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Show ! UTAII UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, AAA To Continue All Adjustment Serafina At Ouray, UINTAH BASIN RECORD Fort Santa Utah, A Famous Fort Dating Editor Publisher matter Entered From The Old Spanish Times at at and Roy A. Schonian, ADVERTISING RATES as Display Advertising Flat Rate, For Plates, Per Agate Line. 2i2c. Per Column Inch, 30c. Classified and Reading Notices For Sale, For Rent, Wanted, Lost and Found, Miscellaneous, 10c per line, first insertion; 5c 'qer line for each succeeding issue minimum charge, second-clas- s the Po.itoffice Duchesne, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. May 20, 1922 30c. The April First Jester now became tremendous, while at the same instant the wily savage ham Young University, Provo.) for a desparate encountprepared The dedication of the Ouray er. With this object in view he bridge across Green River at Ou- turned to seek a cover from ray, Utah, has brought that inter- whence he could fire upon his adesting region to the front again. but he was too slow. Kit When discovered it was in pos- versary, as had unslung his rifle as soon session of the Ute Indians and it was horse His he saw his enemy. still is, though the present Utes now and he was rapat full (From Albert B. Reagan, Brig- are Uncompahgres, formerly from near the present Denver, Colorado. The gist of this paper, however, will concern the white mams doings in the region, and especially the fort that once commanded the place, not the Fort Thornburgh of recent date, but the one (Santa Serafina) that was in ruins a mile to the southward of that fort and already forgotten when that fort was erected. This fort, which is on the east side of Green River, is 97 feet in about a north and south direction and 78 feet in width. All that remains of it today is mounds representing the walls. Northeast of the rectangular enclosure, connected with it, was a circular bastion, about 18 feet in diameter, and a similiar structure cornered the southwest corner of the wall. On the west side of the fort enwas a tier ol closure, within, rooms four of which could be made out in ground plan. On the east side there were three rooms which did not cover the entire ORRON SMITH WILL SING NO MORE space on that side. Between the tiers was a central plaza. Orron Smith, as one dear old lady expressed it rooms The only entrance was on the will not sing at my funeral. north end, at the middle of the For a decade Orron has contributed his naturally plaza. fort was probably erected fine and sympathetic tenor to the last respects paid This Spanish-Mexica- n traders and Duby by Duchesne to its departed souls. Last Tuesday trappers considerably before 1800. chesne was again so assembled, but this time other The Escalante map of 1778 menvoices were eloquent in their last respects to Orron. tions it and also lists other places, as Sta. Rosalia and Sta. Seraphe Many, many friends were present, sorrowing and (if I read it correctly) both as the fact that a figure so familiar, so stopping places on their route; wondering full of life and song was now forever stilled. Human, also S. Atanasio. Also farther to northwest it mentions Sierra like the rest of us, Orron Smith had many faults, but the Berde. On this map apparently as his own welfare was the Spanish River (later the the biggest of these, so concerned, was his generosity. Few there were of Green) is the one shown as San San Xavier. Hellishs those assembled last Tuesday who had not at one Rafaelof or 1819 also lists Santa Seramap time or another, and most of them many, many times, fina as well as the other places accepted Orrons hospitality, and his was the type mentioned by Escalante. It is also of hospitality which asked nothing in return. He listed on Disturnells map of 1846in (1847), and a copy of this map loved life and sociability, and he loved to be the cen- Bulletin 817 (U. S. G. S.) also of it. His happiest moments were when he was shows this fort. After the latter date there is no mention of this providing the entertainment. at Ouray until 1832 when, in fort Record the in To those who are left bereavement, the month of November of that can only join the hosts of other friends in wishing year, Kit Carson found a suitable them every possible U consolationf and every success in place for winter quarters "opposite the mouth of the Uintah their endeavors to carry on (our Duchesne), the fort undoubtedly being the suitable place he HEADACHES FOR THE COMMISSION used but he does not say so. BeMayor Marcus, of Salt Lake City, has been quoted cause of his using it that winter as saying that the selection of 220 out of Salt Lake's' and it not being known that any 258 beer vendors who must be deprived of their lic- one else had had a fort there the writer dubbed it "For Kit ense in accordance with the new liquor law, will be present Carson." Carson evidently shared the headache of the new commission, not of Salt this fort with Antoine Kobidoux Lake City. Doubtless every city and county in the that winter (1832-33though he had Fort VVinte a mile east state wili take this same, attitude, until the commis- then of the present Whiterock?. On acsion is confronted with a headache of vast propor- count of his being with Carson there that winter that fort got to tions. be called Fort Robidoux by some That the liquor control law, as just signed by the of the trappers and was so named . governor, is going to provide many such headaches, on Froiseths map of Utah of 1876. is becoming more and more evident, but it is the law, It was during the winter of 1832 or will be as soon as the governor proclaims it oper- 33 while Kit Carson was wintering at this fort that an Indian ative, and it is to be hoped that all possible haste will stole six of Robidouxs horses. be used in preparing the necessary machinery, and Knowing Kit Carsons reputation for skill and his fearless disposiissuing this proclamation. soon as he discovered his We are tired of prohibition, tired more of the pres- tion, as loss, he came and requested him ent condition of condoned lawbreaking, and we should to pursue the Indian. Kit was a like to see the law put to the test at once. It should man who never worked without except when he was leader. have the fair trial and support of every citizen and orders He therefore informed Captain Lee officer, and then, if found unworkable, should be of Robidouxs request, and asked discarded for something better. permission to serve his friend. This, as a matter of course, was WE TOLI) YOU SO readily granted by Captain Lee, when Kit instantly made preparPeriodically the UINTAH BASIN RECORD thru ations for the adventure. He was these editorial columns has entered complaints again- very soon on horseback, well armst what we arc pleased to call Salt Lake Citys steal ed and well prepared for hard and of Uintah Basin water, and has endeavored to urge close work, taking a mounted Ute brave with him. the people to join in these complaints. To discover the trail of the deThe citys pressure was the greatest, however, and serter, and to study its various with the signing of House Bill No. 182 by the governor characteristics, a science of no or useless order in the matSalt Lake may hold rights to Duchesne water indefin- mean ter of a woodsmans education, reitely, whether she ever grows enough to need it or quired the two men to slacken not. Heretofore the law has read that water, if not their pace a short time. The tracks used for a period of five years reverts to the public made by the stolen animals, however, were well marked, and, to use. The new law states that the water shall revert such practiced eyes, afforded a unless an extension of time is applied for within the certain indication in their route. five years, and provides for successive extensions of Again putting their horses to full with compressed lips and time indefinitely. Reasonable cause for nonuse upon speed, eyes directed to the trail before which to apply for extension are given as: Financial them, Carson and the Indian warcrisis, industrial depression, operation of legal pro- rior dashed on, Carson concluding that California was the destinaceedings of other unavoidable cause, or the holding tion aimed at in the deserters calof right without use by any municipality or culations. Kit and his brave had other body politic to meet the reasonable future re- traveled about a hundred miles when the horse of the Indian gave quirements of the public. out and Kit had to continue the Both our senator and representative, by the way, tnp alone, as the Indian refused voted yes on the above measure. Maybe were to accompany him on Riot. Onward, alone, he then dashed, nevwrong. er for an instant taking his eagle from the tracks which formed The Uintah Basin Record is prepared to forgive eve his compass. Finally after having those who failed to renew their subscriptions in the traveled, in all, about 130 miles, of the year, provided they do so in April. he discovered the chase. His pace first at far ter ), -- water , quarter Projects In 19oj UTAH PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT DUCHESNE, speed idly approaching the Indian just as he reached his cover, but before he could take advantage of it Kit fired, the Indian falling dead in his tracks, as he dispatched a bullet whizzing at Carson, missing him by a few inches, only. Carson then returned with the horses, and later that same spring he and Captain Lee joined Fitzpatrick and Bridger on Snake River. The Hudson Bay people at a later period (later than Ashleys visit in 1825 and Robideouxs establishing Fort Winte in 1831) undertook to penetrate the country of the Uintah and seem to have used this fort for a time. A reference to this occupancy is found in the Sublet Mss. Carton Missouri Historical Society, 12, which reads: "The H. B. Company have established a fort on the (our Uintah.-DuchesnWinty and Andy's people (the men in the employ of Andrew Drips, agent of the American Fur Company) wdll be driven from there, if the government does not take some steps. This fort comes into prominence again as a result of the stealing of certain horses from the Snake Indians in 1838. The account reads (Victor, Frances Fuller. The River A parof the West pp. these of (unemployed renegades ty trappers who in 1838 had taken to a life of thieving), under a man the robbed named Thompson, Snake Indians of about forty animals, and ran them off to the ), Uintes (our the Indians following and complaining to the whites at Fort Crockett (in Browns Hole where Newell and his party, the remainder of Famhams party, a trading party under St. Clair, who owned the fort, Kit Carson, and a number of Joseph L. Meeks former associates, including Craig and Wilkins were in rendezvous) that their people had been robbed by white trappers, and demanded restitution. Accordingly, a party was made up at this fort to go and retake the horses, as the Snakes wqre on friendly terms with the inmates of this place. The party consisted of Meek, Craig, Newell, Carson, and twenty-five others, under the command of Jo Walker. The horses were found on an island in Green River, the robbers having domiciled themselves in an of the old fort at the mouth Uintee (our Duchesne). In order to avoid a fight with the renegades, whose white blood the trappers were not anxious to spill, Walker made an effort to get the horses off the island undiscovered. But while the horses and men were crossing the river on the ice, the ice sinking with them until the water was knee-deethe robbers discovered the escape of their booty, and charging on the trappers tried to recover the horses. In this effort they were unsuccessful; while Walker made a masterly flank movement and getting in Thompson's rear, ran the horses into the fort, where he stationed his men, and succeeded in keeping the robbers on the Thompson then commenced giving the horses away to a village of Utes in the neighborhood of the fort, on condition that they should assist them. On his side, Walker threatened the Utes with dire vengeance if they dared interfere. After a day of strategy, and of threats alternated with arguments, strengthened by a warlike display, the trappers marched out of the fort before the faces of the discomfited thieves, taking their booty with them, which was duly restored to the Snake Indians on their return to Fort Crockett. There is another reference to this fort in a write-u- p of a trip California. The writer men- tions having been at it in 1849. For some reason he got the idea that it was the Robidoux fort, known as Fort Winte, near the present Whiterocks, and states that w hile it was abandoned it was still in a good state of preservation. He further mentions that he tore down the boat house on the island and made a raft out of the logs and went on it down the river southward as far as Desolation Canyon. e) 259-260- ): Uintah-.Duchesne- out-sid- The new $550,000 University of Utah Library ia now completed although It will not be furnished until early summer. The books, which number about 120 000 will not be transferred to the new library building until summer, substanWith farm prices still very although below parity, tially the pas much improved during AdAgricultural the two years, no is justment Administration of any abandonment considering now in efadjustment program Peterson William Director fect, has just been informed. of Average January farm price included commodities 14 basic the cent under the AAA was 106 per terms in level but, of the pre-wof present prices for commodities which farmers purchase, parity would be 126 per cent of the prewar level. The January farm was price of these 14 commodities below parity. therefore 20 points With farmers facing a situation in which farm prices, without benefit payments are 20 points below parity, no consideration has been given to abandonment of any adjustment program. With normal growing conditions, unless there are substantial increases in consumer buying power and industrial production in 1935, it is believed that prices could easily go rower this year. Considering benefit payments as additional income, farmers received on the part of their crops consumed in this country, returns equivalent to 124 per cent of prewar prices, or 2 points less than parity for the 14 basic commodities. For the 7 of these 14 basic commodities covered by adjustment programs, farmers received in farm price plus benefit payments, 9 points above parity. How ever, this margin above parity applies only to that share of sales consumed in this country. officials point Administration out that the purpose of the adjustment act is to seek to establish and maintain parity prices. The need for continuing agricultural adjustment is emphasized by the fact that farm prices are 20 points below parity in spite of the combined effect of reduced export surpluses, drought and dollar devaluation. Wholesale prices of farm products are 13 per cent below their 1929 relation to industrial prices, retail food costs 20 points below the general level of the cost of living, and the farmers standard of living, as measured by net income over operating expenses, 20 per cent below their pre-wstandard. ar ar Ford Motor Co. Completes Expansion Plans Believing that 1935 will see the best year for the Ford Motor Company in its entire history, equalling or exceeding the figures for the boom year 1929, intermountain officials of the Ford Motor Co. have completed arrangements for the operation of the Ford factory branch at Salt Lake City as a parts warehouse and distributing center for the Western area serviced by that branch, according to word received by H. A. Pierson, local Ford dealer. A complete line of parts for all Ford models of trucks, commercial cars, and passenger units the new s, and the models A and "T will be shipped from Salt Lake City by truck and railroad to the area comprising the states of Utah and Idaho, eastern Nevada, western Wyoming, southeastern Oregon, and western Montana. "This announcement, said Mr. Pierson of the Pierson Motor Co, "comes as one of the most encouraging indications in recent years that industrial recovery for the intermountain region is definitely under way. "These increased facilities, which will mean greater economy and convenience for local Ford car owners, were made necessary by the growing demand for the Ford products in this section of the country. Early 1935 sales reports have convinced the Ford organization that the move is a wise and consistent one. The almost universal approval of the older models, and the enthusiastic response to the new one, locally and nationally, has exceeded even the most generous expectations. "We have reason to believe that the Salt Lake City branch, of which Duchesne is a with the addition of the part, will, parts distributorship enjoy this year a season the most encouraging in its history. Aa far as the Ford Motor Company is concerned, leading Ford officials have said that the depression i8 over. Our January and February registration to. tals are the highest for the five year'and ProJucton has past not jet caught up with the demand. It is indeed gratifying that the growing importance of the n West as an automobile nter has been so recognized. V-8- Hi Hoi Voice but little to say, said had have ;I I 111 IIo, the sage of Chinatown. resume speech in order to protect ears against the voices of those my who have even less to say. Every mans voice is pleasing to Its owner. reasons mitted otuu anpiie; therefor, Legal Advertising notice of sale T- - IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY O F DUCHESNE, STATE OF UTAH. ) STATE OF UTAH Bat. -- H. HUMPHjp to, jjounJ OS .me esrtei NOTICE TO ) vs. ) GEORGE STOTT and AL- - ) ICE STOTT (also known ) his ) as Alice J. Stott), wife, and THE COLOR- ) - ) cora ADO COLLEGE, WATER ocser tSEg ier State Engineers i935.lt Notice is T. White, car ) pPlicati01 Duchesne County Court House, in Duchesne, Utah, the following described property situated in said t: county, The Southwest quarter (SW54) of Section 36, Twp. 3 S Range 4 W., and Lots 3 and 4, Sec. 1, Twp. 4 S., Range 4 W all in Uintah Special Merid., cont. in all 200 acres, tog. with any & all bldgs., impr. and app. thereunto bel. Also 90 shares of water right in Rocky Point Irrig. Co., tog. with any and all other water & ditch rights of ev. nat. however evid. used on or bel. to sd. lands. DATED this 21st day of March, to-wi- in life ! acl reg ,e 1 We says teings Jr in the State Engineers File No. 11687. All protests against the p ing of said application, ski the reasons therefor, shall submitted in affidavit form Offi for ei ;ospei men TAT With enli if Aguiar Jerry :imme rll chi f our Wh( Ki duplicate, accompanied by a of $1.00 and filed in this s within 30 days after the con tion of the publication of notice. T. H. HUMPHERTi Date of first 1935. sen as iy Reed ijines thi eel CCC Engines publication, ft April 12, 8, 1935. Ca Date of last 1935. d May e State cl ive t8 .. jJ (Signed) ARZY H. MITCHELL Sheriff of Duchesne County, Utah Date of first publication Mar, 22, c lime Duchesne River j County, Utah. Said water diverted from March 1 to d ber 1 incl. of each year at which bears N. 89 deg. w from the NW cor. Sec 12 t R. 5 W, U. S. veyed by the Murray-Whital and used to irrigated 30 t of land embraced in the Ey. SE14 Sec. 11, T. 3 S..R.5W S. B. & M. This application is deaigt 1935. 1 neo i Duchesne J s' jld W with the laws of Utah priate 0.5 sec. ft. 0f ) Defendants ) TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFFS SALE on the 16th day of April, 1935, at 2:00 oclock p. m. of said day at tne Front Door of the Date of last publication, I As DM350t Plaintiff poration of the State of Colorado, if duplicate, accompanied v of 11.00 and s filed within 30 days f thepUbUonth0;j tice. publication, Georp 5, 1935. se ten NOTICE TO WATER USERS sen R :rt State Engineers Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, March arch 19, The 1935. Notice is hereby given that Marshall Land & Livestock Co. and W. C. Foy, Duchesne Utah, have made application in accordance with the laws of Utah to appropriate 300 ac. ft of water from Sowers Canyon Creek in Duchesne County, Utah. Said water will be stored from January 1 to December 31 incl. of each year by means of a dam across the natural channel of said creek at a point which bears S. 2155 ft. and W. 1520 ft. from the NJ.4 cor. Sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., U. S. B. & M. The water will be released from storage from March 1 to November 1 incl. of each year, and allowed to flow down Sowers Canyon Creek to points of rediversion as follows: (1) N. 43 deg. 38 min. E., 3960 ft. from E14 cor. Sec. 27. (2) S. 70 deg. 30 min. W., 360 ft. from S14 cor. Sec. 33, both in T. 5 S., R. 5 W U. S. B. & M. (3) 5. 9 deg. 52 min. W. 760 ft. from W'4 cor. Sec. 11, T. 5 S., R. 4 W., U. S. B. & M. and (4) N. 29 deg. 3 min. W. 1557 ft. from S14 cor. said Sec. 11. The water will be used as a supplemental supply to irrigate 206.08 acres of land embraced in SW SNWi st WANTED home children. Call Record W. Potter, Talmage. 6 SE14NEV4 WiSE, Sec. 33; SjNW & Jt w We s site the id be it con 1 Atterney-at-Lai- r I'iti Duchesne WM. H. FITZ WATER 1 Publle Notary Postoffice Bldg., tW Duchesne ROY A. SCHONIAN Registered Mortician I'te Duchesne NWjSWU, Sec. 34, . f office s iap. L. A. 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