Show UINTAH DAGGE AH-DAGGE TT COUNTY LINE SET State Stac Engineer M. M Bacon Sets Definite DetinUe location for fOI Line Be- Be r T Two o Counties Definite location of the boundary line Une between D Daggett and Uintah counties In the locality known as f draw lias has been decided by Geo I 1 Bacon Dacon state engineer who whoa vas a basin visitor last week Mr I Bacon declared that an examination BC t f the region indicated plainly that the lie divide between the north and fouth watersheds as proclaimed b by bf b he governor in ia ii November 1917 f followed the lines lints sweeping to the tho oath substantially substantial as shown in the forest orest service map of or Ashley na nation nation- ona on- on Il a forest t-forest forest dated 1 1917 17 This divide BIr fr Bacon declared red was quite define me e and plain until it intersected the cast past line of the Ashley forest reserve reserve b ond the cast east line of ot which it was was considered that the supposed loca loca- ion tion U n of the count county boundary had hed been ra Teen settled by compromise and i agreement s r While the definite legal authority of if the state engineer is limited to a determination ifon of the Hie boundary line liner tr- tr r from rom examination in the field Mr Bacon Bacon said he saw no Objection to rhe the he line from Crom tie the above mentioned J Intersection to the northwest t corner I I of if f sec section 6 following the west I l line Inc ne of township 1 north range Jast east ast While the state engineer It tely lY determined the boundary line Ashley forest as above s set setout t out nut ut lie he was not called upon to pro- pro eed eed east of ot this line and would not j- j lass lass up n the compromise location ast thereof but he did suggest the of oC the west line of town- town hip Ip 1 north as stated staled Und Under r section 1322 Compiled tics is of f Utah 1917 it is the duty offie of he he fie state slate f engineer to locate th the IP In dispute by marking It k u m In Ithe ground with suitable ments f In this instance such a prof pro- pro t. t would have been quite ex- ex and In view of the fact that he h ho location of ot the tho divide Is lJ in the 18 lain In well defined Mr BacoL Daco u has flitted fitted fitted this mal mari r until such such Hmo times time s S' s IL the counties find that its value ul m warrant the cost cost fIn un tin addition to the the ate te engineer recommends that theom the om promise line be bo validated at the mIng oming ro session of the state legisla- legisla Ire are with the change however howe that I I I o 10 description in the compro compromise belade be belade e I Il I l lade lade de to read so that th the Count county line ill ill follow public land survey lines ad nil l be so designated by a on n which till wil be definite ev event nt d' d this public survey suney no not nol running due cast east south as for by the compromise de- de east of oC Ashley forest lr Ir Bacon met the county survey survey- lOf VII VII- 5 of the thc two counties and also VII m n Murray county count clerk of ot Uintah ur n ty and Keith Smith chairman f the the Daggett county commissions commission commission- s t at McKees McKee's Draw An examina- examina on OIK 1 o of the region was made Dade by all resent with the result stated above h m boundary line flue Une o Dagg tt count county a fixed by proclamation lor of o wornor of Utah ou on No November 16 7 There has been no question 17 dIspute about the line Hue so 1 In tho the case of a paron perou per par on on ou of the southerly boundary ar MB boundary was described in th the e as thence east cast along Id watershed to the Colorado state date tat 1 TE There has been considerable smite as lS to where that watershed i and nd valuable range land Is in- in led cd tVr Ir Bacon stopped In Jf Myton Roosevelt nOose inspecting the p profs pro pro- pro pro- oot o- o of ot the Uintah Basin Construe Construe- n n company and the tho Dry Gulch Ir Ir Ir- aU tion 1 1 on com company pall |