Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-02-03 | Page 7 | Highway Planned to Open Wonderful Playgrounds

HIGHWAY run TO OPER WONDERFUL PLMfflfS Scenic interest of the Lincoln highway high-way may be augmented in the near future fu-ture between Evanston and Ogden, should the plan of building a road up Weber canyon to the headwaters or tho Bear river be realized by the people peo-ple of. Summit county The area contains large open valleys val-leys in which golf links, tennis courts, and other sport features could be introduced. in-troduced. Lakes afford opportunity tor boating. As tho highest peaks in the state are in the immediate vicinity mountaineering is assured, while trout streams which have been virtually untouched, un-touched, afford joy for the fisherman. From a scenic standpoint, the growth of evergreen timber offers advantages which equal any in western states. According to D. Parkinson, supervisor super-visor for tho Wasatch national forest, who is in Ogden today, the Summit county people are in favor of a road which will extend through Weber canyon can-yon and up the Weber river to Hay-den's Hay-den's Fork,, near the headwaters of the Bear river. Such a road will open the wonderful recreational resources within with-in the Wasatch forest. This road, which will terminate at Oakley, will be approximately 40 miles directly south of Evanston. Wyoming, and will pi-oD.iDiy cause tno Lincoln Highway association to construct a connecting link between Oakley and Evanston, thus eliminating a stretch of highway that holds little scenic interest, j Districi Engineer J. P. Martin says I the road would open resources and recreational advantages unsurpassed by any in the state. Due to appropriations for this year being allotted to other roads, it is not known whether or not the forest service serv-ice will co-operate with Summit county coun-ty in extending the road along the Weber river to Oakley. This road would be approximately 3 Gmiles long fifteen miles of which would extend into the Wasatch national forest. It Is possible that the stale road commis sion and the Lincoln Highway association associa-tion will co-operate in the matter ol constructing the highway. In addition to thp people of Summit county being interested in the highway, high-way, Supervisor Parkinson stated that tho Salt Lake Commercial club, Utah Associated Industries, Utah Manufacturers Manufac-turers Association. Utah Automobile Association, and others, representing 3.700 people, were interested in the development de-velopment of the recreational center and the division of the Lincoln highway high-way through fhe Wasatch forest bv way of Hayden's Fork.