The ore deposits of Utah . . .66 .47 .90 .97 . .65 .40 .34 .71 .48 . . .. .11 . . .15 .81 .17 .83 .15 .. .67 .23 .95 .78 .57 .91 .
The ore deposits of Utah . . .66 .47 .90 .97 . .65 .40 .34 .71 .48 . . .. .11 . . .15 .81 .17 .83 .15 .. .67 .23 .95 .78 .57 .91 . . .. Terrace Thiitlc . ... Grand Tooele Tooele Tremonton ...... Boxelder Garliold Juab Trout Creek ranger sta-tion. Uinta 8. .59 Victor Emery Uinta Wiitson (tight) Wellington Carbon Tooele Rich . Wendover Whiskey Creek Woodruff Woodside ---- Emery PRECIPITATION IN INCHES LessthanS 5tolO lOtOlS I5to20 Morethan20 FiGUEE 1.—Map showing rainfall in diflerent sections of Utah. From United States Weather Bureau Reports. GEOGRAPHY. 65 VEGETATION. Except in some alkali areas the soil of Utahis generally fertile, and the native vegetationis largely dependent on the temperature andthe precipitation. In the higher areas, notablythe Uinta Mountains, the Wasatch Range, andthe High Plateau, timber is abundant. Atlower levels this gives place to scrub pine,juniper (cedar), and oak, and these in turn tosagebrush and other desert plants. In thelowest and driest areas the vegetation is scantyand confined to desert plants that requirelittle moisture. Bunch and other grass growsrather plentifully over most of the State buthas been greatly reduced over large areas byovergrazing. AGRICULTURE. Until recent years agriculture has been con-fined to the areas where irrigation was possible,and the more important agricultural in
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