| Show Improved Neola-Uintah Canyon Road Sought By Chamber Group j SPECIAL COMMITTEE WILL STUDY REPORTED PROGRESS ON SEVERAL AGENCIES ASKED TO PROMOTE ROAD After several years of talking about the great need and benefits of an improved road from Neola to Uintah some definite action is beginning to take form with the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce taking the Two weeks ago at a directors' W. S. Murdock was appointed chairman of a special Neola Uintah Canyon Highway committee by President R. Vernon Since that time Murdock has discussed the problem with Taylor chairman of the Utah Road and Monday night called a meeting of officials from the Forest Indian Duchesne Neola the Chamber of Utah State road commission and the State Fish and Game At the Monday meeting the needs for better road facilities were pointed out by the committee and others familiar with the who presided over the reported his discussion with who indicated there was a good chance the state would take this highway if enough pressure came from those He also assured the committee he would give them all the support possible in any consistent program to benefit the Built New Bridge When asked what the Forest Service could and would do to assist in getting a better road up Uintah Canyon Gilbert supervisor of the Ashley National reported the service recently built a new bridge over the Uintah and that other bridges were being He stated the service would do all within Its power to build and maintain roads to a good gravel but they had neither the funds nor facilities to build or maintain an oiled highway within the forest Representing the Indian Department was Lon A. road who assured the group it was the desire of the Indian service to cooperate in building and maintaining good roads on their he reported their funds were pretty well tied up until having been committed to complete the Whiterocks road this He did offer encouragement that some funds might be transferred from Whiterocks to the Neola-Uintah Logan informed the group that Duchesne county had taken no roads from the Indian Service in three so it is possible that the Neola-Uintah Canyon road on Back UINTAH CANYON ROAD From Page could ibe set up as a project if the county commissioners would re quest Taken Over In 1950 Logan further informed the group that the road from Neola to the cattle guard had been i turned over to Duchesne county in and taken back in 1951 at the of traveling 1 the who complained that the county was not maintaining the road in as good condition as the Indian Service had Since 1951 the Indian Service has maintained the He said he would take up the matter of finance with the Pheonix office William forest ranger in this stated that it was his opinion the status of the road over he past four years was responsible for the decline in number of persons going into the He quoted interesting figures compiled from records of the forest service to back up his 1953 there were visits on the district to 75 of these would be over the Uintah Canyon In 1955 the visits had dropped to and in 1956 the of visitors had declined to It was suggested by that the Bob Davis Dude ranch would have to each Should Show Need In making his report to the board of directors Tuesday of the Monday night meeting and of the Murdock read a complete report compiled by Irene snowing the many needs a better highway would entire Basin would stand to gain from the increase in the lumber better fishing and tourist business and in many other ways too numerous to he President Larson and directors expressed appreciation to Murdock for the work his committee had done to and suggested he call another meeting of the Duchesne county Indian Forest service and others concerned to further discuss the A delegation from Neola consisting of Harold Thad Wilkerson and Grover Dye met with the Chamber and offered complete support of the road project and any other programs that would aid the Basin as a |
