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<br />000886 <br /> <br />'\ <br /> <br />Hoffman noted that during the summer of 1931, the Colorado and Appalachian Mountain <br />Clubs spent two weeks in the Wilsons on a climbing and hiking trip, and said the region was <br />proposed for Primitive Area status because, ". , ,it has a combination of natural and scenic <br />values, consisting of virgin forest, rugged mountains, rushing streams, and lakes, , , , This <br />designation will prevent the impairment of those values, , , ," <br /> <br />The management plan for the Wilson Mountains Primitive Area provided for grazing of <br />sheep under Forest Service permit to continue, as did the Uncompahgre plan, Timber <br />harvest would be permitted under special guidelines if a need developed, but Uncompahgre <br />Supervisor Veeder felt the rugged country would render logging "simply impractical." <br />Continuing prospecting with "a remote chance" of good discovery was reported by <br />Hoffman for the Wilsons, <br /> <br />With the advent of the "jeep" after World War ", parts of the Primitive Areas were <br />penetrated as the old mining and wagon roads became routes for four-wheel-drive vehicles, <br />The Forest Service has evaluated various actions through the years for the Uncompahgre, <br />including elimination of the Primitive Area status, in order to accommodate a wide range of <br />public desires and the changing situation regarding mineral exploration and development, <br /> <br />Recently, the Wilson Mountains and Uncompahgre Primitive Areas and the contiguous <br />National Forest lands were reviewed and a series of public workshops, followed by a formal <br />hearing, were held, From this, the Forest Service will submit a proposal, as required by the <br />1964 Wilderness Act, for consideration by Congress, The ultimate decision on the key values <br />of this scenic and spectacular region, and the pattern of land use to prevent their <br />impairment, will be made by the Congress, <br />