| Show Roosevelt is in Uintah County In proof of the contention that Roosevelt is in Uintah county conty the letter is printed Topographic Branch Washington October 7 1914 Mr DL Carmody Civil Engineer Myton l Dear Mr Carmody In reply to your our letter of October October October Oc Oc- tober 1 I am authorized by the Director f e fur tor or to inform you that the meridian as shown on the Geological Geological Geo Geo- logical Survey map of the Marsh harsh Peak Utah quadrangle was located by triangulation from rom the Coasy and Surrey Survey Survey Sur Sur- vey rey transcontinental belt of triangulation triangulation tri tri- and is reduced to United States tes Standard or as its it itis itis is s North North American datum and it is correctly plotted on m the engraved sheet You can verify its relative position from triangulation stations sta sta- ioris by plotting some of the positions given on pages an and 99 of Bulletin are Leidy Peak for example example ex ex- ample mple whose longitude is degrees 50 minutes 89 seconds the he map shows the point just a n small mall fraction of an inch west minutes A of f degrees 50 second on the map in that lo locality locality lo- lo is about inch The fi figures ures you quote for the theLand theLand Land sand Office of the Uintah Uin- Uin fah tah Special Meridian are from the he Manual lanual of Surveys rs 1902 edition and are not based on a United States Standard po- po they were based if so on n local star observations they hey might in differ by several seconds of longitude from the standard Yours very truly Si Signed ned E M Douglas the Chief Geographer 2 2 The map to in thi this letter shows that the distance between the county boundary line Une ne the nOth meridian and the he Uintah Special Meridian Meridians s is 15 5 miles whereas according according- to Mr 11 Er Harmston's I figures it is ig but 22 miles The whole thinS think means leans that the entire town of Roosevelt is east of the meridian and in Uintah County Advertisement i 0 0 MYTON MyrrON FOR COUNTY SEAT My Myton ton Wants it and is Going to Have it if the Voters of Duchesne County Consult Their best Interests What is wisdom on the par part of the people of Duchesne Count Countin County in regard to the locating of the thi County Seat Let us review the conditions condition existing There are here people from every state in the Union with the State of Utah furnishing the largest number of people of an another any y other state T They hey have come into this new country with will diverged ideas habits and even They all have ideas worth considering Many Man y have yet to learn to give and take and let the other fellow have an inning now and then Now in the matter of the county seat location this lesson has got to be learned for if mad ices ices or er ideas of what our neighbors may mayor or may not be is allowed to dictate dick the lo location location location lo- lo cation of the county seat we and our cur children our childrens children's children will be inconvenienced for many generations Let us build guild our County Seat in a rational way regardless of p personalities personalities per per- er- er s looking to the lo location location lo- lo cation atlon only Let our County Seat that will be a credit credito to o our new Co County nty and tha shall shaU accommodate the greatest number numer num num- ber er of people The three largest settlements of if Duchesne to be accommodated are ire Roosevelt Myton 1 and Du Du- chesne These are the three centers enters of population of Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne County and always will be le How are they situated in regards to each other Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt is on the extreme east side of f the county if in the county atall at atall all 11 all government maps show I. I Roosevelt in Uintah county and Duchesne is on the western ed edge edgee e of f the population and there can cane be e no more people west yest est and south of it n is i's nearly midway between the two and aUthe all aU the he travel from one to the theother other ther- goes thru My Myton ton Myton ryton win rill accommodate both of them what that would be the Ute condition if Myton were we w trot t elected eJected One 1 or the other would be seriously inconvenienced Roosevelt would have a long way to travel t to o Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne to the County Seat and Duchesne would have a long longway way to Roosevelt Think of it tax payers and voters wh why should either of these large and prosperous communities be thus inconvenienced Is not 1 the natural solution of the difficulty difficulty culty Then why is Myton not chosen as the County Seat why was there ever any doubt as to where was the proper place It so happened that at the opening of the Reservation many people from adjacent states located in this Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment townsite It was considered considered considered con con- the most promising the most centrally located town of the Reservation taking into consideration the vast areas of agricultural land that surround it These people settled around Dayton Myton but among them are many who wh were born and raised in Utah Now to the people of Duchesne County let us say aside any that might exist since to encourage immigration immigration immigration gration is the need o 0 State of Utah and the County of Du Du- Du- Du chesne Her vast acres must be cultivated her incalculable mineral wealth must be develop develop- ed Come up be minded broad-minded vote for the location that will accommodate the greatest number number num num- ber of our people that will be logically situated as the real Ic enter center of population of our rich richand richand and growing county That place dace is Myton 1 We are all aU citizens of Duchesne County and most nest of us will be permanently located 11 here ere Let us live taI to together to- to I gether ether in peace let Jet us work for forthe forthe the he of Duchesne Country regardless of of affiliations affiliations ions religion politics or race They hey have nothing to do with it Reason Season with yourself sincerely and se if you do not answer Myton l is the proper location for forthe forthe the he county seat Advertisement e eci l r 19 15 1 1 T log s. s L CONTY so n r 0 e or or |
