Show ice harvesting in full swing on uintah ponds editors note in reading the following article by a stranger it would appear appeal that the uintah basin is far behind the balance of the stats state of utah it is true that the ice harvest Is on in an the basin as there are arc a tw row farmers in outlying sections os as in any other part of the state stale unable to obtain electrical energy we will wager a bet that the citizens of vernal duchesne and roosevelt have more mechanical refrigerators in proportion to population thin doeu does the capitol city why make such a statement ice harv harvesting citing is in full swing in the uintah basin the tins ring of saws is heard on many a pond as the inhabitants gather the th e large blocks and store them deep in 1 against the needs need of nest ineat summer this Is one of the few sections 11 in utah where an extensive ice harvest Is made anade mechanical refrigeration I 1 having replaced the 1 old fashioned ineth methods in nearly all other parts of the state says the tae weekly weather report released wednesday day by J cecil atter alter local bureau chief the report aids adds that virtually the entire state including the dixie section is snow covered sheep and cattle are reported to I 1 be in fair condition althou although gh in I 1 some sections the sheep have suffered because 0 of extreme cold tribune |