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Show "9 A6 Wednesday. December 1 7, Vernal Express 2003 mpwnvxi '1 f O VJJ-- . NOIK'hlO OMKVUTOKS M ITI IF KS Sealed pn jx isal s will ve received ly the Uintah sjieiial Seivice Disliul USSDi. al die USSI) Administrative olhies, 44 West Main, Suite 01. Vernal. I tall, H 1078 mill 4 DO pm January 6, 2004 fur the 2004 ('minty I Piuei Aide ( hip Si al ml ill ( mil', e addnisul MM utdv lllue I I xeintive vi Im M in,i III Hid will to ( hen the inlali Sjk.ii.iI Service the at uhme Hstiicl iddre I he . l luii-- i ,ts dI hip Si ll Il nit Mix Si il mil Sltniv Si il Cm it id ii Ill amount of the hid. made payable In (lie Uintah Speual Service District as evidence of pood faith and a guarantee that if awarded the iunli.nl, the bidder will execute the contract and finish the as bonds contract required 'I lie right In reject any and or all bids is reserved Dated the I7lli il.iv ol Deiemlier 200 Merlin Smliild. ( 'hair ni.iii Uintah Special Senile Don ict Published in tin V, in., xpu ss on 111 ci in Is I i. 24 and 200 VSF. 2 IIIVISAt K GAKDI M I Ml 111 111 IIOI SF. OF N V 1 K VI. HIS I OKV SIA1F. PARK Ml SF I M (iunril Huphes C o n t r a i I o r s tC'onstriictlon M magi M mil i upinp is coin itmp X v? n - , n f - 4- s :r -- fs . fnls linin' the (ur fi I , .,! X" 'r I . V. , J ,.v "f,- ! . .1 , G 'r 1 - , xf ( , i V ' , ' I ' mr It ih ( i. n,li ii al the m w I n Id House of N ilural St lie Paik Hi tnry Mil i uni Itnl an due to I '1 in ( Ollstl'IctlOII I )t 1 inbi i lx it 2 I'M l MS I (,)iii slmm - Ii, i I l!i nl lii s ii d to tie 4 ( I ili U1 I'll 4 III ill u M II. 2 i Si O' Ii A r r ii s I.' lliull II t v 2t ri. . i in! u.,; 1 i v A 4 v N - it r: M,.- X Suite 201. Venial, Utah, I hone 4 44)789 K407K 1646 (IVCO I npineennp. Inc . 70S West Ml North, Suite W-I- . Mux MO 1748. 84078 Vernal. Utah Plume (444)789 4448 Specifications, piujios-a- l liirtns. and plans inuy lie obtained only from I (IVCO iipmeerinp. Inc , at the above location and upon application no be ol S40(X). which will payment part ol lefunded i aeh bidder must submit a bid bond finni an npptoved surety company on limns provided by the Hoard oi in lieu thereof, lasli, certified cliecle, or casln r's cheek for nut less than Vr ol the total Aupusl 4, 2004 September I, 2XI4 October (), 2004 November V, 2004 December I, 2004 These nicetinps will be held al the USSD ollne located al 44 West Mam Street, Suite 201, Vernal, I audit ape uassli ( I 144 eonard I ake Salt ( tty, U T H1I0I (HOD V1 0006 I ax (H0 404 07 0 ('iiiiimitUuii Manager (icneral Hughes ('initial Inis Blent Stuart, 900 N Kcdwuod Road ll with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing speaiinmmndalions cial during these meetings Chen should nolily McCurdy at 44V 789 Salt lake, North 204 04 40 H4044 I HO Plans Iruni the tonsil ml inn manager lroi-- I start lor tins work is OIMai 04 Project Im tsh 01 this wink is 14 4()4( May 04 Chert McCutdy Ollice I.xecutive Manager Published in the Vernal on December 17 and 24, 2004. Published in llicWcm.il xpiess oil December 10 I and 17. 2004 School Board hears annual said I, ; a, 111 Pm s bout (I i 11 , I oley. a V .11 ountimj annual tin 1 i lln piC'enli'tl if me in. lal lot In' ye.u ending June' 41) 7004. at the I mtah School lioald ol Liluiation meeting Dec 0 I oley c edited Distiict Business Admimstiatoi R.melall Upb'it with npoil annual school having done a i.iiclul ol piepaiIi had new model w Im Ins mg tepoit letjimeuii nl s ibis ' n 111 Im mini lot tepoii June vi u ending 4t), lie 2004, may YOUR VERNAL AREA CHAMFER THANKS THE FOllOYlfD FOI . MAKING TURKEY PAYS A SUCCESS e, ,t t u, - Qyiettesft camp By I his first oj a Utialhi ddh century, the Gilson Alphatum Company, the largest gilsonite producer in the country, decided to build a narrow gauge railroad to their holdings south of the White River in Uintah County. The line would run from the standard railroad located west of Grand Junction, Colo., at the new town of Mack, Colo. It would run in a northerly direction over the Book Cliffs Mountain at Baxter Pass and on into Utah at what was to he the new town of Dragon, nearly 54 miles distance, and then a spur ran another mile up a canyon to the Black Dragon gilsomte mine. The building of this historic narrow gauge railroad took place in 1903 and 1904, and Dragon became the main source of gilsomte activity for several years. Then in 1911, the rails were extended 10 more miles down Evacuation Wash to the new town of Watson, Utah, and then an additional four miles south to the new camp of Rainbow. There were other gilsomte mining camps, but none the size or magnitude of Rainbow up to that time, and the same for many years to come. The only camp to surpass it would be Big Bonanza over 27 years later. Dragon was considerably larger in size and population, but it was a town, second only to Vernal for several years in Uintah County. George Long llie is miDDDimg two-pa- rt .series The State of Utah, as history points out, has had a lot of mining tamps, ol which most came into existence in the latter part of the 19 century and the first part of the 20th century. The big reason lor this was because at that period of time, the mam means of travel was by horse and huggy Some place soon had a ailroad, lor which they were very fortunate as the regular roads were lor the most part very poorly As a result, the mining camps spiang up where ore strikes weie located and the work took place Utah many camps Throughout came about due lo gold, silver, copper and coal stukes with coal he mg the gie.ilest and mostly in (aibon, Sanpete and f ntery coun-i- e s But then was something else ili.it was found only in the Uintah Basin, and that was gtlsomte, where deposits exist in Duchesne and Uintah counties and at the w Mem end of ol Rio Blanco County m Colotado. All of these counties had mining camps in c .it ly days at these various gilsomte opetations. with most ol them located in Uintah County. 0 the beginning, this new and rare mieral was shipped to the railroad y u .mis and wagons Soon alter the start ol the 20th I SF Phosphates. Ashley Valley Medical Center. Prlan Corum State Farm Insurance, UBTAUPFT Communications 6- Wells Fargo Cobble Rock Park, True Value & - Aniei lean legion Auxiliary 124 Applegate I Ionic Care & I lospice Ashley Trading Post Ashley Valley Realty Basin Appliance Center Basin Auto Supply Basin Medical Clinic Best Western Antlers r" , C&L Laundromat Davis Jubilee I Feserer Power Dinosaur Gifts at BW Dinosaur Inn Family Dentistty I ranks Vestatc I urure Resourcet V.f" V Skr Vs , - George wcldort Grandpas P1.1 (iraphics & Signs Unlimited Industrial Met hankie, JBs Restaurant I I.31X ( )i:ici if Jnliti M.insfnld Printing Guid Dair) 1.. 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Uintah County Vernal City fconowic Vevelopwent, Wal-Ma- fly' .4&)( y 4yy V - ' r 4 t T s room con-siiuct- Its elaboi ale ami complicated, Ink's and his geiie'iatc d mass According to aecouiitant Kobeit holey, piep.imtg the annual Uintah School Distiict aimual Ini. muni cjk t t ll is In i "a lug piojei iliv ol ( .tiifv1 II Coomb ami ,f frr T; .- S 2IX) VV Jr -- - The neat little school at Rainbow with its bell tower and with some students standing on the porch. All eight grades were held in one Viclllteel MtiMiA. ' b s- - V v si ' , Since 1871 An explosion and fire at the Colorow gilsomte mine near Rainbow in the early 1930s. There were no deaths or serious injuries due to the explosion. It may have been caused by sparks from a train engine. ? JF i f30MT tti y u -- e it - The famous No. 50 Mallet locomotive with several cars loaded with gilsomte comes from the Thimble Rock Mine and prepares to leave Rainbow for Baxter Pass and its destination, Mack, Colo., nearly 70 miles away. I am not sure who laid out the camp of Rainbow, but I believe it was Homer D. Ford, as he was put in charge of management ol the Gilson Asphallum Corpoiation early in 1911. Ford would later be credited with laying out Big Bonanza which Rainbow was moved in 1938. One thing for sure was that D. Ford controlled Homer Rainbow and its mines along with everything else that went on there throughout its existence. What he said was law and no doubt about that. Just ask anyone who lived or worked there. It is because of this man that Rainbow was to become known as the quietest mining camp in Utah. As the saying goes, he ruled with an iron hand. The camp was laid out between two hills that were covered with cedar and pinion trees. There was a rather large spacious opening in which two rows of houses were built facing each other with the road in between. The railroad came in along the western side and in a rather large curve crossed the gilsonite vein just south of camp where it went on to the warehouse and loading docks. Most of the horses were made of sawed logs obtained from the company sawmill near Baxter Pass in Colorado. Now Rainbow was originally set up to be a camp as in that day and age of the horse and buggy, there was no such thing as going to town every few days like we do now. They had a store at first, run by a Mr. Abbot. There was a post office with Fuller Merrill as postmaster In later years, these would be closed and groceries and mail obtained from Watson. There was a big cistern to store water brought in by special rail tank cars from springs at Columbine near Ritir piped into them, but others got water from a hydrant alxiut midway in the camp They had an ice house where ice was brought tn from Lake McAndrews in the win- - ter There was a bath and miners change house and company otlices There was a blacksmith shop arid watehouse. A school was built at the northern end ol the c .imp whete all eight grades weie held There weie hunkhouses and a good-size- d hoarding house whete many meals were served and lunches prepared down through the years There was a large four-ple- x rooming house where lour families resided. This was the Digest building in camp unless it was the warehouse. Eater, a nice amusement hall was built so movies, socials and dances could be held Vern Workman played al many dances as lie could do well on several musical instruments. Nearly all the homes had cellars Some of the people had chicken and pigs which theyd butcher from time to time. There were a few people who lived away from Rainbow on the public domain and they usually had saddle horses and at times, a milk cow. They all had cellars, some of which can still be seen today. The railtoad gave Rainbow, Watson and Dragon an advantage over Vernal and other Basin towns as there were a lot of special food stuffs brought in by rail that only they got to enjoy. The railroad made Rainbow one of the most flourishing and mining camps to he found anywhere. I might also add it was one of the most prosperous. This was how it was at the beginning and for sexeral years lo come, but as Rainbow closed down 111 the later 1930s, it wouldn't be due to lack of ore, but because of freighting costs and the upkeep ol the railroad was taking too much of the profits. So the very thing that brought this famous camp into existence was also the reason for its demise jtkiciD'fiD tin-- i Ll thought a lot of this man and therefore, gave him full auihmity In no mu i(h. use of way would he See Mining page A7 I ! POOR |