Show experiences ances 0 of f r oid Old timer ilmer Is like novel V the life and e experiences of marcus jensen reads like a pa page ge from uintah basins history or A a western novel one of the basins oldest residents from the point of years spent t in A th the e area aren mr r jensen was ite age in ernal vernal 1 last ast week finishing up his first vacation In five years at prent present halk Is employed by the preston nutte nutter r C corp orp of nine e miles 33 35 miles 4 southeast of f myton on ile he had just returned from california lil ill where he e visit 1 norv cd ed fro tro from ventura e antu a north norih to san Franci Francl francisco scow scon mr jensen was one of the I 1 first white children born in the valley he ayas was bom born at jensen 05 65 years ago a son of lars jensen operator of the first immigrant ferry across green river the town of jensen was named after that ferry operator I 1 when he was only 13 years old marcus jensen started his long career working with cattle he went first to blue mountain in colorado where re he worked 15 years for five years he worked with the keystone outfit 26 miles north of maeser punching cattle took him then to the old two bar ranch on snake river in the colorado utah wyoming corner while wor working king there he became well acquainted with the browns park a rk area which he first visited an fn in 1001 he was acquainted with old oid timers of the area some with unsavory reputations including the bassetts bassetta Bas davenports davenporte Daven ports and old man arvle jarvie a ferry oper ator who was latter murdered ered on the riv river riven later he worked for the K bar T above meeker for 15 years and near Lar nar laramie amie amle wyo wyom for five years he has been working for the preston nutter corp for the past five years his duties include cattle cattie in the areas most difficult country the land between myton and Sunny sunnyside side carbon county 1 I can still work harder than most young men he said but now wh I 1 get tired it takes longer to get et rested was his comment c concerning his health mr jens jensen c calls calis a I 1 a vernal home since wife lives here he also b has a t two 0 daughters and a son mrs oma m graim and mrs ada ed edwards 3 bf venture cai cat and will william je jensen n of bo bountiful |