The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-31
Benefits to Colorado and Utah.

| Reviewed. this land opened ought to
| benefit Colorado and Utah alike, with
perhaps the advantage in favor OF the
latter. owing to proximity and other
apparent reasons. Still, with the push
Colorado men usually manifest, 1T
would not be surprising if the citizens
| of the Centennial state should make
! the Utahans hustle by building line
| of railway from east to west into the
heart of the country and thus capture
the persimmons. Salt Lake city VIII
| doubtless be the Quitting point. oW-
| ing to location and the fact that sup
plies can be purchased cheaper than IN
| the outlying towns.
| The opening of these two reServa-
! lions will not be characterized by the
mad rushes which greeted the settle
ment of Oklahoma and the Cherokee
strip. After the Indians shall have
been attended to the lands will be sold
at auction to the highest bidder at a
price not less than $1.25 per ecre, the
sale to be continued over stated per-
| iod. AT the expiration of the term the
lands remaining will be subject to 10
cation by settlers. TownsiteS VIII De
plated and the lots disposed OF In
similar fashion. There is no question
but what Fort Duchesne will be one
of the principal points, although there
are other localities which may assume
prominence. As a matter of fact,
] there will doubtless be a half dozen
good towns inside the first year, while
the close of the century may mark an
era of progress astonishing.
| Plain language written on paper fails
to do justice to this region. 1t must be
seen to be appreciated. 1t is a small
empire in its way, capable of sustain
ing itself without assistance from the
outside world. With fine farms. plenty
of water, heavy timber and gold, silver,
coal, iron, copper, lead, asphalt, etc, a
climate second to none, the reader will
readily perceive that the passage of the
bill means an augmentation Of the bust
ness interests of the country in propin-
guilty.
The interests of the Indians living on
the reservations have been we'll proteca-
ed by the government and as q, result
the country abounds with game of all
kinds, both furred and feathered, while
the streams are alive with fish. Owing
to the natural adapta bility of the soil
it is highly probable that the country
will be a rich fruit producer in short
time, several varieties of choice plums.
pears, peaches and grapes growing in
profusion.
A Railroad Il Necessity.
A railroad is an absolute necessity as
a matter of course and it will be but a
quest VI d IeN9a months AFTER the
opening ere the scream of the locomo-
tive will break the >ilence which stirs
now only at the call q the red man for
his fricassee or dog.
The bill ought to become a law is
the opinion of every one who is ac-
quaintedw it'll the situa ton. The day
is past when so many homeless people
can be denied the right to till the soil
that few idle savages may fish and
hunt unmolested. The research of
civilization has always been FASTENED
by the force of necessity and the sur
plus population demands homes.
Parties from the east desiring to look
over the reservation should leave the
Rio Grande Western at Price, Utah,
provided they are equipped for the
journey. If not, Salt Lake city is the
best starting point. The route from
Petrat City is southeast to Park City
and Heber. and thence to Daniels pass,
thirty-eight miles from Park City,
thence by road across Currant creek,
down the Duchesne across Rock and
Lake Fork creeks to Fort Duchesne
over the old military road. This brings
the prospector into the very heart of
the reservation, whence he may journey
in any direction his fancy leads.