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Show HISTORY OF EMERY COUNTY. 601 made into flour or chopped for feed cows and horses. The year "SI marked the beginning of more prosperous times for all of Emery county, and the people em- to Orangeville to be for braced the many opportunities offered for making new homes. The Rio Grande Western railroad was graded across the Buck Horn flat and in Salina canyon, and the citizens expected soon to have the steel highway of commerce at their doors. But in this they were disappointed, although millions of dollars were expended on the route through Castle valley the line was finally completed in -82, being built along Price river and thirty-three miles north of Castle Dale. Although disappointed in not getting the railroad at that time the people still hope to see the main line of the Rio Grande Western constructed on the old grade through Salina canyon, and some day, no doubt in the not very distant future, Castle valley will be the main thoroughfare across the continent. When the Rio Grande Western railway was comfarm machinery that came into pleted, the first carload of Emery county was shipped to Pleasant Valley Junction, and from there hauled to Price by the construction engine, for J. K. Reid, who assumed all responsibility in new roadbed. The star was then abandoned and mail for the Emery county offices came by rail to Price, and was carcase of loss in passing over the route mail line During the by contractors to the several offices. '82 a po-stoffice was established at Muddy, now EmIn '83 a daily ery, wdth Casper Christensen postmaster. mail route was established, and every day, except Sunday, mail pouches were delivered at Price. This placed all of Castle valley in direct communication with the world, and the general news was received through daily ried year publications. |
