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Show ABOUT MILLARD COUNTY. A Few Ceneral Facts for the Benefi of Prospective Buyers, j Millard County has an area of G.77 sipiare tulles ud a population of fi(u It In bounded on tho cast by loft mountains broken by many canyon-whose canyon-whose clear streams, thickly foresie sides and rich grasses afford Idea pasturage for thousand of cattle am sheep throughout tho summer. The also I m ulsh rough lumber, fence pos' nnd fuel for tho people of the valley t Although It Is mostly a National Foi est Reserve the people have the Use I. It under reasonable restrictions. Thi settlements on the east side, are local ed at the mouth of the canyons froti which How these mountain stream? The growth of these settlement ha depended upon the amount of wate available for Irrigation, but with th development of dry fanning along th bench lands at the foot of the moiiti tains their growth Is only limited l the great area of dry land available The favorable climatic conditions am the lighter character of the soil make these eastern settlements especlall; adapted for fruit raising, as will In seen from our special articles froi, these various settlements. The dry farming lands run from urn to ten miles out from the foothills am extend from Leamington on the nortl lo below Itlack Rock on the aoutli. The land carries a heavy growth o sage brush ami the soil Is especlall; suitable for the raising of all crop, adapted to dry farming. The averagi precipitation lor all this region las year- which was unusually dry wa; about twelve Indies and there w;u in lallure anywhere. The average fort!-past fort!-past six years was ubont seven'ee: ladies. I luring the past three year nearly the whole of tills dry land ar-has ar-has been taken up under the enltrgi homestead act, which permits the set tier to lake up :Oi acres by going oi he land, making his selection and pay lug a nominal fee. No residence upo the I, mil Is required to prove u; About Ihe only way one can now oh t.nn thc.-e lands Is by purchasing re iiiiiuistiments li'om settlers. The western side of the county mostly desert land, as there Is lit'! lalnfall. Hut there is generally pl'l'ty of snow In the winter, ho that thou sands of sheep titid mi excellent win'ci range on this so-called desert. Thert are also several valley like Snak Valley, fed by small streams, and springs upon which are located settlements settle-ments and ranches, and where every settler raises, abundant crops Hnd lr prosperous and contented. Lying between the lofty range on the east and the desert on the west is the greatest area of Irrigable land In Utah. And the means for Irrigating It Is at hand, for the Sevier River the largest river in Utah runs Its course through the county, finding Its outlet In Sevier Lake, a large but shallow body of water, whose evaporation equals the Inflow of the river. |
