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<br />FRYIKnpXN-ARKANSAS PROJECT: COLORADO
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<br />and foothills to the genth- rolling high plains, Approximately 38
<br />pp.rcent of the ('list-ern ~iope project firea i'3 below fill a\t.ituue of
<br />5,000 feet., relut.ivcly level, find suitable for fnrming. .
<br />8. Climatc.-The projed, fll'efl has n range of cli.mate from sub-
<br />!llImid in the high mountains to Semlllt'id in the lm\'er altitudes. On
<br />the western slope, the villtlge of Nast, totat.ed just. below the diversion
<br />area at. nn olt.jtlld~ of 8,800 feet, has fl IllPun annuul precipitat,ioll of
<br />17.8f:) inches, all uvcmgc 'temp(~rH.tllrc of 36.00 F., n.nd n. frost-free period
<br />tlvt'f1l.ging onl:v (i(1 days. COl'l'esponding datu for representat.ive
<br />wCll.ther stfi tioTls on the enstern slope nre-
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<br />9. Pop1datioll.-Unofficilll esLilllil.tl~~ plnee t,he poplIlntion of the
<br />upper Ron,ring Fork HiVl'l" B~l~in at. about, 1,000 lwnnanent. resiitents.
<br />Aspell) t.he lil.l'gl~sL eOflllllllllity, IttLd fi poplllllt.iOIl of iTi in 1940. Other
<br />resident,s lin~ fIn I"Uw.h1'8 01' n.t. l'I'sllrts or in Lilt: smaller \-illnges, .Few,
<br />if any, pel'sons live ill th(~ diversion ll('(~ll pl'Oper.
<br />10. Tilt' populntinn of the- PlIstern slope prnjed Hrefl. rcu-ched 278)000
<br />ill 1040. Unofficilll locnl csLinwtes plneed the. 1 B4S population at
<br />;3112,UOO-u. ;~;)-IWrcent inaellse o\-er 1940. Preliminnry ullofficiR.l
<br />rdurllS of t.he nl[,O ~(~nsus disclo~e Llltlt Pueblo's 1940 population of
<br />.521]H21111d incn'llSCt! t,o 6:)).501 nnd Colorndo Spl'ings' populntioll from
<br />:Hl,789 to 45,20\). Otlll'l' SiZfl,hh~ communities ill l.he vnlley tlnd their
<br />\940 poplllat.ioH.;:, arc Ll'fHlvilll>, 4,774; SuEdil, 4,9G9; (:11110n City,
<br />n.tioo; Lu .Junt,n., 7,040; find L1lI1ULI', 4,4GS. .
<br />Ii. Pre8ellt- d(,I'()Oj)ll/enl.-Li\'estoek ranching nnd t.he reercntional
<br />ilidust.ry ure thl~ pl'illl;ipl1! Lusiness uet.i\"it.ies in the upper Roaring
<br />Fork HilS!:!. rn t,illles pHS!, mining WllS l'xtt.'nsh-c. This l1cti\'ity
<br />IU1u diILlinished hUL th(~ Intl'llt, indusLn- mu\. he revived. Registered
<br />H:.:,rcford ('!1t.tle from t.he WL'5tl'rn sloJ>~' hn\,'e rccei\'cd nntional recog-
<br />Ilit,ioIl. \Vinkr sports, \'!1cllt,ioning, und sJlort, fishing are becoming
<br />incrcllsingl.v impol'l./tllt, t.hl'Ollghollt l,11(' basin. The divTcrsioll aren,
<br />propCI' has no flu,tHing; idthough (,lie fon~'6t i5 \lSl~ll for grazing.
<br />12. Th(~ upper pll/'t. of t,\ll~ Arkllllsn.:-: Valley is similur in many
<br />respects to the upper Rn:Ll'ing FOI.k Ba~jlL !dining' is important at
<br />and,nen.r L'~IHI\'illc and wink-r all~1 SlInllner sports bring mUll)' persons
<br />''t the arc", The "it.'- of Plle!l1o is th" foelll cellter for t,he "aried
<br />indust,rial developnH'l1t, of t,he \"I.11ley. The most, important industrial
<br />enterprises, hased UpOIl t.he U);)U L'cIlSlIS of business, incluued 1 st.eel
<br />III ill , ~\ cement Ph~. tl sl.ndtcl'sl iron f~HlI1dries, brick and t.ile plant.s,
<br />maclllne shops, an.. (Tl'J.~lIItlll'Hl ~ro':e5sing pliU~t~, including 23 grain
<br />e1evlLtOI'S, 3 Hour n S.' 0 feed gf'lIldll1g nnd 1ll1XlI1g plants 9 alfalfa ~
<br />mills, .1 meut. pncking plants, :) beet sugar Cud-ories, and 5 Coanning
<br />p\a"t:s,
<br />13. );trieulture, hOwl'ver, is t.he most impof.tunt industry of the
<br />"all - ';"2~~::~~~all 87 percent of the ]"Ild llrea, lIIcluding timberland,.
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