Show THE UINTAH BASIN I 1 the uintah intall UJ basin which contains the largest section of land in utah has a length east and west o miles and a width of 70 miles mile s north and south the altitude is from feet to feet above sea level the number of acres that can be irrigated in this vast inland empire are and at present there are arb a acres c res under cultivation vati olf number of acres of indian allotments acres the soil of the basin varies from a light sandy loam to heavy clay presenting a wider range of soils with consequent adaptability to a wider range of plant growth than can be found in almost any other section of the same area agricultural products thrive in this climate as ha has been bean proven inthe past few years alfalfa grows spontaneously while timothy red top and sweet clover flourish all cereals including both spring and winter wheat pats oats Arle yand rye produce well tha quality being excellent and arad the weight heavy vegetables of all kinds hinds da well especially the aukar sugar beet and potatoes the former being exceeding rich and rivaling the famous greely p catoe watermelons water melons and canta lopes are remarkable for their excellent flavor tomatoes produce heavy crops of unsurpassed quality apples pears plums apricots cherries and all kinds of small fruits produce abundantly the first being highly colored and of excellent flavor while peaches are grown in a number of local ties roosevelt is an incorporated town bown with a population of and is the metropolis of duchesne county has an excellent public school system of six rooms is seat of wasatch high school no 2 where they now have 65 pupils enrolled aldno doubt within the ne next few days the number will reach nearly all lines of busness bus mess are p I 1 represented resented ren except saloons aria and roosevelt has water works electric lights a telephone exchange electric flouring floering flou ring mill planning nill mill a fine social ball halli i 1 I 0 0 E F lod lodge e rebekah lodge latter dav saints and episcopal denominations it is located on a commanding site in the heart of the famous dry gulch section the richest dav developed eloped land of the uintah basin en cn the lincoln national highway has a daily I 1 mail service in both directions and is the distributing office for for cedarview Ced arview neola and hayden telephone connection with all other important points in the basin as well as long distance service 0 |