LOOKING BACK

By News Staff, on October 30, 2019

LOOKING BACK

From the Ouray County Herald and

Ouray County Plaindealer:

50 Years Ago

October 30, 1969 – The Bureau of

Reclamation plans no cloud seeding this winter in the San Juan and Uncompahgre mountains after all, but intends to begin the winter of 1970-71 with a new plan for random seeding of 24-hour periods in this area. This is the only Colorado site for the bureau’s program at this time. Installation of equipment and instruments will continue here, delayed this summer because some parts were ...

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