Show TE or W y ms ahu I 1 liba ui 1 D a SUITABLY LOCATED FOR FOK mop FAT DIVISION theodorea short sketch of a promising town its advantages and outlook for the fut ure Soll adapted to the culture of fruit thodore is 13 wc adl I 1 I 1 k known a as s a presidential 1 possibility for it ic election for 1908 but a few I 1 ave livard f the coming ot ll 11 t 4 it 11 ustah U reservation it is oril iiii a bhart time ago that tile the eld ireene was a a terra incognita cog nita known to those only who lived in the th of the counties in which una this section of northeastern utah is 13 located tit d I 1 rice it is riot not to be wondered ut at tl 0 at colorado Colora ao and other neighboring states stales are totally ignorant of this thia great section the town of theodre with its tributary country of 25 miles each way is ia depre senta ive in view of its central location of the entire it ie it is impossible at present to lu point out on the map of ut ill di tia ti tl a exact location of theodore but w hen the map of utah is this cin be distinctly shown perhaps iho Lon confluence fluence of strawberry river with the bucl esne which can be shown on any good map will indicate fairly fairl Ns well ell its location duchesne Duc heene however is 13 the name of this townsite which the government appropriately pria tely designated and while the people baisl cling to the old name I 1 theodocie The it will ill soon pass away to be replaced by a name noe no rno e befitting a city there are othel towns that have sprang up un en tile le ie who woul nouh i dispute chii preference and naturally so po it is 13 not the intention of this article however to detract one item from the importance which other towns have in store but to help them grow the reservation with its thousands of acres of fei lily soil BUI ivady to respond to the call of the I 1 ue bandman is large enough elou h to contain them all and this without attracting the least from one another ano ducheane Duch cane lias bas an elevation of ft the winters arri are mild and the summers are not hot there aie ate frequent during the sum mer st ason which imparts a delightful freshness frea liness to tile in this re resembling an ideal eastern castern sum mer clime hie mean temperature during the summer of 1906 wis was 68 the lowest duding the winter of 6 was 12 below zero and the mean temperature during tile the months of january and february was 10 alave snow fell duding the winter of C 7 inches and never did it exceed this the winters are short avei eveia y spring witnesses winds from the southwest which however are never violent and do not last long ane tie townsite is ia located on a grassy plat the north side of wh wb ch the beautiful duchesne with its sparkling waters glide gracefully along while towards the south the strawberry mer winds around till it reaches tile the southeastern part of the townsite where it empties into tile the duchesne I 1 these hese two rivers both carrying an immense volume of water and anh I 1 th their many tributaries tributa ries to the north and west would readily indicate that the tributary country has nothing to fear from lack of water but that in this respect and there is no considerate on of greater importance to any country it exceeds any portion of utah the country gradually slopes sloped toward the southeast which thus renders irrigation practicable and comparatively easy thestil the soil inthe in the valley is remarkably free from al kalies while the blue bench and west bench country has not a trace there is no greater bug bear to settlers rs than any thing which resembles alkali these fears fear will swill however be allayed when it is known that a sample of this white pulverized substance t was sent to chicago for analysis and found to contain only 11 percent alkali hile the bulk contained gypsum and magnesium edits an ideal and antiseptic the cliffs and benches surrounding this town are li 11 1 lall all 1 i vast g ism bed the purity 0 ta alm ageg atei need not be discussed here ht re it cannot be excelled the location of duchesne and its future is however hoever tin oil principal subject of this thia article and what has been stated above tn in this would il indicate that the moffat railroad can not easily dodge the water churia that thai would find an easy straight and the only practicable route through this town to salt lake city whether or not it may choose to follow the duchesne I 1 or tile the strawberry or both most people who travel through this thia town are not only impressed pressed irr with its graceful location but particularly with ith the certainty of its becoming a railroad town it has bas been reported in some of the local papers chrt the raven mining company has haa decided to rebuild their immense plant lately destroyed by fire near their mines if so ducheane city located as aa it 14 I 1 it a comparatively short distance JiB tunce from their field of opper aaion would derive the benefit and the people heie without exemption are desirous to exter esterd d all of tile the mirul force within their pow r to render this enterprise a reality if now no in addition to the above the mineral section known aa the Stock more country cornea comen to the front ducheane will lie he the supply point reports are coming in from time to time which would indicate that the precious metal are there Assay ses as high as 45 in gold have bave I 1 been made silver and copper prospects have bein been found which no doubt in time will cioe valuable mining experts trace tile park city mineral belt through LIB lias button imi tion finally this hatle cil ca is gradually ira dually beang out there is 3 a general feeling of confidence pr evading tl tie 0 andall community conlin unity which through rough rain and sun eun shine has firmly clung IU ng to the beef b lief that there is ft a future in store for I 1 the legant elegant el city hall now in ill bouis ei construction is an evidence of this fatt fact it is built by the p ople and fur for ti it u people in the cooperative plan und and when completed will be owned by them tt it is 13 a building feet feel cort from lumber and will be used for purposes which the occasion demands there are several other resident buildings in contemplation A saloon is IB under tinder con su ruction and m ahen ben coni d will excel any building of its iia kind in this part of the con country A drug store will be erected in the near future winch which will carry a large stock of drugs aud chemicals the vim and energy which has been exhibited by the few settlers here is ia certainly commendable and is ill arl ar dvid evidence ence of the firm confidence which these people the population of this town ard and surround sui round ing co coaz itry is nixed there are a few Missour Missouri lars ars to bo be sure some uta ans but the majority majora ity colorado people but what ever be b the mixture it certainly fits the case and all pull the same str ng to make inake 1 D city the city of the reservation in conclusion mr air editor this article would not be complete without direct mg the readers of jour our moat valuable le paper many of vl aich are located here in our lidit of the great future in store for this groat great section as an agricultural country scientific horti horn culturists who han ha e an analysis of the soil find that it contains the essentials for fruit pi the bailis compos ed of sandy loam on this townsite town gite where excavations have been made the average ge thickness ti bicknel of the soil is six ft and in some places tiac g even exceeds thia those who have made fruit culture a specialty pronounce it exceptionally promising the gardening which was waa in this town was more ex pin piri metal than otier er wise and although irrigation was mainly done by hand the writer saw a cauli flo er head during the latter r art of july which weighed two pounds and a radish during the latter part of june which measured 13 inches in length and 1 14 1 4 in diameter it is 13 to he be hoped that the route between heber and vernal which the express so strongly advocates may soon become a reality so that the business relations ions and friendly intercourse which logically should exist between vernal and duchesne may still further be strengthened we are all however looking in the direction of your ity city for the moffat road which if it cornea comes chii way will soon stan span the short di tance which separates u thus endear taj liag the two cities vernal and duchesne the two coming cities be tween denver and salt lake city yours truly VERITAS |