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<br />fqunQ. here ,are antimony, arsenio, oopper, gold, iron~ lead,
<br />m$ganese, ,platinum, radium, uranium, vanadium, silver~
<br />tl.\ngsten an,d zino. .Antong tho non-metal minerals are fl1,lQrspaJ:"'
<br />~pstun~ oil shale, petroleum and building stone. Also plenty
<br />of soft ooal.
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<br />,The' largest known deposits of oarnotite ores are in this
<br />se:otion, '
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<br />I Underl!lyingthe Paradox Valley is the thickest bed of
<br />s811t known, over one mile in thickness. This salt oarries
<br />mag,nasium and phosphate in oommeroial quantities.
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<br />,In the, mountain seotions of this distriot at elevations
<br />O~f!'Pm 8000 feet.to almost timberline are almost unlimited
<br />~~unts of pulpwood timber suitable for paper lnanufaoture.
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<br />The re9reational possibilities are many. Fishing and
<br />h$tihg in this area are things to be locked for in the
<br />po~t.war era.
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<br />We are ve"t'y anxious for the Bureau to J1J8.lce a lIurvey of
<br />th~ SM Miguel river, and feel that r:t is the forgotten
<br />rite!' as far as the Bureau 1s conoerned.
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<br />, We wisli to thank 111'. Hedderman for the interest and 00.
<br />op;ra1;ion he has, given us in the past, and feel that if ~e
<br />1s[giyen,the opportunity, that he will make the neoessary
<br />studies to put us in line for development.
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<br />VVILLliUJ FINltEGAN, representing
<br />San ~aguel County.
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<br />D. L. Williams, representing
<br />Montrose County on
<br />the Southwestern
<br />Conservation Board.
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<br />Atlthis point Mr. E. a.Larson, Direotor of Distriot No. 4, Burea1lt
<br />of Reole.ma~ioliJ" informed the meeting that just as soon as funds and ms.n~
<br />power wereiaVll-ilable, it 'was his intention to establish a branoh offioe il(l
<br />that loofl.l~ty'to get further information on their reol!lllltl.tionneeds. .
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<br />C~illsionel' Bashore emphasized the neoessity of retaining and sup-
<br />porting thd repayment prinoiple in Reolamation projeotsif "Reol!lllltl.t10n" ,
<br />is to pros~er,land go forward in the West.
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<br />Th~nextaJ:"ea to be oovered was the Dolores-Dove Creek area1n the
<br />WBsternpatt elf Dolores County, ColoradO, and to be irrigated from the
<br />Dolores ri"'er~ Mr. 1lan B. Hunter, President Of the Southwestern Water
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