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Show 6 of these valleys to mention but were a identified few. him: by Mantua, Ogden, In addttion, Gilbert identified Rhodes.and Morgan, Heber::VaIley southern most and most productive back -valley of the Wa satch It is interesting back-valleys can to note that Range. 2 (see Map 3). these common to be enumerated. The base level of the 1. several characteristics the as Heber Valley is an only back-valley valley corresponds to Salt Lake Valley. exception to this generalization and that was never inundated by the is the ancient Lake Bonneville.3 2. Each valley is drained or has at one time been drained by a river that dissects the Wasatch Range. 3 . As a result of making the being drained, fertile alluvium has been deposited valleys especially attractive Thus, since the risen to more turn of importance populated Salt as the 20th Century, the suppliers Lake Heber Valley, diversify its in are economy and 20rove nevertheless particular, is worthy thereby of early settler s back -valleys have agricultural produce a of significance of stgnificant part study as a stem the flow of Karl Gilbert, Studies of the Basin for the .. rural the back -valleys of Utah's rural life. area population endeavoring 3Ibid. to to the more urbanized Range Structure, United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper 153,' (Washington: Government Office, 1928), p. 55. . Valley. -In recent years, however, the overall has declined, yet they to the . Printing' |
