Show wasted lands of basin are bein being beina a reclaimed the uintah basin through the slow processes of geological changes has received its share of both inorganic wealth and soil productivity but because soil abuses have prevailed many 0 otherwise ther wise productive acres have become sterile and years of te building wilt be required to re store their economic value physiologically the uintah ba basin sin is classed as a high mountain and plateau area but the basin that broad sweep which throws Itsel fout from the base of the uinta mountains to the north landing against the book cliffs on the south accord log to the best bes t ph asi r he to Is B p A ste is according or di to ill the dictionary act kd n a vall vast of land den denuded ed 0 of faor forests in this are found the four universal soil types these are I 1 alluvial that soil soll made up tip from stream deposited materials 2 glacial soils deposits posits or plains derived partly from granites goranites gra and other igneous materials of the higher mountains 3 residual soils those formed by the weathering of air our face rocks but altered in places mi through 0 u gh deposition from higher residual d u lands 4 aeolian or wind deposited soils which are found in a few places as sand dunes and other formations alluvial althe is the most productive soli soil sandy loam loani in id tes texture ture filled with humus deposited by b centuries of stream flow this coil soil is rich in growing a ability clity and is confined to bott bottom am lands ands terraces and valle valley fills phroh through which mountain mountains streams r r eams flow flo wind formed soils are not extensive in the basin as it the case 0 of f araine aeolian soil the soil of the uintah basin has suffered much abuse however the organized effort of the government conservation agency c g working in this area is steadily returning these man wasted ian lands ds to productive use |