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Show s f inamiim; of I BOTTLE HOLLOW I Tourists to the area of f the Uintah Basin often I ask local residents how I Bottle Hollow received its J name. In 1886 when Utah I was still a territory, Fort Duchesne Was built and maintained by the U.S. Cavalry. When soldiers from the fort obtained passes to go on leave to j the neighboring town of I Roosevelt, they would en-I en-I joy their favorite pass I time - the taverns. There 3 was a stretch of land P which included the now I present Bottle Hollow area that was referred to by the cavalry as the & "strip". On the return I trip back to the fort, the military men would wait until the last possible opportunity op-portunity to drink, as no liquor was allowed inside the fort. When they finish-a finish-a ed with their bottles, they would toss the empties in- to the small ravine, or J hollow, alongside the I road. Over the years, the pile of empties, often i referred to as dead f soldiers, grew rather large. Local residents i laughingly called it "bot- tie hollow". The name stuck, and is now the site I of the ultra modern "Bot- ) tie Hollow Resort," own- i ed and operated by the J Ute Indian Tribe. t |