Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

a monument to the enterprise Of the
people II Is located IN the center Of an
eight-acre plat, and Shows off, to good
advantage. IL Is q brick and stone
structure, amply large for all require
ments for many years to come.
Their again, there is the new eight
room school house also Of brick and
stone, thoroughly modern and up-to-
date with accOmodatlons FOR 500 pupils.
The rapid Increase Of the school popu-
lation Is such as 70 neccssitate the erec-
ton OF another building soon. however,
as already the building referred to Is
crowded TO IT'S full capacity.
The Uintah stake academy Is an in
sututi0n OF learning that commands re-
spect and good support. IL has an at
tendance Of about 100 students. A. d.
Anderson IS principal and is ably as
sisted by r, l.. Woodward.
CHURCH ORGANIZATION.
Geographically Uln,ah Stake COM
prises precisely the same territory as
the county. II has I'm ALL six wards.
$. r. Bennion is president OF the Stake,
and r. S. Collett and James Hacking
are his coLnselors They are now en-
gagged In erecting a new Stake taberna-
Gle. Lycurgus Johnson is superIntend-
ing the work The structure will be
blessing 10 the people and en- adorn-
mant tO the place.
The first and most important ward IL.
OF course, Vernal The other wards are
Dry Fork, which Is In the extreme
west Min ward In the northwest Of the
valley, Glnes ward I'm the southwest
and Merrill 10 the south and Jensen in
the east end OF the county on Green
river Each ward has a complete &C.
CIeslasucal organization Of Its own.
The Touring mill work Of the district
is now done by a mill OF fifty barrels
capacity a day Unfortunately a big
modern Touring mill was destroyed
here not many months ago.
WHAT Is NEEDED.
Again we say that all that is needed
90 make this county q producer Of
great veal "a are capital and transpor-
taton facilities Those will come In
tIme-we hope very soon. When they
DO depend upon 10 Uintah county viii
bound 10 the front It's population will
double over and over again, and its
people win become more prosperous
and happy
The county abounds with PICTURESQUE
and romantic scenery. At the point
whore The Green river enters the Ashley
valley is wild looking sandstone
gorge evidently the work Of some dis
ruptye agency OF nature IL seems as
~ The mountain had been cut
IN twain 90 make way Tor the pass
age OF the river AS 10 the Ashley. Il
comes through another similar gigan-
tc creyice known as Split Mountain,
and the Dry Fork stream zig Gags Its
way through q ragged break in the
mountains known as Saw Tooth Gap.
which is rightly named.
A PATRIOTIC LESSON.
The sandstone cliffs which stand Ike
towering sentnels on either side Of Dry
Fork canyon. with their smooth sur
faces are "a wonder 20 look upon rising |
as they DO many hundreds Of feet into |
the ethereal blue And here an incident |
found expression during the outbreak /
nf the war between Spain and the |
United States, which bids fair 10 be- |
come historic To was while the Ameri- |
can people We're wrought up 10 a pitch |
OF patriotic frenzy over the destruc- |
ton of the Maine I'm the Havana har-
hor The citizens here partook Of the
spirit that was rampant elsewhere and
10 occurred 20 The Hon William Glib
son that IAN enduring reminder should
ba omhiHzouod there not only for the
people 0f Uint8h county but for those
who should In years 90 come travel
through that section. Accordingly he
attempted 90 have a picture OF the III
fated b8ttlechip together with the now
notable war cry, Remember the
Maine" painted upon the face OF one
OF these giant cliffs The painter sue
ceeded IN portraylug this historic slo-
gan. but when 10 came 90 painting the
big armored cruiser his nerve failed
him on account OF the dizzy heights NJ
which he worked So the picture or
the ship was never made. and the trav-
elprs only see the words, 'ltememper
the Maine" when he stops 10 ask the
story OF why the ship was never m
Ishcd and IS informed by those VINO
are aware OF tho facts he Will cease 10
wonder that the man with the brush
and paint pot faltered in his WORK, Tor
ia was attempted az most haZaipeus
heights: and tho only marvel rs that
hls courage held ou' TO point NJ
q portrayal Of a cry that