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Show FEW FISH DIE III BIG BLAST A minimum loss of game fish resulted when 50 tons of TNT was exploded in Yuba reservoir, Sanpete county on November 24. This fact was determined by fish and game department biologists biolo-gists conducting investigations immediately im-mediately after and during the days since the test was held. The high explosive underwriter test was conducted by the U. S. "Naval ordinance laboratory in the interest of national safety and defense. de-fense. They were aided by other agencies. The Sevier Bridge Reservoir company com-pany and other parties at interest had previously agreed to staging the test. The investigations show a small number of walleyed pike, along with several hundred pounds of I carp and other rough fish, were killed. Of . interest was the fact fish were affected only for a radius ra-dius of 300 yard from the center of the .heavy blast. Any loss of game fish will be replaced re-placed in kind by the , Naval ordinance or-dinance laboratory. ' |