Show nOn QUO QUo ouo IS ISA A GOOD TOWN AND MUST AND WilL GRO CHOW Duchesne City county seat of Duchesne Duehesne county having a population population lation laUon in the city of approximately 1000 people is platted on one of those government tO that federal engineers for towns when this former reservation n was ope opened ed up in 1905 These lands after the 1200 Indians Indians Indians In In- had been provided for were thrown open to entry widely advertised ad nd- advertised and three towns on the Duchesne river river- appeared as government government government gov gov- Duchesne My Myton ton and Randlett Literature of this kind was well distributed the west People People People Peo Peo- had the right to expect that such selections for towns was a matter of busin business ss wherein the government would materially assist assist assist as as- in making these selected places towns But there is a feelIng feeling feeling feel feel- ing that federal auth authorities after getting the people here did little littlemore ore more to lend fend help and assistance to make towns according to t the c maps then sent out But Duchesne has bas gradually developed developed developed de de- de- de against many obstacles and with one important asset that It it is the county seat of f the new county later created Of course Duchesne has location a valuable and strategic location It is difficult jo o find without consideration of of- railroads a better place for a town than the townsite townsite townsite town town- site platted by the federal authorities authorities authorities ties here Here thre great natural al channels come together the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne river the Strawberry river river nver riv riv- nv- nv er and Indian canyon Each one of these is from thirty to forty- forty five miles long leading to timber throughout a farming fanning and ranch country and each is a scenic high high- way The great Victory Highway runs due west to Heber City and I Ione the longest highway and the only one marked and known from fram rom coast coast to coast On the south is Indian canyon serving as the outlet to Carbon county and to the nearest railroad connection This Is a state road and a star rout mail road On the north is the Duchesne river now a state highway It runs for fifty miles milea to the crest of the Wasatch mountains east of Kamas This picturesque stream provides Ingress to the great Uintah Uin Uin- Uintah tah range west of Lake Fork where Utah's highest peaks are accessible accessible accessible ac ac- ac- ac and the states state's grandest display of is at hand Scenery alone wont make Daake a town Position wonderful as it is is' will win not do wonderful things eith eith- er Cr Men action must accompany these assets But with men activity ac- ac activity activity ac ac- united community spirit and the development of the natural wealth tributary Duchesne will bea be bea bea a a town easily two to three times its present population Lets Let's get this unity of action that will assure assure assure as as- sure reclamation of Blue bench and join Myton in helping to develop develop de de- de- de elop the large tract that will help both of these towns We must broaden our vision aswell as aswell aswell well as increase our activity To help Vernal Roosevelt and My Myton ton will not hurt Duchesne When anyone any anyone anyone one of these other three mai maL f towns develops it helps Duchesne If Duchesne grows such growth will help the other three towns and many other communities If these Old Towns dont don't watch out some game will be played play play- ed that will cause them all to wonder wonder wonder won won- der how It all happened that Is a town will grow up with a game mapped out that will make every everyone everyone everyone one of the four larger communities look like thirty cents |