| Show undeveloped resources of 0 f castle valley offer opportunity to settlers emery countes Coun tys county seat is center of fertile valley thousands of acres of coal lands await the coming of the miner good schools are the pride of the community outside capital and more population greatest needs emery county has never been much inclined to force herself before the public eye which accounts greatly for so little being known concerning her he x great opportunities and vast stores of wealth beyond her immediate neighbors A stranger upon entering our limits for ane first time might not be favorably impressed with the view but by a second glance a third becomes bec necessary and upon investigation the advantages and prospects of our kingdom of emery becomes apparent tho the county embraces some two and one halt half millions of acres of land varying from the barren desert to the most fertile of farm land from the wide open prairie to the high wooded peaks of the wasatch range the climate is delightful never reaching extreme heat in summer and with mild pleasant winters the pure invigorating air bear out its claims as a healthful and pleasant place to reside great herds of cattle shep sheep and horses range the mountains in summer and the plains to the east supply abundance of winter feed of th the e very best quality which is verified central high school castle dale by the large number of sleek fat animals annually shaped to a market eager to receive them six rivers fed by the never failing waters of the wasatch range supply an abundance of water to irrigate every acre of land available a crop failure having never been known from a lack of moisture corn wheat oats alfalfa both for hay and for seed and all kinds of garden vegetables are successfully raised a ready market being found for the surplus produced fruit raising has also b been een followed since the first settlements were made in the county apples peaches plums cherries and apricots being successfully grown as well as the smaller fruits and the famous green river melons have a nationwide reputation very little development of natural resources has been made in the county to date but the time is not far off when these resources must be tapped to supply the ever increasing demand which will make emery county one of the com commercial me r C ial districts of the state unlimited quantities of coal of the very best quality and practically untouched underlay the entire western portion of the county some of the veins reaching the great thickness of 62 feet the grades vary from bituminous in the north to a high grade of cannel coal in the southern part of the county the presence of oil is v very C r y botic noticeable ea ble throughout the county in several localities cali ties being so abundant as to seep naturally natura flY to the surface forming pools where it may be dipped with a cup this supply of oil insures a future supply as soon as demand and transportation trans portacio port atio n re reach a ch the district great beds of valuable flux shale manganese gypsum etc are located within our limits as well as considerable quantities of gold silver lead iron and other valuable minerals and ores our mountains and streams are a sportsmans sports mans paradise with an abundance of ideal camping localities rare and beautiful scenery is to be found throughout the county beautiful canyons with highly colored trimmings great forests in which are found large herds of deer and elk indian mounds ancient hieroglyphics on the cliffs great wooded p peaks eaks the vast broken desert and only recently the remains of a number of prehistoric animals were found among the breaks one of which is estimated to have been fully feet in length it has not yet been determined the exact number of animals represented as parts of several are in sight but plans are under way for excavation excavations which will no doubt settle the qu question A chain of towns varying in in population from to 1400 extend through the western part of the county with a number of smaller co communities unities connected by the P P 0 0 nim highway and other good all year roads over which many tourists travel each season and green river standing alone in the eastern part of the county though far removed f from rom her sister cities is still one of us and created a 44 kt k t q 1 N at 1 0 4 on the edge of the desert reputation for her products of which the entire county is proud the towns of the county castle dale cleveland emery elmo ferron green river huntington mohrland and Orang orangeville eville besides a number of smaller comman communities aties are all up to date and busy communities and extend a hearty welcome to all who come castle dale the seat of government of the county is ideally located near the center of po population populate on therefore being able to serve its inhabitants to the best advantage |
