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Show X»3. >3now:ns> Available Areas * .rovrranir:'.! *t!t and staples :en • , that h_ ho^-.- either o£ ac> .1 .-<:r?g to hiip by the In- 1 »irn pay him rc'$ialn_ing and !lt let him sell "M during tha S This means ierj;s m a y take n;j.either in a. s fir iff partial 'l-'frt him. w^iile '/ !, work, raise 'p. preliminary rr*j(gh another k<j p. handsome ' tan get from nH LEASE. '•''*.•) 13 precise- :-* except that 1 \". building a ':11 for the land ••'»\; of tenure. .'»* 50 cents ah •'',? h and fifth c^f* .3 tiie same Claiming the p-o!j: on the iat&iy ?2oo on a '-lv_.9 can raise i *-.hat some of i m a y be ob-u- u-'.'.d nnywhera ••-'btful If even n»..» |li, |,.p.l ' r ! C U H -,,' ro '" 'rie.r to -a-, e * __-.<3iai_s. a . tho l'n-1 I' J.-:irlr..r io r by sa;-- or '.r..,-» t'.-,o v.-.lin v. lC'j.1 I."1 n cultivated so that tho agricultural possibilities of the section have only been hinted at. Even now they are considerable. The land of which the Indian lands constitute the choicest part is half bench land and half bottom land. The soil varies from a heavy clay to a light loam and runs to a depth of from, a few inches'to many feet;.. It is .covered ,y. with;- sagebrusbp'clover-sage, greasewood-- and ' other .native '.plants and Is extremely fertile, most of the lane's Inay be cleared, plowed and leveled, and'Is, placed In a state ready for planting, at a»cost of from ti to $9 per acre,.dependent upon.the thickness of the native growth.' -TyAp 0'prt '••'• >The principal hay growth is alfalfa. Two cuttings per year are made but three are possible If desired. The best crops yield about two tons per cutting. Other tame grasses are grown, principally timothy and red top. ;,- Wheat and oat3 are the principal cereals, although barley, rye and corn can be grown equally welL This year several Individuals have reported that they raised from 20 to SO bushels pftr acre of wheat on absolutely now land and from 40 to 60 bushels on cultivated land. Oats will range from 30 to 40 bushels on _jew land and will go as high as 100 bushels on the best cultivated land. All kinds of vegetables have been ™ o w n with fine success. Potatoes and sugar beets thrive In this soil as in few other places in tho west. In fact. certain districts will somo day. It Is ,- , -.. T,•••-,!!, ',-! i,',-, I'.,. f'lr- .y wealthy with -rucar beet culture. Fruit likewise can be grown ia abundance. Although the output Is not lar.qc it is] choice and shows In conclusive manner •••hat (ho poa-ii bill tics aro. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. Tho climate i? a prime factor In the prosperity of Uinta ba^in. It is ra-i , irk.'Lhly (inn, never cutting athor ox-c..-, i-,-elv- hot nor -W-I. Tho WTT.-S bo-twc"-- n frosts :, .-.p-3 2-.-.i four months and :h P.T-y. west there is id. TO- climat.i is dry. • ;uch aa a hund _r.ee of irrigating water, Lhls is no j.-rious handicap. The basin averages from 1 4,000 lo 6,0flo [eel above -s^a level in altitude- Besides th.. agricultural opportunities Uinta basin holds forth strong inducements to the 'stock grower. Wich the present constantly increasing price of meat, cattle and sheep for the market can be raised there-with handsome profits. ' They .can be driven on.- the range for the greater part of the year and fed on. hay In.the- .valleys during the -winter months at a. cost., that., is never excessive. The shipment of wool alone haa made -a number of UlDta residents wealthy.- Hogs-can also be raised for the locaF market with a profit. Bee culture is an important Industry also, the amount of honey shipped out of the basin every year running over $60,000. -To these advantages must be added the Immense mineral resources of the basin. Coal Is found, in large veins In several parts ot the section. The local market is sufficient to justify mining it and it sells at-from $3. to $S _. ton depending on the length of the haul from the mine. Asphalt beds, which, it is declared will in themselves justify the construction of a railroad are also plentiful In Uinta. But the immense deposits of gilsonite and other hydrocarbons constitute the chief mineral wealth of the basin. They are being mined and shipped on a small scale even now. In addition to these natural advantages. Uinta now has to offer the prospective settler good schools, banks, church o*. -awmlll. nnd grbri milli. -,]i .:?'..• .-.a/y "; a proper '.'.rnrnur.ity :.!•• And in the larger c.t.es and t-.wni o_ tho section .such as Vernal, Roow/elt, Myton and Duchesne, olfcctrlc lights, -,•/aiTwork.') and other luxuries may be found. At present, Uinta basin m a y be en-tor".! In one of threft ways: From .Mack. Colorado, on the Denver ..'_ Rio (jrando railroad lo Watson. 1" the Uinta railroad and i'rr-u! t auto stage to any point in the may also enter bv way of park City. Heber and the Strawberry valley. PP.OJFECTS F O R A R A I L R O A D. The supreme need of Uinta basin ia a railroad, and the prospects of obtaining <m& are growing brighter _Ut-the- time. Both Salt Lake and Denver business men are awakening to the possibilities of the region and ' are working to raise sufficient capital-either to-build -a railroad themselves.: or Jo invest in the resources of ths .basin in sufficient quantity to induce one of the big lines to con3tru.it. Rail-:. road m e n of prominence have given asurance that the matter is being seriously considered and- that the .day is'' not far away when tho rood will be built. When the railroad does come it -will undoubtedly pass through the heart ot the Indian lands now being offered for sale and lease. • A n d then, obviously, they will treble In value. Farsight-ed settlers have perceived this and are hurrying.to obtain a. foothold before land becomes impossibly expensive. Th° residents of Uinta, however, are by no moans sitting idly by waiting-for ,_ road. They have created a market among themselves and are grow-in- rich supplying each other with the necessities of life. The possibilities of the local market are by no means exhausted so that the newcomer, if he uses good judgment is Industrious and preparp.l for hard work, can from the out:;,t make moro than ._ good living. \n,l will 1 m'inu- a r* ih. iy Cr: on tiler no I. points in tlve -.' Co'o.. 011 the r... Ibr auto .rtage plac«a »r .*>i .he. Don-'"!' a ,'io ,,-,-, and I'.-om • 'ra !•_', ver ,r_ .pait. ___!_,( 1 road o Vernal r othor utomob..le3 from Salt Lake •p!o, w h o p--i.-.o _Vj_.ht "0 » vl;.;»(-. ...» ar.d »,-• cor.o :ering I: ar.i -wt.-o tr.n >.n-i r.im ail the assistance they possibly can in making his fight easier, providing ho makes good himself. Tir- sale and leasing of the Indian lands is under the direction of Supt. Albert II. Kneale, Fort Duchesne. 1 f'taii. Fort Purhesno is in the heart of I'... Indian 1.111,1-. Mr. Kn.••-_:« hold.. him ••:!_ iri 1 -."'.:r....-:, to .ske prospective oust.mors to the lards for -aie and loa.-e and to qp;v,? them aO.I the in-forrm tion he ,-a n to aid them. H-? also :-..-.- ..rir.ted matter gi-.-mg detailed :n- .'orTrt.a.tion regarding the iaie a n d leas-y.- PJ iir.d which he will s^nd upon nx^ieet.-Avert! _.xe_t |