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<br />cn \'ITHII~ THE CANYON WE SEE THE DENVER -AND RIO GRANDE <br />WESTERN RAILROAD TRACK, THE OWNERS OF WHICH HAVE FILED A <br />REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE AND TO ABANDON THE LINE, <br />(10) FURTHER DOWNSTREAM, WE VIEW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE <br />UNCO~'PAHGRE RIVER ANl> COW CREEK. THE MURKY cormITION OF THE <br />UNCOMPAHGRE IS CAUSED BY POLLUTION FROM UPSTREAM MINE TAILINGS, <br />~JHILE THE HATER IN COW CREEK REMAINS COMPARATIVELY CLEAR, <br />(11) ilEAR COLONA, PICTURED HERE, THE RIVER LEAVES THE NARROW <br />CANYON AND ENTERS THE LOWER UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY, A FIELD OF <br />SUGAR BEETS IS SEEN HERE WITH A PORTION OF CU1ARRON RIDGE IN THE <br />BACKGROUND. OTHER COMMON CROPS I N THE AREA ARE P rrHO BEANS, <br />l"ALTI1~G BARLEY, CORN, ALFALFA, AND SOME FRUIT. <br />(12) FURTHER DO~IN THE VALLEY IS THE CITY OF ~lorHROSE, THE <br /> <br />, <br />LARGEST CITY IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY, <br />(13) THE VAST AGRICULTURAL AREA OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE PROJECr <br />LIES BETWEEi~ DELTA AUD r']ONTROSE AND IS PICTUREiJ WITH GRAND <br />1.IESA IN THE BACKGROUND. IT'S PRESENT AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS <br />AND THAT OF FIELDS LIKE IT ARE DEPENDENT ON IRRIGATION. EVEN <br />AS PRODUCTIVE AS THESE FIELDS ARE, THEY COULD BENEFIT FROM All <br />INCREASED SUPPLY IN JULY AND AUGUST. <br />(14) IIEAR THE CITY OF DELTA IS THE CONFLUENCE OF THE UNCOM- <br />PAHGRE AND THE GUNNISON RIVERS. <br /> <br />3 <br />