Show roosevelt becomes ghost city As deer hunters depart TIN hurtling season is vacation time in in basin green lakes diamond mountain and wild mountain are favorite hunting spots the day after christmas has nothing on the first few days da Y s of the deer hunting season so far as business in roosevelt is concerned wednesday rr orning the town resembled a ghost city there were so few people on the streets and in the stores men alen and women alike have been leaving town steadily since sunday making their way to mountain retreats and fastnesses fast nesses where they hope to stay in waiting until that big buck appears in the clearing and then the perfect shot even though the tha number of hunters in the state of utah continues to increase each season this year the hunters will have better than a 50 per cent chance to bag their deer last year approximately 62 percent of the hunters were successful in bringing home the bacon it is estimated that there are approximately deer in the state of utah and this year they are in tip top condition having had ample food and water the past year ideal weather conditions in this section have increased the usual number of deer hunters the days so far have been clear and warm however the high mountain peaks are covered with snow which will mill irive drive the bucks to lower levels leave roosevelt at least 75 deer hunters have pulled out of roosevelt since sunday and their favorite retreats pern fern to be the green lakes ana Al manilla abanilla region diamond and wild mountains early sunday lynn whitlock ted harmston hamilton glen goodrich and jack zimmerman packed up bag and baggage to the manilla country monday mr hurley and a carload of hunters pulled out jf if town monday evening dr and mrs airs R Q warnock left for elsinore mrs warnocks War nocks old stamping grounds tuesday it seemed as if the whole town picked up and left among those who went to green lakes were mr and mrs george H harrison mr and mrs albert crumbo mr and mrs M E lundberg mr and mrs paul wilkins mr and mrs lester mullins phil horsley dan allen alien clair larsen mr and mrs walt daniels lynn nichols milton nichols and others george walkup the forest ranger took a group of roosevelt people to his favorite rendezvous up near Farm Farmer creek eek they were mr and mrs airs C C white dr and mrs L S saunders and dave huish mr and mrs lloyd labrum mr and mrs clem labrum morrill and verlan labrun set out tuesday for wild mountain and mr and mi al s I 1 PO hansen went to the book dills cliffs ray E dillman thoral larsen pete andersn joe page keith lambert and jimmy harmston and many more left town tuesday evening all bound for a dee hurit in various parts of northeast rn utah As the standard goes to press even though most of the hundres have left town we offer a word of aution look twice before you shoot wear plenty of red be good sports and dont kill off the d does we wish you all the best of luck |