The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
BIG CRWOD EXPECTED.
At Least Twenty thousand viii be
Present at Reservation Opening.

Nc~ua1 May f5--Fbr wears the Nerual
correspondence OF Tho Herald has con
tanned predictions OF boom some day
for the great UUJah basin and at last
That dream is about To be realized The
selection of Ner0di as the place for the
land office for the new district recently
created by act of congress is the real
beginning Ci an rra OF aGtNitE latl
threatens go Tcvp!utIOnize the business
life Of this section of the state The ap-
Urgach Of the date for the opening of the
Gintah reservation Is arOusinE intense
interest among homeseekers and men Of
means to invest all over the west
TIE word that reaches HeTe from all
over the vest Indicate that thousands
of people VIII come pouring into Uintah
county between now ard Sept. L.
&. e. Heltmau. the United states land
agent sent here from Washington by the
commissioner Of the general land office
to inspect the holdings OF the Raven
work of starting the new land office eN-
presses the belief that at least 20,O9 peO-
pie viii Be here for the opening
The question naturally arises how such
a throng Of people can be fed and ac-
commodated but there need be no fear
of famine al least
All over the Ashley valley one Of the
richest sections of the west are Crauer-
les filled with wheat. and the fail harvest
viii be on by the date of the opening.
The indications point to the heaviest
crops for years. The mountains are well
covered with snow. and a good supply
of water IS assured The first crop Of
luceru hay viii be in the stack b. the
middle OF July and II promises to be
immense The fruit crop Is reported in
fine shape all over the county, and in
I fact Uintah county viii be in shape TO
| feed the coming host. the advance guard
of which is already beginning 10 arrive.
The most conservative place the num-
Der of strangers that viii be here from
outside points at 1900
In the opinion of those best posted on
the outlook the question Of tTanSporta-
tion is considered the most important.
! There is no question but that all the
means Of TRANSFORMATION from all points
will be taxed to the utmost
The Tintah railway is stTaininE every
nerve To meet the requirements OF the
rush. Its line from Mack to Dragon is
now in fiTSt-ClaSS shape for handling the
cOmmOda tons. which viii be met as fast
I as men and money can do it. The auto
mobile line from Dragon to NernaI viii
be completed in ten DAYS. and ready foI
! the machines The company has five
splendid machines now ready FOR bust
| ness and will increase the number AT
| once Every effort will be made 10 carry
| the rush OF people. and machines will bS
| nut on the line as fast as they are re
Quired.
Speculation as to where the boon
| towns OF the reservation Will he located
| Is now an interesting topic. That there
/ VIII be a big town spring into existence
somewhere along the Duchesne Is certain
and several townsite propositions are
| now secretly Matching
| That Nerual and the Ashley valley vii
profit immensely by the boom is certain
| It is the biggest kind of an advertise
ment magma BILE. The thousands of peO
/ pie that come in. no matter where they
| go. will carry with them and spread TIT
| fame Of the beautiful Ashley valley ant
/ hundreds Of those who dray blanks II
4 the reserva ton lottery VII purChaS
/ h6fres here, and Il raj Did rise in values
1 win result
Northeastern Utah VIII b. the ccntc