Truth. [volume], September 09, 1905, Page 5, Image 5

About Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908

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I t :qLL Ci ii
ss::Staservation.
I Wrash i(1 absolutely unrc-
fl So mch trasn been bHBhod ln
metl SgaB the form,cr uf,n-
e paP rvition and Its opening for
tab rcservaUo" ubHc ,g
"fndttS "l ot a"' th TrIb-
fc'S Sc absolutely idiotic cry
fl !J iinltccl States government of-
'"uS had cliarKe of the open"
' Mho reservation and who con-
tt, ho Plan of allotting the lands
B'ctedMrP, Into a conspiracy with
f'L church to apportion the
n S o M-rmon., and that oth-
'"'hS no chance. To men and worn-
a ?. any degree of common sense
fl?"r lacy of such statements was ap-
' Sit many people are devoid
I nn Bp" sc and prone to believe
MdX K Next It was stated time
jValn tlmt the reservation was a
SSVll-larness. incapable of re-
It on. This statement Is as false
Zone about the government and
SfMormonB forming a conspiracy.
H fact Is that there is much of as
ci land on the reservation as any-
Sm in the world, which only needs
, cr to make It a garden spot, and
toe Is an abundance of water In the
rivers and streams which abound. The
Duchesne and Strawberry are noble
Sters each with water enough to ir-
ntite'many thousands of acres. Then
tee arc mnny smaller streams, such
I i) Lake Fork, Currant creek, Red
H creek, Trout creek and mnny others.
He waters of all those rivers and
creels aro easily available, and at
II moderate expense can bo turned on
lie land. A trip over the reservation
hboth instructive and enjoyable.
H From Heber to Vernal is about 150
B illeS and with a g' od pair of horses,
Efee tho c of W. A. Smith of Heber,
B the trip across can be comfortably
Bnade In four days, giving time for
B observations and a few shots at the
M prairie chickens and other game
B rtich abounds In places. During the
B put Uo or thre- weeks all the roads
I leading to Vernal have been thronged
I by a great variety cf teams, wagons
ud pack horses. Some of the home
rakers bring their cattlo and house
told effects with them, intending to
ifttle.upon the land as soon as they
live mado their tilings upon it. Ver
nal, where the lind ofllco is situnted,
Is full of strangers, far beyond the
rapacity of the hotels and various
lostelrles to take care of. Nearly ev
iry vacant spot In the city proper is
covered with U t3 where tbo strang
ers sleep and e a The land office of
fals, Messrs De Molso, Colton nnd
Captain Whalej are conducting the
ork of filing in a most expeditious
id business-like way and to the com
plete satisfaction of the public. Ver
juand the entire valley surrounding
t is a lovely spot, which has been
transformed from a barren waste to
Productive and smiling region af
Wing homes for over 12,000 people,
a Providing grain, fruits, hay and all
Iae necessaries and many of tbo lux
Jw of life, it is a fair sample of
in .1 much ot thc reservation will bo
lul Course of a fcw years- Iu Vcr
yi.u, aro f"rtcon companies and
ivlduais whoso business Is to give
orma ion to settlors and aid them
Lf i"8 sc,pctIons of land. The
l 2 Dovlonmcnt Company, the
Dp" nalty Company and Hubert
bm. ?.ro tno largest concerns en-
Da0", "l llliU business. The Wasatch
re&cnt c"iPnny has had hun
re ienJ?, 8urvyors and others on tho
W Z ,n for many months and
I if ,2 most completo charts and
lavj m , nl,ro reservation. They
I ith thl who nr0 thoroughly familiar
terlstu ,,rcsorvat,on nna "s charac
ttnerai ? oharncter of the soil, the
location , '," of Ul country and tho
They ir I, tho rlvors and streams.
VlLi ," 8 ln ft Portion to give
dolnc i , altl to settlors and nro
very hrgo proportion of tho
business. Besides aiding ,ho ..ui.ois
sheeting their land im,i m.lKl
heir filings, they ak,o nhsUt K
Ing wnter appropriations nnd sn-vov
and erect corner posts and mark tV.
boundaries of tlio farms. They ar
thoroughly reliable and truslwoni.V
concern.
Those who had the Urst solerltoiis
chose tho vicinity of ti,c town 'It. of
Dorn, at the junction of the Diidie?n
and Strawberry rivers. The si ii s
very good there and water abumbnt
l' - hi(i 1j. nc-u i, considered tho most
do, irahle location. The soil is as good
a the best, but it will be more ex-P-nslve
to water than Dry Gulch.
J hero are plenty of other desirable
.location, for settlers -md it is no ex
aggnration to suy tlmt within a very
few yenis tliere will b, nno mrmg aw
i large population on the former res
ervation. Vcr- i.llng to the present law loca
oib aro required to establish thpu
i residences on their land and coin-
EMMA LUCY GATES,
,1U .. et Lake Opera Co. prior to her departure for
Who appears with the Salt Lake uper
and can bo put on tho land at very
trifling est.
Tho next favorable spot for locators
S!f LaUo For.. who r
on tho Duchcsno rlvoi at tno uib
ASfrSfauleh what Is known as
monso Improving It on or before Feb
ruary 28 next. This date should bo
extended about thrco months, as there
is llttlo time to do much beforo winter
sets In, when ln a now country like
that it would be impossible tor not
ers and their families to live. If tho
mo was extended to the spring or
Sly summer it would give them a
chance. It Is exceedingly likely that
tl is extension will bo granted.
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compounded semi-an- ' 8
nimby, and aro dotib- I
ly secure.
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FOR SALE.
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A Knfo Dpiiosltory of
Your Valuables;
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HEBER M.WflLS. Mamgir.
No. 1 GO S. Main St. Salt Lake City.
Both Telephones No. 439 :
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