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agree from Hells Canyon, have exposed him as an extremist and a 

 kook in the immediate area. The local population, who experience 

 the wonders of this area on a regular basis, are not fooled by 

 his exaggerations. For this reason, Mr. Bailey has gone outside 

 of the area to get support for his extreme views. Stories in the 

 Wall Street Journal, and other publications, written by reporters 

 who know very little, or nothing, about the Hells Canyon area 

 glamorize his half-truths and turn the support of the unknowing 

 public in his favor. Ric knows that he could never sell his 

 extremist views to a majority of the public in the local area 

 because they already know the truth. Never- the- 1 ess , he has 

 gained a lot of support from those outside of the immediate area 

 who do not have first hand knowledge of the situation. 



IN SUMMARY 



The arguments for and against motorized use in Hells Canyon 

 are as endless as the number of "what-ifs" that each side could 

 come up with in support of their arguments. I feel that certain 

 people on both sides of the argument have taken a stand that they 

 either can't back away from without loosing face, or, that has 

 conditioned them to believe that their own personal point of view 

 is 100* right and everyone else is dead wrong. 



My personal point of view is that all types of user groups 

 can share this area, if they want to. I do not own a power boat 

 capable of navigating the rapids of Hells Canyon, and have no 

 plans to purchase one. I enjoy floating the canyon with friends 

 and often enjoy float trips when friends journey up the river, in 

 jet boats, and camp with us. 



Hells Canyon is a wonderful recreation area and it belongs 

 to the public, not to just one segment of the public, but to the 

 public at large. The river corridor, while being bordered by 

 wilderness in certain places, is not wilderness. Congress wisely 

 elected not to include it into the wilderness designation. There 

 are 34 rivers in the immediate area to Hells Canyon and 31 of 

 those have already been designated for non-motorized use only. 

 If the Snake River is added to the list of non-motorized use 

 rivers, it will surely increase the motorized use of the 

 remaining two rivers in the area where motors are allowed. The 

 lower section of the Salmon River is a prime example. 



Those "commercial environmentalists" who want to provide 

 their clientele with a wilderness experience have many good 

 rivers in the immediate area on which they can do just that. 

 Hells Canyon should not be turned into a wilderness area just to 

 accommodate the efforts of these pirates to plunder the public 

 right to access in order to increase their personal incomes. No 

 one should be allowed to build up a business in a public 

 recreation area and then demand that the government designate 

 that area to their exclusive use. That is what some of the float 

 outfitters are attempting to do. 



The battle for control of Hells Canyon between commercial 

 floaters and commercial boaters has drawn the private sectors 

 into action, just to protect their legitimate right to access the 

 area. If the commercial people involved can't work out their 



