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<br />00 <br />J.l <br />C~ <br />("-1 <br /> <br />CHAPTER I <br /> <br />GENERAL DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />Massacre) and the Meeker Massacre which occurred simultaneously in 1879. <br />These two events led to the expulsion of the Utes from western Colorado. <br />The site of the Milk Creek Battle (about 5 miles upstream from Highway 13) <br />was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1975, <br />as the "Battle of Milk River." The site of the Meeker Massacre (in Powell <br />Park about 5 miles west of Meeker) is considered for future registration. <br />Small monuments now stand at both sites. <br /> <br />Previous Studies <br /> <br />Feasibility investigations for the Yellow Jacket Project were ini- <br />tiated by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1961. The investigations begun in <br />1961 resulted in a feasibility report dated October 1968. The report <br />recommended development of local water supplies for irrigation and indus- <br />trial uses, as shown in the following table, and provisions for fish and <br />wildlife and recreational facilities. Acquisition of private land in the <br />Oak Ridge area, east of Meeker, for management as big game range by the <br />State of Colorado was proposed. Lack of agreement on the big game recom- <br />mendations led to reformulation of the project plan and a second feasi- <br />bility report dated April 1972. The 1972 report recommended less irriga- <br />tion, more industrial water, and a strong fish and wildlife program, <br />including easements, land acquisition, landowner agreements, and big game <br />habitat improvement in the Little Beaver-Oak Ridge area on public domain <br />as well as acquired land. In spite of previous compromises and tentative <br />agreements, there remained a lack of unanimity among the landowners, State <br />and Federal wildlife agencies, and other interested parties. <br /> <br />A comparison of the two plans is shown in the following table. <br /> <br />10 <br />