| OCR Text |
Show HISTORY OF EMERY COUNTY. because perfect harmony exists in all legal transactions at the county seat, manency pervades all circles. 603 that pertains to and an air of per- The county officials throughout the entire history of development have exercised good judgment in the expenditure of public funds and none but efficient men have occupied positions of trust. The Legislature of '94 granted the petition for creat- ing a second division of Emery, and Carbon county was organized. This again weakened the public funds of Emery county by taking away much of the age, and many business houses and herds railroad mileof stock that had before been assessed and licensed in this county. The population of Emery county as given by the tistician for "95 was sta- 4390, after having been divided twice In entering the county from 'SO. the north on the mail route the traveler first reaches Cleveland, which in '95 had a population of 507; then since the formation in comes Huntington, with a population of 987; Lawrence, population 190, and Castle Dale, population 533. Following the stage line, the next town is Orangeville, population 672; then Ferron, population 549; Molen, popula- and Emery, population 481. On the southern border are Green River, population 133, and Woodside, population 132. These figures were given in '95, being the last official enumeration, and the population of each In Oastle valley place has increased since that date. proper the towns are located from three to twelve miles apart, while Green River and Woodside are stations on the Rio Grande Western railroad. Castle valley obtained its very significant title from the innumerable castles or peculiar stone formations standing as sentries upon the mountain peaks and rimrocks surrounding this lovely vale. In many instances tion 206, V |
