| Show PRICE TO FORT leaving price we start over the country to the northeast acim washes and up and down gullies guIl lea on ft til soldiers canyon is reached when we catch sight of the first and oda cultivated field for the dayun day to this canyon we journey for sea miles to stop for dinner at the man station which consists of a rod log cabin and much better abiad rocky mountains rise high on eav side just before we reached rea clied tah point a black bear had bad been ing himself on th mountain dk but refused to await our eur arrival arriva from the mail station to the di 6 vide are many pretty views of c cai and rocks in fa ra shapes am towering dins cliffs that look as UK they were ready to fall at or summit a solitary cattle ranch a alieves the monotony of here we enter nine milo mile canyon and pass here and there a cattle ft ranch until we reach we ft find nd a telegraph station in achs chue of a signal service man and quite quita ranch A short way on we pw pett 66 mouth of the argyles caauw where we find a little stream at f clear water rounding founding an at about point and we find ourselves in ant tle tie cove surrounded by rocky do item on either side here is a ble ranch where we concluded ti stop sto and became the guests of UL mi winn we were informed that the bains hereabout are and mineral w wax u in different forms pire fire cianno of this in a hard condition like jet jel were shown us they would baa with a clear flame like wax but bat would not smoke a clean piece of paper if held over the filine aw J emited a smell like the burning of a piece of gutta percha these parts are infested by conw tain lions several having boa been killed and trapped by the stock mea it is said that one rancher had to ie move his horses homes because thew these crea tures tares were destroying his colts at winns winn Is we felt the cold forthe for the first time for some weeks reaming the beauty and pleasure of a log fin intlehouse Inthe in the house liea leaving ving this placed journeyed down this canyon to where it is joined by gate cam which is one of those dry we peculiar to this region full of graw cliffs most emsy I 1 11 t gets its name from a stone ade way formed by the cliff running art into the canyon and beins being illy divided kiet so as to form a gateway quite pw per factly the rocks rising about forty feet on either side of the when we enter gate canyon we leave the water and for forty miles we cross a desert to the bridge of the duchesne Duche sae river where we are glad to we see the water here we saw the first red men of the reservation they had a wagon and two span of horses and were on their way to price for freight prom from the bridge to fort duchesne is twelve miles this we made in the early hours of the morning fort duchesne is situated on the uintah about five miles from its ite confluence with the duchesne and is not as romantic a place nor as well situated as we had expedited there is considerable freighting between the fort nd price but it is done at such low figures that those e engaged d in it hardly live they get onty y one cent a pound for hauling the freight over a very rough road ninety mile sand no return loading the most of the troops at this post defit at the present are colored and duchesne boasts the only colored commissioned officer in the united states service from duchesne duches to t vernal is a distance of 27 miles over aver a very hard bard road leading up hill uy and yown down in deep sand an and over rocks making it a most tedious drive in the hot sun your correspondent left vernal on the evening ot of august at 7 P m journeying to port fort duchesne Du Duc chesre heare in the night to avoid the heat of the sun aun on the tadious road we found in uintah county a prosperous and industrious community who have in the few years the county has been settled accomplished wonders yet there is much to be done before the large bailley of ashley is all brought under culli tion the soil when cultivated yields well and though hard and dry to all appearance soon become so filled with water from irrigation as to hold the moisture well we pawed passed over portions of the farms of 0 brother C C bartlett where two mope dope of lucern had been cut without water this season and by one ode good irrigating a third crop could be obtained yet this had just as dry an Q appearance as the new land that is being broken when first tilled much new land has been taken up mid and efforts are to be made to I 1 increase n the water supply then the valley will be able to sustain a much greater population A few persons have started apiaries with flattering battering results lucern seems well adapted to this climate and soil and grows luxuriantly yielding heavy crops of which there is re quite alte a surplus this year the town of vernal is the principal place and contains a number dumber of good stores our little party left st duchesne early on the morning of august 25 it consisted of brother john L blythe and daughter W W and WS W 8 calder representing Z C M I 1 and your correspondent for two day we followed up the duchesne passing over some very good farming country and excellent grazing lands and some very rough road the second night we cam camped d ru on red hed creek a fork of the duchesne here we had bad for companions for or the night a family of emigrants on their way to ashley they were of the original frontier style who are continually on the move to fresh lands where there is more room and better facilities only as population increases to again move on after making camp we were joined by four original cowboys fully equipped with all their accoutrements the ne picture made by this medley liedley camp was quite romantic rh ehigh hills on either side of the narrow valley down which runs a clear stream the trees and willows surrounding our camp composed of a six ox wagon mule team spring wagons and good teams with the pack horse and mustang of the cow boys were features of it the next morning as the sun came up friend calder brought his camera to bear on this picture and it will be preserved in all its originality between red creek and strawberry valley there are some re ugh roads and steep pulls the descent ot of one ODO we found rather difficult having to hold the wagon to keep it from upsetting strawberry valley is a pretty place in the top of the mountains with rich natural meadows and beautiful clear streams well stocked with fish and its rich pastures now containing some thousands of cattle which have almost consumed the once plentiful grass campers here will find a plentiful supply y of blankets a Decess necessity ity from the strawberry down daniels canyon is a pleasant drive over a good canyon road and the sight of the thriving town towia and well cultivated fields of heber is refreshing to the weary traveler making him to feel at home once more TRAVELER august 1889 |
