Duchesne Courier | 1923-07-27 | Page 1 | Uintah Basin Roads

o v UINTAH BASIN DASIN ROADS OADS Preston G. G Pete Peterson Jn and Henry W W. Lunt of the state road commis commission sion slon and Howard C. C Means chief engineer spent part of ot two days Inthe in inthe the Uintah h basin on road business They met at Vernal P P. P St. St J. J Wilson elite chief engineer of the United Stases Stages bureau of public roads and party It is beU believed ved something is going to be done for Cor the Victory highway in the Uintah h basin At f present nt t the e highway from Duchesne to Roosevelt is not In the very best of oC shape shap Mr Lunt is said sad to be the father ather of the patrol system He advocates It In season and out One of th these se days we are going to adopt It allover all allover allover over this state Mr 11 Lunt told us of that famous gravel road between n Cedar CIt City and Lund a distance of f 33 miles Two men with cart o outfits outfits out out- t- t fits patrol It The cost is p per r month It is 13 said to be the best piece of road except paved roads in Utah During their stay in the basin the highway commissioners discussed the feasibility of cutting out two dug- dug ways between My Myton ton and Roosevelt One is what Is known as the My Myton ton dugway and the other is near John Hardman's ranch J