Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-24

Especial Correspondence
v yERNAL, Utah, Sept. 2O-Neyer
before in IT'S history has the
" uintah basin been so sgnally
honored az du-lng the last five
days of the festivities held I'm honor OF
the NTH anniversary OF the opening
OF the former Uintah indian reserya-
tion. the completion Of the government
steel and cement bridge across the
Duchesne river at Myton, the dedica- .
tion or the campus for the new stake
academy at Vernal. the celebration I'm
commemoration OF tho complexion OF
the vernal city water works ana the
Saints
All OF these cyeuts were participated
IN by GOV. Spry. Senator Smoot Rem
resentative Howell. President Francis
NJ Lyman, Bishop David a. smith.
state Treasurer Mattson and Fish and
Game Commissioner Chambers Scna-
tor Shoots son. Illdredge and j. ]
Craner accompanied tho purity
an escorting committee met the
party ut Cotton and conducted them
10 Theodore on the nth There they
were cordially received by the citizens
and party was given IN lonor Of their
presence. The following morning an
inspection was made OF the recent gov
eminent WIN NJ I AlhNl0TNs consisting
OF the Strengthening Of the Duchesne
river channel at that point under the
guidance OF Mr. H. O. Means 10 pre-
vent an overflow during the spring
freshets. An inspection was then made
Of one Of Utah's most famous tracts of
land, the blue bench. which los lust
On the outskirts OF Theodore The party
also looked over the Rcdcsp tr.. CATION
project which has recently been conf
pleted by the Indian service depart
~ o. To- Al
OF Indian land. About four miles from
Myton the party was met by a number
of the prominent citizens OF the basin
When the visitors arrived at the gov
ernment bridge their progress was
blocked by a bcvy OF young girls
dressed in white. They formed two
lines across the entrance To- the bridge |
and In the center was a huge paddock. |
KEY FOR THE GOVERNOR.
ITO whom shall deliver the key7"
challenged tho marshal Of the day. OF /
the head conveyance. In which were /
Senator Smoot. Gov Sory and Supt of L
irrigation II. c. Means.
ITO the governor OF the greatest state
of the greatest country In the world"
gracefully replied Senator Smoot
Gov. Spry accepted the mammoth key 1
20 the mammoth paddock. The key was
the lines fell apart the guests
OF honor were admitted to the town
AMIDST n IurlOuS commandment OF dyn-
amite and other demonstrations. and
upwards OF 1900 people from all parts
of the tifuah basin were assembled |
en- masse 10 do homage to some OF the |
states foremost representatives.
OPEN ING EXERCISES.
The exercises concentrating the
opening Of thd former Uintah Indian |
we've held on the morning |
OF the 14th In the large pavilion es-
pecially erected for the several days
Dir. j. II. Hardy presided
over the meeting. which was opened by
the congregation singing America"
This was followed by the invocation By |
President Francis Nj. Lyman. The |
opening address was delivered by Mr.. |
r. S. Collett, VITO fttingly welcomed |
the visitors and people and spoke OF |
what had been accomplished by the
and the people. He was
by Register Charles DeMoisy |
and Receiver Don B. Cotton Of the u. $.
land office. who spoke OF the number
and kind OF entries on the reservation |
and the policy OF the government to-
ward the settlers Honora BILE Joseph |
Howell spoke OF the work in Congress
which attended the opening and en-
arms here. The stake Choir under the
eadership OF David MauvaHr1ng during
he meeting sang Utah, We Love
Thee" and Utah the star or the
Vest" Beneciction was pronounced
" Rev. NJ. J. Hersey.
verv largo congreg CATION attend
ID the drst session Of tire quarterly
conference held during the afternoon
President william IA. Smart presiding
rhe Important business OF the meetins
vas the dividing OF the Uintah stake
Nhich WAS submitted 10 the confer
.nce by PrFst. Lyman ana voted upon
~ the petple II was the unanimous
,hoice OF tfse people that the division
should b. made. VIM II Smart was
sustained as president Of the stake To
,e created OUT: Of the territory embraced
Within the former reservation ana
other contiguous country, Ephralm
arnbert and Joseph II. Hardy were
,bosen as his counselors and VIM. H.
Gagon as clerk
GoVEN@OR'S ADDRESS.
IN his address before the conference