The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

! makes its influence felt in all other
branches Of business, the entiFc county
has gradually reaped its propcrtionate
benefit. More than 275, geo head of sheep
and goats represent the immensely of
the industry in Uinta county and over
$1,000 head of cattle Craze on the hills.
To the former some greater attention
Is devoted, owing to the scarcity of
! hay, but with the advent of the farm
ing element this disadvantage will be
speedily done away with and the rails
/ ing of both sheep and cattle become
more easy Of promotion As II IS, how
ever, no country can boast of ranges
offering nutrition in greater quality or
abundance, and this, taken with the
favorable climate has led hOck-mas
ters TO settle their herds here until
! Uinta county's reputation in this re-
spect has Soae far and wide
The quality Of the product IS not sur
j passed any-W here. 4 he section admits
of no superior grazing advantages. The
lands are covered with buffalo grass,
! bunch grass and others of equally nu-
tritiOus value. Nothing but grain pro-
/ duceS better results. Here the grazing
is 50 abundant that the animals are
I scarcely ever fed their healthy APP
! pearance the year round being the
4 cause Of many sJockmen to pour forth
/ his praise OF Uinta cOunty's grazing
/ possibilities.
Mining Possibilities.
! As a mining country, Uinta county is
1 barely at the beginning OF its develop
ment. Strictly speaking, comparative
/ ly little research has been made in this
/ industry, but the fact remains that
gold, silver, copper and iron have been
! discovered in Unquesuonable quanu-
/ ties, and many other minerals have De
! trayed themselves as being present
! Coal mining has reached u point where
/ there remains no doubt of the presence
/ of the valued article III almost unlimit-
/ ed quantities Coal oil has also been
! found. In the northern part of the
county, a region which has probably
] seen fewer prOspectOrs than any sec
/ ton of the Rocky mountains, every
! evidence of valuable minerals is pres
! ent- Several claims have been staked
off in the mountains east of Star VAL
! ley and some work done, but not
enough TO accomplish definite results.
I In Dry Greek canyon also, some min
: ing has been carried on, copper ore Of
$50 value and with some silver, having
/ been discovered.
To the man who is seeking a place
wherein to establish a home no country
offers better inducement than Uinta
/ county. The valleys are rich and
] threaded with canals So perfectly reg
! ulated and equipped that almost any
! section may De selected with security.
/ To one unaccustomed to farming by ir-
I
] till the soil by such a method is by no
means inviting, but long experimenting
/ has tested the plan and not found 1t
wanting. It can always be relied on,
! whereas the man who waits for the sky
! to release the necessary moisture is
! likely to some time wait in vain. Irri-
/ CATION cannot but hold the ground to
! its original richness and in nearly
/ every case adds 10 the quality. Among
! the notable farming settlements IS
/ Bridger bench. Tt lies in southwestern
! Wyoming and Is rapidly being Occu-
/ by ten in extent and during the last
/ convinced Of its possibilities and eager
/ " established homes there. The first
I products have undeniabIy proved the
as no other portion of the county gives
| more fiattering promise in the way of
farming.
/ Only d few miles from Bridger bench
/ is the valley of Smiths Fork. The val
! creek, a little stream densely yegetated
on either side. From the broad, rich
meadows which sweep away from the
/ of wild hay. This product is rich and
1 valley are MOrmons from Utah, who
came into the county several years
since and have transformed it into a
grown here, also oats and rye. The
abundance of the harvests is demon
stration Of the energy and methods Of