Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

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RADIO have been constantly turned
on untah county ana Nernal, its
little metropolis; while the hearts OF
the residents have been hcaNng with
joy over the hope Of soon being in ac-
tual touch with the state capitals on
either side OF them; Of railroad which
will connect Salt Lake City and Denver,
To pass directly through their borders,
or rather past their doors thus opeii-
ing up the richest yet most undeNelopeu
SECTION in the state OF utah--a lection
tccming with agricultural possibilities,
and natural resources of the most use
ful, hence most valuable kinds. Tho
citizens of both states watch the ad-
vance of the district with eagerness.
They havo seen the county increase
S523 0C0 in It's assessed valuation since
1906: they have seen, ana stu see inlnh-
grants enter tintuh basin from both
states: they have seen all kinds ol
property become more valnnbe anu
they still see the values climbing, II
Is stated on good authority that down
ut the doors Of this inland empire of
wealth, everything that may he termed
propcrty will double Its worth Even
now, building sitcs on the business
blocks sell mt $40 per foot front, with
n depth Of from 10 10 $50 feet. so M
terested are people from otherparts be-
coming that every day brings strangers
In on the stage. all Of whom are pleased
with the prospect of the countrys iu-
turc.
Besides the three railroad surveys
from without, the BurlinGtOn,thc Union
Pacific and the Moffat, there Is now
being agitatcd an undertaking to buiil
mn electric road connecting Nernal ana
some OF the other towns with the near
est railroad point. \ franchise has
been granted by the county, and local
and eastern capitalists are ueFclop'HE
plans for action.
moments glance Mt the county as
n whole and then at Nerna! alone will
he of interest. Mr.. G, b Cook of My
ton Jfintah county, Utah, gives some
most Interesting information in small
pamphlet entitled Wealth of the Vim
tab Basin" Much Of tho following has
been CLEANED from his book
CLIMATE.
l-intnh basin has an average altitude
of from 5000 to 5000 feet above sen
level The atmosphere is as hcalthful
az ,hnt'of any mountainous region, II
being pure, dry and clear Tile sun
shines 325 days out Of every $780, Tho
bnsin IL protected from the spring
winds, from the west and north, by u
crescent of lofty mountains. until
though in the very path of raging biz
Yards, II Is moleStcd much less by that
element tyan are most all other basins
in our state. Only in the spring does
IL have even noticeable winds, All thC
other seasons are glorious, The sum
mer DAYS are hot, but the nights are
most delightful: autumn Is kissed by t
never clouded sun: winter brings lot
of snow to the hills and plenty to th'
valleys: the murcurS dGsecnds TO
point which draws attention but no
displcasirc no wind renders II dis
agreeable, and the snow usually lo
mains about six weeks or more, Th'
bright spring and the warm summer
with plenty of water, fairly coach TN
vegetation from the earth,
The section Is traYerscd by not fcwc
than IL to 20 streams of some consider
able size, including the Green and tn,
Duchesne rivers. The land in thcs
river or creek basins Is Of course agri
cultural Some streams drain yer,
great deal of tillable soil, as for eN
ample Uintab river, which has IN 1t
basin MS much ms 100000 acres. while
tho others. Ashley, Whltevock. LAX
Fork and Duchcsne, each has Il tilnb
acreage ranging from 10000 to TN
above mentioned 100000 acres Their
are also tracts which might wthou
extraordinary difficulty. be brought un
der irrigation, increasing the total are
of agricultural land to over 5000
-. acres. or this vast amount Of tllIbl