Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
I. Our school is an emblem of glory, Its standard floats high on the breeze; Let our deed e'er be worth of story That shall live where the whole world sees. Chorus -- Then shout and sing, let our...
According to John A. Skinner's story, Beaver Adz came running down the public road to town to get "whites" to go up and stop the fight. Skinner said Beaver Adz was an old coward and did not want any fighting. This was before he lost his eyesight....
BEAVER COUNTY
LOCATION OF BEAVER COUNTY
Situated on the west side of the Tushar range of the Wasatch Mountains, Beaver County is rich in natural resources and its history is a monument to the courage of its founders. Fertile, cultivated fields of...
Mon. Feb. 28, 1898: Ther. 48 at 8 am. Wea. a few thin clouds going east we planted the peas and sowed some wheat got it harrowed and partly laid off Tuesday, Mar. 1: Ther. 64 at noon Wea. clear and still I finished furrowing out the wheat a...
Wed. Mar. 2, 1898: Ther. 44 at 9 am. Wea. Clear breeze from north. Thin clouds in S.W. I drove the cows off and went to Pine Creek. husked corn the rest of the day the wind changed about at 2 pm. and again in the evening. thin clouds all over,...
Sat. Dec. 3, 1898: Ther. freezing. cold, Wea. bright, clear, breeze from South clouds in south same as yesterday. few clouds going east about noon. We went up Hack’s Canyon to see if we could find some (pine) shed poles they were all to big and...
Mon. Dec. 5, 1898: Ther. cold, Wea. dark hazy clouds. We concluded not to thresh the wheat so we came back over to Uncle Crisses ranch got there about noon. Father & I chopped posts the rest of the day, Jim went up to Rob’s ranch and got his...
Thurs. Dec. 15, 1898: Ther. warmer., Wea. breeze from N. cloudy. We left camp about 7 am. and stopped on hour and twenty minutes to get breakfast near (above) the little Clay flat and nooned 1 ½ hour at the Cane bed tank. camped about 8-25 pm on...
Mon. Feb. 27, 1899: Ther. 7-25 am. 44º., Wea. light thin clouds, south wind. Johny, Jim, Dan & I cleaned ditch from the floom acrost the river to Flanigan’s dam on the Demill ditch Tuesday 28: Ther. 9 am. 44º., Wea. cloudy. Johny, Dan and I...
Sat. Mar. 11, 1899: Ther. cold Wea. wind changable, clear. we left camp 6-55 stopped nearly 1 ½ hours at Short Creek for breakfast. filled our barrells at the tank nooned at the house. camped 7-20 upper fence. Sunday 12: Ther. cold Wea. breeze...
Mon. Mar. 20, 1899: Ther. 8 am. cool. Wea. cloudy 9-45 am. commenced to snow and kept it up 3 hours melting nearly as fast as it fell. We plowed near the bars this after noon. Tuesday 21: Ther. cool. Wea. light clouds, breeze. We plowed part of...
Fri. May 4, 1900: Ther. + pleasant., Wea. thin light Clouds. but windy., Chriss came over here for dinner and went back again. Saturday 5: Ther. + Cool., Wea. Windy, partly cloudy. sprinkled here a little my tent blowed down this fore noon but I...
Thurs. May 31, 1900: Ther. + Warm., pleasant in the shade., Wea. Clear. Wm L. Crawford Birch Spring Kane Co., Utah. First Canyon north of Bob Creek. The Steam Boat Mountain is visible only on a small portion of my present range. Friday, June 1: +,...
Wed. June 27, 1900: Ther. 72., 99., Hot., Wea. Clear. Hoed melons in Father’s young vineyard acrost the river. Thursday 28: Ther. 75., 100., Wea. breeze Clear. I planted some melons in the vineyard am. hoed cane on the Milnor piece pm Friday...
Thurs. Aug. 2, 1900: + Ther. Warm., Hot., Wea. Windy, Clouds I went down to Ezra Stevens’es ranch to-day. and staid 3 or 4 hours. Bedded the sheep at camp tonight. Friday 3: + Ther. Quite Warm., Wea. Windy, Clouds. Herded in the canyon just N.W....
Sat. Jan. 19, 1901: Ther. Cool., Wea. breeze., Ptly. Cloudy. I went to Fredonia and got two cows and calves of Saunders’es brought them as far as Two Mile. Sat. 1 pm Jan 19th 1901. Wm L. Crawford, Fredonia, or Coconino Co., Arizona. 5) Sunday...
Tues. Jan. 29, 1901: Ther. Warm am. Cooler pm Wea. Ptly. Cloudy Mr. Errickson, went up to Moccasin this fore-noon While he was gone Leigh and I took his team and got a load of wood so I only went to T.M. once today. Leigh and Errickson went back to...
Mon. Mar. 18, 1901: + Ther. Cooler., Wea. Wind, Clouds spent the day watering the meadow and hunting rabbits. 5) Tuesday 19: Ther. Cool Breeze., Wea. Clear, I went to Fredonia got back 4 pm. Mr. Leigh returned late this evening. 5)
Tues. Mar. 26, 1901: her. 35., Cool., Wea. Windy, Clear. Dan Jake & I started for the pasture with part of our cattle John Gifford helped us up the Shonesberg trail. We camped at Twin Pines. 8) Wednesday 27: Ther. Cold., breeze. Wea. Thin clouds,...
Mon. June 10, 1901: + Ther. Cool., Wea. Cloudy Colder Wind, Snow & Rain, It snowed and rained awhile today just enough to make it quite disagreeable, but not enough to do any good. I camped over in the hallow south of the dipping correll. on...