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Book Title: Uinta County, Its Place In History

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

    At a first glance it might seem that the history of a tier of western
counties in the mountain state of Wyoming could hold but little of interest for
the general reader, and I must confess that when I began the collection of
material for this book I had but an imperfect idea of the importance of the
original Uinta County. Its claims to attention as they have spread out before my
view are so many and so varied that my own limitations have been keenly felt.
Especially was this true of the badlands of the Bridger Basin, a section that
has contributed more than any other to the science of paleontology. In this my
brother, C. P. Arnold, who had made a study of the subject, came to my aid.

    Even before the days of the fur traders this vast domain was the scene of
many important events. Then came Jim Bridger, who built his historic trading
post within its confines. Two great trails crossed it, leaving many landmarks of
that early day, among which are Fort Bonneville and the Prairie of the Mass.

    Coming down to later history, there is much that is necessarily of a purely
local nature, and yet to the lover of humanity the story of the development of a
new commonwealth cannot but have a vital interest. I am indebted to many sources
for the material gathered, and wish to express my sincere thanks for the helpful
interest of my friends, and especially to the newspapers that have placed their
files at my service, besides aiding me in every possible way.

    The writing of this book has been a labor of love, and if it adds, as I hope
it may, something to the authentic history of Wyoming, I shall feel richly
repaid for the task. No doubt, I have omitted many lurid events that would
furnish material for sensational films and stories, but so overshadowed are they
by the brave struggle toward a higher and more lasting civilization that they
have seemed to me scarcely worth the mention.

We are building a peaceful and prosperous state
     In what once was the wild, woolly west,
For the bad disappears, and the swift-changing years
     Mean survival of all that is best.
                                ELIZABETH ARNOLD STONE.



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UINTA COUNTY ITS PLACE IN HISTORY
ELIZABETH ARNOLD STONE
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY

A History of the Original Uinta County, Wyoming, and its Subdivisions

To the dear memory of my father,
Rev. F. L. Arnold


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