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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

I and Berkshire hogs are bred in largo
! numbers; though Craig and Maybell
| great ranching and range cattle
ccnters- and on to the Utah line.
where the Green river Is crossed at
| Jensen; then entering the Ashley val
| ley with It's 5000 inhabitants and Its
thriving farms and fruit orchards;
from thence. via the DucAesne and
Strawberry valleys, to the spur of
the Uintah range. which has to be
crossed before entering the Salt Lake
valley. the survey passes through
what was formerly the Uintah and
UncompnhEre Ute Indian reservations
thrown open to the public In 1905.
This Is not only destined to be
great farming and fruit raising coun-
try. but II is also the location of
waat Is generally known as the hy-
dro-carbon field OF Uintah county.
Utah. containing veins of gllsonite
(thc purcst form of crude bltumen).
the available tonnage OF which has
been estimated by the engineers OF
the United States geological s1rvey
at $4,000. 900 tons and as this product
Is worth $40 per ton. a vest wealth
Is here represented. There are also
many veins of elaterite and ozocerite,
which products are still more valu-
able, and reefs, miles In extent, OF
sandstone aSpaaltum, which VIII be
rendered available to commerce by
the advent of the Moffat road. Among
other undevcloped hydrocarbon pro-
ducts in this valley arc also oil and
vast areas of bitumInous shalos.
The region from tho Green river
to the low divide which has to be
crossed before dropping down to
Heber. in the Salt Lake valley. is
watered by the Duchesne, Strawberry
and Uintah rivers and their tribu-
taries, fed from the SHOWS of the Uin-
tab range on the north. whose peaks
reach elevations of from 1900 to
nearly 1000 feet above sea level.
and the average elevation of tho
valley being only 5000 feet. 1t Is suit
able for the raising of all kinds OF
fruit, vegetables. cereals. stock rails
ing and Bookkeeping. and Is destined
to be thickly populated and very pros
porous. and in anticipation of the ap-
proach of the construction gangs OF
the Moffat road, is already rapidly
settling up.
1t is intended to continue construc-
tion westward at once. Meanwhile
tho operated limo to Steamboat
Springs Is on a paying basis. and as
the securities of the Denver North
western & Pacific railway are now
in the hands of a powerful firm OF
eastern bankers, they will probably
be negotiated at an early date. and
tho line rapidly completed to Salt Lake
City, Truly Vernal Is the place for the
homeseeker.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

a thriving German colony, together
With natives of Utah and other states,
are developing this fertile valley. They
enjoy the modern convenIences of teIc-
phone. rural free delivery mail service,
good schoolhouses and churches of vari-
Gus denominations
Farm hands receive good wages here.
and good land can be rented ON most
favorable terms. A few good farms
can be purchased for much less than
their value
The possible productive wealth OF the
Bear River valley Is cnpablo of sup
porting 200,0C0 population.
The Bear River valley is not Il boom
country. William II. Rowe says In AN
article on Bear River valley:
Settlers OF the Bear River valley
nave reason to be proud OF the fact that
neither farming land nor town lots
prices have ever been affected by the
speculative craze known rs Il boom
hence there Is no danger OF collapse,
rs SO often occurs where prices have
been inflated by spectators. There Is
no large amount OF land now offered
for sale In the Bear River valley. So
far as we have been able to estimate
the amount of good land for sale here
does not exceed 1000 acres, and nearly
all Of this is either owned by non-resi-
dents or by farmers who wish to reduce
their holdings. for the reason that they
find tho same amount of labor. applied
to a smaller area of land. viii produce
large profits. About so acres OF land
with oats or barley. and q proper rota-
tion with alfalfa Will often yield larger
profits by careful irrigation and cult
walton than II the same amount of la
Dor be expended on a larger area or
1.f
land with, say 10-acre orchard, and
five acres In potatoes or sugar beets,
and the remainder in alfalfa or grain
Garland is worthy of the deepest con-
sideration the investor can possibly
give
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

IL is also believed the head will hc
unea.thed and II II Is 1t win be the
o'1S sNuii ever found OF that animal,
tnis being so VernaI will have
ocnicFed new honors In the world ~
science and many Will be led 10 y,a,,
th,s ms, region OF Interest AMI promise
IN Dragon and Verndl arc dccnly in
.cTested In the progress made.
INC ulntah railway was constructed
primarily to haul the gil5onitc extract
go py steam process from tho region
about Dragon; but Its usefulness az ~,
putlot Tor the vast Vcrnal country has
oecomc so manifest that soon Il must
solf oi'y IT.
CaD1ain Cooley the manager Of the
,pad Gnn Mrs. Cooley are kce1ly in
ierestca In all that promotes tho com
ute'clal. scientific or social interest OF
.le .le region over which TIC ronl eocs
fruiy 1t is an interesting country with
an Interesting approach
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

A branch line of the Oregon Short
Line. extending from Brigham to Car
land had also been decided upon, this
being necessity to afford transporta-
flon for the beets. fuel. lime rock, and
thousand other things to be brought in.
and among other things. the machinery
and material for the construction of tho
'sugar factory, which alone required
nbout $50 cars; also to transport the
manufactured sugar to the market.
From the first the town took on
healthy growth and has grown In six
years from nothing to population of
nearly 1000 people. with numerous resi-
dences for an increased population
growing up In almost all parts of the
town. Considering the age Of the town.
II has as many If not more and better
public improvements than any other
town and many older cities of the state.
UP-TO-DATE CITY.
She has a water works system. cost
Ing approximately $4,000; an electric
light line extending from the Bear river
power plant, at q cost of about $4,000;
$4,000 schoolhouse. a sower system
which has just been completed at cost
Of $500: an amusement hall, $4,000;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Vernal, A City of Unparalleled Opportunities

II TUMAN nature forever remains
the same. the children OF this
generation bcwail the lack OF
opportunity that characterizes
fhc age and regard as n dream OF the
mast that golden time of our forefathers
when every point OF the horizon held
riches and honor for the seeking. A
A mirage indeed, is such a view for on
all sides in this magnificent west Is op-
portunity awaiting the industrious
seeker who is encouraged by facilities,
equipment and knowledge such as our
ancestors never knew
Vernal. the county scat of Uintah
county. is in the eastern part of Utah,
about midway between tho Denver Sc
Rio Grande railroad on the south ana
the Union Pacific on the north. In
every sense of the word 1t is a home
seekers paradise. a land OF infinite
promise.
Tho now Moffat railroad will pass
through the great Strawberry valley OIL
IT'S way TO Salt Lake City from Den
ser and Vernal Is the largest and
most important city OF that vast dis
trlct The coming of the Moffat road
IS merely a matter of time as already 1t
Is not far from the Colorado line, Land
pbout Nernal Is now selling at from
s25 per acre upward with usually plenty
OF water. though the price mentioned
Is usually for dry farming land These
values will more than double whom the
railroad comes and now is the chance
TO procure large tracts for future culti-
vadion.
Much of the farming products OF vor-
nal now ne yer go beyond the valley
on account of the lack of railroad ia
cilities. hence with this difficulty re-
moved farming Will be greatly en-
banced and industries encouraged In
accordance with the increased populA-
tion.
The freight annually exchanged at
Nernal now amounts to 1000 900 pounds.
pll by wagon; and the annual mail
total will reach easily 100000 pieces-
two facts that well show the growth
of the city as we'll as It's commercial:
importance.
But by far tho most talked OF sub
dcct In Vernal is the coming of the
Moffat road.
In the August issues of the Bankers
Magazine, VIM. Weston had an article
entitled, THE Development of New
Western Territory" In ono instance
ne speaks of the Moffat roads cross
ing the Green River at Jensen and en-
tering the Ashley valley with Its
thriving farms and fruit orchards.
Nernal is the center of Ashley valley.
or the amazing resources of the coun-
Try Mr.. Weston says;
Westward from Steamboat Springs
the survey for the most part follows
the valley of the Yampa river to the
Grecn river. just across tho Colorado
Utah line. passing through the town
Of Hayden. the southern terminus of
the Colorado & Northern. an In
dependent branch railway surveyed in
TO the anthracite mines, about seven
teen miles to the North: then
through the 30.0o0-acre model cattle
and stock farm OF the Cary Brothers,
where thoroughbred draught, saddle
and carriage horses. short horn cattle
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
HA1Rp1N CURVE g. DEGREES, GLADE 71.s PER CENT.

At Mack, Colo, ono enters the rail-
road hotel constructed on the Adob-
esque Renaissance style: and finds
lounSing rooms and parlors In the mis-
sion effect. with gas lights steam heat
and current magazines adding to one S
comfort The dlnIngroom and cuisine
are of comparative excellence. In fact
there is IN air of culture and refine
ment about the Mack hotel seldom
equaled In similar outlying places of
the west
At the station are great quantities
OF sacked gilsonite awaiting the ar
rival of the freight trains. One takes
the train and speeds northward over q
narrow gauge on the way to Dragon,
SO miles away.
At Atchee. IS miles out. are the shops
and roundhouscs of the railway, at the
Yood 9ul 10 oSuRI u!Bui 5un 10 9sJl
Cliffs. Here is the crookedest stretch
of railroad In the world
TERRIFIC GRADES.
Here begins a heavy climb toward
the summit of the Book Cliff noun
tains. with one mile OF per cent grade
and thence on an uninterrupted grade
of TX per cent O. for FIVE miles to Bax-
ter Pass. Two thousand feet of eleya-
tion attained in these six miles by an
engineering accomplishment that is
beautiful in the natural characteristics
OF the country There are no other
mountains nearby to shut out the view;
steadily up the face Of this great range
there is never moment when the eye
cannot rest with perfect delight and
wonderment upon a gorgeous panorama
of slopes below. of valleys and desert
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Your Rear river Is furnishing
large supply OF power. and this Will bo
increased greatly In the near future,
as YOU have an electric company holding
rights on shis river. 1t is possible to
develop millions OF horse power which
are now going to waste. from the nat
udal water supply OF Bear river.
You also have In prospect several
large irrigation projects. which VIII
bring millions of acres OF land In thie
vicinity under cultivation This Will
also tend 10 Increase the business, ana
also the population of the city and this
portion of the county.
IT SEQ no reason why in the near fu-
ture your mountain and hill sides In
this vicinity should not be covcrel by
forests, as IT is the intention of the
United States government TO encourage
tree planting on all these barren hill
sides. There is no question In my mind
but what they produce an unlimited
supply OF good and valuable timber
You have AN ever increasing number
of mines underlying this entire country.
Especially | wound mention the coal
mines, OF which you have some 20 odd
operating companies. and which win
be ever increasing In number.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

city hall and jail, furnished with two
steel cells, at a cost of about $4,000.
graveled streets. costing about $4,000
Her business houses are up to date
and her citizens are progressive, wide
awake and enthusiastic over the future
possibilities of the town. There are
three general merchandise establish
mcnts; two butcher shops and gro
ceries; one weekly newspaper; one
bank: one store; one lumber yard; two
hotels.
There arc fed and fattcncd for the
market each year upwards of 1.500 head
OF cattle and $1,000 head of sheep. from
the beet pulp OF the sugar factory and
the wondrous crops OF alfalfa hay, the
yield of which cannot be eXcclled any
where.
The town derives it.' name from Will
liam Garland. the contractor and build
er of tho famous Bear River canal
BEAR RIVER VALLEY.
Garland's chief commercial import
ance lies. however. In the fact that 1T Is
the metropolis of the Bear River val
ley. of which something must be said,
The valley is located rs miles north
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Is tne ow
ranches AT
to
the North OIL W
A commenced building merchandise
reality the hrSt
Vanheet During
which point
distance OF
the fact that
site
q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Tho Union Pacific railroad Is plan
.nin6 large and extensive improvements
Tor this city IN the shape of car shops,
repair shops, and general equipment
buildings. removing the same from
Ogden to this place. Eventually Evans
ton VIII not only be division point. but
The location OF the superintendent
Offices in this entire division 1t is
planned by this railroad TO cut Ogden
and Salt Lake at some future date from
The main line, and this will tend to en-
hancc the value Of all property greatly,
besides Increasing the population by
several hundred persons. as all this
Work will take many hands 10 accom-
/ plIsh.
Then you have the prospect of the
Burlington system touching Evanston
In the near future. II having made It's
surveys through this city and south
western Uintah county. We have also
The prospect of the electric road. run
ming from Evanston Heights To Mont
Ipeller. through tho entire Bear river
country OF course this limo will bring
= largo number OF people to Evanston,
and also viii bring trade OF the people
lfom the entire Bear river section,
Vest and north. to Evanston.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

wyoming of the most
man. L, Blake recently said of 1t;
a
find all
progressive push
The merchants ana
3 staunch set
IN
feel positive
awaits MIN way beyond
Evanston untah
W
laln nonn aanu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

lines OF costly diamonds. watches ana
5cwelry-
The place In In the very center OF
the business district: and as the mem
bers of the firm have been in business
for % years. the reputation Of tho
house for excellence and taste Is thor
ou5hlJ established
Edholm & Akin Co. handles all
grades OF railroad watches and has
charge ~ the railroad watch inspection
from Granger to Pocatcllo on tho o.
6. L. and from Park City to Rawlirs
on tho Union Poetic The company
has naotl1er establishment at Grec:
Riyar equal IN cvery respect to the
Evanston house: and both p1aces ar
recognized AZ the finest of their kind IL
wcstero Wyoming.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
THE UINTAH RAILWAY.

A GLIMPSE OF the charms OF
~ Switzerland, the crookedest road
in the world and the most variegated OF
cliff coloration-such Is descriptive OF
that fascinating bit of track. the Uintnh
railway, for along It's whole course from
Mack, Colo. to Dragon 1t Is filed With
scenic wonders such as only far more
famed regions can produce. This rail-
road is at present the only outlet by
rail from the Vernal country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
vERNAL's LEADING FURNITURE HOUSE.

HE much regretted death of Mr..
= E. w. Davis this autumn shocked
the whole community. as he was not
only a booster and a worker but a
most sympathetic friend. For Ia years
the e. w Davis Co. has been the larg
est and most exclusive furniture house
In eastern Utah; In fact Its business
has grown so rapidly that a new es-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Garland, the Metropolis Of the Bear River Valley

than 10000 acres of fruit. graits alfal-
ia. potato and sugar beet land
y healthful climate Is shown here by
the fact that asthma, malaria and
tuberculosis never originate In the val
ley. but many cases of each have found
relief OF permanent cure here. The WIN
tors are mild and the summers delight
full
There are many hot springs of great
medicinal value, as proven by hundreds
cf reported cures OF various diseases.
SOME RECORD CROPS.
Observe the following reports of the
best farming on the best soil;
Alfalfa hay. five to seven tons per
acre.
Apples, 500 to I,o0o boxes per acre.
Sugar bectS. u TO 20 tons per acre
Outs. 10 to l25 bushels per acre
Barley, SO to 30 bushels per acre.
Wheat. 30 20 80 bushels Per acre
Potatoes, $50 TO $50 ousnels per acre
Forty thousand acres of onts, wheat,
blrley and alfalfa Is the annual prod
uct of irrigated lands In the Bear River
valley.
Nearly 5000 acres of peach and apple
trees now growing In the Bear River
valley.
More than 5000 acres of sugar bects
are grown annually In the Belr River
valley.
The finest apples, peaches and straw
berries are grown here.
Poultry and dairy products are pro-
iitable industries in Utah.
Cattle and sheep from the mountain
ranges consume thousands OF tons OF
alfalfa hay grown in the valley.
Apples and peaches bring the highest
prices obtained In the mining camps
and cities of the west reach the eastern
markets at n profitable price
The sugar company at Garland, near
the center of the valley operate branch
railroad lines TO bring in the beets from
the surrounding farms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

large supply In this vicinity. II certain
ly undcrlies this entire southwestern
Uinta county. and It has been 50 proven
by ell the wells OF the various compan
les You have several companies nov
operating very successfully. producing
u largo quantity OF high grade old. You
have also In your vicinity a refinery for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

.lshment, a stone building 2SxS0 de-
;Igned by T. NJ, Ulmer. and coo'lrg siA,
10. strictly modern In It's equipment
I'd the largest 3ewelry house In west
IN wyoming, Everything In 1t i
9, tho very best3 In fact Edholm C
Akin has the reputation of being the
"Ilamond house" SO excellent are lis
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
EDH0LM & AKIN co.

LIVE years ago Mcssrs EdhoIm and
Akin cIme from Omaha to Evan
SION, setting up small 5cwclry store
just outside thc business district. They
were popular. progressive business men
and soon their patronage nccessitatcd
tho building of the present fine estab-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Then again in this vicinity you have
large and heavy phosphate. deposits,
which will be developed without ques-
tlnn within n short time
I'VE come now 10 one OF the great in
dustrics of Usis section. that OF oil Of high
grade. I Gld you have at least 20
lively operating companies In the neld
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

GO odd moro companies. all Of which
shows that oil experts are confident that
this field VIII develop into a laSSc pro
duclng territory. Tho oil Is of tho high
est grad unqGest!onably. OF the guam
tIty OF O. hrso at this tiinc we can say
nothing, but all Indications point To 4
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

tablishment has become necessary.
The picture above gives some idea Of
the size of the present establishment
A general line OF furniture Is carried
when completed. be tho largest of its
kind east of Provo. Competent busI-
ness men VIII be placed in charge and
the prestige of the company thorough
" maintained.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

River valley. In Colorado, and to
/ Vcrnal and the Ashley valley. to the
Ute Indian agencies at Ouray and
White Rocks. to Fort Duchesnc and
to the Strawberry valley in Utah.
MONSTER FOSSILS.
Hero at Dragon tho Uintah railway
has hotel; the counterpart Of tho
ono at Mack. awaiting our pleasure.
One rests over night. and Is told that
no other section OF the world Is SO
prolific in Its yield of fossils Monster
saurIans, many of them being varie-
ties not previously known TO have ex-
istcd. have been carried from Dragon
Co places In the worlds museums
Only a few miles away, resting hori-
sonally in a great rift of rock lie the
vertebrae of an immense snake or
lizard. fully 60 feet in length. To
those whose minds turn In these
directions, an extended stay at Dragon
will bring most interesting and profit
able results.
RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Recently between Dragon and
Vornal was discovered the skeleton
of the brontosaurus by Prof Earl
Douglass. who came to Vernal a year
ago and spent good portion of the
Dragon digging for fossils. He found,
packed, and shipped wagon loads of
rare specimens to the Carnegie
museum at PittSburg.
This autumn Prof. Douglass dis
covered the tall and hind parts of an
ancient reptile which Promises to be
the entire skeleton of huge dinosaur.
The size is estimated conservative
ly to be SO feet long and 16 feet high.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

The Utah-I Idaho Sugar company owns
and operates from this source one OF
the best irrigation systems In the Unit
ed States. and furnishes an abundant
supply of water for irrlgatIng more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

OF ogden, Utah, the greatest railroad
center west of Colorado. at an altitude
OF 1900 feet, and is 30 miles in length
from north to south. and about 10 miles
wide,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
THE VERMAL DRUG co.

{ NE or the most praiseworthy ostab-
~ Gshments In ycrnal Is the vcrnai
Drug Co. which Is the embodiment OF
general equipment and competency OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
PRESENT SEASON.

II is traversed by three railroads.
The Bear river. 500 miles IN length.
draining an immense area, flows
through this valley into the Great Salt
Lake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

TUMAN nature forever remains
u the same: the children OF this
generation bcwail the lack of
Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-21
CRr the Cup.l

CBy the Cub1 Talk about your stage door Jchnnies Tramping Broadway OCT and OCT Every night about ten-thirty,
 Or little bit before, For the chorus girls they're waiting. Then a bottle and a bird We can bring that scene right homs,
 dea:.
 But! Hush! Don't say a word Just glance along the curb-stone When the second show Is done, Count the four and twenty rail-birds That sit there-just for funt Then the front door right soon opens; There emerges maidens fair, Then those railbirds, how they shuffle To make up winning pair. How de do. A pleasant evening. Would you like to take a stroli?" From a dozen different sources This Is fired at those poor souls. They look around as though insulted, Pick up skSgts and walk away Have an engagement" is the an
 swer,
 'I1l see you another day" Farther up t1e street they wander There emerges from nook A specially favored Romeo,
 No one else has half a look. Off they march with heads together, And with arms close interlocked, While the turned-down bunch of John
 nies
 Mutter low, Hes got her copped " Yet each night that bunch persistent Lines against the show .house wall And each night the same reception Is accorded one and all. Think they'd tumble after a little That to "steadies" they're all strung And say, ''Adios, dear show girls, We know when we are stung."