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<br />'OM02~ <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~ LE1T~RS <br />- <br />TO THE EDITOR <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />To the ~t'n,"ral public <br />The dlize-of. comminet', a <br />group. of concerned citizen!>, <br />merchanl.~ and land owners. now <br />has a petition out ",here ....e do <br />hereby request that affirmative <br />and positive steps be taken for the <br />elimination of the !>tudy of the <br /> <br />Piedra River. Colorado. from the <br />N,tional Wild and Scenic Rivers <br />Act. public law 90-542. <br />Serious hards.hip to all citizens <br />of Archuleta. Hin$dale and <br />Mineral Counties could con. <br />ceivably arise from loss of <br />r('vcnue due 1<) the cut back of <br />timber harveMing, decrease in <br />lax structure of these counties <br />directly attributable to possible <br />loss of land ",od water decreed <br />and fulure acquision of water ~ <br />rights from the Piedra and its <br />tributaries_ <br />To whomever il may concern: <br />This petition is not a lengthy one. <br />h wa~ put 109 ether by people with <br />common s.en~e! People who ha"e <br />lived here and are looking out for <br />our future. We feci this study i~ <br />di~ruptjng the orderly manage- <br />ment of the multiple use conttpt <br />of the San Juan National Forest. <br />I have b<<-n going from hOllse <br />10 house. business to business <br />aDd person to person. with this <br />petition. We are proud to ~ay that <br />as oC today we are getting better <br />than 90"10 of the local citizens <br />supporting our position. We are <br />worling three coul"tie~ and will <br />continue 10 do so. until ....e feci we <br />are ready to go to Congreo;~ Cor <br />action. This is no secret and.....e do <br />mean business! <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />= <br /> <br />For those of you who refuse to <br />support us or feel our po~ition is <br />lopsided. I would like to tale this <br />opportunity to OI~l you to go out to <br />the wilderness (without food) and <br />live a month or two then come <br />back and ten us who has the rnost <br />common sense? Who does your <br />....'i1dcrness support? Whose taxes <br />does it pay?? What progress do <br />you see? What changes do you <br />see laking p~a~ that :tre going to <br />guarantee anylhing for the <br />fUlure? no you see your wilder. <br />ness providing emplo)'menl for <br />anyone? Do }'ou see any signs <br />!>howing }'ou that the United <br />States has come a long wa)'s and <br />is Ihe greatest power in the <br />world? About 0111 you are going to <br />see is lots of trees. which are a <br />renewable resource. You will see <br />some wildlife. which you can see <br />juS! as much in Core..t land <br />managed under the multiple use <br />roncept. In hct an)'thing you see <br />there you can al<;o find elsewhere <br />plus )'Ou will see the signs of <br />civiliution. resources being used <br />to provide for people who provide <br />forlhemselve' <br />As for our rt : remaining wild <br />and scenic. dont ....,orry ....e were <br />nOI b(lrn ye:.terday. We are <br />sa....ing il for you too. So you can <br />tak.e an inner lube ride down it in <br />the spring's high ......:Her. We will <br />gladt. Curnish you the lube. <br />Sevedeo Maninez <br /> <br />-- <br />j-"r <br /> <br />- <br />1~"'7 <br />'(-Z-?6 <br />A~ Si>;;r <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I <br />t <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />! <br />I <br />, <br />