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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: Right. <br /> <br />Mr. Ten Evck: The Governor, as you know, has changed his position. <br /> <br />Mr. Ten Evck: Are you changing yours? That is what I am trying to get <br />at. <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: Let's say this has been my feeling all the way. Now there <br />is nothing formal or requires a position on this particular area. I <br />am sure if the final bill comes up and and includes all the South Fork, <br />we certainly are not going to oppose it. As far as the Forest Service <br />position, we feel it would be an asset and a quality addition to the <br />wilderness. <br /> <br />Mr. Ford: From the people that work for the Forest Service that do <br />work out in the field, I get the report that the backpackers are the <br />hardest ones to follow around and pick up garbage after them. They <br />won't carry it out. <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: Well, I wouldn't say that. <br /> <br />Mr. Ford: Maybe you are not one of them that goes out and does that <br />either. <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: Well, you get slops in every segment of society, you know <br />that. <br /> <br />Mr. Ford: I also have taken horseback trips through some of those wil- <br />derness areas in my area down in Montrose. And this is the truth too. <br />They will bury it about this far into the ground and the first bear <br />that comes along digs it up and there it is. <br /> <br />Mr. Burr: This man is very well informed and I would like to know about <br />the beginning of the wilderness area, how many acres were included, and <br />how many acres are included now? How fast are you growing this wilder- <br />ness area and how fast are you taking this land away from the general <br />use of the public? <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: We have been accused of dragging our feet. <br /> <br />~tr. Burr: I doubt it. <br /> <br />Mr. Hauk: Actually, I would say that the reason that there haven't <br />been more wilderness areas is because of Congress. <br /> <br />-31- <br />