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Show lllFDL RESOURCES IF ASHLEY VALLEY Apples of Finest Quality; Potatoes Pota-toes That Weigh Eight Pounds Grown. SntiHfactory demonstration of tho wonderful won-derful resources of the Ashley valley of tho Uintah rcHCrvatlon, In which Vernal Is 'situated, as a treasure houso for the fruit-grower and farmer, Is furnished by specimens brought Into tho city by United States District Attorney LIppmnn, who has Just returned from vernal, whero he represented the Government In the prollmlnnry hearing of Georgo Boss, charged with hrlnglng beer and whisky into tho Indian country. Specimons Are Wonderful. The apples and potatoes which Mr. Llppman brought back from the Ashley valley aro Indeed wondorful Ono potato Is twelve Inohes long, flvo inches in diameter di-ameter and weighs nearly eight pounds. The apples arc of tho llnest possible coloring col-oring and flavor, nnd, what la of equal importnncc, nro entirely free from worms or blight. No Market at Hand. Whllo there Is much land of this valley that Is capable of yloldlng truly phenomenal phenom-enal results to the farmer, thore Is at tho present time no encouragement to ralso a product for tho qutslde market, as tho long wagon haul renders Imposslblo competition com-petition with tho sections tapped by rail-ioad, rail-ioad, although tho product of the Ashley Ash-ley valley Is far superior. Capt. Hall's Good Work. While on his trip, Mr. Llppman visited Capt. Hall, Indian agent at White Rocks, who has admirably conducted lho opening open-ing of the reservation, and who Impartially Impar-tially and fairly protected the Interests or all parties. Capt. IIa.II Is now looking nfter the conservation of the water rights for the land allotted to the Indians, a task that requires an Immense amount of detail work, ana In the adjustment of tho many disputes that arise his decl.-dons are accepted as being unbiased and Just. Tho Government Is now crowding work on ditches which will bring water to the Indian lands, many largo tracts of which will bo leased to tho whites. |