Show government asked 4 v I 1 i tw to dredge river tile the bf 31 aloah oah this week ek states chairman it II G green creen of the grand county commission has tt asian aln asked governor liloon to use his influence toward inducing tile federal government to establish ne cral winter binter WC CC 0 camps along alon the Color colorado aito and groan rl ers to remote obstructions and build con finin piers tills work would make the ahers navigable for large launches and would open up n new scenic playground for the hie tourists of tle the world A stretch of water 25 2 miles in extent helow below green river 1 Is at present it tin swift for sare safe navigation this 2 mile stretch Is the worst part ot of of tile river project to le ile maile made navigable tile there is one short swift sift portion of 0 the colorado which Is feared hy by some rl ri vermen and one whirlpool which could lie be removed easily by placing si it pier above tile the sharp turn which c causes irises the danser danger on oil the colorado river A all 11 other work ns as the w writer riter who lias has made several trips 0 this cli of later sees it 11 would lie ie in alexs or getties jetties along alone the shore line sit at necessary inte intervals rals which would confine the waters to n comparatively compain narrow channel thus deepening dee penin tile stream not only would such a open tile the unexcelled SN scenery alei y or of tile alie rivers to tn the ton tourist rist but would ninke make accessible hundreds of 0 acres of fertile land where orchards melons melons arid and sweet potatoes could he be arneil abi aven tho DIP alit 25 2 mile portion of fist fast water below C green creen reen river proved too expensive a project to he be considered si a good automobile road could lie made to in the old wimmer ranch where an ideal could lie constructed more than 20 years ago affo many small asoline launches were in operation on these two rivers one steamboat hont was placed on the lie colorado river at moah moab at that time IT 11 K R blake ind and associates owned and operated the old ida n B a twenty foot launch and later the utah which roade made the trip to tn and from green river to roah moah mr blake then n resident ot of green iziver submitted plans and estimated costs to the government ellich were used last nit in putting across the idea of river improvement for these rivers only those who have negotiated these waters enn can realize the bellut les of canyon scenery or the comfort con fort of sailing smoothly alon enjoying the view without even the effort evri expended ended hy by the auto tourist it Is understood that six southeastern utah counties endorse tile the improvement pro project for or the colorado and green rivers migny old river men have dreamed of 0 the time when such improvement would le ale made I 1 I 1 lany fany of them have now cone to their eternal rest rese but those herfi remal milli nini Z see at alst tl til possibility of their dreams comin coming true |