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Show Recreational Area Development Is Major Project of Mayfield Camp Recent project accomplishments working out of the Mayfield CCC camp have embraced primarily two major undertakings. The recreational recreation-al area development has to date carried car-ried a very large proportion of man-days. man-days. Road work construction is now absorbing the bulk of enrollee labor. Other minor projects, considering man-days expended, have progressed alongside through the camp project program. One project' in particular disclosed some timely information through a deer check. This survey was launched above Birch creek, north and west of the ranger station in Twelve Mile canyon. It embraced a territory of approximately 1000 acres. The patrol was made by enrollees, spaced at fairly close intervals, and inspected intensely the surrounding district. At the completion 'of the survey it was determined that, on this particular tract of land, four does or fawns had been illegally killed; that thirteen had been legally killed and tagged, with offal left unremoved by hunters; hunt-ers; and that five deer had apparently apparent-ly died of starvation throughout the past winter. This information reveals an average condition existing this year among the deer in the Twelve Mile area of the Manti National forest. for-est. With approximately 50,000 acres in that watershed, it can reasonably be assumed that like conditions existed throughout the entire Twelve Mile drainage. The results would therefore there-fore be 50 times the area covered,, or 200 does or fawns illegally killed and carcasses left behind, 650 legally killed, tagged, and bucks and does removed, re-moved, and approximately 250 deer having died of starvation last winter. The entire area showed severe overgrazing by game, with practical- t ly all of the juniper trees closely ; trimmed as high as deer can reach. Examination of paunches from' dead deer showed juniper twigs too large to digest. This survey will contribute : much toward advancing future pro- minute flowing capacity. This work should be deeply appreciated by the large number of recreationists, who avail themselves of the facilities of this recreational area during the summertime. I A horse pasture and an enclosure for future game study is under construction con-struction near the Twelve Mile Forks ranger station. The enclosure proper j has a circumference of approximately j one. mile. Cedar posts are being set . sixteen feet apart for the fencing of the rea. The posts are secured in the I immediate vicinity and provide a : sturdy, serviceable fenceline. This project, when completed, will care for the ranger's horses for an oc- casional night, and at the same time offer an effective means of assisting assist-ing in the study of wild game. This type of fencing is satisfactory where the snowfall is not too heavy. The Manti-Emery telephone line is undergoing reconstruction and maintenance main-tenance with Camp F-39 enrollee labor. la-bor. It is expected that before completion com-pletion approximately fifteen miles of this improvement will be effected. For the present, or throughout this winter, the work on the telephone line will be restricted to the section between the Mayfield CCC camp and the Twelve Mile Forks ranger station. sta-tion. The work consists largely in repair re-pair to slackened guy wires on angle poles, replacement of broken insulators, insulat-ors, proper alignment of poles and general overhauling throughout. At present the bulk of enrollee labor la-bor is being engaged in road work on the Twelve Mile canyon road. This piece of construction is a heavy, more exacting section of roadwork than any heretofore undertaken by this camp. The contour of the new alignment " necessitates large fills, deep cuts, and in general heavier road relocation than any former projects. pro-jects. The curves are being straightened straight-ened out, thus eliminating many of. the blind approaches. The roadbed will carry serviceable shoulders and will have evenly sloped banks. A no- grams in the conservation of wild life on this part of the Manti National forest. At the Twelve Mile Forks ranger station, a water service has been recently re-cently installed. This likewise provides pro-vides culinary water for the adjoining adjoin-ing recreational area. The water is conveyed in two-inch galvanized iron pipe, following an even grade to eliminate air pockets in the line". The storage capacity of the bulkhead inlet in-let is 700 gallons, retaining from a small spring of fifteen gallons per ticeable improvement in grade is being be-ing obtained on this canyon road. This work, being so difficult and such . heavy construction, is naturally absorbing ab-sorbing the bulk 'of assigned man-, days. This improved road should attract many more visitors to the recreational recreation-al areas of the canyon than have in the past been there. It should also contribute to a fuller appreciation of ; the recreational opportunities afford-' afford-' ed by the national forests of this region. |