Show HELP BUILD UP UINTAH townsite te mining and water companies ready for active work we find this thia interesting story concerning the new townsite in the salt lake tribune taken from the denver mining record records colorado springs and Pueblo people who formed a combination at the opening of the ustah reservation says the mining record for the purpose of securing a townsite water and mining pro properties p in the reservation have been successful beyond their expectations and the varied interests have been bagre segregated into three corporations the independent townsite company has received government title to its ita I 1 land and and acres have been platted into 1000 lots of this thia number have already been sold the town is located irr in dry gulch four miles southwest of fort duchesne e and h half alf way between moffat and myton pueblo capitalists have arranged to erect a hotel and stores in the town as soon as spring opens and if present plans are carried out independence will become a county seat C T fertig of this thia city is president of the town toan company the independence mining and milling company is the name of the corporation that will control the mining interests of the combination the company has already secured acres of coal land 1440 acres of asphalt 60 acres of 80 80 acres acrea of gilsonite gilso and acres of copper land the officers are S S stewart of this city president mrs noble of pueblo vice president W J jackson of pueblo secretary and and J tour pueblo treasurer I 1 an immense natural i desei oi r rot of acres and 1000 acres of ranch land has been turned over to the umlah water land and development company and water from the uintah river has been filed upon to the extent of forty two cubic feet per second ther has already been constructed tep ten miles of etch and ohp work will be extended in the spring so as to place the entire tract of 1800 acres under ditch the reservoir is located two miles above the town of independence and will furnish the town with water for domestic purposes and ample for generating electricity the officers of th roul company pany are 6 9 L roland of pueblo president 1 I C mckalip of pueblo sec secretary rotary and treasurer |