The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-05
HENRY'S FORK.
Concerning a Full Familiar Re-
giOn.
himself.

This Is tributary of Green river and
an old stamping ground for the noun
taineers. For the last so years these
men ind their wives lin most cases
Indian women) have spent their win
tiers up and down this creek, as they
have always found good pasture for
their flocKS and herds, with no snow to
interfere with grazing. There are some
Is To 0 families in this vicinity scat
tered along for SIS miles. Some of The
number are mountain men above re
ferred to with their families of mixed
blood. Schools have been esta olished,
but many of the scholars have several
miles to travel TO the school house.
Their mode or going 10 and fro is by
horseback.
ton of the Inhabitants. Timb Der, land,
water and grass are in abundance. The
climate is somewhat colder than Salt
Lake, yet almost ali kinds of vegetables
and cereals grow here and with a little
cultivation would yield proftsbly.
Stock men as a rule are somewhat a
Tired" lot and require more rest than
the average mortal. Consequently less
improvements appear about their
homes. We refer more particularly 20
the rural districts.
There are two postoffices III Henry's
Fork, viz: Burnt Fork and Lone Tree.
The latter is situated twenty-five miles
south OF sort brldger. the former thirty
miles south of the Fort. A part of
Henry's Fork Valley upper end) is
covered by the military reservation of
ForL Bridger.
Speaking of Bridger. there are FIVE
companies OF infantry CHARTERED there.
This is conceded 10 be the finest mill
tary post in the Department. Many of
the people who crossed the plains will
remember the old log fort in the days of
the original owner viz: Jim Bridger.
The old cobble stone fort that was built
afterwards by the late Lewis Robson,
of Salt Lake, has given place
to a fine stone house, as the
home of full company of soldiers
There has been a number of fine
houses built here the last year, for both
officers and men.
The command under Major Andrews
will strike tents early tomorrow morn
ing, and take up their march for Straw
berry Valley, Utah, where they will be
joined by soldiers from Forts Douglas
and DuChesne. Their stay in camp
will be about two months. The men
are very much delighted with the pro-
posed change. Bridger troops will
travel via Evanston, CoalvIlle and
Heber City.
The country about Fort Supply hes
been taken up by the M. E. Carter es-
old Mormon canal or ditch has contin-
nod 10 HnW onR To- f1a
meadow has grown from It's overflow.
This same ditch is now called
Willow Creek. The fact is, it is the
result of hard toll, wrung from the
hardy pioneers of Utah who abandoned
their possessions in the ear 1857, while
Johnson's army invaded these regions.
South's Fork, just south of Bridger.
is being settled by ranches and many
fine ranch there is on this creek, al
though government holds grip Oh the
soil for eighty miles each way. The
honest rancher lives IN hopes that I'm
Gle Sam will some day release his grip
on this lovely portion of his domain.
The road to Ashley's Fork, Utah,
crosses the Uintah range about thirty
five miles southeast of Fort Bridger.
via Burnt Fork. Some copper mines
are being worked by one Mr.. Dyer, on
the mountains. The gentleman is san
guine he has "struck It,"
We have met several old Utah men
in this country, among them Jared
Bullock, an old fort supply man VINO
has, always had a laundering for this
country. Uncle Jared counts his cattle
by the hundreds at each round np."
Isaac Bullock, Jr.. son of Isaac of
Provo, is here with his stock of cattle
and horses. His amiabie little wife is
terrible home sick. AS an angler she |
beats them all. The other day Mrs. B. |
caught fifty trout in almost less time |
than 1t taxes me TO write it. We en-
joyed the Yanison Ike's man went out |
an d procured, willis we rested, and ate
with the good family. May their in
crease of cows and ,alvs prove salts
factory, and their littll ,i,locks come
On to their hearts conten,G. So
Hon. VIM. M. Summers -epresen-
tative from Unitah County is the first
man we struck on Henry's Fork. His
lady, formerly of Provo City and
daughter of John Hoops, helds the
reins as postmistress of Lone Tree. and
presides over the domestic affairs of the |
ranch with becoming dignity.
Some enterprising saw mill man |
cculd grow rich In this county. They