European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Of \ -1 of. " giant takes shape on. Was _ t a1 v feet High the Reservoir behind it Miles Long when Glen Canyon dam begun in 1956, is finished in 1964 sooth of where the River slices across the got Northern Attona and Southern us. Bureau of reclamation has thl to tone years m Glen Cannon do. It Jet has a Ion Way to Oik completed. Scheduled Date Tion of the project match nth desolate reach oth the River a carved twisting Gorge through the Pink ume i Plit utile River Hanks Hru Vantly coloured Canyon Wall in with Shver helmeted con men a a with to Tough to which Teth or tools. A taif line the urgent con dam now under construct Lon in ther in Vohrin of on fret a dam and almost a High it Willow the tight 4wn� in the world. Work completed to Dat includes oth onto ado blvd of to 1a 4500 feet Hov a level where ape matures rn6 from 5 degrees Abov i in it Hobt a 1� met tym War. It Wiely has How a swim of Tang 00 and have Rovt red funds for a nine built 30g"pertrtanent Homes rented we eau of a Tel at foil employee at $51 of month. Heat i a the Winter Costa be Ith and air con /.4n, Coste residents Munji a. S9. J -s5 a new $4 million Bridge spans the Colorado just downstream from where workmen have diverted River while foundation is Laid for dam to contain 5 million cubic Yards of Concrete. To House the 800 students expected when construction reaches its Peak. Here in the heart of the huge Upperco Loratto Bashi a modern town is growing a Man made dam is being constructed and the wonders of the White Man continue to bewilder the native indians who once had the Region to themselves. The upper Colorado River Basin is land in the heart of the inter1 Mountain West including the southwestern portion of Wyoming the Western half of Eltah the Northwestern Comer of new Mexico and a Small Section of North a Eaf Thirft Arizona of Elf Dwren has Many resources awaiting development and use. A o. Larson regional director of the Bureau of Recla Matlon s Region 4 in suit Lake City said the lands and Mineral resources will be i developed once the dam provides the acc Essary water and Power. ,.tn Reservoir behind Glen Canyon dam will store More than 28 million acre feat of water. This capacity will be sufficient to contain approximately two years average flow of the Colorado. Six men have been killed in construction accidents since the project was begun in 1956. A remarkably Small toll considering the dangerous Cliffs scaled Daify by the workers. Right now the Glen Canyon dam is on of the most interesting spectacles in the West. Sidewalk superintendents stand so feet above the workers peering Down into the Colorado observing the Progress. By 1964, Many recreational facilities willbe in operation. Camping Sites picnicking boating and water skiing facilities will be available lodges will be constructed con Cessions will be in operation and Scenic areas will be developed with Access Only from the Reservoir All part of the Overall Glen Canyon dam project. The stars and strikes 11
