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Nourished by streams rising highin high highin highin in the Ulntah Uintah Mountains to the north north- northward northward northward - ward , the lands in the circular val- val valley valley val valley - - ley which encloses Vernal Vern'81 Vern81 ' are unusu unusu- unusually unusually unusually - - ally fertile , and the cottonwoods , the thealfalfa thealfalfa thealfalfa alfalfa fields , and the pasture lands landsproclaim landsproclaim landsproclaim proclaim that ampcVater ample ampc : \ water \Vater Vater , the life- life lifeblood lifeblood life-blood life blood - blood of western farm land , is assur assur- assured assur- assur assured assured - - ed . That Vernal is primarily pr ma\"J1y ma "J1y J1y \ " a farming farmingcommunity farmingcommunity farmingcommunity community is evident from even casu casu- casual casu- casu casual casual - - al observations , , . and truly it is trom from tromthe fromthe fromthe the production of alfalfa , , wheat , beef beeflamb , lamb productsthat , woo wool ! , , honey , and dairy products productsthat that Vernal has gradually built bullt itspermanent its itspermanent itspermanent permanent and wel1 well-established well established - eBtabl1shed city . However , to the more exacting Cjxactlng ob- ob observer observer ob observer - - server it soon becomes apparent that thatVernal thatVernal thatVernal Vernal has a weal wealof wealth weal- weal ; " - . of resources in inaddition inaddition inaddition addition to its stable st1ble ! agricultural pro program pro- pro program program - gram . The practical man reads the thereports thereports thereports reports of geologists and scientific scientificmen scientificmen scientificmen men and sees the billions to be taken takenout takenout takenout out of the vicinity in coal , crude oU oil oilfirilsonitc , gilsonite , asphalt . , , and other hydro hydro- hydrocarbon hydrocarbon hydrocarbon - - carbon deposits located hearb nearby rrearb3r . Be Se Besees Sesees Hesees sees the thousands of tons of phos phos- phosphates phos- phos phosphates phosphates - - phates lying available to steam shovels shoveJs ly- ly ly - ing fifteen ftneen fi teen miles mUes from Vernal . . ard and ardmentally andmentally ardmentally mentally estimates their value on theworld's theworlds the thewor1d's theworld's wor1d's wor1ds world's worlds ' market as fertilizer fcrt1lfzer fertiliser for farm farmCroPS4 farmcrops farmcrops CroPS4 crops CroPS4He . He sees a few ffW ! miles mDes northwardAUGUST northward northwardAUGUST AUGUST 18 , 1938 . Utah's Utahs ' largest national natlonaJ forest with its itsvast itsvast itsvast vast timber resources , the water pow pow- powet power power - er et possibilities posslbtl1t1es of its streams , the thesplendid thesplendid thesplendid splendid fishing to be provided In Inthe inthe inthe the numberless numberle5 $ mountain muntain ( ) lakes and andstreams andstreams andstreams streams where in tb the current year yeara"one yearatone yeara a"one aone atone " ne 110,000 110000 , fish ware were planted by byUncle byUncle byUncle Uncle Sam . In it he sees other recrea recrea- recreational recreational recreational - - tional possibilities pnssibWt1es provided throughhunting through throughhunting throughhunting hunting and camping , and thrills at as asthe aithe . the pro prospects pects of "packing packing " in " to the therec therecently therecently rec recently ntly set aside primitive 'prlmitive prlmitive "primitive . " ' . area area"high areahigh " high gh in the Uintahs . . Nor can the practical man Ignore Ignorethe ignorethe Ignorethe the tourist-trade tourist trade - possibilities possibUltles whIch whIchU whichU whichU U S . . 40 , with its 392 paved pav.ed . miles roUes be- be between between be between - tween Salt Balt Lake City and anc1 Denver Denverwill , will bring to a city located ne near r world- world worldfamous worldfamous world-famous world famous - famous Dinosaur National Natfonal Monumentwhich Monument Monumentwhich Monumentwhich which toow now how includes , besides the far- far farfamed farfamed far-famed far famed - famed Dinosaur quarry quany and speci speci- specimens specimens specimens - mens , 318 square miles mUes of rugged and andpicturesque andpicturesque andpicturesque picturesque canyon country , . which Is Isfamed isfamed isfamed famed for sh"pr shpr sh.er sher sh " , . pr cliffs cutts , bright bIJight bznight colors colorsabundant , abundant game , and records of an- an ancIent ancient an ancient - cient cliff dwellers dweIJers . Mother Nature has indeed been la.v- la.v lav- lav la.vIsh lavish lav lavish . - ish in her bestowal of ot resources on onthe onthe onthe the Vernal Vema1 area . , and to those thase of a ro- ro romantic romantic ro romantic - - mantic turn of mind thp the th region is like likea a sleeping empire , ready to awaken awakenand awakenand awakenand and feed a hungry world with glUioIine gasoline glUioIinefor gasolinefor gasolinefor for Its automobiles automobfJes , coal for its fac- fac factories fac factories - . tories . , food for its cities , and a . play play- playground playground playground - ground for Its travellers when the theneed theneed theneed need arises . Mr . . Tourist , as he arrives around aroundthe aroundthe aroundthe the middle of August , , , will w l think thatVernal that thatVemaJ thatVernal VemaJ Vernal is stfll stUI still a regulation frontier frontiertown frontiertown frontiertown town , for ten-gallon ten gallon - - hats , blazing 1\ 1 \ " . .l l . .l.J -.J .J - ; , .Ji . . \i i \ J ? ' , neckerchiefs neckerchfefs , 811d and d h h-gh-heele h gh heele hgh-heeled4toobts'will hgh heeled4toobts'will heeled4toobtswill * - gh-1eeled gh 1eeled gh1eeledw gh1eeledboots - tJJt'boots tJJtboots tJJt'bootsI w ' boots bootswill I ' . ' wUl will be star st standar4 dar dard equipme equlpm.e equlpme equipme1ttonr equipme1ttonrall . t , onr on onaHaVernal -aHaVernal aHaVernal - aU all allVernal Vpmal Vernal citlZens\ citlZens citlZens'Howev citizens : ? , \ 'Howev Howev : ' Howev rJ r Shortly Shortlyafter : $ Shortlyafter h "tly tly "tlyafter ! " after the annual atmualf annuai ' rodeo ' + . ( one.of--tbe one.oftbe one.of oneof tbe one.oftbefinest one . . ofthe ofthefinest of - thsfinest finest In the West ) , the city returns returnsto returnsto ndJresrmes to Its normal 2500 population populatlon-F populatlon F ! - and andresi'mes andrcsrmes ndJ , resrmes resi'mes resimes ' work In its normal nQJmal : htdustries industries indus htdus- htdus indus- industries - tries , . f V " 5 i , < 1 ' gt- gt gtHowever , 4 > 4However \ - However , , Vernal is actually ctuatty actually * " one oneof oneofthe , " ofthe ot otthe + . the few remaining towns In the West Westwb1ch Westwhich Westwhich wb1ch which has a R aWm claim to frontier char char- characteristics characteristics characteristics - acteristics . With its surrounding cat- cat cattle cut cat cuttle . - becomesthe beC01nSthe becomethe tle tIe and sheep ranges Vernal beC01nS become ( ! the mecca for fOf cow * i1n ands s and ahd aid sheep sheepmpY sheepmen sheepmen sheepmenwhen mpY men mpYwhen ) - -when when - the week's weeks week ' s worJ word work is ts com- com completed com cam completed . . - pleted each Saturday . , ' The 'rhe rhe } Jangle angle Jot ref Jot.spurs refspurs 3 ofspurs .spurs spurs . sleeping , the Stetson Stehon hat . and the sleep sleep- . - ing cowpony are yet familiar famlUar on . Ver Ver- Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal Vernal - nal streets end hearken back to thedays the thedays thedays days when sheep and cattle provid provid- provided provided provided - - ed the principal Industries tndustr1es of thearea the thearea area . As the tourist drives along " Vernal's Ver- Ver Vernsl's Ver-n Ver n - nsl's nsls nal's nals ' l's ls ' ' main maJn thoroughfare , or along any anyOf anyof Of 01 ' its 25 blocks of p paved ved s streets reets * . , he hewU hewil hewll wU wil asphaltdue asphaltdu asphaltduu be traversing native rode rock asphalt du duu from city-owned city owned cityownedr cityownedmines - , r minesraa mines raa raafev , ar a t < tffWf . ffWf fevfi fev few 6 > ! , fi fimiles , miles from jtown .town town . and antL . applied ap1)1ledtO ap11ledtO ) : to theroad the theroad theroad road in its native condition -perhansthe perhansthe conditionperhansthe conditionperhapsthe cond1tlon-perha cond1tlon perha condition--perhaps condition perhaps - - - - t the e simplest slmpp.st slmppst ! . and most economical economfcat ? , o oall pfall f ' a11 all wavs ways of constructing modem modern high hIgh- hIghways highways highways - ways . . Made of ot the same material ar are areeight areeight eIght to ten miles inlles of side walk mlk of en- en enduring en enduring . - during quality and laid with a mini mini- minimum minimum minimum - mum of expense . 4 4A A sewage system . , i ic itly recently c ; tly tostallcd Installed tnSb tostallcdat 1 ' at a cost of (65,000 65000 $65,000 $85,000 85000 $ ( $ , . , makes Vernal Vernal'amodern Vernalamodern ' a amodem amodern modem modern city In respect to ita its waste wastedisposal disposaL , and the city's citys ' ' fortunate lo- lo location ] lo location 0- 0 0cation - - cation atthe at .the- .the . , .thebas thfr - bas base of the Ulntah tnntah Uintah moun- moun moUD . - * " ' 0 't t " ' : { . j 4 . ' " ta ain ains < . makes miikes hk possib possible a ; > ft titS It : ! 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