The Ordway new era., 1905-07-14

Nh' HlteeUth Al.
drawing TO file their els,,ay aay v
once at Vernal and ,ha ~
drcd until the seyeniesr., rs sscal
fifteenth day the frs, h', ~
be at the land Office. ,u' Ta
the land Office calls for wv ae ~
claim, then for No. 2 to o'SI a. !, si
ana then for No. . to iile b,' d,' ~ y
so on down the line. A. W.
claim 1t Is marked on from ,a,s y y
the reservation and ears .
must make his choice from nv. :, ~ ~
1t can readily be seen ,b,, ,a'ls ,ls
settlers should have soma ~ I
the desirable portions N V AZ "a
ton and be ready to male ~ "
lions In case his frs, has aIr,,,.
taken. a'eas
Permission may be give, !.
having registered 10 view u.
be drawn. Many peop,e y. -
gathering preparing TO sian
OF business while waiting ic, \.
Ing. :" ~
The land omce was open., !.
ness July LIST. with Charles n
as register and Don b Cosc
ccivor.
The two principal points ,o- ~
ering OF the people viii i.
where the land office il ,,,s1
and MoiIat, on the border a, 4.
vation. They are connected Z
phone line and information a,
be obtained at either place.
Location Of Reser,...
The Uintah reservation II,
tab and Wasatch counties I'M,
OF Utah. extending from d,
river on the east to withlna,s
OF Heher, the county seat d i.
county. on the west. To b,
the country extends 10 Tie n
the great uiutah mountain an
tract Of land was frsi Sc, n.
the Ute Indians In 1851 bJ
Young. governor Of Utah ttf,s-
cN-ofiicio superintendent q
dians. President Lincolr ia n
cially set aside this land asna
reservation. Gni th.s was s2;Y]
1864 by an sst OF Congress
The agricultural lands o, I'D
basin are at an elevation q VI
at Green river to $500 feet :, I,
chesne river and are sheltaG 4
high Uintah mountains On N
and the WRsatCh range % D,
the inclination 10 the south L.
giving the most favorable eIpdzI
crops. In the western part I'D
walton OF 1890 feet. is the s,anl
valley. noted for is r=r
growth OF Wild grass s-t Z,
range conditions.
The soil Is q scdlmental N,
vegetable mold. apparenll! n
age OF an ancient sea. TIE *
pcrature and the fertile ul1I
guarantees OF the good efvs
can be produced here. Gn!. 4 |
tables planted as late as NiI z;
be ripened.
Plenty Of wi,s.
Few regions In the entire vsI
better favored by nature ID
ways than is the county co
the Uintah Indian restrvatle,
rivers and creeks are nund7a
being fed by the perpetual -
mountains and also by LIE
springs. The waters rash -
canons with rapid fow. aai
ing the cultivated districts II
a fall OF seyenty,hye ted TO ri
The principal streams are y
chesne. Uintah, White RNn
Fork. Rock creek, with se'eh
iaries. notably StrawetnI
which discharges twohiths
/ water as the DuChesne at ~
tion.
Reports made by goVe'tssl
perts estimate that the Shs :,
available each year viii Teic
acre-feet. 81
The mountain range % ~
and west within the bonhehs
reservation are known TO eoi1.!
mineral wealth. Gilsoni'e "
tum have been disco'erd 81
rich veins have been opefa
also exists In the county ~. y
the more precious metals W W
prospecting has. however - u.
here. At Park City. jnst -.
boundary OF the rcseryaii0a
rich ore has been openee :. =.
s35. 100000 has been 'ak,n !,
mine alone. This same we
tors say. runs through pin'
reservation soon to be opei"
tlemont.
The town Of Morat VIII
rival Guthrie in the magls y,
building. Just now the ~
and Improvement Compan, 4.
ing for special excursions "
walton. ~
vernaI is 1876 miles from III vi
and is the county seat =
county. 1t is in the Asssa -
noted for rich soil. fine olsIn ,,,
apiaries. and for n commuHss
| Mormons. Fort Duchesne
gintah river and has Q eo, ~
200 to 300. Water wofS :.
age system. with wen MI WI;
and shady plaza, make u ii',.st, n,
attractive. Northwest iousId M
at an elevation 1000 iee' ~
the Indian agency. sehoo, ~
Ouray school is another ,,,,s ~ I
recting operations in ia, Il d
cation work. another Is shs
agency. Ouray, and stili ''
bridge.