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Show 8 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 17, 1994 100 years ago... VERNAL EXPRESS, VOL.3 The political bee is beginning to buzz. Look out for it, or it will get into your bonnet. Utah will come into the Union as a state with more resources than any other state in the inter-mountain region. re-gion. A few Republican rallys like the last two meetings held by them in Vernal, and their name is "Pants" in this county. The citizens of Uintah County, should begin to look about them for suitable candidates for a delegate to the constitutional convention. Don't let politics or religion figure in the matter, your choice should be a man with ability and good sound judgment, judg-ment, one you will be proud of and will work to the interest of the people. peo-ple. Now would be a time to bond the County and build a Court House. A great many will say that the county is too poor, and times too hard. This is just the reason it should be done now, and put the money required to build a court house in circulation among the people of the valley, and let the people who will begin to flock to this county when the reservations reser-vations are opened, help pay the bill. There is another good reason for acting now in this matter, and that is, there will be other towns outside of Ashley Valley, and if we have only an old wooden shack for a court house, it would be an easy matter to take the county scat out of the valley, but if there was a good county building, it would make a vast difference. The point the Express wants its readers to sec is, the money that it would take to build a good county building would be a big help to you all, there would be no danger of losing the county scat, and somebody else will have to help pay for it. Sec? It is ihc home paper that is always asked for favors. When anything is to be boomed the home paper is the first to be appealed to, to work up the enthusiasm. Compliments, promises and advice will no more support a home prim shop than they'll support a home merchant. Their pay must come in somewhere, and the home office should have your patronage when you have woik to be done. MRS. NANCY HAWS, DLNT1ST. All dental woik danc in a Ktcniif-ic Ktcniif-ic manner and guuaniccJ. Offxc on Vernal Surct, 2145 E, 1989 I 19B3 I 19a3 MtTSHUOlSHI PRECIS FORD TEMPO CHEVY CAMAftO 1983 1985 1982 MTUNDAI EXCEL OIOSM001LE 99 FORD MUSTAMQ OT 4 t . V , IP) fS V S So0". B"4 lf Mc5, l ne. p.lJO C-ibk (PM1 Psm t V9 - 1981 19SJ DODGE COLT FORD BRONCO XII FORD MUSTAXQ St . s"! iff ' " S t"". tr- i m pi'-. a w?s o A CM lis! iiii liil NISSAN 4X4 CHEVY CEUCRITY OLDS DC II A U 6r t-vtti e r. & Ijgj 19&-9 19Q9 OLDS CUTLASS WAC0N CHEVY BERETTA CHEVY BERETTA 0T a r.. t9. , c. 1 1. a 1987 1988 198$ CHEVY CELEBRITY OOOCE CAJUVA FOROYmD rnr mHf vr r- Vernal Utah, August 16, UTAH'S NEW GOLD FIELDS Excitement Runs High in the Uintah County The chief interest in mining circles cir-cles is now centered on the rich mineral fields of the Uintah and Uncompahgre reservations, which are to be thrown open to the public, and any information concerning this region is received with interest. The following extracts are made from a letter received by a well-known Salt Lake mining operation from a party of prospectors that he recently sent out to the Uintah mountains, north of the reservation. The letter was written at Fort Duchesne: "The mining excitement is high here. Parties are pushing in from Denver, Cheyenne, the Henry mountains and the Colorado river region. The camp at Dead Man's, is the center of attraction and forty miles west of north from Fort Duchesne, is about as tough a place as they make them. Bad men and worse men from Creede, Denver, Cheyenne and Helena are there. "They have ore which, it is said, runs from $280 to $1500 in gold. Cass Hite tells me that he is camped twenty-one miles northwest of our place. He has located some quartz claims there, but is not bothering with placers yet. His belief is that the field is a rich one. Last night he showed me a piece of rock in which I could sec the gold with my naked eye. What he has is no fake, and it came from the head of the stream which washes down our gulch. I will ship you the samples at the first opportunity. A party of Dcnvcritcs arc here on their way to a point west of Dead Man's. "I have seen a magnificent stretch of county right in the mountains and west of Lake Fork, about thirty to forty square miles in area. It is watered wa-tered by a single mountain stream and four or five lake streams. The soil is the richest I ever saw in Utah, and the grass and wild grain for twenty-five miles grow as high as a horse's back. People in Salt Lake have no idea of what a country coun-try this is. The mountain range and bad lands shut off the best country from ordinary travel, and unless a person travels by the Indian trails, as wc did, he will not sec the fine places. Traveling expenses arc high in this region. Oats arc S2 a hundred and hay if SI .50 per bale. Salt Lake Tribune. Wc were hown a bcauuful metal button the other day which was taken from a half ounce of Uintah county ore Umuh couty mine arc cctiumty foing to add materially to the mineral wealth of I'uh and that Hwy. 40 Vcrr.rl .'."' 1894 N0.19 too at no great distant day. We have seen many specimens of ore from that region and nearly all are rich but the reservation is the richest mineral field in the country and if it is ever thrown open Wasatch and Uintah counties will become the mining counties of the territory. Wave. Dissolution Notice. Vernal, Utah, Aug. 13th, 1894. The Co-partnership heretofore existing ex-isting between L. Johnson, S. D. Colton, W. P. Coltharp, Joseph Luxen and R. S. Collett under the firm name of L. Johnson & Co., have this day been dissolved by mutual mu-tual consent. All accounts due said firm are payable to and all liabilities are assumed by our successors L. Johnson, S. D. Colton and R. S. Collett, who will continue to do business under the firm name of L. Johnson & Co. L. Johnson, S. D. Colton, W. P. Coltharp, Joe Luxen, R. S. Collett. MRS. NANCY HAWS, DENTIST. All dental work done in a scientific scientif-ic manner and guaranteed. Office on Vernal Street. LOCAL ITEMS J. R. Wren, the picture man representing repre-senting the Eureka Company Co., is in town. Mrs. E. F. Conynghame returned to Vernal this week from Price. A couple of live pigs wanted at the Uintah House on subscriptions or debts to this office. A. B. Atwood, the photographer is still on deck give him a call when you want your photos taken. Last week as George Bartlctt was cleaning a gun, it went off and burned his face badly with powder. Wm. Bingham has gone to Provo to bring his sister Mis Em Bingham, and Miss Rose Reynolds from the summer school which is out this week. John Bluford, is still at the Antlers, and always ready to give you a shave or hair cut. The Co -Op has just received a Urge assortment of shoes. Now is your lime to get a good fit. On Thursday last there were two fires in the valley. Mr. Wise lost five tons of hay by (he careless use of matches and cigarettes. Mr. Abpbnalp who lives in the western part of the 4 ih ward lost his dwelling house and all its contents, tauwd by the stove pipes setting fire to the roof of the summer kitchen. The fire left him In almost destitute condition. SkyWest offers lower fares SkyWest Airlines, ' a Delta Connection carrier, is implementing a new fare' structure between Salt Lake City and Vernal. Effective Aug. 12, SkyWest will offer lower fares in the market - ranging from $39 for a 30-day advance purchase to $59 for same day travel. According to SkyWest Director of Pricing Programs Rexanne Woods, the airline hopes to stimulate leisure travel while offering business travelers trav-elers a reduction for purchasing tickets early. "These tickets are all fully refundable, with no service charge for changes and no minimum mini-mum stay requirements." Woods said the new structure is part of an effort to reduce fares sys-temwide. sys-temwide. "Low-cost carriers have brought new focus to pricing programs, pro-grams, and we've been working hard during the past couple of years to reduce our overall operating costs so we could lower our fares profitably," she said. "Now we're poised to lead other regional carriers carri-ers in the same direction." SkyWest Airlines operates as a Delta Connection carrier under a marketing agreement with Delta Air Lines. The airline serves 42 cities in nine western states and completes over 550 flights daily. Toll free Flaming Gorge info available The Bureau of Reclamation is currently cur-rently providing information about Flaming Gorge Dam releases and elevation on the toll-free water information in-formation line for Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River. The recording, which can be reached at 1-800-752-8525, is approximately ap-proximately two minutes long and is updated every day at approximately approxi-mately 7 a.m. It provides water data on the midnight elevation and releases, re-leases, average flow rate and predicted pre-dicted flow pattern for Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. This information is helpful to recreation users of the Green and Colorado rivers downstream of Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon Dams. Recreation users arc reminded remind-ed that the predicted flow patterns arc based on 24-hour advanced data and can change unexpectedly due to unplanned events. Reclamation recently installed a similar water information line to provide data on average flows along points of the Gunnison, Uncompahgre, Colorado. Dolores and Roaring Fork rivers. Water information in-formation on this line can be accessed ac-cessed at 1-800-276-4 828. NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO Report shows districts shortfall The Uintah School District is spending more money than it took in the last two years which could be a dangerous situation if it continues. The statement was made by Jay M. Jeffery, director of financing for the Utah State Office of Education, in a fact-finding report mandated during the impasse of teacher and board salary negotiations. According to the Uintah School District's 1994-95 Uniform Budget Report, in FY 1993-94 the district spent a little better than $1 million more than it took in. The district is budgeting to spend $284,000 more than its anticipated revenues for FY 1994-95. The Uiniah District's M&O unappropriated unap-propriated fund balance at the year's end has decreased from $851,768 in FY 1992-93 to $400,000 in FY 1993-94. "The trend to spend more revenue than is generated each year is a dangerous dan-gerous one that can only lead to financial fi-nancial difficulty and an ultimate budget deficit which is illegal in Utah," Jeffery states in his report. Uintah School District teachers Well Known Psychics "B0NI & VICKI" will be in Vernal at the Oine-A-Ville Motel C CARP TAROT RUNI3 CELTIC ORACH It fiftVfiTAl AOftftlB r ,..l.,.,.,.- -T. .T- w Equipment & Vehicles 580 D Case Backhoe 1994 16' Flatbed Trailer Case Trencher 1980 Honda Prelude Misc.Cable Tools 12 Fiber Glass Boat Electric Trolling Motor Furniture Dressers Water Fall Bedroom Set Oak Bunk Bed Stereo Cabinet 41"Blg Screen TVRemote Curio Cabinets Touch Lamps Like-new Buton Couch Couch Coffee & End Tables Computer Center Oak & Wicker Book Cases Wood Rockers Like-new Bar Stools Bumper Pool & Card Table and much, much more For more information or to Call Lisa at 789-0931 vvRl nmi Mi. ZJ Auction Service Livestock (801) 789-7424 "Have us do a aa for you." .XT it are paid an average of $25,593 while the state average is $27,239. The average Uintah District administrator's admin-istrator's pay is $40,902 and the state average is $43,735. The average aver-age pay for principals and assistants is $4487 in the Uintah District while the state average is $45,736. Business Manager Richard Tolley said for the last two years the board has drawn on the district's reserves. This year the district will have a surplus of $200,000. "At the present rate of decline in unappropriated M&O year end balances, bal-ances, by FY 1995-96 the district will be in a deficit and will have to reduce expenditures in order to comply with state law," Jeffery said. The information in factor finder report "are things we have known for the past two years," Tolley said. 'This year's undistributed reserve $200,000 is just a pittance compared com-pared to our total budget $30 million," mil-lion," Tolley said. The school board is facing an even a tighter budget next year, but will address its top priority teachers' salaries. O 801 W. US Hwv 40 for appointment W- ....... MOVING AUCTION Saturday, August 20, 1 p.m. 1748 South 1500 East, Naples, Utah Misc. & Appliances 12 Gauge Shotgun 22 Semi-auto Rifle Gas Weed Eaters Hydraulic Cylinder 2 Saddles Horse Swing Microwave Oven Cast Iron Toys Coolers Tent Cots Refrigerator Washer & Dryer Diamond Ring 6 PL Bull Elk Homs Cow Skull Bear Sculptures Hand Made Peace Pipes Household Misc. and much, much more "Auctioneer"! Note: Dave Kelly moved i out of state. All Items will be moved to ZJ Auction's bulking In Naptei. consign call Zander or Johnna CASSETTE! V f I 1 r - rj Y3C7Q G |