The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
:UINTAH RESERVATION
PARADISE FOR HoMEs7EAoERs.
Registration at vernai, Utah-Draw-
ing to be Made in September.

Denver, June 21.-The Republican
prints the following interview:
THE Uintah reservation lands which !,
viii be opened to the public for draw
ing are the finest that have ever BEEN
offered to the people of this country"
enthusiastically exclaimed G. J. Carl
penter, president OF the Grand juno
ti0n Board of Trade, yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Carpenter Is in Denver max
ing arrangements with the Colorado,
Midland and the Denver & Rio Grandei
railroads regarding the transportation,
of prospective settlers to the reserva-
tion.
There will be $4,000 persons regis
tered for the entry in September" con-
'tinued Mr.. Carpenter, "and of these
some II 900 will make fortunes; that is
to say, from $500 to $4,000 each"
According TO Mr.. Carpenter, who Is
officially representing the Grand juno
tion Board of Trade, the opening OF
the reservation, while not of the SEN
sational sort like that of the Oklahoma
lands, belonging to Uncle Sam, will be
the most profitable to those who draw,
Of any that have ever been given out
by the government.
When the Grand Junction Board OF
drawing, 1t was resolved Immediately
that on account of the unusually valu-
BILE nature of the lands, an attempt
be made to prevent anything like
rush and that. instead there be a
drawing which would insure everybody
fair chance.
With this view in mind. letters were
sent to President Roosevelt and the
secretary of the interior, with the re-
suit that the drawing system was es,
tablished. Registration may be made
any time between July 18th and Sep
tember 1st at Vernal. Utah.
Vernal Is 40 miles northwest OF
Grand Junction. The most practicable
route from Denver is by the Colorado
Midland or the Denver & Rio Grande
to Mack, from whence there is the Uin-
tab railroad, a narrow-gauge route and
an automobile stage.
Persons who register must do SO in
person, but need not be present for
the drawing. The land is of incal'
culable value" is the way Mr.. Carpen-
ter puts it. He has been all over 1t
and knows every inch of the ground.
THE land is every bit as good as the
Grand valley" he continued, "and
you know what that means with val
ueS ranging from $l,uOU 10 $l,ouu al
acre. People can raise all Colorado
fruits there, apples, pears and peaches.
''Then there is gold, although nobody
knows how much. This is all outside
of the gilsonite beds, the value of
which is inestimable. Gilsonite sells
for $50 ton and the vein is three feet
wide and 500 feet deep. as has been
learned, without finding the bottom.
and vpi1as in 1aDoth
why, in Vernal they just throw
the gilsonite, which Is a form Of hard
ened petroleum, on the street, and
leave it for paving. 1t makes the fin
est roadbed in the world. Then talk
about water! The Duchesne river is
larger than the Grand. There is
plenty of water for 100000 acres. Trib-
utaries of all sorts just flow In all d.
rections.
There are 100000 acres waiting
for the hand of the husbandman and
Of these, 25O,O00 are ready now. The
river will supply the rest with water.
Outside of the wonderful agricultural
and horticultural possibilities and the
gold, there Is copper in plenty. Talk
about opportunities! Why, it is para
disc; that's all"