Road to Watson, Utah

Roads to Watson, Dragon and Rainbow, Utah were developed in the early 1900's. At various times of the year, heavy storms washed out areas of the roads and repairs had to be made for them to passable again. Work is being done by early scrapers pulled by a team of horses. This area in southern Uintah County, Utah, was full of industry as the mining of Gilsonite was at its peak. Gilsonite in now mined at Bonanza, Utah