Show Conservation On The Local Scene From Soil Conservation Office ManU Manti anti The current issue of Utah Fish and Game Bulletin carries a featured featured featured fea fea- story on James M. M Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson of Manti ManU The story ap appears appears appears ap- ap pears under the section of Stor fess of Old Timers and the experiences experiences' experiences experiences' ex experiences ex- ex and observations of Mr 1 Anderson through the many years of his active life are very interesting He speaks of the lithe grass that once grew so rank that he could take a butcher knife and cut enough for his milk cow and of the good hunting and fishing Sterling Representatives of organizations organizations organizations Interested In the Blue Meadows Meadows Meadows Mea Mea- dows dam met with the State Fish and Game Commission last Friday In Salt Lake The Commission CommissIon Commission Com Com- mission approved the project tentatively depending on detailed detail detail- ed plans They rhey instructed their engineer to proceed with plans immediately and to have them prepared for their next meeting Their engineer in turn asked for engineering assistance with the project Attending the meeting from this area were Bob Jensen Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison Oscar Peterson Sterling Clair Anderson Carl Wilker Legrand Legrand Legrand Le- Le grand Olson and md Leslie Ander Ander- son on of Manti 1 O. O V. V Anderson of Mt 1 Pleasant and Golden Sanderson San San- derson of Fairview Golden is chairman of the Commission Ephraim James Jorgensen has completed ed the reservoir on the Richard Jensen farm Floyd Olsen has begun bogun construction on the Morris Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris Larsen reservoir V Went nt up uin up canyon with Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man last week to see if there was wag any practical way to bring more water down to the mO mouth of the canyon Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man told us about the wood that used to be be betaken taken out of this canyon canyon canyon can can- canI I yon and that a hay rake and mower were taken up the canyon canyon canyon can can- yon and used on top where a little farming was attempted at nt atone atone one ope time Seeing the way the canyon channel bottom is cut to today today to- to day it is difficult to visualize what it must have been like in early days in its virgin state I Gu Gunnison nison I Laural Stott soil scientist c completed a a course in land ju judgIng judg judg- g- g ing with the veterans group t taking a k kin i n g the On training g. Croft Christensen is the instructor tor of the group Next week a class in range management nt willbe will willbe 1 be conducted with the Range Specialist instructing Two class periods were assigned assign assign- ed to by Clive Despain bi biology teacher at the high school The first period was spent in inthe inthe inthe the class room where the students students stu stu- stu dents were given an illustrated talk Next was a hour 3 field tour which took the students to I Mayfield a and n d 4 Pettyville nn and t ended at the newt new new- tl i 1 line Fayette Canal The in instructor instructor in- in was am amazed zed at nt the a- a count of work being done and the class was very attentive and interested i in the tour Amusement Amuse- Amuse nent ment was fUI furnished by the girls of f the class and Fred Mellor bus driver by hy friendly little ar arguments ar- ar and blowing bubble jum um Farmers ar arc doing all they can canto canto canto to get good use of available water vater Ponds were staked and vork work started on the Don Larsen and David Olsen Sons farms Don is building his his' own Investigations Investigations of proposed sites wIllbe will willbe willbe be made this week for Elton Bown and Blaine Elaine Bartholomew ufus Rufus Fra Frandsen arid add Jack Maden Madmen Mad Mad- en men both plan the building of onus but so far favorable sites have not been found for them The fhe first livestock show of the season s' was held at Ephraim Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day and Saturday A large crowd turned out for the parade but the crowd at the show was small The Gunnison Riding club and the Jun Junior r band were out in full strength to help add color to the show These things help keep c community interest alive We Ve of the are arc all for them If it were not Snot for this interest our program would soon die al also also also al- al so all progress Ie The whole land is made desolate because no man it t to heart henrt Jeremiah 1211 j 1 |