38 A GAZETTEER OF UTAH. [bull. 166. \ 
Riverdale; post village in Weber County; population, 284. 
Riverside; post village in Boxelder County. 
Riverton; post village in Salt Lake County, located on the Rio 
Grande Western and the Union Pacific railways. (Called 
"Draper" on the Union Pacific.) Population, 636. 
Roan (or Brown) ; cliffs, the southern terminal cliffs of Tava- /Trice River. 
puts Plateau lEast Tavaputs. 
Robinson; post village in Juab County. 
Rockport; post village in Summit County ; population, 150. 
Rockville ; post village in Washington County ; population, 242. 
Rosebud; creek, small stream rising in Raft River Mountains 
and sinking in the desert. 
Rosette; post village in Boxelder County. 
Round; valley, isolated valley east of Pavant Mountains Sevier Desert. 
Roy; post village in Weber County. It has two railroads, the 
Oregon Short Line and the Rio Grande Western. (Called 
"Hooper" on the Oregon Short Line.) Population, 113. 
Rush; valley south of Great Salt Lake, between Oquirrh and 
Onaqui mountains Tooele Valley. 
Sagebrush; valley in western Utah, between Halahwah and 
Needle ranges. 
Saint George; city, county seat of Washington County. It is 
situated on Virgin River, in the southwest corner of the 
State. Population, 1,661; magnetic declination, 15° 45 r . 
Saint John; post village in Tooele County; population, 177. 
Salem; town in Utah County; population, 811. 
Saleratus; creek, left-hand branch of Bear River. 
Salina; post village in Sevier County, on the Rio Grande West- 
ern Railway; population, 1,022. 
Salina; creek, right-hand branch of Sevier River Fish Lake.* 
Salt Lake; city in Salt Lake County, the capital and chief city 
of Utah. It is situated in Salt Lake Valley, a few miles 
southeast of the lake, and at the west base of the Wasatch 
Range. The city is regularly laid out, with broad streets 
and large squares. Its water supply for household pur- ■ 
poses is derived from several small creeks flowing from the 
Wasatch Range, and for irrigating gardens and orchards 
largely from Utah Lake. The city has three railroads, the 
Oregon Short Line, the Rio Grande Western, and the Salt 
Lake and Ogden. Population, 48,076; magnetic declina- 
tion, 16° 20'. 
Salt Lake; county; area, 760 square miles; population, 68,182; 
magnetic declination, 15° 50'. 
Salt Lake; valley south of Great Salt Lake, between the 
Wasatch and Oquirrh ranges Tooele Valley. 
Sandy; post village in Salt Lake County. It has two railroads, 
the Oregon Short Line and the Rio Grande Western. Popu- 
lation, 1,195. 
Sanford; creek, right-hand tributary to Sevier River Kanab. 
San Juan; county; organized in 1880; area, 7,900 square miles; 
population, 500; magnetic declination, 14° / . 
San Juan: river, large left-hand branch of Colorado River, 
heading in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado; length, /Henry Mountains. 
303 miles lAbajo. 
