| Show RICH COUNTY UTAH rich in name rich in soil and rich in the promise of a proud future it A pen pell sketch of its beauties resources anil possibilities ulli U ih 11 tor idich depoot tilt thi still soil tat hir tr r its in ondi of nf lr fe anil alenty Ilen tr ili iii the flip part it if utah 1 is located d a 1 l little county the eie atnes ail if lias has never been impressed upon the lie public through the of a new nor lias has its beauties brau ties and latent calah leen beer the subject t if f adiv any wiit vii teil eis tina ROUND UI ul y therefore with 1 I i keen sense and just of if nil all that rich I 1 boullt county lloldi s in fit tore store takes pleasure fieast e in ili he lier all alding to tile best of if its iti a 11 1 ty t the lie story lory rf if Us its haltli adalth it holds fiilds Ni thill its aj is fail i I 1 is air any of its sister its it hills III ire are as lofty its valles vi lloys are is is fair and green arid and the iiii features of nature command the admiration arid and wonder of tourists tourist froni from all lands its lofty peaks valleys basins air and plains plain ire are marked eiith it it many ganv curiosities by in tile steady hand of if through the various v elements alc at it ler command cieli tell it us ul if tire ages of tile the bat in various atit fir 01 tire county there arft are deep lock cut canyo inc i rise inspiring cataract arid i bishing iliin cas cascades eades beau beati in their ild are aie fantastic fanta tiu rocky locky monti monuments ments carved from froin mountain ranges by the ero erosive sivo and glacial action of ageg past ast rounds mounds butt butts and dunes rise lise artistic s si vm metry as though thoughtful skill had formed them rather than tile action of tile drift these with the water codies cinci es that flow from mountain ranges range imin down through deep valley va llcy sund arid cui baillow ca illow ions fallin rallin gover rocky led ledges anil across grass cic iod plains liin with willi lakes lake at it tile bac bacs bj besof s of mountains arid and on oil the ranges preN preterit erit scenie scenic views doub tle j 1 as I grand arid and fill as an region fegion of tile hie globe of mountain peaks pe a k there are but few of if any notable character except for their sombre t beauty beauts the county I 1 is riot not I 1 large one quale miles it is 13 touched or on 11 its iii boundary by the counties of if cache weber morgan and summit and on oil its iti eastern border by uinta COu county litY wyo from its iti it i northern boundary southward its topography 6 is characterized by a charming intermingling of hill and valley presenting on oil every land hand features of interest inter cut to the traveler we do not boat boast of anything extraordinary in ili rich county except a broad expanse of fruitful valley where nature has blessed the hie soil with wonderful producing elements clement making it een in its wildest wildea state blossom and blush with fruits and flowers and in ili its cultivated state yield abundant harvests its mining resources ire arc undeveloped but judging judgil lr by the lie voik in it progress and the i rich lell specimens found there is no doubt hidden ben bengalli valli its surface the wealth of a kim kingdom don capital alone being required to uncover it its timber limber supply for all purposes is abundant arid and there is 3 really no limit to lo the possibilities oft of alic lie wealth of tile the county OUR OBJECT publication is deliff it signed ned mainly to 10 fl truo true concerning the arid and ot of rich county that tile 1116 most at compie honshe spirit ol of may be awakened at home hoine and indrea increased aed favor faor come from ibram we ive have riot not dealt much avith ahe lie past but haic more to do with tile plesent and future by directing in ili tire pic ent tile attention of capital to our vast undeveloped and en ancora cora ing those powerful lovers ever of progression to lo roalie more inore hughly tin the facts aliff li demonstrate demon strato the superiority of rich county a to art an agricultural arid and stock raising raisin region in ili many publication aa a premium lias been i light air air and bounta tan 11 emery iery somewhat sonn what to tn the i C clicc itce ol of the fact that some individuals are aie not invalids inva lidi and that others are practical rather than aci the rarities atmosphere atmo phere is healing to to the that are arc weak the snowy summits and the dark daik ravines each have their story arid and their lehon lebon hut but actual attainment is riot not to ile he measured by tile the il doctor octor artist or oi the gny gay tourist lourise louri sl in ID tills this unromantic nirom inthy ae age business is scrutinized is as CIO closely ely as beauty beauty and this article will lie be written with intent to give information rather than pay further tribute to the alic loft lofty peak or the fragrance of the pine BEAU BEAR VALLEY in utah commences at the southern ou thern boundary of wyoming arid and courses through the entire length of rich county at an all a average 0 width of about the miles it is narrowed by hills in some places but at others it spreads out ont arid and embraces within it its boundaries le i immense stretches of the finest grazing land arid in the state panning farming and cattle raising ire are the file principal princia al industries ot of rich county and in eiery section of it two fine crops of lucern hay is raised besides excellent crops of if wheat oats barley and potatoes small fruits do exceed exceedingly ill aly well arid and find a ready market T alie lie g growth r ewt I 1 I 1 of the cattle industry lias has however been attended with a feature which i quite certain to do 10 away with the great ranches lanches common to the lie times when ahen only a few were engaged in the business air and when one ranch might boast of the cattle on in a thousand hills the home stear st eades icis and preempt ers have been encroaching upon the great domain over aich which the cattle king once held ambitious sway the area of free grazing is being rapidly dimin dished by new settlers in the willey valley who have come to stay and ere long hundreds of peaceful happy homes bornes will bo be found hut but the volume of fir tile cattle bu business is ii not decre decreeing aing for the homesteaders are arc stock raisers laisers too toil tile the county being well watered arid and riot not subject to drouth is well nell adapted arid and tile the businell busi nebs profitable therefore the volume of stock raising blaising is constantly increasing inc reasin as well as the raising of liay hay and antin there is but little of the valleys arid and table lands too barren to produce a heavy growth of grass Is as nutritious as the famous blue grass of kentucky it cures like cultivated hay and reta retains ills 1 its food hing qualities hout tire bear ear by the magic touch of civilization bear river valley lias has been transformed into a garden ind and eler eer since its development began lias has always attracted men of int intelligence ellige nee the settlers have brou brought ait with them tire church the school and the print iny ing pre press s an ali aggressive energetic sober law lav abiding people have come arid and ate aie coming to stay labor saving machines sweep majestically through fields of golden grain z and blooded blondi A stock feed lazily in ili field of verdant pasture bear riner ither valley is yet vet in tile the d dawn wit of its development as an all agri i Cult cultural cullum ulal til and stock growing section and the libe growth and triumph of tile alie next few years will equal anything in the state the pilgrim to this thi of men ten tell years hence may well exclaim the half was never told farmers are wanted to day anatlie and the people of af the valley are with one record accord extending them invitations invitation to come and secure homes the bars are down the land is open and where it is not open those holding it are often willing to sell some many of the early setters of the valley are just beginning to understand tome soine thing 0 of the immense value of its nat natural ural varying according to locality it is true yet each rich in itself and lacking only an increase of population sturdy hardy settlers poor perhaps but energetic ic and determined to briny bring from the soil the bountiful harvests of if grain vegetables and grasses for the support of man arid and beast nutritious in quality and more abundant in fit quantity than cin can be produced in the old all and yell well settled states farther east it is understood that irrigation tile the artificial watering 0 it the soil holl is generally as necessary as tile the presence of the soil itself this is far from being the disadvantage that it at first glance it enables tile fanner to hold the water supply it in check he defies drouth and of floods lie has no fear ills his crops mature safely arid and do not mold in ili shock or stack RANDOLPH Is the county seat ot of rich county and is located in ili bear illier valley it is thirty three miles from evans vanton wyo and lic lies i at an altitude of 1400 feet its population is about people the majority of whom are arc engaged in farming arid and stock raising the product of if their fields and tile the superiority of their stock is their chief concern arid and the excellence of if hour both is a re r ault of their natural pride in their agricultural pur pursuit over bushels of grain were nere raised last year by the farmers of if randolph some home farms yielding as much as bushels the potato crop is a ina mag millicent nili tilli cent one in this immediate section and in fact rear bear river valley potatoes are arc at a premium wherever they lie aie marketed maik eted the people of randolph own about head il if mixed cattle and the lie sale of if cattle and horses bring to their about per tritium annum the hay has crop averages avei ages from twenty five thousand to thirty tholand tons the irrigation system is perfect a splendid plen did network of canals and ditches traversing the district randolph district has eighty jhc miles of main cann with the hundred miles of lat calir rals ils watering a terin litty three thousand fic hundred acres the estimated cost or of tile the system he aig 7 tire the largest canals are arc taken out of rear bear riar arid and tie me from froin sixteen to twenty feet wide other canals are taken out it 1 of bigl big little and otter creeks the rhe farmers farieri or of randolph abc favored by locution location climate arid and the I 1 natural condition of ahe soil and are rii 11 among the independent arid and prosperous residents of if rich melt county whose bosc independence is fruit of if their own indu industry ind try and whose prosperity pio porley was born of tireless efforts in it the field tire town of randolph is the largest in rich elicit county and is the mercantile centre toia I 1 large section of if country round about alie T lie homes hoines of tire residents have been built with a I 1 view to comfort arid and convenience con veil lence rather than show and boar bear the indications indication 3 of thrift tin ial A small but well sell built court house I 1 louse I 1 stands near the lie bentic of the to town it where since utah lias has becom a te state justice is dealt out four times imes a year and court days dayi are arc notable events it in randolph the building cost originally vw rile people take ajust pride in educational matters and have expended considerably in ili the alie erection of if two school houses houes both of which have a I 1 large scholarship the town further enjoys the distinction of having three large stores all of which do a tl thriving iriving business one steam saw mill and tw two water power saw mills a I 1 barber shop a brick kiln two lime kiln three hotels A harness and shop a blacks blacksmith shop it a cheese factory a dressmaking et establishment a ca carpenter r shop eliop ind last fast but riot not least leas t a newspaper that randolph is making onward strides stride of substantial progress pro greb was evidenced last summer bi by I 1 the extensive building which w was is carried on oil through tile alie entire entile reason mckinnon bros broi built a new brick store costing in to accommodate their rapidly W ly increasing trade thos wilson built a 1200 hrick brick residence which is an all ornament to tire town led mrs tyson replaced the old tyson house by a handsome brick structure costing 1300 1310 the rich county ROUND ur the only piper paper in rich county erected a frame buil building din at a I 1 cost of on oil main street nearly opposite the court house where it publishes puli lishes each week a tidy little new news newspaper spa 1 A number of other filler buildings lie ae erected here lat last season and a I 1 number ot of others lie aie now in contemplation for this season showing that each cach succeeding year randolphl Randol randolph pil 1 is inci easing in extent in it population in fit wealth and commercial importance while its growth may riot not lie as rapid as some other places it I 1 is of that nature which inspires confidence and contentment which is a I 1 safer nucleus to greatness than the building of a city in ill a day there is no raili ralli ond oad in it III ell C county 0 till but indications point to t hie 1 e day 1 a 3 not it 1 far distant when avii 0 it capital C will be eager to invade this rich domain with its lion ralls rails and with it its iron horses carry up tip arid and down clown this fall fair 1 valley I 1 c the ripest and richest fruits ts of if any soil in utah all shipping is done via evanston on oil tile union pacific railroad excepting some shipments t of grain and cattle which are made at sage age station on kllc oregon short line railroad fifteen miles front from randolph Ei hanston anston however is tile lie natural nit tural outlet for the county arid and tile lie farmers of randolph find it riot not only oil convenient but profitable to transact their business at that point the TI i L principal bui business iness houses of evall 4 ton beeman Ca bahin hin beek wit I 1 lauder laudor and the alie evanston Hv anston implement co do considerable bu binl giness ness with rich county farmer farinet 4 i coal is obtained very cheaply front from the ned cited canyon mines twenty six floii randolph arid and wood for file is i found in ili our immediate vicinity I 1 in 11 abundance and easily olita obtained ined game is still lory iery plentiful throughout the county deer elk and III antelope antel ope can call be found by tile lie hunter sometimes some linies in it large bands num beling a high as a i continued on oil ath th page ani |
