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Show merican Fork Reforestation Reforesta-tion Camp Work Outlined granite Flat on Deer Creek in the isatch National Forest is now a ne of accelerating activity. Load Ner load of lumber from American jk was delivered between day light dark, under the direction of 'itain L. W. Eggers, and is now W-k being shaped into barracks and Mer structures to make up the ySerican Fork Reforestation camp. SjVivian West, Forest Ranger, is pricing surveys of the projects to be vi ked from this camp as rapidly iVthe snow recedes, while W. O. ,phens, Camp Superintendent, is fanrzing personnel and equipment fthe forest operations, 'here are now 50 enrolled men in camp, and it is expected to in-!r in-!r Olase this number to 200 within 10 ' Sis' with the completion of the Initial work to be undertaken by Emergency Conservation Corps "hite. include improvements at the rpanogos Cave. Here a 160 foot ape nel will be run to open up an-Uateer an-Uateer 700 feet of interesting geolo-injlyil geolo-injlyil phenomena in the National nument. wo large caverns will be opened fytaining a profusion of the corral- stalactites and stalagmites and Set er vari-colored formations. anitation and fire protection f aci- ;s will be installed on the camp I Sounds in American Fork Canyon t ra..ch is now visited by approximate-,65,000 approximate-,65,000 people annually. Forty Mh es of fire protection trails will be )th f-structed, and some improvements thers. be made to tne American Fork , d between the South Fork Rang- Station and the Pacific Mine, a ;ance of 8 miles. 0 .he administration improvements (VJbe constructed will include a dquarters building at the South k Ranger Station, a fire . guard Ti-ion at Altamont and will involve reconstruction of 5 miles of tele-Xme tele-Xme line. "r vlood control structures will be in-'led in-'led in Box Elder Canyon above me and at the head of Water jri Canyon on the Provo River side, addition to this structures will be ;alled in several of the canyons lid S: the American Fork drainage GEiin- ipproximately 500 conifer trees SLIPt be planted and some other silvi-tural silvi-tural work will be performed in ierican Fork canyon. Areas in- 2pd by recent inroads of Canadian tistle on the Midway Charleston .tie division will be treated and g"l;5ral areas infested with larkspur --son will be grubbed. It is plann-Gran;by plann-Gran;by the Forest Service to maintain ke ii:Forest improvements with enroll-bb. enroll-bb. personnel that is in reach from o- reforestation camp. r |