Show river property sold at auction saturday december the late norman and doris property was sold at auction to james P riggs jr and john hn B rigg of grand junction colorado al and J frank wright of blanding mr john rigg is buying the mexican hat lod lodge lode k e from mrs mae mother of norman he has moved from lincoln nebraska where he was attending school to mexican hat and is doing repair work and remodeling of the lodge preparatory to summer business jack and his family will use the norman home for their living quarters james rigg and frank wright will continue the river trips on the san juan river this year the past several years norman has made these river trips famous throughout the united states and some foreign countries jim and frank received valuable training while working for nor man as boatmen they will use I 1 I 1 his technique boats ard and equipment and will follow as nearly as possible p possible schedules that were used so s 0 successfully by him the grand canyon trip from lees perry ferry to hoover dam is not I 1 contemplated this year due to the 1 fact that before norms death he I 1 gave three of his famous cataract boats to museums the wen named for his father W E was given to the park service and will be displayed at the south rim of the grand canyon the mexican hat 2nd and was div given en to F E masland jr per I 1 bonal friend of norms and manu j fac of rugs and sporting I 1 I 1 goods and will be displayed in i the masland museum at carlisle I 1 penn the joan named for t norm and doris daughter was i given to the state of utah and a I 1 place is being prepared in the i t state capital building to have it 1 displayed there several have already been received by jim and frank for the boat trips A reunion for the river rats is being planned for may at mexican hat at this time plans for placement I 1 of the plaque honoring norm j I 1 and doris will be discussed few people know the full extent of oft I 1 what norm and doris have done 1 in making southeastern utah and the beauty of the river country known throughout the united states |