The daily sentinel., 1905-07-22

SOME FACTS ABOUT
UINTAH RESERVATION.

Information regarding the Uinteh
reservation, the opening and the reg
istration regulations is being sought
by nearly everybody.
The following are some facts about
the reservation put into brief form.
dealing mainly with the location, the
extent and the quality of the lands,
which will prove of interest to all:
The amount of land is approx
mately 2.50O,0O0 acres, of which
one-tenth will be required for Indian
allotments.
1t is estimated that the reserva-
tion will support a population of
100000.
Government experts claim this
reservation is the most valuable
tract ever opened for settlement.
The reservation averages so miles
in width and SO miles in length.
Geo. II. Eldridge. in his report to
the United States geological survey,
estimates the gross value of hydro
carbon deposits opened TO date to
be l,2G6,9SI25O.
II is safe to say that no govern
ment enterprise projected or under
taken in the history of the west has
meant so much as the coming open
ing of the this reservation. Certain
ly there has been none which has so
generally aroused interest as this
throwing open to settlers OF 1900
600 acres of land of diversified char
acter.
This tract of land lies in Uintah
and Wasatch counties. Utah. II eN-
tends from the Green river on the
east to within a short distance of
Heber on the west, and to the crest
of the great Uintah mountain range
on the north. and comprises land
rich in mineral and agricultural pos
sibilities.
From the confluence of the Uin-
tah and DuChesue rivers. at an alti-
tude of about $500 feet, the mesa
lands rise in plateaus increasing in |
height as they stretch out towards !
the great mountains, bordered with /
spruce and pine.
Within this magnificent domain. !
sheltered by the mountains which /
rise to the north and west. lie the I
rich valleys of the strawberry, Du- !
Chesne and Uintah rivers, forming |
the great Uintah basin.
The climate is temperate, with al /
most perpetual sunshine. The nights |
are cool and refreshing during the |
summer season and there are few /
places where vegetation grows so
mXuriantly without the penalty of |
oppressive heat.
The cost of reclaiming the compar- /
atively arid portions Of the reserva- l
tion will be slight as plenty of wat |
er is at hand ana can be easily util- ,
ized and conducted in gravity bitches |
wherever desired.
Railroads are surveyed through |
the reservation. and with railroads /
will come incentive to build manu- /
factories When this time comes -
and many believe it. will be within |
a twelve month-the manufacturers |
will have the advantage of cheap wat |
er power.
Herbert d. Page. who surveyed
large portion of the reservation for
the government. and who has since
issued maps and information rela-
tive to the reservation. said:
THE possibilities of the reserva-
ton are wonderful II seems to me |
that the chances of a lifetime are
here. The land is suitable for men
with small capital. pluck and vital
ity to make themselves valuable and .
homes"
The best manner in which to reach
the reservation Is by way of Mack.
a station 20 miles west of Grand
from which point extends
in northwesterly direction a recent
Iy constructed railroad known as the
Uintah railroad. The road extends
So miles to Dragon, at which point
may be taken into the
reservation and to Fort DuChesne,
Vernal and Ashley. These automo-
biles cover the distance of G1 miles
to Vernal in hours.
One point must be borne in mind.
The first person to register has abso-
lutely no advantage over the last
that being first on the
ground he may have an opportunity
of looking over the reservation for
the purpose of familiarizing himself
with the tract he would like to en-
ter.
When a persons turn comes he
may make his filing on the land he
wants in any amount from 40 to 100
acres. so long as it is contiguous and
conforms to the legal subdivisions of
the government sections. When the
land is all exhausted. those who are
unlucky enough not to have had their
names or numbers drawn will, Of
course, get left, or literally take to
the hills"