Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-04-16
.UINTAH BASIN LANDS
ATTRACT ATTENTION
SOM" Homestead Lrfi Can Br TaLrI
tp--ovcr % Million Dollar sp.u
49, Indian Commission 90 sccu,
Proper Irrigation.

At first sight % is peculiar that peo-
pie In Utah and surrounding country
are So totally uniformed concerning
the great Uintah basin in Northeastern
Utah. SAYS n recent contributor to the
DcHcret News Closer inspection will
explain the reason why so few are ac-
quainted with the natural resources Of
this section There are two reasons
why the basin Is the last undcvciopcd
section OF the West
First. until 1907 the heart Of the
basin was an Indian reservation.
Second. the basin has an unbrokcn
wall. extending all around u. on the
wcrt the Wasatoh range with no gap
or entrance lower than 5000 feet. this
range taking AN casterly course
through Soldier summit. Joining the
Book Cliff range. which In turn runs
cast e. the main range ~ the Rockies
In Colorado on the north, the great
Uintnh range joins the Wasatch range
east of Coalvilic. without any particu-
lar mark as o. where the one ends
and the other begins These Uintah
mountains contain the highest peaks
iu Utah. and there is possibly no OPEN
ing in the entire course east or west
less than 10000 feet and like the
southern boundary which runs east
towards the main Rocky mountain
ridges Green river cuts % prccipitouE
canyon on the north. the water touch
INK both wallis and the same sort ~
canyon iH cut aa u leaves the basin
on the south. 70 get In or out there
requiem climbing This Isolation. how.
ever. must soon give way 20 the prog
rcrs which the railroad viii bring
More than half OF the states timber
Be- on the north ana west 81 the agri-
cultural lands SiX-tonthH ~ all Utah'H
water FOR irrigation purposes Dr. Ia this
basin More than million acres uf
firt-clnas farming land with ample
water and good drainage must toll
tho story greater and more important
than any brief description Coal is
here in abundance. while the worlds
supply of gilHpnito and olntrrito are
there. Tho Filrunite attracted capt.
taiirts and railroad now opcrntcH
from Mack. colo. a. Watson, Utah.
on the eastern border uf the basin,
This mineral. black substance. D.
used Tot many purposes. among which
~ the making 81 phonograph records.
In Green River and Ia many other
places high grade 81 10 found. and IN
one place nj least ~ now being used
40 lubricant Tor autur. without any
refining This oil can be- urcd In gas
oline engines FOR power purposes. With
timber. coal. water. water power. ann
pie range aud almost unlimited acre.
age of agricultural lands u ~ not
ycr-drawing the future when we say
$50. 900 people viii find ample wealth
In this empire.
The basin u about &c miles wide.
north To- south. and possibly 90 miles
long. east and west. largely Ia the
state OF Utah
This h. written that families ~ the
intcrmouutain country who are look
INK for better locations. and who want
a. Iankc homer and are willing 10 on
dutc pioneer life short time. may
know the facts ana bee advised.
The pcHcrct News is informed that
there h some land still remaining that
may be homCatcadcd. but the best OF
this class has been taken. There ~
Hlro some land that may Doe patented
as desert entry claims There is Ftiil
other land In the Carey act projects
n b. claimed that the her' bargains
are those offered by the Indian de-
partmcnt Albert ~. kncnle Eupcrln-
tendcnt ~ buchcHnc. Briefly, these
Indian lands are offered for sale. be-
Caufr. when the reservation was OPEN
ed. more than $4,000 acres was resery-
"a Tor thc Indiana A checking up re-
Ncaied the fact that there were only
llO0 Indiana oi the two Tribes. and
not more than $50 able bodied male
adults u is estimated that $4,000
acres of this Indian land is now n
surplus and the indian department 81
offering it tor llc tp the highest hid
dcrE Tho prices are from fln Goo $50
au acre. con- reasonable terms Tho
rulv ui 5000 acres April 2utb Del thc
second 1915 llr. The terms ut this
sale are largely fuur-pNm,ut propu-
aitluns with @ per cent interest ou
deferred payments. Tho state ut Utah
controls the water riEhu ana makO8
% necessary for the EaNtTumU DO
make beneficial use thereof ly Janu-
AIRY !, 1919. lu order to uhtulu put-
tnt the Indian department hls spent
nearly Sl,ooo,ooo Boo getting uut water
for the lands which are scattered over
the entire basin Tho plan was 90 place
the Indians in small groups over
largo area rather th1u to place them
together This plan VIII bring the
Indians in direct touch with the larger
number of white people. There are
about 10000 acres of Indian lands
which are being leased on very attrac-
tive terms Part of this amount b.
already fenced ana cleared ana Super
intondcnt Kucale az r. DuchesnC viii
offer many Inducements "a N.af-aI tIs
farmers
Besides the Indian lands there are
many bargains of all kinds and In
many locations. The climate Is sim
liar 60 that OF Salt Lake. the altitude
ranging from i2OO feet up 10 high
table lands OF 1000 feet Good fruit
h leading feature. and includes
peaches apricots etc. Fish abound
Ia AN the streams. ana cause some
trouble Ia the canals ana irriFating
bitches as the population cannot cone