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Show 115 to accomodate the gilsonite mining. " The Strip" becomes notorious, lawless collection of saloons, gambling and bawdy houses. Town of Moffat grows up west of the mine. Nearly abandoned in 1901, town is re- established and named Gusher in 1922 in anticipation of oil boom which fails to occur. The gilsonite mine is shut down in 1904. 1888 The Cowboy vein of gilsonite is discovered on the Uncompahgre Reservation. 1888 Post office is established at townsite renamed Jensen. Mormon settlers had come into the area in 1877 and laid out a town called Indian City. 1888 The Vernal Precinct is established. 1888 Mining town of Bonanza springs up on gilsonite vein located by Byron Colton. 1888 Mining town of Dragon is settled on " Black Dragon" gilsonite vein. 1889 C. A. White reviews physiography of Eastern Uinta Mountains . 1888 Pleasant View post office established. Later ( 1900) renamed Naples after local LDS ward. Post office discontinued in 1905. 1890s Brown's Park becomes notorious as outlaw's headquarters. The Powder Springs gang, Matt Warner, Butch Cassidy and his " Wild Bunch," and others live in the area. 1890 Southern boundary of Uintah County retracted to summit of Brown Cliffs. 1890 Gilsonite mine on " The Strip" explodes. 1891 The Uintah Papoose newspaper is begun by Kate Bean Boan. 1891 Eastern Utah Telegraph is organized and strings line. 1891 Uintah Stake Academy is opened by LDS church. Advanced classes not offered, however, until 1896. 1891 Rangley test- well is sunk in Victoria mining district. 1891 Spur line from Utah Central Railroad surveyed through Uinta Basin but never built. 1891 Buildings are constructed for the Uintah ( Whiterocks) Boarding School. |
