Show fl A fitting tribute to the ile Beu beauties ties and PCS pos ties of ashley valley one ot of the greatest surprises that may happen in the life of a traveler la is the one that awalda him after many miles of travel through waste land of rolling hills mounds and washes that make up the badlands west of vernal until he has about decided that a col lowal mistake I 1 I 1 been made by the pioneers of this uintah basin in everl ever attempting to wrest it from the prairie dogs and help the indians to farm it believing that an overruling providence has intended abr some useful purpose all that he ile has created one wonders of what use such lands as greet the eye on either side was intended until the oil derricks are seen and you are led to hope that tae wealth of this country Is hidden be neath the surface A few minutes later as you emerge the twists and follow the road off the ridge and over the bridge a veritable cri table paradise is presented to the vie view beautiful ashley valley e ex tending tending twenty five miles ion long 9 and ten miles wide vide of well kept farms firms green acres of alfalfa and all the attributes of a contented people in a land that Is a small supporting self empire a place that brings the spirit and restfulness and peace to a traveler weary stary of the hustle of city clity life striving in competition with others for things that arc are not worth the effort you residents of vernal may pride yourselves with having the nearest thing to the garden of eden that can be secured in this land and you may expect other people who are tired wed of conditions elsewhere to participate with you in improving and building upon that which nature has so abundantly given you H 8 nelson salt lake city |