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Indian Herds Get Grain ...
Window Rock, Ariz.—The departments
of Interior and Agriculture
have initiated a program by which free
grain will be distributed to Navajo
Indians for the maintenance of subsistence
livestock. To be eligible, a
Navajo must own not more than 20
"animal units" (one cow, one bull or
steer, two heifers, three calves, five
sheep or goats, or seven lambs or
kids) of livestock, and must be found
by the Tribe to be in need of such
assistance.
Desalting Device . . .
Socorro, N. M. — A New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology
scientist has developed a compact electrodialysis
cell device which will produce
about 100 gallons of drinking
and household water every 24 hours
from saline or brackish water. Constructed
with the idea of devising a
desalting device for use by small
Southwestern farmers and ranches, the
cell's electric power operating cost is
$1.20 per 1000 gallons of water converted.
The cell itself can be made
at "about the cost of a color television
set," according to its inventor, Dr. J.
A. Schufle. Mass production, he adds,
would reduce this unit cost considerably.
Shrimp Problem . . .
Great Salt Lake—The microscopic
leaf-footed brine shrimp is making big
problems for the builders of the railroad
causeway that will replace the
54-year-old trestle across Great Salt
Lake. Billions of the shrimp have
lived and died in the lake for untold
centuries. Their remains have created
a deep mush on the lake floor—a condition
which is producing serious problems
for the constructors of the 30mile-long
earth-fill road bed.
Land Restored to Entry . . .
Reno—The Bureau of Land Management
has restored 52,721 acres of
land to entry under the public land
laws. The lands vary from rough and
rolling to generally desert in character
and are scattered throughout most of
Nevada. Those interested in a detailed
description of these lands should contact
the BLM, 50 Ryland Street, Reno.
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Papagos Use Colored Ballots . . .
Sells, Ariz.—Papago Indians of the
San Xavier and Gila Bend reservations
voted for tribal representatives this
winter—but instead of being voted for
by name, each candidate was given a
color. This is because most of the
older tribal members cannot read English
and the Papagos have no written
language of their own, explained the
Phoenix Gazette. The ballots bore
squares, each of a separate color, and
the candidates used posters in their
electioneering to identify themselves
with one of 12 colors. Color-blind
voters exercised their choice by memorizing
the position of the colored
squares.
Wheeler Scenic Area Asked . . .
Salt Lake City—The Utah Tourist
and Publicity Council has come out
in favor of the creation of a 100,000acre
scenic area in the Mt. Wheeler-
Lehman Caves section of the Utah-
Nevada border. The area under surveillance
would include Lehman Caves
National Monument, a 640-acre tract
which includes limestone caves and
other features, and 13,000-foot Mt.
Wheeler. A move is underway, spearheaded
by Nevada interests, for the
elevation of the Wheeler-Lehman area
as the Silver State's first national park.
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