The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-28
WILL APPEAL TO LEGISLATURE
UINTAH COUNTY BoNDsMEN TO
SEEK RELIEF.
Ex-Collector Gagon's Shortage Should
Be Paid By the state-lnterest In
Ute Situation.
fsnenial Correspondence

Vernal, Nov. Pain compliance with
demand of the bondsmen OF eA-Colieclor
w. Fl. Gagon a statement OF 1acls' slo"
ing the exact nature of the shortage Oh
that official, was presented some tin'e
ago. 1t was the intention of the county
authorities to bring the matter peIoIe llie
district court at the last SessloH' DuL ~
was found inadvisabIe to do so, OWING
to the case not being in proper shape III
presentation at that time, anu II va? III ~
Guided to allow it to go over u ~ lI liz
March term. From the statement IL Mou1 t
seem that a certain portion Oh the slio ea+
age was due to careleSshess On 9ll'9 pe'i :
of the ex-collector Tnere Is away hnt re
found to be uncollectible. Whne the COZ
lector is held strictly to account lor d al
these taxes and must make tienu Soou'
it usually follows that the collectOI dP
peals to the legislature and is REIMBURSED
for the amounts which 1t mas peT 5 lo 511
absolutely impossible to collect. Inns W
lector Gagon failed to do and consequent.
ly was compelled TO make up the aIllo9 e,.IS
which he did each year by drawing from
the moneys of the current year which
only further complicated matters.
1t is now the intention OF the bonuSLlen
to appeal themselves to the next LESS Is
lature to straighten out the taHSle ~ ~
granting the relief to them which WI ti ~
collector failed to ask for hlmseh. II Is
believed that the matter will be eVentu-
ally Strengthened out without resortihs "
the courts. e1
placing of the county bonds, resulting
from a question as to the jurisdiction OF
the county commissioners IN the matter
of fixing the rate OF lnteres 81. coon, 70
have swept over the surrounding country
with more or less violence passed OlnldH
county by. with nothing more man man "a a
sprinkle of rain. No snow has 1allen ~, IN
the valley up to date, although the
mountains on the north show up Wlth a
mantle of white. The lateness OF the
II IT. l,,1 l1p &c
little Inconvenience to the Sheepmen, as
it delays the general movement to the
winter range.
The exnerience of last winter has con-
WINGED sheepmen generally in this section
that considerable feeding can be done
with profit particularly so as regards
sequence considerable hay is being bought
up by the hockmaSterS OF TINS secuoH.
The hay crop was excellent, both IN guam
tity and quality, and stock Will be car
ried through in good shape.
Nothing more has been heard from
across the state line concerning the ru-
mored trouble with the Utes: A number
of teams have been leaving Vernal since
Lieutenant Whites command passed
through, loaded with hay and grain, and
judging from the amount of such sup
plies going out, it would seem there must
be something serious in the wind.
Since the recent cold snap, the coal men
have been in their element and the mines
around the valley are doing rushlng
Ashley valley is one of the most ia
vored localities in the state for fuel for
circling around the valley on the north
and east are several veins of coal, vary
ing from three to six feet in width. From
the mines in what is known as the
basin some six or eight miles north
west of Vernal, to town the road is
gradual descent over a smooth surface.
A single team often draws three tons of
coal, which sells for 81 so and 81 per ton,
according to quality, at the mine.
The foothills on the north are covered
with cedar, but the use of coal is be-
coming more and more universal through
out the valley.
1t would seem that the fates are against
Joseph Mckee. the recently elected coun-
ty commissioner from Green River-that
is; in a political sense-for after his cleo
ton by a majority of one vote, which
was the result after the Lucern valley
vote was counted, it is now rumored that
the gentleman is or will be- recipient
of a letter from box B. which means
that he will be called upon to choose
between his religious and political duties.
1t is stated that James Mease, who has
been post trader at Duchesne for several
years will locate in Vernal in the near
future.
The plans of the new stake building
were received by President Bennion last
week, but owing to the lateness of the
season, work on the structure will be
postponed until warm weather.