with John L. Sevy, who had seen them and asked for a ride back to Cedar City that night. He and Mr. Sevy traveled up the canyon from Newcastle past Castle Ranch and on to Irontown and then past Woolsey's Ranch to Cedar City. It took them most of...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Emery, W.B.; San Rafael Reef; Geology
USGS photographer W.B. Emery took this photograph in 1917. The San Rafael Reef is a dramatic geologic uplift running for 40 miles along the eastern border of the Swell. The Wingate sandstone formation has been tilted almost vertical, forming a...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Geology; Rainbow Cliffs
USGS photographer W.B. Emery took this photograph in 1917. Companion picture with EmeryW.B.23 forming a panorama of the photo called Rainbow Cliffs. This photos shows the muddy tracks on the Swell before there were roads. The San Rafael Swell was...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Black Dragon Canyon
USGS photographer W. T. Lee took this photo of a wagon in Black Dragon Canyon before roads. Black Dragon is near the eastern border of the San Rafael. It has a pictograph of a strange looking creature that is called the Black Dragon. The San Rafael...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Survey Camp; Buckskin Spring
USGS photographer C.B. Hunt took this photograph at dawn in Buckskin Spring on the San Rafael Swell in 1935, notice cars and trucks parked near the tents and horses. The San Rafael Swell was the last area of the United States to be surveyed because...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Eagle Canyon
USGS photographer C. T. Lupton took this photo of Eagle Canyon in 1911 from the Rochester-Copper Globe road. This is a scene that can now be seen from Interstate 70 which cuts through the San Rafael Swell
Emery County (Utah); USGS; Emery Town; Survey Camp
USGS photographer C. T. Lupton took this photo of a survey camp just outside of the town of Emery in 1911. Lucy Hansen Nielsen wrote in her history about when the surveyors camped near her town of Molen durin the summers of 1909 and 1910. They...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS: Lava Dike; Geology
USGS photographer C. T. Lupton took this photo of a surveryor and horses on a lava dike 20 miles southeast of Emery town in 1911. Molten rock was forced by great pressure from far below, up through the cracks in the overlying strata. After eons of...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Strike Valley
USGS photographer C. B. Hunt took this photo of exposed entrada in Strike Valley in 1935. The San Rafael Swell was the last area of the United States to be surveyed because it was so rough and remote. This collection of United States Geological...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Horses; Survey Crews
USGS photograph C. B. Hunt took this photograph of one of the surveyors feeding the horses in 1935. The San Rafael Swell was the last area of the United States to be surveyed because it was so rough and remote. This collection of United States...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; USGS; Survey Camp
USGS photograph C. B. Hunt took this photograph in 1935 of a Survey Camp in the San Rafael Swell. The San Rafael Swell was the last area of the United States to be surveyed because it was so rough and remote. This collection of United States...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Rock Formations; Jack's Knob; USGS; Geology; Baker, A.A.
United States Geographical Survey photographer A.A. Baker took this photograph in 1931.The San Rafael Swell was the last area of the United States to be surveyed because it was so rough and remote. This collection of United States Geological Survey...
ton house, and Dr. Lloyd F. Kohler, the present dentist. Dr. William G. Ruckenbrod had offices in both Beaver and Milford in 1911. DRUGGISTS UP TO PRESENT TIME First druggist in Milford was Clarence Stevens. Others, up to the present time, were...
tion of superintendent : Ebenezer Tanner Jr., Jacob T. Tanner, Harry H. Pitchforth, David Tanner, Harry Bird, Heber Taylor, Edward H. Bird, William A. Miller, Wil-liam Graft, George C. Goodwin, Rudolph Nielsen, Charles Beard, Harvey A. Dean. On...
this position he was in direct charge of everything. All business transactions were under his signature. In 1943 the Metal Producers Company, of Los Angeles, Calif., took over the mine, operating under lease a syndicate of three men, as follows:...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Oil Drilling; USGS; Lupton, C.T.
This oil derrick was locaated in Salt Wash. Photograph was taken by USGS photographer, C.T. Lupton in 1911. Oil Drilling began on the San Rafael Swell in the late 1800s. Conditions on the Swell looked promising for oil, and although drilling was...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Joe's Office; USGS
The United States Geographical Survery photographer took this photograph in 1911. Joe Swasey is standing in front of the cave they called "Cliff Dweller." It is about six to eight feet deep and twelve feet wide. The Swaseys built a log floor which...
THE SOUTHERN BRANCH
OF THE
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
OF THE
University of Utah
GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY.
By an act of the Legislature of the State of Utah, approved March 11, 1897, it was provided that a branch of the State...
The last Company manager was a Mr. Evans. In 1911, the store was known as the American Trading Company and was operated by Ed Street, Steve Fotheringham and J. F. Tolton. The Utah Leasing Co. took over the mine and worked the dumps after the mine...