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<br />',' <br /> <br />"'eo"' <br /> <br />:~;. <br />.. '~."',: <br /> <br />; ',~.:',,' <br /> <br />", ~>:.;: .. <br /> <br />"","> ' <br /> <br />."" <br /> <br />," .'~,., <br /> <br /> <br />..:\'. <br /> <br />'::'. <br /> <br />~., '.. <br />','<....'. . <br /> <br />,'''''' <br /> <br />","",',. <br />,"'" <br />;.}I/:, <br />"/.' . <br /> <br />,'. .~ . <br /> <br /> <br />".'.. <br /> <br />-,.," <br />" <br /> <br />. . ~.-.; <br />,,(.." <br /> <br />',' <br /> <br />, ) ~":~~~,~~~:f;:fl,,~:,"! <br /> <br />. . , <br /> <br />liar t1f1cat10!, Op:pk Rep'llr:''C:' <br />~:.~..j <br /> <br />;;.~~!~ <br />'''k.:~' <br /> <br />".:\ ",.-, <br /> <br />;. :\ ~.,<~. ,'. <br /> <br />'." :\:,.;..:i~:,f"::~, <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />. .' .; ~ <br /> <br />,. '..". <br /> <br />'". p. '(. ",.' <br /> <br />:', '.' ".:"""":"~\;'::'L}:~;;i\f[i <br /> <br />'-:"." /. <br /> <br />POpulation of Oraig and /loffat Oounty. Col2<, <br /> <br />Looality Population <br /> 19l18> I 1940" 1930" <br /> I <br />Craig..........c 5.000 I 2,123 : 1.1~18' <br />f.loffat County,.. 7,000 I 5,036 I 4,861 <br /> I I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~\ ' .... <br /> <br />1920" <br /> <br />l.91()*- - <br /> <br />(.", <br /> <br />"," <br />".' .. <br /> <br />~'. <br /> <br />. {\'"'" <br />"" '..... <br />",". ~". <br /> <br />... ,."'. <br /> <br />1,297 <br />5,129 <br /> <br />392 <br />(**0) <br /> <br />", " <br /> <br />:,. <br /> <br />"'. Z\\:~~:.;.:<:~ <br /> <br />'. "';::~",~; ~ "I} <br /> <br />· Estimated by Craig Chamber of Commero8o <br />..... From U. S. Census datao <br />........ Inf'ormation not available. <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />. ;-~:.. . .~; ~::,,: <br />'\:1>:"/';':<;"': <br />"~:~ ,./...... <br />. ~"~: <br />'.' "\ <br /> <br />16. Ooo~tions and induotriesQ._In general, the prinoipal .occ~atioD8 <br /> <br /> <br />1n the Fortifioation Creek Basin are in transportation industriss and in <br /> <br />.,.).: <br />" <br /> <br />. ~, .' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />livestock production and marketing. Oraig is the western terminus of the <br /> <br />:.;".," <br />.', <br /> <br />northern route of the Denver and :Rio Grande Western P.ailroad. Large <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />quantities of gileonite ara transported by truck from mines in eastern <br /> <br />" <br />" <br /> <br /><" <br /> <br />Utah to Craig, whenoe they sre shipped by rail to proceseing plants in <br /> <br />',. <br /> <br />eastern citi8s. Livestock and wool from an extensive surrounding area <br /> <br />. ~ <br /> <br /> <br />are brought to Craig for shipment by rail. In 1947, the total Valuo of <br />wool, ewes, and lambs shipped from this town exceeded $5,000,000, Oil-well <br /> <br />equipment and supplies are brought to Oraig by rall and then are tranEl_ <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />ported by truck to newly disoovered oil fields in the vioinity of this town <br />and to the Rangely oil field. 100 miles west of Crai~ Maintsnance of <br />truoking lines and servioing of motorists on Highwa" U S 40 ars other <br /> <br />'.' <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />important industries in thi"s area.. Craig is the county seat of Moffat <br /> <br />.'., <br /> <br />County, Colo. <br /> <br />';\. <br /> <br />17. Land use and dsvsl~~,__Developmsnt of the Fortification Cr.ek <br />Basin and the town of Oraig began in the latter part of the ninet.enth <br />oentury, Th. gently sloping grassy hills and ths fertile river valley <br /> <br />.<: <br /> <br /> <br />lands provided the requirements for stock ralsingg which continued to be <br /> <br />'<..' <br /> <br />the only major industry ~tl1 long after the railroad was con8tructed 1n <br /> <br />1912. The dsvelopment of the Rang.ly 011 fhld during the last deoad.. and <br /> <br />,. <br />.' . <br />i'.. <br /> <br />....., <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />,'. <br /> <br />,",' , <br /> <br /> <br />". .,.;';\ ~1;i':s<;::I{}.~;..~.:;.:..,r.~.:.X,~;;...:,:,:,::^,.:.:.',::'.':.' ~.'.::,~, '::~f;.;,',f,!:,~..~;~.~,:",i.f,~.f".i,~.',/., <br /> <br />,..,'"i,.").,'~'~<t~,.,~t".\/,)::,,, ,''<\' '~,~/,". " ,'._ ........~,...., .,e ," '. Hi' <br />. .<.~.: ,;\:,~~~'.' ~~."",'.<. ;t,"';~",\~1:~.:.~,~,:t\, / ":,'-t: ,', ',':."',.','" .'''=,\.>.'.,:,..:..)01 ..' . '., ,~;./:~::>.; .,::. ~~~1;~:&~/",\ :~>...,,:: ., , ' ~ ':"~ " ?;. "' ;~.:.it ',~ <br />-". ".' ."R..'l':;':.';'~' ".,'.' ...~...~..:~:"~:~~~.j\({..:/.'..:{~\>..;'" " "'/,,','z,"';',f{'.f.?,,;~'_i <br /> <br />~"~~~ <br />.!i':"(;_:;~ <br />',-;..'.., <br />. .': /~'; <br />"'/:.\..:1 <br />......!"',; <br /> <br />