Show report on tour to elk mountain fountai in if anyone wants to become thoroughly convinced as to the potentialities of san juan county he should take a trip with the forest ranger julian thomas around the elk mountain this was the unanimous opinion ion of seven school teachers from monticello high school after they completed a survey with mr thomas of the several re seeding plots and range conditions of the vast ranges west of monticello and blanding our pioneers continually tell us that san juan county was once covered with tall waving lost these conditions because of grass many say that we have continual droughts and spring floods but the real reason for having lost this wealth is because of our own mismanage mis manage ment of the soil and ranges instead of building resources for our our future we have mined the soil and practically made it practically useless it is not beyond salvaging mr thomas showed that where re seeding operations were conducted and the range held under restricted grazing for a short period of time that tall grass was beginning to appear once again if the U S forest service can complete its plan with our cooperation san juan county will be a potential cattle and sheep center of utah duane E owens |