be operated. He asked us to give the Church the first chance of purchase, which we agreed to do." "Suhsequently, David Bulloch had a conference with the Presidency of the Church in Salt Lake City. Brother Brigham Young Jr. was called in and he...
Drew Richards and friends traveling to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend. Although many people had cars in 1928, horses and wagons fared better in the muddy areas of the Swell. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals...
Covered wagon and team of horses is part of Venice Jensen's photograph album. Venice Burr and Dermis Jensen lived in the town of Emery all of their lives. One of their relatives was moving, using a covered wagon. They camped in their wagon until...
Venice Burr and Dermis Jensen lived in the town of Emery, in Emery County, all of their lives. One of their relatives was moving, using a covered wagon. They camped in their wagon and a lean-to or tent until they built their house. This was the...
Venice Burr and Dermis Jensen lived in the town of Emery, in Emery County, all of their lives. One of their relatives was moving, using a covered wagon. They camped in their wagon until they built their house. This was the most common way of...
Emery County (Utah); Richards, Drew; Sheep Ranching; Shepherd
Drew Richards herding sheep as a boy at Colton, Utah. His mother captioned this as "Little Shepherd of the Hills." The book called, "Shepherd of the Hills" by Harold Bell Wright was a best seller in the early 1900s.
A mile east of the San Rafael Bridge in a little cove in the Sinbad area is the Cowboy's stock corral built by Paul Judd in the early 1900s. The white rock standing out in the middle is where they store extra feed.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Easter; Horse and wagons
Elmo Geary and high school friends went to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend in a wagon pulled by horses. Another group of teenagers went to the same area in an automobile and ran off the road and crashed. No one was hurt badly, but the event...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eastering; Recreation; Guns
Legends of the Wild Bunch in Emery County were strong, and still are. Drew and friend are pretending to duel in this photograph. Emery County and Carbon County have had the traditon of going to the San Rafael Swell or what locals call "Desert" for...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is found in many parts of the San Rafael Swell. It often contains uranium, and in the early 1900s-- prospectors talked about "finding a big tree" -- not on top of the ground, but underground. Trees petrified under right conditions...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Vanadium; Horses; Green River (Utah)
Teams of 6 horses are being used to haul vanadium ore from the Henry Mountains to Green River, Utah in 1915. Vanadium Ore was used in strengthening steel and in the early 1900s it had more commercial use than uranium. Uranium and Vanadium are...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Nixon, Grace; Johansen, Eugene
Eugene Johansen and Grace Nixon on the San Rafael Swell in 1933 while they were dating. They married and continued to live in Castle Dale where they both taught high school for many years. This photograph was taken at Easter weekend in 1933....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards' friends, Mass and Jetty, on the San Rafael Swell at Easter weekend with Drew and Addie Wakefield. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or "the desert," as locals call it, has been a tradition since early 1900s and still continues...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Guns
Drew Richards (left) with a friend pretending to duel on the San Rafael Swell, Easter weekend 1928. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals call it, has been a tradition since the early 1900s and still continues today. It is...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Guns
Drew Richards and his girlfriend, 16 year old Addie Wakefield, on the San Rafael on Easter weekend posing as outlaws. Butch Cassidy and his gang rode through and hid out in the Swell. They became legends to all residents of Emery County. Spending...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie
Drew Richards is Eastering on the desert with friends in 1924. The tradition of going to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend has existed since the early 1900s, and it is still known as "Eastering on the Desert." With rough, undeveloped roads,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Swasey Family; Eastering; Swinging Bridge
Swasey Kids on the Swinging Bridge on Easter Sunday. The tradition of spending Easter weekend on the San Rafael Swell began in the early 1900s for residents of Emery and Carbon County. The Swasey family spent a lot of time on the Swell. Their...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Stock Corral; Wild Horses
A mile east of the San Rafael Bridge in a little cove is the Sinbad Cowboys stock corral, built by Paul Judd in the early 1900s. The white rock standing out in the middle of the photo is the area where they stored extra feed for their wild horses.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Temple Mountain; Uranium; Vanadium; Swasey, Joe; Swasey, Grant; Wareham, Les; Wyatt, Bryan; Lynn, Charlie
Mining vanadium and uranium at Temple Mountain in early 1915. Charlie Lynn, Bryan Wyatt, Les Wareham, Grant Swasey, Joe Swasey with a pick axe. The rough and primitive life of mining in the early 1900s is evident as these men stand in their mining...
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