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<br />THE BIG THOMPSON ~o..ti"u.d <br /> <br />Thrt"e-fourthll of a lltale wide, <br /> <br />a monumenl 10 her t"realor!! . <br /> <br />~ by 1M Ia~ Senaton Edwud P. CoItlg&Jl. Alu <br />B. Ad.mo.. and wir ~" Eulene D. MIIIJ. <br />kln and Ed JOOMOll "'.ged . Urele:u. !lgM for <br />tru.pro}ea. <br />OU>er reclamation tal"" )<lined tbe a1f:ny. <br />N.....Ip8pt"" In the re&ion dw'l"lkod l"'Klhl1y on <br />the 1.-<"1 thai recl.mation pa~ It... own ",ay. In <br />19J6the""'I......Uonblufl.u~rtt<llht!'projooet <br />w.. r....lble_and held t!'ltt'el~t promb!-. The <br />eOSlern aiOpt' ....d W weotem oJo"" of ColoT1ldo <br />lItoo!< hand. acn>II Ihe molUltain... .nd work <br />Itat1.edon tM proj.ooct In U3<lwl!b an .ppropn. <br />.l1on of $900.000. <br />AI ~ ti~ It w.. b1'1Jev<od lhe pro""'- would <br />..,.11....th.n $50 mlllion. lnterv....tlon 01 ",'.r <br />.nd inflaUon. howt"'...... lItot up the ...tim.ln <br />alm05l ""-",,kly.War bro<lghtaddltlon.1 <'Ontplj. <br />cal1onsfor tbepro)m In the II>"" of llmltatlonl <br />on material. .nd tbreatened to nop work p<>>- <br />sihl,. fOT yeus. Colorado'a oong,,","lonaIIMlf\era <br />uw It through lOvktory. <br />1be milt of the 16 y....... 1lJK'e BIg.T W.. '* <br />gun haa failed tl> dim the n.lTIt'I of men of pur. <br />polO' wllo ronq~red ~ one of tM oeoemlngly <br />lnlunnount.ble oboladea 01 rock. tf'1'T&ln. gravtty, <br />lltlg.tlon and polltir:&. ~re an. n.met like POT. <br />terPreston......,lor~:H.R.MrBIrney.ea. <br />n.ll; K. B. l("",ner. reservoln; t.. N. McClellan. <br />po....er; E. B. Debler. hydraull"l; M. E. Bunger. <br />f'arly field worker and planning; R. L. P.nhall. <br />RnIorengjneff,andahOltofothel'1lbolbw1thJn <br />and OUlddoo the "".....u of re<:lamatlon. <br />AlIofthnn~lobl'guld<-db)'o...thought: <br />"'We have Iiw' .....11'1". tM """" and W know-how. <br />Wltb<,o<>pn-atlon_.....OJ"!'nvbt...hlgh..the <br />R.oc:ktft, from whkb ..... pi th.. w'ler." :# #: #: <br /> <br />NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CON5E11YANCY DISTRICT <br /> <br />'AlHF"LL 1tS4 <br /> <br />NATURAL IHR.OW <br /> <br />SOIL WOlSTUIE COmltofT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />R.oI......n t.... .........Ia.i... and Fo" Collliu 11<0. HOl"W'fOOlh dun. <br />Fro... iL, (ff'lkr ..anal. like !hi. Ih,....ad Ih.. ..-,"""" (arm...rd. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />u_u <br />15% <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />Out on Ihe pLein. beyond 11........_... th.. f.....J.... e....J. IlO <br />thO'ir ...,. _ I'<'""'.......t li(d;...,. (or ....."h .....ural Colorado. <br /> <br />~""'U lotA{;.qI"lt <br />