Show UINTAH BASIN LAND at first sight i it is peculiar t that h at people in utah and surrounding 6 r country arc so totally W uninformed concerning the great uintah basin in northwestern ut utah ah s says ays a recent contributor 1 to the deseret news closer inspection spec tion will ivil I 1 explain the reason why so few ire arc acquainted with thi natural resources of this sec f tion there alier are two reasons why the basin is the last r ed section of the west first until 1007 1907 the heart of the basin was an I 1 indian reservation second the basin has an un 1 broken wall extending all around it t on the west the wasatch A range with no way or entrance lower joer than feet this range I 1 I 1 y taking g an easterly course through soldier summit joining the book cliff range which in turn runs rans east cast to the main range of the in colorado on the north morth the great uintah tange range joins the wasatch range east cast of coalville Co alville without any particular mark as to where the t one ends and the other begins these uintah mountains contain the highest peaks in utah and nd there is possibly no open mg ing in in the entire course cast or I 1 west less than feet feel and like the southern boundary runs east towards the main rocky mountain ridges green river cuts a precipitous canyon on the north the water vater touching both walls and the same sort of canyon is cut as it leaves the basin on the south I 1 1 to pst get in or out there requires ambient maing ci this isolation I 1 how ever must soon give way to I 1 the progress which the railroad E vill rill bring more than half of f C the states timber is on the north arid and west vest of the aa agricultural land six tenths of ill all utah j watce tir ini irrigation gation purposes is in ill this basin more than a mil ini 1 H lion hon acres of first fiat class claass farming land with ample water and good drainage must tell tei the story greater and more important then than any brief description coal is it here in abundance dance while the worlds supply of gilsonite and ass leht erite are here the gilson its ite attracted attract cd capitalists and a aj i railroad now operates operate s from ai mack colo to JV watson atson utah on the eastern border of the ba sin in the mineral a black sub stances is used for many pur 1 poses among which is the makr in ing 0 of phonograph records in green river and in many other sil sa places high igla grade oil is found and in one pla place ce at least is now 1 heing being used as a I 1 lubricant for aue tos without any refining this ti ol 61 01 can be used in gasoline enis gines for power purposes with timber coal water water power ample ra range and almost unlimited acreage of agi agricultural 0 land andrit and sit is not overdrawing over drawing the 1 mure when we say peo CA a pie afe will find ample wealth in 0 empire alf the basin is about 75 miles hi 4 video ide north to south and I 1 bay miles long cast and vest avest largely in the state of utah atah this is written that families of the intermountain country who are looking for better locations and who want to make homes and are willing to endure pioneer life a short time may know the facts and be advised the deseret news is informed that there is some land still remaining that may be homestead ed but the best of this class has been taken there is also some land that may be patented ps fis desert entry claims there is still other land in the carey act projects it is claimed that the best bargains are those offered by the indian department albert H Kric kneale ale superintendent ft duchesne Briefly these indian lands are offered for sale because when the reservation was opened more than acres was reserved for the indians A checking up revealed the fact that there were only 1100 indians of the two tribes and not more than able bodied male adults it is estimated that acres of this indian land is now a surplus and the indian department is offering it for sale to the highest bidders the prices are from 10 to 20 an acre on reasonable terms borms the sale of acres april 20 is the second 1915 sale the terms at this sale are largely four our payment propositions walf 6 per cent interest on deferred payments the state of utah controls the water rights and makes it ft necessary for the govern over apie t to make beneficial use lah i tuf by january 1 1 in n order to obtain a patent the indian department has spent nearly in getting out water for the lands which are scattered over the entire basin the plan was to place the indians in small groups over a large area rather than to place them together this plan will bring the indians in direct touch with larger number of white people there are about acres arcs of ind indian indan 1 an lands which e h are ring bing r ing leased on very attractive terms part of this amount is already fenced and cleared and superintendent kneale at ft duchesne will offer many inducements to desirable farmers besides be diries the indian lands there are many bargains of all kinds anti and in many locations the climate is similar to that of salt lake the altitude ranging from c ce t up to high table lands of feet good fruit is a leading feature and includes peaches apricots etc fish abound I 1 in F n all the streams and cause some trouble in the canals and irrigating ditches as the population cannot consume the surplus so far not enough wheat is raised for home consumption a number of hew farmers keeping pace with the production many thriving communities are growing rapidly and the population is so increasing about 75 per cent a year and if present indications are reliable 1915 will see at least per cent in crease |