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Show CROP PROSPECTS FINE NOW IN UINTAH COUNTY Special lo The Tribune VERNAL, Utah. June C The hay and grain crops are In fine shape and the out-ldok out-ldok for a largo fruit crop was never better. o W. P. Collharp, who was chosen by tho Republican State convention as an alter-muo alter-muo to the National convention. Is one of tho best known and most successful business men of this county, having extensive ex-tensive interests in the mercantile business busi-ness at Vernal and White Rocks, Utah, and Meeker and Rangcly, Colo., as well as in wool-growing and mining. Of Adolph Jessen, the mining engineer of Salt Lake, who met a tragic death at Bingham last week, was well known in Uintah county, where, soino years ago ho was In chargo of tho Dyer copper mine, above Venial. At tho time of his death ho was largely Interested in ranch property In tho northern part of tho county. coun-ty. With Gen. Daggett and tho late R C. Chambers, he organized tho Lucorno Land and Water company, which constructed con-structed the Sheep canal to irrigate Its lands In Lucerne valley. - Deputy Marloncau, who lias a Government Govern-ment surveying contract on the Uintah reservation, cmnloved a nnmlwr nf mon from Vernal last week to assist him on bis survey, among tho nunvber being T. T. Iloldaway and Maurico Tyzack. Tho Vernal and Fort Duchesne Telcphono Telc-phono company has the poles set and expects ex-pects soon to havo its line in operation to Jensen. , Bartlctt Burton has located several springs in tho Green River gorge, cast of vernal, and proposes to fiumc them onlo lands at Graham's bend for Irrigation purposes. |