Show FA castern stern utah occupies all of that part of tho territory lying east of the range 0 mountains and extending north to the wyoming line east et to the colorado line and south to nevada covering an arci arell ot of square ellel this coun conn try which Is I 1 larger than thin the oates 4 of vermont and conant acut la Is watered by grand colorado green and du chiono rh en ers and their tributa tributaries ries and Is corn com posed of the following counties and hiis 0 1 counties vix viz grand emery sanjuan sin anan plato plate and parts of garfield and wasatch Waa atch COUNTY vintah being the north castera county it extends as far north as all a wyoming wa line and east to colo meridian and find bounded on the south by emery id nd grand binh wi nH utanah hat R population of 3 bite people and has acres of land and under cultivation the most of which is in thoAs tho hicy the soil of his county very rick and product ire re tle the greatest am and the only one that prevents its rapid at s t lement la Is the great distance from III 1 roads TI a rio grande we re being the only road in opera ion in eastern utah the people of laah haw baie to haul baul their supplies roia rom 90 to 1 miles distance price ing the most access ablo point the cople alc plc are anxiously awaiting swatting the of a rail road from ener to bait salt lake and it is evi erl lent ent they will not wait in vain for a oad rd on that line inc will the dis nce ce to tho the pacific coast over the advent of a rail road to uintah will open to the world no of the finest valleys and the ost productive countries of the reat mat rocky mountain region regi and her ecale pie already extends a band hand of elcome to all well disposed and vi usurious rious people who desire to settle pong them plent plenty y of timber Is land and on the mountains and bills hills supply tho the people with lumber hearth a earth is covered ft ith a of grasses that furnished csc rsc cattle and sheep with an a 1111 dAnCe of feed both summer and inter paying raying discoe disco veles ies of gold silver liver lead and copper have been bee lade ado and the lack of transportation as the only y reason the mining indus Is not the abound with bear peer deer er I 1 sheep grouse saga liens ad pine squirrel squirrels which f tarnishes he 6 hr ter with spon and meat the IA fountan atre araa are filled with fine h the galley being surrounded rounded Hur mountain t and high hills the amate Is very mild sixty das a Is a woo bont bout all the real winter experienced ring the year the people boast f their ability to grow to perfection bea loata oats barley albelta a timotha rait and garden garder vegetables wo we not leave the subject of this co shout making mention of tho the gil aie to and sand asphaltum which ire p found ID in great aban abundance dance the lv isolite Is s already b blog tog t extensive ed and hauled by wagon to price wo here it is shipped to st 81 louis cago new york denver and points east whore where it ie is manu lured into paints varnishes and awl ce ea s the demand being greatly the aam j Qc me rease and find there are an now on oil tear four car per week price t COUNTY S brand grind county countr Is it bounded on ft by on the east no wido 0 on the south san J ta ion on tho th a west by kv green river M T bunty has an area of 3 smiles talles and although gt gf IL own adv uty is not yet two year 3 cars old 1 of le 1 th than le e it has an assessed tal balun un ifie 1 IC g 4 s principle town a aro arc mal springs and d 1 Js I 1 tt a beautiful town tow t sooth side of the grand R ry lid i the county seat of grand crand cw col town is watered by a A ni g pring ming brook having its so amr ir few miles to the sooth in I 1 ft 11 mcalla moab la noted forar farj brud climate and as being f t bett fruit producing cout coal territory no county in 6 1 itch sou soil th than 10 grand rand J t 19 county contains M my mir t being bounded f 44 4 4 iti rivet aad is i P fl rand ranil taking tho the richness rich nesi of thu soil the very mild climac nod and iho the abundance of water into consideration we cannot but bo be alevo that there Is bright prospects for gland county in tho the way of ng ri culture and fruit growing all that Is needed I 1 to capital to con cos two largo large canal canals to turn HIP from tho the grand and oteen risers over the rich but gently dula dilating du lating plains which extend gium tue the colorado lino line to emery county we tho the that year years grand county will lime 1 it u ilni im bir of lively promising towns sup up ported by bye a thrifty agricultural people Be besides alges e product grand county can and will support largo herds of lottie lorece horses and anti sheep on natural grosses grasses grand has hit splendid beds of coal gold and silver prospects have been found which it ia is believed will 3 ct be worked on a good paying basis another item of no amail small ma fit I 1 th A agats ste bd badi and other precious stones found near cisco which arc are now owned by eastern capitalist who promise to open these mines in the near future COUNTY was created by an act of tho the legislative assembly in 1830 out of the vast territory known as C co a emery counte count Coun tw MS bounded by the act of 1880 contained square miles or acres tho the population of the now county numbered souls the following county officials acro appointed by the gov samuel jenkes judge ellas elias cox jasper peterson aid william taylor selectmen who sacre required to enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the second monday in march 1880 on oa said date they appointed a co clerk and org organized n ed a county court and appointed all county officials nee necessary ary for full fall and complete transaction of all business matters therein emery county is 13 and always has been apart of the lot 1st judicial district the first county officials so we are am told served two 3 ears for the co bointy anty without compensation during its early existence tho the legislature of 1890 amended the act of 1880 and the bounder boondry y of emery county is as follows commencing at a point where parallel 38 deg and 39 30 minutes north Iati latitude tudo crosses green juver river thence west along the said parallel to a point 5 0 west of the first guide merl meridian dian east of the salt lake meridian merl thence north along the township line between ranges 5 and G E to the 3rd standard parallel south thence east 3 miles thence north to the township Tow line jine between town ships 11 and ai 12 south ti tience euce E east t along the laet last mentioned township hue line to green river the tte of beginning tha the officials of co go dif differed with those of emery county upon tho the interpretation aaion of that part of the boundary relating to the lat 1st guide 31 meridian adlan east of the salt lake 3 meridian L and in 1890 brought suit in tho the courts to obtain that portion of em ery co known as pleasant valley a region rih ri h in coal and otter vaili uhle able mineral deposits the suit resulted in a victory tor for emery co the n nt aunt are ara vast and vac her boudries bo adries are f tasi 1 de posits paig of eds 0 o i U 0 7 wak aa of pine 1 tea fl fertility er tillay of soil V N d the irrigator irrigators 0 V atiat at is required to pro agnest crops of ot cereals and lea es adapted to the latitude 1 sport of gov thoaas show doery cry county ranks isk lot it in k laccone Lac am rue crne and the to 0 in a column colum not of lie a show that the 2277 wheat harvested in the be co r av averaged 23 Ius bushel hels per acres of oats grown in the 43 bushel per nex acre 0 for corn rac a f nd fruit lock tock growing but buil incas ness is al u V that rani s with tho the md nd mineral products and pays large on the 1 X eme mery county munty has no less than towns ranging lu in poi pop WA illation from to hunting ton is alth the largest and it situated la in the famous caitie a valley 20 mile miles south of price ajeo also cleveland lawrence castle tale Orang orangeville eville and find ferron aro are ritual cd in ceetle castle valley and ill all possess attraction attractions peculiar to them solves time and prevents our describing public aro are ch character ameter latich of the people of the 1 tomie mentioned and khadr efforts tn to that direct hn arc an yera yer 3 Scho scholl Beld eld castle gate ato and wilder quarters aro are raining mining tonni town while helper and green rl aler tr represent the duill riad towne towns there la to 14 poet post offices in the co and several more badly about miles of it all road in operation and ae as much more graded and most ready for the zalla caillo valley the greater er portion of the landu lands of tha count y red ard the tho of tile valley aro are such aa 43 tt to cause tho the farmers to take graat gra gm at pridy in n their posca slona the assessed valuation of the co for the year 1891 1891 reached thy the nag snug aum sum 0 of tho the conaty ia to in a prosperous condition low taxes with money in lathe the treasure the of tho the county increased from 4 in 1890 t to 5 in 1891 A dot not gain of for the 3 ear whit what is oaid said of emery and grand count counties lea is true of pluto san ban juan and the ball balance nee of eastern utah |