connellsville Coke Ovens in Emery County, Old Iron Town in Iron County, and a desert area where wagon tracks of the Donner Party remain visible, in Tooele County. At such sites, restoration or preservation work, is proposed, with the Commission also seeking protection and preservation of Indian relics mid petroglyphs In several areas. Area, San Juan County Mountain Meadows Memorial, Washington County Great Goosenecks of the San Juan, San Juan County Lake, Sanpete County San Rafael Area, Emery County; Scofield Reservoir, Carbon County Utah Lake, Utah County. The early acquisition and development list likewise includes: Coral Pinnk Sand Dunes, Kane County, Dry Fork, Uintah County; East Fork of Bear River, Summit County Fort Deseret, Millard County Needles Pali-sades-Fun- k's According to Parks Director C. J. Olsen, in some instances the suggested acquisition or development calls solely for small tracts, fencing, and markers. In others full-scaparks with provisions for picnicking, camping, boating and other sports are desired. At present Utahs only state parks are at This Is The Place Monument Salt Lake; the Old State House, Fillmore; the undeveloped Camp Inn site in Fairfield, Utah County, and the new Dixie State Park in Washington County, I i le Floyd-Stage-coa- 1 t ch A Estimated Cost In its report, the Commission, while estimating acquisition and development costs for the five metropolitan area parks at $3,500,000 i deliberately taking the unusual step of combining estimated costs of these areas in an effort to foster a competitive price situation between them, hoping thereby to prevent unreasonable land costs." I In addition to Dead Horse Point and the Metropolitan Area park proposals, areas recommended for immediate acquisition and development are Circle Cliffs Petrified Forest, Garfield County; Cove Fort, Millard County; Escalante Petrified Forest, Garfield County; Goblin Valley, Emery County; Hyrum Reservoir, Cache County; Monument Valley, San Juan County; Rockport Lake, Summit County, and Bear Lake in Rich County. In some cases, such as Monument Valley and Rockport Lake, lands suggested for acquisition or development are already owned by the state. In many other instances acreage involved would be sought from the Bureau of Land Management at little or no cost to the state. Some Dixie State Park lands were donated to the state last month by the Washington County Commission. Similarly, it is expected some areas at Dead Horse Point will be transferred to the State Park Commission for develop- J I X s I i t 5 i i i. SPECIAL OPEN-RIC- K WAREHOUSES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! ment Early Acquisition Early acquisition and development is recommended for a road KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY GLENUORE DISTILLERIES CO. "WHERE PERFECTION 86 PROOF OF PRODUCT IS TRADITION" LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY i i H f i (58mi8fe tlBOteW ticiil 4nf lie loll- - Mdlbw lliie lit Itfc 49 ifctatyHttik ti $fc- f i (PllMto iWlt -- KIW $$!! IRirtlS MMiiflOife 1lufr.. i (IkodUmo i Writ i From the Staff of THE UTAH STATESMAN r |