Nancy Marie (Kriz) Dahl (1932-2006) and Harry Dahl (1926-2017) lived at the Big Indian Wash Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) camp between Moab and Monticello between 1954 and 1957. The AEC built the camps to provide support to prospectors and mine operators during the Boom. “The government trailers had a kitchen sink and no bathroom. Everyone had to use outhouses and the wash house. Running water was provided by hoses from a tower to the trailers. Electricity was provided by a generator that didn’t always run, especially in cold weather. One of the hardest things to cope with was the lack of means of communication. In an emergency, the men would radio the office in Grand Junction, Colorado. Families would come and go. In June of 1957, everyone was moved to Grand Junction, and the camp was abandoned. Nancy’s friend Lois Salo wrote about her husband in a letter, “Nate is doing geological work in Steen’s famous ‘Mi Vida’ mine about six miles from here. While he doesn’t care for the hazardous conditions of underground mining, he is getting good experience. He has talked with Charlie Steen on several occasions. Nate said that when he shook Steen’s hand, none of his money wore off!” According to Nancy, “Unfortunately, what did ‘wear off’ on Nate was accumulated radiation from the mines, which caused the lung cancer that he died of 26 years later.”