| Show A ASHLEY S HLEY VALLEY S its history growth and resources i by RuthG Ruth Gardiner arcEner 6 class of 1924 uintah academy old ashley was founded in 1876 by auchard hutmaker Hut taker it was wa located on the banka bauke of or ashley creek ashley valloy valley received its it name from tiro tho arat white man known to enter it 14 waviely 1 mr ashlie Ash liy when the pett settlement lement munt was made it was necessary necess ari to have protection so 30 a fort was built in the mouth of ashley canyon called port fort thornburg Tho robur tho the were fry ery dangerous at that time of vernal tho the effrat kriet grist mill was built and owned by william Iley nold whon thore there wora were only tour four houses I 1 in n vernal in tt was as a burr mill turned with water power tho the firke reler mill was erected by lw lycurgus johnsoh it aaa also curried by water power the co ap st of today stand flo on om the inq alto of tte the first trot f store built in vernal it wag was a little rock budding building alao call od ed iho the coop co op the second store oc the pl present b sent alib of the uintah state bank bialk S M W brown was the first fint mayor if of Vr nal also the wal first aloon saloon keep ur or his saloon was the little yellow building that many of or vornal still till remember the ernal auto company building occupies the round ground now in tho the early days of vernal there wore soine well oil noted outlaws who apont a lot or of their ilmo in vernal the moet most prominent prom inept of bebb wore butch cassidy elsa lay and arid a mr maxell when the tho officers got out to hunt the they would flee into Wyo wyoming mingto to tb heir eirden den called hole inthe rock far years the boffl cora arit d to get in this den but never el 1 it I 1 t V xe ILI JV tv 0 or 7 ovelt succo succeeded oded thoro wore ore two young mon inon that str started ted their career as I 1 roa a here in vernal harry tracy and dave lant those these young men wore well nell known knon in ashley valley they attended the social gatherings and no oil oni ever dreamed that they wore nere soon to become notorious outlaws the first opera house was aas where here 1 the old gym was as a few years ago it 11 was as aref ted and owned by jake workman S M brown owned the second lance dance hall L H Woo darde furniture store now occupies the same building the saw mill that made most of the lumber for some of the early buildings built in vernal was owned hv bv the tile government it wae the I 1 first one to tl erected and was 1 built on taylor mountain borne some of the old posts of the tho building are still standing the second saw sav mill to be built was w as owned by john 0 davis it wai aa an up and right saw I 1 mill I 1 the first bouse house of worship built in the ashley valley was as erected by the latter da do saints it was built noar near where the golden kule rule store now is vernal first post office was I 1 built a little below the episcopal I 1 church on the opposite side or of the street I 1 edwin flar maton was aas the f first I 1 postmaster mrs kate J doan boan sue ceedee mr harmston 1 charles charl carpenter now owns the first organ that wall brought across the mississippi to the tile west thi this is still a nice piece of furniture and ever ko la Is in tune the electric power plant was as built june ath 1907 the first local telephone wae was installed in ashley valley talley july 1908 j tho the mintah stake tabernacle was wasa dedicated indicated august 1907 1 edl the bank of vernal wa was finish finished december let 1903 and the uintah state hank was completed august angust loth 1910 the post office of to d 1 y awni erected at tie the same time the first picture show shonn to run beffre baft re the orpheus wae was built waa was be 14 tho the hotel oxford of today there were aleo also two other picture hows oue where caldere calders con fee flonory no now stands the ot other below where the ie to located the court house via aas vre erected etel in ili tho tile year of 1900 also the vernal central school building the vernal second ward built a beautiful chipel and finis finished liei it t the tall fall of 1919 tho the uintah packing plant and uintah canning factory was also finished fin hea the fall and arid winter inter of 1919 1920 an up to date school board office was as erected in the winter of 1919 1920 vernal now affords hotels markets banks stores mills roller flour mills packing and canning plants undertaking parlor restaurants tau rants oil storage tank tanks and implement houses garages show anta dance halls bakery and cre creamery amert vernal also has many thing the catle of larger population could be proud of drug stores lunch rooms fair grounds and building a a park confectioneries and high standard music store we hie hae a creane milk and ice deliver vernal 9 water ater supply is the beat a 4 it Is pipe I 1 many miles to vernal from a spring head beai I 1 I 1 the schools are all aa far addan it d as choso out hide side the byln the public schools are arp all consolidated tho the uintah school district vernal inal has two high se schools bools the uintah and willcox academies also four churches nusun the are fe few and far bt b teen that ha haer more natural re sources than ashley valley we have coal on ahr 0 sides of the valley minerals in the mountains and wo we are rich in oil gypsum turn and good timber close at hand band the fish lakes make good summer resorts sorte and the hunting Is good sport in the southern part of tho basin Is IR located one of the of the world the dinosaur quarry located at the mouth of green river gorge green river 1 is a fin find place to have early garden at the head of little brush Drush creek 1 Is a sulphur spring that if advertised properly property would be as I 1 good as those in colorado tho the farm exports experts said the th roads 1 and fences are among the best the farms of ashley valley and sections surrounding vernal are the verv richest any I 1 products of a it t temp e rn rate climate can be rained raised here whenever water writer can be place d on the ground a rioh rich harvest is 12 ass d |
