The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-22
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ERieh Tradt Uof LAND TO De Thrown
Open Ito Settlers Next March.

now to the ,UiDtah Indian reservation,
because Of the provision in the last
Indian appropriation bill, providing
for the opening. and which carried an
appropriation of 5000 to complete
the surveys, begun some time ago
The original bill fixed October list, |
1904, as the date of the opening, but |
because of the amount of work 10 be
done, in allotting lands and making |
the surveys, it was found necessary TO
postpone the opening until March 10,
1905. which was done by action OF con-
gress.
The Uintah reservation lies in Uin-
tab and Wasatch counties, Utah. in
the northeastern portion of the state.
In area il consists of two million,
three hundred and thirty-four thou
sand acres of mountain and valley.
| There are several fine streams OF
water that rise in the Uintah range on
| the north, and traverse the lower val
| leys. finally emptying themselves into
| Green river. The principal streams
are the Duchesne and Uintah rivers,
with numerous forks, all of which can
be easily diverted for purposes of irri-
CATION, making it one of the best wat
cred sections OF the state. From the
foot of the Uintah mountains, to the
south line of the reservation, are
continuous succession of benches of
soil that is admirably adapted to all
| II
where in this latitude.
In altitude, the reservation ranges
from 900 feet in the lower valleys to
| 10000 feet on the summit of the lof-
| test peaks of the Uintah range, the
highest in the state.
In selecting lands for the Indians,
the .allotments have been made prin-
cipally along the river bottoms. while
the bench lands, which are usually the
most fertile are practically untouched
and will provide homes for many
thousands Of people.
In climate, soil and crops, the reser-
walton is identical with the Ashley
valley, twenty miles to the east, which
Is, without question. one of the garden
spots of the west. In this valley are
grown magnificent crops of grains OF
all kinds and alfalfa hay yields three
crops a year. The whole of the Vim
tab basin. which comprises all the ter
ritory lying south of the Uintah range.
draining into Green river, and en-
bracing all of the Uintah and Uncom-
pahgre reservations and practically
all OF Uintah county. is adapted to the
growth of small fruits, especially, ana
the apples produced in the Ashley val
ley are the finest in the world. This
crop is unusually fine this year, the
orchards. in many instances, breaking
down under the burden of fruit that
is without blemish In some parts OF
the Ashley valley, the finest of peaches
are also grown.
The Denver, Northwestern & Pa
cifc railway, better known as the
"Moffat" Line crosses Uintah county
with it's survey, and follows the Du.
chesne river and Strawberry creek
across the reservation and will thus
open up this virgin section, at once,
and make every acre of tillabe land
valuable.
The Uintah railway, which is being
constructed across the Book Cliffs,
from Mack, Colo, station on the Rio
Grande road, to tap the extensive gil
sonite deposits of the White river
country, will have for its terminus, at
present, station called Dragon, on
the head of Evacuation creek. Dragon
is fifty-iiVe miles southeast of Nernal
and a first class wagon road will be
constructed between the two points
The climate of the whole Uintan
basin is an ideal one. The Uintah
range on the north with its towering
peaks, tempers the hot winds of mid
summer, and the nights are delight
fully cool, even in July and August. Il
is doubtful If there is any place in the
world where vegetation grows as lux
uriantly, and yet the heat Is not op
pressive, as is the case in the Uintat
country.
That Uintah county and the terri
tory now embraced in the Uintah res
ervation is destined to become a ricl
and prosperous section, Is beyond
question. With its marvellous produc
ton of crops of all kinds, and grea
, transcontinental line passing through
Z il, opening the markets of the west Il
= it's produce, it In bound to become tn
: great distributing point, from whicl
!; will be drawn the food supply for hun
= dreds of miles around,
q The immense deposits Of gilsonit
. and other kindred minerals, to ia
which the Ulntah railway is DEM
. constructed, will form the basis 70
great industry, and will create
/, good home market for the farmers O
the Uintah basin.
All around the Ashley valley, ana o
some parts of the reservation, are do
posits of coal that furnishes chea
and convenient fuel and the foothill
of the Uintah range are covered wit
a dense growth Of cedar and pint
j which is easily accessible.
- The soil and climate of the uinta
IL reservation and the Uintah basin /
+ general, is especially adapted to tn
n culture of the sugar beet. Tests mad
,e, on beets produced in the Ashley va
ID. ley, show them to be above the ave
: age in saccharine, and the yield in
mense
1 1t is not known where the land ofiiC
| | will he established for registration