Show thoele tooele gunty county AND ITS wonderful wonderful W ond erful resources resources sources me by M M BUSH COUN cohnn ry SHERIFF al NI af M HUSH TOOELE COUNTY an empire within an empire the greatest county in utah the state of untold wealth u stats are aie indeed grelet gibat and of 0 such lucli a n variety th that at no lie ono one could hardly find a anoro fertile field for or the planting of almost any industry known to nian man conr sister ister states on oil the our sides a arn vol loud lend in their hoisting boasting of 0 heir which they offer to the homes ceker ind and the capitalist but utah so far lias has had no ono one to tal take a 11 pher cause notwithstanding slie bho has haa mote coq to offer than any of her ber slaters tier flat development has been hamlar hampered ed by prejudice and strife fr I 1 roni within mid and with without tier her oneal les ies have sought to bestrop tier her but the public ire aro now beginning to find out that sho she Is worthy of a better ii 1 mo inc th than an tier her be betrayers betia havo attributed and of oc rece recent n t jimes who cumo collie toli boutah tall out ol of curiosity or to 4 scoff off re remain nial ro to pray anil and tu to cast their lot with the sturdy deice descendants of the iho bravo people who first pr prevailed evall e I over the greit great Amp desert 1 pl and it il to 1 blossom as tho roze rose H history tooele thoele county was fit first st settled in alio uie year 18 1819 19 ty by a small band ot of sturdy skurdy far farmers who settled where tooele thoele city now stands these sat tiers tiers had many hardships to endure besides defending their homes and ra families milles from tho the indians who wore were Iii hostilo itil in their opposition to the ad vasco ot of the pile faco the earth was fertile rind anol the climate linale cl ideal and the settlers sett lors pros red area anti and soon p pro 0 kraina grains anti and fruits to the r I 1 hearts 1 content conlen 1 1 the towns of 1110 st john all and vernon were soonie soon after settled anath and air plon pioneers cers jiabo llev grown own rich thoele tooele city is now the prop prosperous erous C capital cital with nearly imputation A geography i thoele tooele county is the mccond ill the iho s state irate ingli in size a a ad first in ili beala well po e 1 r capita its anre area a consists rr s square quare miles which extend from the gumma of beautt beautiful ful oquirrh obit irra N 1 ow j wit V A V fill 44 1 1 international SMELTER SAMPLING MILL AND POWER PLANT mountains chero it joins silt salt lako lake anti and counties to the boundary boun daiy lino line between utah and nadi nev ada ami alfi front from the box elder line on oil the north near lien the southern road loid to juab knab on oil the south lying immediately west of oe tho oquirrh mountains mount ians are aie tho the broad t ind and fertile rush hush valley on oil tho the south anti and valley valle on oil tho the north ill di by b a low range of hills hilla hoth both va valleys aleys drain to tho the north hush ilah valley into hush lake and toselo valley into the great sill salt lako lake valley la Is about 10 40 miles long lun by 20 miles wide valley about 20 miles each cich way va the average clova cleva ton con or attitude of oc the former Is 13 about feet the latter about 1600 feet flord cring the these thee e valleys illes on oil tho the vast cst anil and southwest are the stans eniry 1111 and range lingo of counti nj which are aie tho the source of oc more than half the water supply ot of the valleys mentioned west or of these ranges lieg tho the immense lin menso skull valley paralleling tho the two valleys meat loneil ionel above q and rid extending about GO CO miles coith and boari and front froni 10 to 20 miles cast to west cst it also dials to tho the north and to tho the great silt salt lako lake bordering Hoider liiK this alls valley on oil tho the west ire aie the lakeside mirl biml cedar ranges then theli the desert with its various vailous ni mounds buttes and ranges chief 4 F t M I 1 I 1 I 1 if F IA I A i I 1 T to 2 1 N COURT HOUSE ma 4 As J Y 4 at Y 5 kg 1 1 P TOOELE VALLEY RAILROAD DEPOT among which are arc dugway granite and silver island gland in the northwest northie st corner coiner of the county stands too giani pilot mountain standing feet above abo e the sea to the east of which les a fertile stretch ot of 1 land ibid with an ideal climate in the so south tiffi west weal corner stands mou lit Iba idah that it wears it a mow inow cap ncr ly all the year round hunning northeast irom from ait Is the famous deep doe creek crack valley with lla beautiful stretches of fertile lant lani last of deep creek crack range and litween it and the desert lies rt a torto strip of country with a bonit climate in ili uio the midst of tho do dosell serl lloa iles tho the salt boils beds miles in orient extent either way ii and nd 0 of unknown composed com of 0 OS DS ii ier coal cent pure salt it is there Is enough salt here to supply tho the would f tor or an indefinite period most or of tho area of th tho 0 county la Is bolow tho the high water mark of lare lake and Is near uio the center of tile tho areat asin i climate and sol soil there aro I 1 ro three o weather stations within tho the count county anti I 1 herewith submit a copy of the 01 0 each its aa tn in 0 ind and 1 precipitation past seven years l catt W C t 0 i r w T 0 TI 0 c e lit i ar i CA iq n 11 6 0 arf m M oo 00 i i 0 o 0 0 i oo 00 r M M r r I 1 ri r i r M ato 1 I M w i it T B TO 1 e u 0 o ei i to t o ta r effi ri r i 0 o ira C sl aldo 4 od li biot f 0 l 0 M 0 to afa w tan vf fy c aoi co i cl aei ti t i i im 0 i io f desm tf us a is i 0 0 ff S ads 0 mt O S d 0 0 ii i i ri r i ri d 11 1 1 0 ro 0 i v is tv i ws 0 ati M 0 j ST rt cl ci of i ai art r n T i 1 cl el ta ddom ioda 0 ii OO i m iki 0 tto t to ts M 3 0 i el 0 57 i 0 0 0 ta C i T ti 1 J VI CT el CO 0 U Q d 1 l d ri r i r es el i r i 0 0 i i 0 lu u 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from IL a sandy loam to a dark rich loam with desirable subsoil for the conservation and retention of moisture ideal sandy loam for fruit culture may be found in tooele thoele and skull valleys valley a and in ili smaller tracts in all parts of the county rush hush valley Vall Is cli chiefly letty dark loam with clay subsoil being ideal for dry farming many me are the beautiful mountain sti streams earns that come bubbling down to the ranches below and I 1 believe I 1 am conservative conserva the tit in saying that if oui cur waters were property pio perly stared we could irrigate five times tho the amount now irrigated yes much more moie than that there are aie hundreds eds of thousands of tiuis acres of rich ilch land that will some day be irrigated and produce rich harvests ats ot of fruit and grain and sugar and other crops there are arc numerous opportune opp I 1 ties tor for capital in reclamation projects of 0 different dimensions tooele has three mountain ste rains that if stored in ili times when not used advantageously would dinoto than double the acreage now nos irrigated there are now about ID acres irrigated by those these three streams ins has about tho the same amount of water but irrigates much moro more land on oil account of tile the dl difference in ili soil SDI clever creek ophir creek ind and vernon creek offer opportunities for con sei with choice lands available for foi irrigation in ili hush valley vallo barlow creek spring creek man creek drowns browns creek cicek ind and other streams lu lit skull valley offer like op port unIties in ili deep creek cicek vally vali yv there aie nat ural ree sites wl w lincous Lin ca lacity and the waters that no now flow out to lo the desert are aio sufficient to arri gito gate thousands of acres of the rich lind land bordering the desert on in the west side I 1 wonder tint that this project ins has not long since been completed A N 4 1 1 1 1 10 io 17 pa ni I 1 t 41 SCHOOL I 1 HOUSE i USE ili III addition to those these creek t hide aro are numerous spring and st strains that have been deve developed loiel froll doni tun full nels tile the stream that flows from the onerine Il Honor lne tunnel at stockton amounts I 1 pill am informed to about four second feet thero there Is v itar enough in hush take liko to irrigate Irrl Rato halt half of tofele tooele valley which aich could bo be made available avalli blo by about one milo mile or less of tunnel through easy ground in addition to all this water one fourth of toselo valley has excellent artesian wells ella rush valley has 11 as some skull valey cilev has I 1 hem hein wherever lieu vei they have tried tiled tur for then them there u art beau ticul flows nt at deev crock creek and val valious vailous IOUS parts of tho the west w est enil end of lie ille county and one olle tenth of tile tho county has not been prospected toi for water agriculture agriculture is tile tho principal industry of the county and illy any ono one can call eco that that is in ill its infancy I 1 Immen fco crops ci aps ops of wheat who it aio raised almost every ear car on oil tho the dry farms the yield being bang from 20 to lo 10 40 bushels poi per acre acie tile the wheat acreage Is being JI just about doubled every year and it will only be a short time until large laigo elevators elevi tois will be seen along tile tha lines of i load 0 it no now 1 has I Is I 1 know of one ini imn n in ili hush valley who reaped leaped four successive brolis of wheat aiom his try farm faim with hut but one sowing and none of thorn them less thin ir 15 bushels per a ibie or e and as high as 40 bushels another raised alvo good ropa crops of rye lye with but one sowing 0 f course this is not scientific try dry farm ng ing but shows the resources of tile the soil other dry farm crops that are raised successfully are b arley corn coin ali balfa potatoes melons alfalfa seed aced and d various others the state conducted all exter illic M station in ili tooele thoele valley for several years and statistics of the lesul ti may be had by applying to the agricultural college of utah too 1 iiii I 1 11 lant lands have no ni sup tI im n no i i the ilie elli nate s S ed tin tin th lion or of peaches pa hes apricots grapes pr ulles plums apples pears id vs strawberries and nil all small fr frati iti in ill 1898 when tile tho frosts took ow truit in ili brigham ogden provo and even its as far as millard conn ty ti lind had a bounteous crop in ili feidor fatt lands tit cu grand nin or provo bench is now hold for foi wale silt tit HI train from four to ten tell times tho the asked for tho the choice fruit land at fruit raising his has nover developed dov eloped into in an industry ind in ili county bounly tho were planted tin aind allowed cd to lo grow wild without pi pruning lining spraying laying sp or culture to 0 o speak of not these facts I 1 saw peaches season that inoa suied 14 inches in circumference what call be done with alth proper methods cm call illy be e guessed nl at there are aie kolher r air lanis lands in tell county that cannot I 1 be sur sui p assed that can call almost bo be lint had li foi th tatting taking I 1 further binl mention tilt ile i i i that tooele thoele has a bensing gardon garden ill ilin Is id in its third year and ciuch much hay bay Is raised throughout ih il county and fed to the cattle battlo and hords herds much la is sold to the local mai ket a from 8 00 to 2000 per ton tho th ipei c C reek valley Is cotil for its or chopa 0 hay and oats at the last chanco lancki rall ell on oil li besl yi hlila 01 ol tile i lie iles fit where the waters from deep creek how ou oil to u the de desart 14 kit mr E rickson has tile sat ot of i alsing anything lio his its apples recently took liet aret arizo nt at tilt state sinto fill fair there tire in ili the co county lItY upwards or of one olle and a halt ili tillon acres of land dint c can bo be cultivated to ivan inko that la is open to entry bonic Is still the choice 1 11 tons iona are being cillien very rap lilly IIII during Ing the month of february there theiu were about twelve thousand iles taken up tit in ill tile tho bounly whole town hills alpa have been designated under alit ali enlarged d hoin homestead estead act anil and ire now locking here from all part par s the united state stales stock raising tooele thoele county has been greatly 1 i bored red with good hangea s for horm horg cattle alele and sheet sheep and vast val herds n each bach have roamed reamed its ito public i for years during the year 1 P there were in the county on the pu flu lic lc ranges approximately her hea i of horses head ot of cattle an am itt head of 0 sheep practically ai of f which wintered on the public in ill good condition this in number timber 0 ranga istook will undoubtedly bi greatly decreased from year to YOM yea an the lands are being shaped int prosperous farina barins crowding crow fling out olit thi wandering sh opherd rd and the corbo ot of the wi wild id west sinny many alno and cost ly stallions stallion ir and bulls ol of various brood have recently beon been imported into the county and tho the ston dard 01 ol of ofir livestock la 14 being rapidly malsed MOt ItOdA of attl fannins ining aro boing brou gIrt to con call tonn farm to the age aee and tho people aro just awakening to tho the that surround them thein mining millions have lieen been aken out of 0 toselo coun countes tys mines and yot yet tha ground seems coia silver load lead zinc copper and iron iran are found in in namoa i all parts or of tit alie county mercur alono lias has produced pro duped millions lit pid from Us its one mine ophir lina has been a lively silver load evor ever saucil tho 1110 sixties stockton lias has produced great wealth in sliver and lend lead and ami imado ninny many richt iry dry canyon la is famous for its rich ell ver vcr many pra properties near todolo ard show showing ing ip vallies kondly every blutte or in ill tho the lesert carries values of no IRWI derikito dei Kito Vc 4 on oil I 1 cond inird from frolli pago IBB 3 deep creek Is a vast region of low grade ore oie and will B kwon ion begin to pom i forth its wealth ever the new railroad rall roal the rho stansbury and aad bedur ranges have never been prospected yet ft ore lias has been found on oil tho the tile race carrying high values atil over i liese ranges 01 os LIS uie are lound found as well as some or the other rarer metals the rh deposits ol of iron are arc In exhaust ible able and of good lu allty our salt I 1 have mentioned ment loneil nuovo the best in tile world woisil Is now being quarried led in tooele county we ave expect to furnish our oto state capitol with this ili inoc luct manufacturing wo have at one or of I 1 the he larg est ind and most modern equipped tois in ill tile tho world we c have two to lour flou r mills a tannery mid and some soine other infill ilia till fact ii ring establishments but no distilleries that I 1 ain ilia aware |