Show ti u uintah it 1 i BASIN OUR HOME i i i tf liy by MILDRED LIND winner dinner of essay contest for uintah county for 1934 basin I 1 utah 9 En inre 11 Is a dream conic come true it includes parts of Colo colorado rudO utah end and wyoming and Is rimmed in ion b the majestic rocky mountains it la Is thousand tho thou sanc square miles larcer laris than massachusetts ats new hamshire rhode island iland and bonnet acut Uy together gether Veri vernal lill the largest inland city off the rail railroad roid in ili the united dates 1 fa located in its northeastern part the basins basin s first inhabitants were the indians who mho roamed in ab freer tom oler oer liki hl their otheir hunt hunting ilig grounds they lived maln main iv on the tha buffalo which are am now extinct because of the coming of the whites then later these roaming tribes were nere placed on reservations the uintah ana ouray to make place for other settlers on the U S highie highway ly no 40 through jensen and near the recently completed bridge over the green nver liver stands a small monument to escalante who was As the first explorer into uintah basin september 1776 Eft lenne provat ot scams t to a have visited it in 1824 and also probably came with genral gf Gt r nral ral ashley m who ho vent merit through the scenic flaming gorge ill hi 1825 the first settlement in the bisan as s thought to be an indian trading post near whiterocks Whlter many trappers followed among thim alt carson the valley was a splendid i place for ti appers as were many beav beaver er I 1 william gibson captain pardon docu and others were mere among the first permanent pei manent white settlers settled in ashley valley in 1877 A desert region which was vas haid V t conquer was found by them but thru pluck pel pei er verance and they began the work of changing this vast i ast basin from an arid desert to what I 1 ix now Is s this desert condition demanded self belt reliance of its con conqueror queron and a emri emal oasis is the result I 1 the eally eaily settlers conick ted one of the flit and most important th tangs the establishment of homes hoine s churches and schools ml illicit licit we e I 1 still do CIO numerous industries have ara grown I 1 up and today we me have one of the most and 10 lo in ill tile the west the people vv ho settled here made a good capice for a home as the uintah basin offers many tuni ties for a sturdy y hame seeker I 1 it has a healthful mountain climate pure water and a good wall chahi ege age system our basin abounds bAin ds in natural Ec enery in addition to the snow I 1 1 capped mountains there are many mirrored lakes and crystal streams fret fet in beautiful forests in which ahl ch trout and other fish are plentiful plentie ii from a fish hatchery at wil walte te rocks fish are planted lit li these streams anu lakes deer elk bear md other game both large and mail furnia a pleasant anc ana profitable pastime for hunget s other things of interest include the dinosaur national monument at jensen ml walh h Is known all over ov er the world for its hu an chelt fi remains al muse museum Is bing b ing built for preserving these valuable finds theta thero are many ei evidences dences of early indians along lihs cliffs and rave cane of contons historic mounds or casts and cave ci dwellings have ben b en c scoN sc ered in the bisin the miny snoie MN bec peaks tj pw thera I 1 is an abundance of mater w ater in the mountains 11 s the lakes prat pet as natt natural ral to keep I 1 a generous supply of pure water the largest t aber bodies in th the state ale aie found in the basin the supply is sufficient for all present plesent needa need as well ell ns Is for tre te future if properly caad for uintah bisin B aln because of its excellent grazing lands land S and hay is T profitable place for attle I 1 pud ghei sheep p many range contend edly in ou basin this makes stock rosing our most important incus irv the basin has its ite own jovn i cream eries th dairy industry beginning in 1900 1 of the abundance aban ab dance of alfalfa and alov clover er uintah basir honey Is of a a superior grade it Is known nation nde de by bj the aid of irrig irrl gaton atcon alfalfa corn omer clover sugar beets and gar garden den products are ralsey horticulture is carriea on to some extent our basin has ninny many substantial tind and attractive buildings including liones honea churches school buildings and business establishments ah also nany suitable acci cation cc centers allters aind much talent talant for music literature and daams besides the basin having many resources for the present it dt offers opportunities for a p future home b cause iti iti I 1 has man resources it I 1 is estimated we ve have two hun bun dhert aih five bil bludon lical tons of coal or cr enough for fo two tao hundred veirs veas there are sixty bedion bar aels of shale shaa ol 01 0 I 1 d eight hundred in nillion ilion tons ton of arn ammoniA monia i ill al ai v on o n hundred feet of lumber ore bunc hunched ed arc ard I 1 i bilty tons of gis or 85 05 per cent of the worlds supply ons arie hundred and fifty thousand leons tons of clat erite one emd and one half million corp hoi ma po power ol of hydro clec energy and enough sand as pl altum in asphalt ridge to td pave pae the highway irom new yolk to san Pran francisco cisco i we ve also have haie immense immer lse deposits cri af high arar prate iron ore ni anganes and great oil felds feds as alic rangely langely oil field the gis veils mells are an asset to uintah basin vernal was mas the first city an n ulah to use natural gaz gas it being pad d to the city from a m well ell mx miles nit leg southeast of town our buin has one and one halt half million irdIll orl acres of irrigable Irrl pable land in an ail area of twenty the fhe thousand miles which mould furnish a location for a ast number of home in bakeis ahcin of 0 f course this bcd it ut la is not such a one as the adlo lasuie lover or tile the get rich bluick mould and such people are not sul suitable table material wt not i which to tc buila up 9 a stable civilization uintah basin has endured because its settlers came seeking a 11 howe hone not wealth and mitri fw m itri this fundamental of colomy atlon ion it m will ill coati continue nue to be I 1 our happy homeland Is nd the leading educato lo s say th country is the most blessed place on earth to ine he I 1 I 1 hie hied heie all my life and mould not exchange my quiet country honie hone ho ne fol foi one in a crow crowed cd noisy c ti ta in trie country one has freedom ii and cm natures matiu e influences v can call liae hae a git at on ont chaia ctr uintah basin m nin birthright I 1 1 in the biest est the bes of the V U S A and the bet of the w u est cuttill utah boats bow ts of her fair uintah ah arid and we axe are justl proud of our home |