Uintah Basin Standard | 1960-01-14 | Page 6 | Ashley Forest Completes 14 Miles New Roads during 1959; Cost Was $115,000, Ranger Reports

Ashley Forest completes 14 miles New roads during Cost was ranger reports About 14 miles of new road have been constructed on the Duchesne District of the Ashley National Forest at a cost of during reports Burt F. district This includes three miles of road in Hades Canyon extending the road to seven miles in the North Fork of the Du-Chese River above Hanna to the old Splash Dam near the summit at a cost of the Iron Mine-Trail Hollow Road built primarily as a timber access route and to open up areas infected by the Spruce Bark Beetle five miles built at a cost of and six miles the road built at a cost of on the- Blind Stream-Rock Creek route that goes over the summit for a stretch to open access to vast stands of spruce timber and to extend a scenic road from Hanna to Rock The Hades Canyon road construction cuts the distance considerably tO the wilderness area as it allows passenger car travel to within a short hike to some of the popular fishing spots in the Lakes Basin and surrounding area It affords increased fire and insect control in this section and also opens the way to harvest of choice statu is of lodgepole The road n ill remain open until quite late In the most due to its southern It runs along the west side of Hades Canyon above a dude The Iron Mine-Trail Hollow road begins a little above Hades Canyon There is a good chance of this road being extended by timber operators beyond Its present next states Arch assistant district ranger Ward superintendent of road construction on the Ashley National was in charge of the construction which utilized a lot of equipment and from 10 to 15 j men on each