Show extensive road work to be 14 e done by moon lake camp this article is written in answer to 0 o the many questions that have been asked by the public concerning the winter work program of the moon aloon lake camp the facts and figures of the ibe report are taken directly from the camp superintendents memorandum suggestion shee fand and are corree correct t according to the authenticity of that document A new road connecting yellowstone low stone canyon with the aln tall tah river canyon through the 8 dry gulch road will be constructed some time this winter the Yellow yellowstone sione road will also 0 n o be improved and extended to the mouth of swift creek three forest administrative buildings a dwelling a barn a garage and storeroom are to take tile the place of the present ranger station the bi biggest gest project of the winter months will be the cutting and treatment of lodgepole telephone poles and lodgepole fence posts the telephone poles to be used in the construction of the moon lake lake fork mountain to lake fork and replacement of poles east to john starr flat the fence posts are to be used in building of the moon aloon lake pasture fence re fencing dry gulch ranger station and the construction of 0 a boundary fence across the face of lake fork mountain camp ground tables and single unit latrines will also be built this winter and some timber stand improvement will be carried foreword foreward there is also a project outlined for the seeding af the yellowstone pasture by scattering the seed directly in the snow the fall work has been concentrated cent rated mostly on the construction of the camp the reconstruction of the yellowstone road from the ranger station to the lak iak fork mountain road and building of a new garage and storeroom at present a new river bridge just above the ranger station is under construct tion if we have a heavy winter some of the above projects will have to be delayed until spring but the forestry overhead personnel are determined that the winter shall not be wasted note A special w writing to the roosevelt standard written by hal maxfield reporter for the aurora Bore borealis alls moon lake camp F P 37 official news |