Show I Smokey Says BY CHARLES R R. R ALLRED During the year 1968 there were many conservation proJects projects projects pro pro- completed on the Manti District A to tar of six and three- three quarter miles of fence and two water developments were constructed constructed constructed con con- to help control livestock livestock livestock live live- stock movement An additional fo four miles mUes of existing fence was reconstructed to a serviceable serviceable serviceable service service- able standard Proper use of our forest range is very critical Other Important forest values are truly truly truly tru tru- ly dependent upon the wise use of our forage resource Fences and water developments developments developments develop develop- ments when properly located constructed and maintained provide valuable tools in the proper management of our forest forest forest for for- est range lands Development of or these types of Improvements along with the u excellent cooperation of the livestock grazing Manti District Allotments will Insure good range conservation Yearns Reservoir after be being being being be- be ing drained for two seasons will be filled U this s year for your fishing enjoyment In 1968 cubic yards of material was excavated from the reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir proper The borrow material material material ma ma- was placed on the dam increasing its height three feet This will provide a very ne necessary necessary necessary ne- ne safety measure required ed by state law for this size of reservoir One hundred and tw ir feet of nt 18 1 ID i Vi n nc h nc J y to to to concrete pipe was installed to provide an outlet for future drainage of the reservoir Drainage of the reservoir in inthe inthe inthe the future may be for several reasons foremost is that of safety to 11 lives ves and property This coming spring a new overflow will be constructed a placed on the outlet outlet outlet out out- let pipe and the reservoir fill fill- ed Good fishing in Yearns will soon be here Two double unit toilets were constructed and placed at the Six Mile Ule Ponds one at the upper and one at the lower These structures will help ac- ac the increasing ever-increasing demand of the public for recreation recreation recreation tion facilities A new access road was constructed constructed constructed con con- to Twin Lakes Town and Newfield Reservoirs in Twelve Mile Canyon Work be began began began be- be gan on this road in 1967 and was completed in December of 1968 by a Forest Service crew The old road was steep un unsafe unsafe unsafe un- un safe and Impassable when wet erosion was taking taking taking tak tak- ing place creating deep ruts and soil waste The new road Is on a gentle has run pit pit grade gravel sur sur- face and dips to provide adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate water drainage Ivan Jensen Forest Service road crew foreman was in charge of the work crew Sanpete County under contract contract contract con con- tract to the Forest Service provided badly needed road surface surface surface sur sur- face maintenance In Manti ManU Six SixMile SixMile SixMile Mile and Twelve Mile Canyons and along the Skyline Drive A total nf of L R mUo es 0 nt t f f t fn ni t to u ores CH road was graded for public use a minimum of f three times during during during dur dur- ing 1968 In addition to the above construction construction construction con con- and maintenance projects projects projects pro pro- the Manti District provided provided provided pro pro- vided cattle and sheep animal months of grazing Poles and posts were sold to many local people There are two active saw- saw timber sales on the district Six Mile Flat Spruce sale of to Leroy Anderson and of aspen in the Beaver Creek sale to Lavon Nielsen Both timber men are from Ephraim Twelve hundred and fifty 1250 Christmas trees were sold for the 1968 Christmas season Sales were both commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial and for personal use Wise and energetic conservation conservation conservation conser conser- will help to insure a pleasant pea peaceful and beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- place for thousands who will visit the Manti ManU District this year as they did last |