The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-25


benct lands which arc usually the most
fertile. are practically untouched, and
viii provide homes for many thousands
Of people.
Like Ashley Valley.
In climate. soil and crops the reser-
walton is identical with the Ashley val
lev. twenty miles 20 the east. which IS,
without question. one Of the garden
spots of the west. In this valley are
grown magnificent crops Of grain of all
kinds. and alfalfa hay yields three
crops a year. The whole Of the Tin
TAN basin, which comprises all the ter
ritory lying south of the Uintah range
draining into Green river, aud embrac-
ing az of the Uintah and UncOmpahgre
reservations. and practically all of
Uintah county. is adapted TO the
growth OF small fruits, especially, and
the apples produced in TIE Ashley val
lev are the finest in the world. This
crop is unusually fine this year ana
trees. i'm many Instances, breaking
down under the burden Of fruit that IS
without a blemish. In some parts OF
the Ashley valley the finest or peaches
are grown.
Ashley valley is the leading honey
producing section Of Utah. both in
quality and quantity. Taken altogeth
er. IL may safely be said that the Ash
ley valley. as an agricultural section,
is unsurpassed in the west. and 1t gives
a fair idea Of what the Uiutah Ieser-
walton viii be when thrown OPEN This
valley. which - twenty miles long ana
six miles i'm width is watered by Ash
ley creek. which IS insignificant when
compared with the streams CT the res
erVatiOn.
rrb, Denver NorthUestern 4, P9riGc
railway. better known as the "Moffat
line, crosses Uintah county with lis
survey. and follows the Duchesne river
and Strawberry creek across the res
ervatiOn, and viii thus open up this
virgin section at once and make every
acre of tillable land valuable.
New Railroad Building.
The Uintah railway. which is being
constructed across the Book Cliffs from
Mack. Colo. q station on the Rio
Grande road. TO tap the extensive gill
sOnite deposits of the White river cOun-
trt. win have for its terminus at pres
eht a station called Dragon on the
head Of Evacuation creek. Dragon is
ffty-fve miles southeast Of Ncrnal and
2 first-class wagon road viii be con-
structed between the two points. All
Of the freight from Ashley valley, Fort
Duchesne and the Indian agencies VIII
come over this road when completed.
Dragon is considered' only a temporary
terminus for the Cintah railway how
ever as IL Will be a comparatively easy
grade on the reservation. so that inn
mediately. following the opening there
will be two railroads competing for the
extensive traffic that is bound 10 de-
yelop
Yernal. the county seat OF UEntah
county, which is by far the most con-
venient Quitting point for the reserya-
ton. is only twenty miles 20 the east
OF the line, with several roads leading
10 &C.
Vernal is a city that is a surprise TO
all visitors. IL is located in the center
OF the rich Ashley valley. and has the
best court house in the state. outside
OF Salt Lake City. IL has one school
building that cost $4,000 and three
churches. one OF which. now in course
of construction. will cost $4,000 when
completed IL has between thirty and
forty business houses, representing ey-