Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
VERNAL.

Special Correspondence.
vernai. Fob. u ~ grcat deal 81 In
tercst Il bclnr taken IN the passage Of
senator Hawiinss bill permitting set
tiers to use the waters Of the streams
on the Uintah Reservation for irrlga-
ti0n. There IL one tract OF land altun-
atcd ON the Uncompahgre Reservation
known ~ the iioscf Bench which could
be covered by the waters of the uintoh
river ut n comparatively small outlay.
This land comprises tract vafiously
estimated at from 10000 to 5000 acres
near Ouray. The land Il Beautifully
situated between the Uintnh and Green
rivers with aouthcnstcrly slope. well
adapted To irrigation and capable ~
supporting quite a population. IL " also
not very distant from the lands along
the mouth Of the white river on tn.
east side of Green river. and the bot
toms along the Green river ON both
sides. The Boscr Bench land VIII be
preferable 10 either the white river or
Green river bottoms. and IL IL quito
within the possibilities that some one
will Incorporate company for the
purpose Of taking out canal covering
this desirable land. There would b.
water. and by the way about the best
water In the state. sufficient 10 cover
many times $1,000 acres Of land. N N
also quite probable that the same
stream will be diverted near the White
Rocks Agency onto land on Deep Crock
Just over the reservation lines. There
l.. however. not very much land there
suitable for farming.
The cold wave has passed over ana
we ARE having beautiful weather again,
IN marked contrast with that expert
onced by our nelghborH over the Colo
RADIO line. as well as our nclghborr ON
a.. l..
doing well and shccpmenn arc happy.
A conservative estimate on the wool
clip In Uintah county this season "
100000 pounds. All this Immense dunn-
tlty viii be shipped to Price ana on
East over the Rio Grande Western.
Price will reap quite n harvest from
this nlone TO say nothing " the i'm.
monac quantities " merchandise which
are unionded there FOR Ncrnnl.
The people of this valley and Of Green
River city are again discussing the
feasibility and adviaabiiity 0t a road
connecting the two places. We believe
that n the facts were known 90 tho
linton Paoific people they would make
an effort to get the traffic business OF
this place. People have no Idea OF tn,
iumense quantity % freight hauled
Into and out OF Ashley valley. A. an
example, one institution In Ncrnnl re-.
oelvcd nearly $1,000 pounds OF groceries
this week from aait Lake and ogden
firms.
Mr. Lonsbcrry. representing the Bos.
ton company. now controlling the great
Dyer copper mine, has been here the
past week looking over the ground. II
IL understood that he will recommend
60 the company an Increase In the out
put Of the mine and shipment OF the
ore rather than the putting In OF
ameitcr. The company have t25 900
back of them and II II believed viii
apend considerable on tho mine eapcc-
tally AZ the ore IL hlgh grade and pays
we'll
The quarterly conference Of uIntnh
stake was held In Ncrnal on Sundn,
and Monday. The present Stake
House" being inadequate 10 nccommo-
date the multitude who attended.
overflow meetings were held IN the
academy building. hut even then there
were enough people still left out IN
make up large audience. new
stake house II n crying necessity ana
Mormon" jew and Gentle would con
tribute TO the erection Of fnc build
Ing.
Recent assays from the gold
mines" arc making some Of the enthu'
slasts wear rnther bony fnce. They
nrc Just beginning 10 realize that all ~
the rock over there doesn't carry gold
nuggets.
President 8. n. Dcnnion II back
among the people again after two
months stay In Salt Lake county,
A Mr.. Gsymnn of ogden recently
from Kansas ana Oklahoma II In YER
nal for the purpose OF buying n farm.
lie Il well pleased with our beautiful
valley.