Show you save ISO miles between east west utah on no 10 travelers and residents of southeastern utah who wish to go to southwestern utah can save themselves up to miles and hours of traveling time by using utah highway 10 this takes them through lovely castle valley which hugs the feet of the wasatch range at the very edge of the desert this is emery scenic highway and is in the northwestern end of the county no 10 is an excellent and convenient shortcut it is paved all the way and connects in central eastern utah at price with U S 50 6 the western end of utah 10 joins U S 89 across the mountain range at sahna salina utah the route across emery county is comparatively level and has the added addan tage of the scenic beauties af forded by the mountain range on the west side of the highway while the country known to be rich in natural resources the coal cliffs and the newly opened uranium fields on the san rafael swell spread out to the east of the road the towns of huntington huntingto n castle dale ferron and emery provide service stata stations ons cafes and motels so necessary to the convenience and c comfort a m f c r t of travelers orangeville Orang eville just 3 paved miles from castle dale offers an interesting te and well worth while side trip to the largest welfare project of the L D S church in utah the deseret coal mine the new uranium mill of the western hemisphere company is on a hill only 2 miles east of ferron ferran this new industry is giving ferron s development and growth a definite shot in the arm A roadside marker on highway 10 a short distance from the town of emery was erected in 1949 by the camp muddy creek of the daughters of utah pioneers this is in commemoration of the historic struggle of the pioneers who located in that vicinity to bring life giving water to the little frontier town of emery it took the sturdy settlers more than two years to hew a 1200 foot tunnel out of solid blue slate rock their only tools were pick shovel and blasting powder the tun nel finished in 1889 was well planned and constructed since water bound for emery still flows through it all in m all this is a good route to travel you wont be sorry at the saving in tune time and gasoline effected and enjoy going through castle valley and seeing ferron ferran the site of utah s newest uranium boom |