Show ON UINTAB RESERVATION What the National hflning Company Proposes t Do Vernal Express The National Mining Min-ing company of Wisconsin has just secured se-cured from the Ute Indians a lease whIch gives it exclusive right to mine and market all the hydrocarbons contained con-tained within an area lying south of Strawberry river in the Uintah Indian reservation and to ptt the franchise into commercial shape wi at once begin be-gin the expenditure of about 100000 The proposition to allow them a royalty roy-alty of 20 per cOat on ever dollars worth of material that should be mine from the ground was agree to without a dissenting voice on the 6th day of August Judge McConnell and other have looked forward for some time to this day and congratulate the people of Utah that one of their Industries so long ted up has been liberated and that behind i were men capable of supplying sup-plying almost any amount of money with which to develop it That the acquisition is a valuable one all who are in touch with the ground and its contents have admitted The asphalum whIch exists there in abundance is already In big demand whle a process Is claimed that wIll soon put the elaterie into commercial form The first ting to be undertaken will be the construction of a wagon road this to be ultimately replaced by rails and direct connection made with the Rio Grande Western at Colon From the deposits of asphalum at which the operators of the company will begin be-gin to the nearest point on the railway way the distance is about 40 miles and I to put this In shape a force of graders will be requIred in a short time In fact the judge says the company will soon have employment for a large number num-ber of persons and hopes In a short time to develop It into one of the I busiest communities in the west |