Show e Industrial and an Scenic County 1 H The he larger arger part ot of f rT In a 1 was s p 1 rj Utah was 1 a 1 frontier Most ost of ot It had hall hadI explored In th the contral central I utTer fer been c n territory the part of ot the tho ad a southern i held sway and the appear appear- nd re n white people w was v s resented r anee Dee of the that section or of country re- re T id a settle seUle of courage The Tho and women cfred men Sowers of ot Utah UtaI were ere courageous made the tho Journey journe over o HIe HIel the fe fei had The plains had crossed crossell the tho l i great reat American mountains into the unno Unknown un- un I of r range nbC j noele no known n and finally lh settled in what was empire Therefore There There- a great now non jb n as LS flO when hen It Was nas deem cd or the gen- gen fore rort good of oC this grear to do doit 1 it ft with settlements and open pen it to the thc therM j word rM there was no hesitancy upon designated who n ine put pan of oC those were ao to o open up tip a new neV territory fhe They re reft re- re ft to the he call caB if It was In response to this call can mado made I I Kin J January that caused tamI tarn tam J ts from the county count of oC Sanpete to t re Into what is 19 now county it was as then spelled PlUte Pl- Pl Vt Ute and locate in circle valley found tb the be town of ot and open a new Tho The settlement was ma made 1 Ink in f. f k March 1860 1 ji I 1 When the tho Fourteenth legislature met tact metKin oJ I Kin Dec December a bill bm was introduced intro Intro- 1 deed creating the tho count county of Piute f named after an Indian tribe The bouni boun- boun i arIes of oC the count county extended t to the I t line on the east cast and Included Include 1 what wt Is now Wayne ano county and the J legislature re made an n appropriation of ot 1589 m to construct a road between Clr- Clr and Little Salt Lake valley In Inc Ii c count county and another appropriation let et r 1000 to construct a road rOld oven o the f dividing Piute from Se I county Th The boundaries of the county how how- 1 ler fer were not definite enough h and the Fifteenth legislature on January 10 10 k IMS im passed parsed an act which clarified the I i boundary situation and placed 1 tho the Bounty with Uh definite lines Unes The boun- boun j dules were ere fixed thus thus- All u that por par f tion JIon of or territory bounded on tho the south by br r Iron count county west of ot Beaver countr coun- coun 1 ity tr north by br an east cast and wc west t line I 1 c chewing the range on the summit of ot J the tho dividing line between Marys Yar's Vale Valo and iad Alma Alna and east b by Colorado ternI tern tern- I tor Is fa hereby made and named Plute with the the- county reat at Circle Circle- I j J Liter later the county seat eat WAS waa moved to Bullion then to tand an 5 again I I 03 o February 22 2 1878 the legislature determined a a. fixed habitation for or the tho records and ad courts court b by naming Junc- Junc lion 4 as the county seat sent and It has I Remained In so no Wayne Warne count county was wasI I oft off ff from Piute Plute taking 2 2175 i f square allea from the count county and j but lea leav- tor but square miles in Pluto ty In coun coun- T. T area wea the county countr- as ls It was wan left I and aed w Is tod today Is about 32 miles In I in L in an and 25 5 miles in brea breadth th lit miles It I Is I q from tram Salt Lake to Marysvale the e terminal of ot tho the railroad d In that thai i of or the state slate William lam the tl nut first Black wa wa-j lS settler in the county He le red plo pio- tho way war and blazed the trail Others for lox J thera f vier evier River liver Vel r ravers s County J The SevIer AV J l Sd d two miles river th count county north ot of bra the en- en Picturesque gorge gorle known as can canyon on Tho The or of Tushar mountains range on the du dei the west which dl dl- count county r from Crom B Beaver in an a aver lines to orth limit altitude or of feet Ceet The or of the range Is guarded b by and aM Mt Dald domes whose bare Aay 4 above e are 1 12 nd 1170 feet teet heIght beigh eh In I and are arc vl that over O an In Its area miles diameter Js is around 1 COunty for tor It Its Is la PI Pluto ute although Surface Is largely moun On the there are many small p there thero are aro With luxuriant mend mend- Ire are Inkes i and growth and there thoro streams cascades arid and that canYons galore and scenic on one forest fever ne tires ot of seeing l ke Fillmore e COntain and Fish ot the tho about 40 10 I tr cent ot of tho ex tt rt In the thEs COunty and on oh the high high- Cent sPecimens reserves are Ino and ad fir or of balsam arid aM spruce fUrnIsh trees while whilo the forests mag t range rang for live lI Tossed Up Mountains k declare 1 clar WhiCh Plute Plu that the tire locality in COunt County Is 1 a p t ot of tho the situated was waa Ocean bed bea and that than 2000 to n a depth of more feet formed inland o. o the floor of this bid bed sea lea Superimposed of lower was a n ot of carboniferous limestone th the L earths earth's wg rent nt that crust caused reached downward to the lured Ut h ot of the tho earth and fis- fis eJ the Tushar from north to south lift- lift feet range range- rangemore more than 2000 Mounts to and a a. h ht 54 v of ot thousands t the of ot feet old ld Ule l earth Carth wounds are arc not yet yot ct the or of 1900 heart wh h n rent o of the T Tu h tl Tushar har ran range e changed rents Were torn In ln the le lethe n the gorge and rock slides toro tore mOUntain sides uta th late ar nInn luany beautiful valleys valles In Valley named after atLer the road count e miles by five the and is larg te prod In the tho count count- All An lt In rc 1 tue car early COs that Plute by y the tho pioneers lon of whItes and the theat r 1 Indans that at time vero harassed Lefts had hac to 80 b much that man Inan many settle settle- be rU thAt abandoned It was In Inand Alfred Lewis and C C. Cin tb Were hilled bel ers and several Beveral rounded Inen in in fn a battle with th tho the near u id beets been bum bUilt Fort Port Sanford a a. fort that b by foid ford Smith un under er Silas midway between and r In C which I ma- ma mar r at Ute the s settlers nt abandoning nettle nettle- i 1 r W r- r 1 ing to tho the census but two eighty-two resIdents residents resi rca dents In the county In 1880 the population had hall Increased and on oa June Juno I 1 1 when the census was taken the count county had a n. population of ot 1651 of ot which 83 were m maples and females and an this included 10 Indians and half brel The voting voting- population was 3 native 16 to foreign reign and 36 col col- ored In 1010 the population had further fur tur- ther thor Increased to 1734 and trio the present year ear it is e that the population population I tion is about 2500 I In 1866 the assessed valuation of or tho the county count was WS reported at and the I taxes raised amounted to of ot which 20 was paid to the t territory At that time Edward Dalton was probate probate pro pro- ro- ro bate Judge and lam J. J Allred notary public Both were ere ele elected t d b by the Leg Les- Tho The valuation of ot tho county as reported to the stat state board of t equalization for Cor 1919 was wa of ot which more than one-fourth one was In live e livestock stock and the tho total amount of ot taxes was 1 J Produces Cattle and Agricultural Products While hUe stock raising raising- Is the great In Industry industry In- In of or the county count there is considerable considerable consider consider- able farming a arid and d last Jast year ear there were Ii 1500 OO acres in spring sprInt wheat with an average average average av av- av- av production of or 19 bushels per pcr acre 13 acres of or oats were harvested with an average a yield of or 30 0 bushels per acre OO acres of Pt barley were grown which harvested 25 bushels per acre acres wore in alfalfa and the yield was tons per acre tho the acreage In potatoes was and the tho average eras yield JO 40 bushels Good plow land In ia tho the county counts Is valued at 65 per acre and poor land Jand at HO the average al value vaie e being 50 per er acre Great Pi Piute ute Canals Are Axe Constructed The year ear after Pluto Plute county was created cre cre- cre- cre there had been constructed one irrigating canal in the couitt county h was as rods In iii length th five nye feet teet in width feet in depth and with a d. amean amean mean inclination per mile of or t twelve feet The Tho cost of or construction Including in including In- In eluding dams was 2000 and the number num ber her o of acres Irrigated vaa waa 14 10 an and an nn estimated cost oost of or canal progress oL or 2500 This Thle was in 1866 At that time there had haj been constructed constructed con con- in tho the several so counties in the territory ii main canals which h were 1043 miles mUes in length Jens It with a a. l mean mn width of ot 5 feet 6 C inches anti and nn mc-nn depth of or 2 feet teet 2 inches which watered watered wa wa- watered wa- wa 1539 9 acres of ot land Jand the cost of ot the s stems systems a aggregating and there was in course of construction construe construe- tion don additional canals at an estimated cost of or In the previous pre year ear thc there thero o had been l grown in tho the state 81 Ii acres o of cereal crops also 1090 acrs s In sorghum and root crops Jl acres of or cotton and 6 OH acres of oC me In horticulture there were 77 acres in rn apples 96 acres In hf 17 i acres arre in grapes and acres in other fruits Of or this acreage PI- PI Ute Pl-Ute Ute lt it was spelled that wn way in the s statistical r rS r r- nort S 1 linH A n ar rp In tn T 1 nt 11 yielded I id d an average rg oi l of 15 bushels eJ p per acre 10 acres in barley 50 iiO O acres m n corn SO 20 acres of or potatoes acres In carrots ten acres in sundry small mall crops acres In mead mead-m. three acres in r rye e and one acre of or hemp Compare tho irrigation of oC jim the dato date mentioned with that of oC today In n Pluto Plute county there thero Is now a t reservoir r on the Sevier river which furnishes water wlter for tor the irrigation of about 2010 acres neres of or land and the cost of ot which was almost as great creat as the cost COH o othe o of othe the entire irrigation allon system of the territory when the county was c cre- cre c- c The project was recently sold Bold b bythe by bythe the state to a company of citizens of or orthe the section in which the tho project is situated for In tho nonmetal mines mince flute Piute county count Is the only place In lit tho the United States that alUnite with sufficient t purity and andIn andIn andin In quantity enough to warrant de development e as a source of oC pota potash h is found Alunite 3 is a hydrous basic sulphate nut sul phate of or potassium and aluminum When It contains 11 per kr cent ent potash It Is usually l with Ith silica arid and other impurities and often orton has parts of ot its Ht potash replaced t. t by ty soda HOda The find of ot alunite Is in fn toe Tushar at tho the head of or Little Cottonwood canyon canon about Ke seer reet wei miles from Marysvale ale which IB h th tho terminal or lar U ui me 1 j J i c-i I r i Rio Grande Grando railroad 1 It ia in found r In a a. bedded beddell vein that cuta th the vi canto rock roel which forms tho lio parts of or tho the Tushar range rans-e Tho The Industry in industry industry In- In is among among- the larger Jarger on ones in the state Three companies o own n valuable potash deposits in tho the Tushar moun moun- The rhe Mineral Products company owns according to reports on file with the tho state tatO board of oC equalization and assessment tw paten patented ted claimS surrounded b 1 by a a. number of or claims held by rights the ownership of or ortho tho the company c extending extending- over o 18 acres which are arc valued at with a Plant that is valued at t The Tho estimated tonna tonnage e of or valuable potash blocked out is around tons ton Tho The ore oro of or tho tine Mineral Products company compon is 18 sloped in a tunnel hauled to tho the portal sent down an aerial tram trama a distance of ot feet to the foot toot of or ortho tho the mountain and is 19 then hauled by wagon to the mill Th The mill uses to ISO tons of oC raw ore per da day The Bradburn company compan owns nine patented patented patented pat pat- claims and Is working assessment assess assess- ment meat work on others Its ownership o is 14 acres valued at Its plant is 10 small with nothing but a a. shop Tho The company is 16 made up of or Pittsburgh people The estimated tonnage of or potash potash potash pot pot- ash In the Bradburn group Is It tons and in the fraction tons tous The Florence Florenco Mining Mining- company own only onh fractions of oC claims patent havIng having hav haY ing lag come to it according to the report submitted tho the state board as a a. rO result of ot other grounds rounds going t to to- patent Tho The company compan has eighty els ht claims tho the tholand land Jond being ein valued at which 1 are now hold heM by rights Its machinery Is valued at Manganese e ores which are aro used largely In the manufacture of ot stool orthe or ortho ortho tho the making of or manganese ferro-manganese which Is used In the manufacture of ot hearth steel and the latter used In the manufacture of or Bessemer steel and dr dry batteries has also been found In ores near Marysvale Shipments have shown ores carrying 40 to 50 percent percent per percent cent manganese Barytes a mineral which l Is used In colored mixed paints Is also found In I the range about Minerals l in Three Districts There are lre three districts In Pluto Plute count county where metals are mined The Kimberly Gold Mountain district which Is ls fifteen miles southwest of ot Sevier Sc In this district is located tho tIne I oJ old and famous Annie Laurie property which was the largest producer It went Into the hands of a a. receiver in 1906 j It was great reat property then the tine development being three tunnels each of which was moro more than feet teet long Its equipment was a ton dry crushed amalgamation and mill mUl Leasers sers have worked cd tho the property property prop prop- crt erty In later years e and small Quantities quantities ties of ot gold ore oro con containing silver has been shipped The Mount l Baldy district amon among the oldest organized districts in that see sec sec sec-I tion Uon of or the tine state stale dating dating- from rom 1878 Lead sulphide oro ore is found in this sec sec- II I Lion tion tho the ore being found as bedded I 1 veins between and limestone f fissured veins aro are found round in ran ranI I I He tIc or 01 porphyry From th the Pluto mine there thero hns has been shipped copper r ore which runs luns hl high h in silver Tine The Trail property is equipped with a l modem modern mod em ern plant and there is also a stamp mill on the Sevier property Tine The Ohl or lars ale district precedes the Mount Baldy district sev se severa era eral year car hI ha having been organized in ir I August Lead Lend ore carrying gold oJ silver siJer and a a. small quantity of oC coppe is found there thero most of oC tho the ores be being ins at the tho contact between ant an and 1 stratified limestone During tho the period 1 from 1911 to 1918 the tho average a number m of ot producers In the county was five t and their total output amounted t to of which gold goM value was wa 3 and silver l Tho val aJ ue of the metal mines mincE In real estate ii in the count county na as assessed by tho state board hoard of or equalization and ass assessment t for the tho year car 1920 Is ia tho the value in machinery and Improvements on on the several se properties at am and ana I the net proceeds of or the properties r S 45 First Gold Found At t Marysvale l It was In 1865 that the first cr cry ery of or gold old was mado In tho region a about |