Show r. r k UTAH The Tho county seat of Duchesne County Coun Court ty located in tho the northeastern p port t of the state is beautifully situated at t tho the junction of the and Strawberry rivers at an altitude of ft above sea level latitude 41 degrees N. N Is Ie a government int townsite townsite town- town site Ito Is incorporated with a n. population population population lation of and is rapidly growing Has just Installed a of tho the best drinking water in the world has no saloons Has lIas good schools churches civic societies all sorts of at business houses including a bank a creamery and anda a flour mill mm Electric power in the near future Is near the heart of at the great Uintah Uin Uin- tah ah Basin On the Pikes Peak ocean- ocean ocean to-ocean ocean to-ocean highway miles east of at Salt Lake One thousand autos passed through Duchesne in 1915 1916 Located on all proposed railway lines at least one of which Is expected exp expected ex ex- p to materialize within tho the y-ar y r of at 1916 Daily auto mail mall and passenger service to the D. D R. R G. G R. R R. R 46 miles distant change ch change at Helper U Utah t. t k FINE CLIMATE While precipitation is but ten inches annually our numerous streams more than make up the deficiency deficiency deficiency de de- with a bountiful supply of water for irrigation and power pur- pur pur pur- poses Our summers are pleasant and our winters are moderate Duchesne is in the center of a n avast avast vast area of ot fertile soil which is being being being be be- ing rapidly placed under cultivation The Strawberry Duchesne and Lake Fork bottoms with adjacent tracts of thousands of rich acres on the plateaus known as the Blue Purple and West benches are now partially partial partial- ly under ditch while projects are under way for the completion of canals to irrigate the balance AGRICULTURE Our soils are adapted to fruits cereals hay and all sorts of vege vege- tables Duchesne county's exhibit won wont first prize at the State Fair in Salt Lake in 1915 The town is surrounded by stock ranges where are found large herds of cattle horses and sheep GAME GAME Fine Fine fishing and hunting in season n nearby arby FUEL Endless Endless TIMBER AND FUEL forests of abundant timber tall taU pine and spruce cedar and pinion for fuel Several sawmills COAL AND IRON Known IRON Known large deposits of coal and iron awaiting the tho advent of a ra railroad road lie at Fruitland Fruitland Fruitland Fruit- Fruit land to our north northwest west within the tho county n HYDRO DRO CARBONS CARBONS Hasn't Hasn't the reader heard of the greatest beds of in the world They lie right at our door and are estimated to be of a mineral value of seven billion bUlion dollars The output of these mines will wiIl be greatly augmented with with increased transportation ties WILDERNESS SUBDUED DUED The newcomer of or today Is not required required required re re- re- re to undergo the inconveniences ces and hardships which the pioneer of eleven years ago was compelled to endure The tourist now easily glides in on his car over good highways highways high high- ways finding steel bridges spanning our turbulent streams Green fields field of ot hay and grain now wave where once thrived the sagebrush and willow willow willow wil wil- low comfortable homes by white folks have supplanted the rude Indian Telegraph and telephone communication are now en en- joyed HO OPPORTUNITY Land is to be acquired by homestead homestead homestead home home- I stead entry purchase or lease Reasonable Reasonable Rea Rea- ea- ea prices Land and water can be bought fee simple 10 up A few chances yet remain for home- home TOWNS A AND D CITIES Associated with Duchesne in the great Uintah Basin are some twenty towns principal among which are My Myton ton Boneta Altonah Roosevelt and Vernal Li Livestock estock Sheep range in this count county county coun coun- t ty cattle swine 1000 horses nE REMEMBER DUC DUCHESNE Write rite the SECRETARY OP OF THE CO COMMERCIAL CI CLUB U Duchesne Utah |