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<br />"~I <br /> <br />M <br />0') <br />(;j') <br />.....c <br /> <br />lands \\Te~;;t of the project {t';"ca i-n C(:'l'j\~cl~ion y,\7ich pros;~' ('[,. <br /> <br />n <br /> <br />reSOt.l"ce <br /> <br />d('ve lopments. <br /> <br />Agr.(,cultUl"C C;>i!~i i ~;ts pri}'l.Jl'ily <br /> <br />._J: <br />"c <br /> <br />-',"'s ,. "~co:,;: <br /> <br />producti0n. Livestock f(;ed,~ .arc th.;:~ ~lri.nc]'p:ll crops gjUi.'/:,1 <br /> <br />1.'j' <br /> <br />"'cl <br /> <br />farms. These are supplemented by gr'~'Lin:~ on public acd n:::'J:t~c ]:);(" <br /> <br />Dryland wheat is produced on about onc-fo~rth of the a~c~J ~ ;u~J. .c <br /> <br />t.he project area. Lumbering is practiced 0(; .-;:1 minor sc.:-"j<~ (y-: S~T,.:r:;' '-:ing <br /> <br />forest lands. <br /> <br />Big-game hunting and fishing are the principal recrcatin::al <br /> <br />contributors to the area's economy* Surrounding mountains al'~ wid~l~: <br /> <br />recognized as offering exceptionally soad big"'game hunti~g. <br /> <br />The h'lli',;;~ <br /> <br />!\:Lver, with its many tributaries and h.ea(hvat~r lakes, provldc~ c:~C(,] ,- <br /> <br />lent fishing for trout and h?hitefish~ I'.1any local ranchers ',u:iplcill\.~r;.l <br /> <br />,..:heil" income by provid ing accommodat ions a(L~~-',_::l crvices fo~ v is it ing <br /> <br />~~nters and fishermen* <br /> <br />Some coal, uraniurnt oil~ and natln:al gas production -OC(:U:'- <br /> <br />~11 and west of the general project ar~a. Of greatest int0rt~~;' ~S tl't ~0tential <br /> <br />'::>~ve lopment of coal for thermal potver T1rocuct ion or hydro~~,:~;..!.;~t io~-~ <br /> <br />~ "',^' <br /> <br />:_;n.soline. Vast coal reserves of nearly 50 pereent of the '::::L.;,:_i:~,1 S t-:nU'd <br /> <br />""dPplyoccur in northtolest Colurad~ Of t:1C':S;:.:, m,1ny arc loc.:lL:h"i i.n LhC' <br /> <br />P2nforth Hills located betvleen Meeker .rJ1Ci Craig nnd vlithir L.h;~~ ';'ellc'i) <br /> <br />Jacket Water Conservancy Discrictls bGc~~dQry. <br /> <br />Sevf.:ral. C(,.;; <br /> <br />., <br />O..LJ_ <br /> <br />-:-~Cil,:panies h,lve requested ~.,atcr f:r(;;n th.,:, Pl"oj"'ct: thrc';.;,gh '- <. <br /> <br />i: \.:, (~ j: \, , <br /> <br />District to develop their rc :~::Jrcc:;. <br /> <br />'"i.-he ficvelopmcnt o~ oil s~]ale G2pC:-;.-Lts <br /> <br />adj2cent <br />~I.:(, <br />into its <br /> <br />to the F" ').; ':::-ct L;'::i.\!:~ <br /> <br />have created much interest an,; specula,::un <br /> <br />developm~!lt. 7;1C~.~ <br /> <br />10 <br />