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Show Uintah County Notes. Crop prospects In the Ahley Valley Val-ley were never better. It is quite a sight to look upon the fine field of lucerne which stretch for miles across the country, where only a few years ago was an arid plain covered with rabbit brush, sage, and grease wood. I'lcasant homes dot the valley from one end to the other, new canal and ditches have been taken out, and new houses are being constantly erected. Thus the ilTurts to make a home In a new country like this by tlioso who are short of means naturally causes the Icop!e to pass through consideiable privation. JIot of the re-ddenb? in- this region, howevir, have passed through the trouble of tlie first nt-tlement nt-tlement and are now quite prosperous, prosper-ous, each year adding attractions to heir dwelllnrf. The water thi sia-on has 1 een unusually high, and caused some trouble to tlie irrigation canals. Another accident occurred at Ashley on the 6th instant. A son of Lcurgus Johnvan was shot in tlie thigh, tlie tail coming out above the kuee, inflicting a painful but not necesfi-irily dangerous wcund The shooting was cau'd by the carrying of a pi-tol in the pocktL C. C. ltich, of Vernal, died last night, lie was a sou of the late Ajwstle C. C. Rieh. Tkaveleb. Veiunal, June 9th, 1S3-1. |
