Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-08
VERNAL..
CO. innei cold immense wool Output
freight oniirt Via Wyoming.

Special Correspondence.
Vcrnni. May 5.-rhc continued cold
weather II without precedent ut this
time OF the year In this country. and u
II continues much long viii result In
great damage 10 the nhcepman ne well
AZ farmers. In fact they have suffered
Hufnc already but nothing No rumpafls
son with what would follow II the
weather remains 10 bitterly cold.
IMMENSE BUSINESS IN WOOL.
The shearinR IL practically at an end.
only fc,v thousand moro remaining.
There will be a few herds shcurcd later
In the Year.
There have been about 10000 shecp
shcared In this valley this spring. with
an average OF about Dix pounds ~ tho
fleece. The total for the year will bc
about 10000 head ~ sheen and coo ono
pounds 81 wool The roads between
Ncrnal and Price have been lined 81 Ia
teams hauildg out this Immense lot "
wool Tor tho last ten days. and much
still remains TO BE- hauled Tho price
paid FOR hauling The wool 10 Price ia
zoe per hundred, which y Ecncmlly
conceded 60 be- too little. aa " u impua-
rihle Tor the teams 10 get full load
back.
NEW ROUTE To RAILROAD.
The above figures viii give some iica
N tho volume ~ the overland frolght
business OF this valley, especially when
u N known that la addition 10 this
immense quantity of wool there nre
thousands % tons OF glirnultc ahipuril
and recently large shipments VI clatcr-
lte from the mlncn In Indian Canyon.
~ wcll nH several car loads or copper
ore from the famous Dyer mine The
whole ~ this Rrrat haul falls without
an effurt on their part TO thc RIO
Urnndo Western for further shipment
east ana west hut they viii not have
things their own way IN this fuape,t
much longer. The uintah Copper SUM
init Co. the owners Of the above inan-
toned Dyer mine. nrr about to isl cons
tracts FOR the shipment 81 their high
grade ores 20 Carter. Wyoming. uu the
Union Pacific. They have already pIr-
chased u smelling plant with q CT
pacity Of 90 tons. within the It,xt Dix
weeks this Hmolter viii b. landed In
Nernal and erected on the company =
property nt the mine. when IN opera
tiun there viii b. the Hmrltrr product
10 ship. which will amount 10 about
ak or 'iEht tons pr- day and az the
distance frpm the mine 10 carter "
only % miles, ~ compared wish 10
miles 10 Price II VIII be- readily feen
that Il r. important 10 them 60 get the
short. haul This they are going to
runEements TO commence work on this
end 81 the road AZ soon as the snow hud
mud disappears on the mountain. Tho
firft - miles II the only bad part ~ the
rad the balance being IN tine condi-
tion. Then. too. the merchandise Will
BE- brought In over the other rad W.
the outgoing teams would be- able TO
haul the merchandise back mufh
cheaper than II could b. haui~f from
Price. n u rafe To- ray that before the
summer ~ half over the great bulk ~
the freight viii be hauled over tho ".
n. o. Green River of Carter In Myim-
Ing and from there into Nernal. Then
II will not be long before tho govern.
mcnt freight for Fort Ducheanc aud
the ouray and white Rocks nErnciea
viii follow suit, - that tho lilo Bran1e
Western people viii need 10 bgatir
themselves " they Keep the vcrnai and
Fort Duchei ne fr,irht business
Takon All together the outlook II
very encouraging Tor the people u this
section.
The funeral Of Jack Thomas. who was
killed az tho strip" was held from the
residence today, The cnrunera jury
brought In o. verdict ~ "lurtlhahic
homicide" - this " presumably the
last that Will be heard ~ the matter.