Four Beaver Men Give Lives Those from Beaver who paid the supreme sacrifice in this war were Joseph M. Martinez, husband of Mary Ellen Valentine Martinez, killed in Germany, November, 1918. Buried in Germany. James Gilbert Yardley, son of James...
In the late 90's they used to place from 6,000 to 10,000 wethers in one herd and trail them from Oregon, through Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska, during spring and summer months, and mostly fatten them on the way to market. In the spring of 1905, N....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Reef; Interstate 70; Survey Crew; Spotted Wolf Canyon
In 1957 when Eisenhower's Defense highway System was being built to connect the whole nation, only one route was designed from Salt Lake City, Utah to Denver, Colorado. In the 60s another highway was suggested as a second route that would take the...
committee (of two). Lehi W . Jones a n d John S . Woodbury, was appointed t o d r a f t a proposal to t h e Legislature of just what Cedar City would give if t h e school was located h e r e . John S . Woodbury was elected t o two terms in t h e...
DONALD C. URIE Biography 1875 - 1948 Donald Clyde Urie was born in Cedar City, Utah. October 2 9 , 1875, the son of John and Priscilla Klingensmith Urie. He died March 9, 1948. in Provo, Utah. He,attended the Branch Normal School in Cedar City and...
maintained the records. He regarded it as routine to take readings on the stars late at night, sometimes standing waist-deep in snow. His maps were used by thousands of immigrants on their travels to Oregon and California. Fremont's report...
For&unately, only one mule was Med, but it took a full day to recover the baggage. The crossing of the east fork of the Colorado River was attended with much difficulty and more danger. Steadily the expedition's food supply dwindled and couldn't be...
per day. AU of the money for this machinery was raised locaily. The end product of the factory was sold through cooperative stores in southem Utah, and to Z.C.M.I. in Salt Lake City. The factory operated until 1910.6 The foliowing letter &en by...
The family members helped i cooking and sewing the food. Al1 the n girls and wives were involved in this Dart of the service to the hotel guests. There was a great deal of laundry and cleaning that was necessary to keep the rooms ready, so there...
founded outside of Utah in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho and Wyorning. Al1 told, at least a hundred new Mormon settlements were founded outside of Utah between 1876 and 1879, as well as many new colonies being settled in Utah in remote...
dangerous steep mountain. 1 will never forget, as we started down the ndge with steep canyons on both the north and the south sides, Oscar fell fiom the wagon and lodged on the 'tugs' of the team on his back. The brake came off and the horses were...
see him. Father picked up a piece of pie and ran to Webster's, a neighbor, to warn him that the officers were there.' President JohnTaylor died July 25, 1887. Taylor had done much to hold the Saints together during the polygamy persecutions....
measles. While there, we boys learned how to make slat quail traps. Father bought us a sack of wheat for bait, and we climbed the sunny hillsides and found bare spots where the snow had melted 0% made a trail of wheat leading to the trap, then...
together. It had not been a desiiable situation to be away from those in Cedar City. When he returned to Pinedaie he got in touch at once with Henry W. to make the necessary preparations to begin the move of those family members in Cedar City who...
took the rest of us i the family buggy. We overtook the n wagon near Green's Lake, part way up the mountain. George was perched upon a rock taking a last look at our native town. 1 weU remember how he cursed al1 nature 'black and blue' at the...
team and 1 brought up the rear on my pony. The leaders were dnven loose. Will preferred to trust old "Dick" and "Frank" [the horses] to handle the wagon over the dangerous Backbone. Two tnps were required to see our out
"To control relic seekers who were attempting to chip off pieces of the stmcture, and to prevent individuals from scratching their names on the walls, the Mormon officials issued special tickets." Henry stopped in Cedar City for about six weeks and...
Wilson Lunt, their son, and wife, Rosanna Naegle Lunt], a kiss for Johnny [their baby, 7 months oldl--in short, God bless you all. 1 guess poor Randle [Mary Ann's fourth child] is as busy as ever this hot weather. Remember me to Kate [Catherine,...
had eluded him and his men on the first trip. He made many topographic and geological sumeys of much of the Colorado River Basin.' Major Powell stayed at the Lunt Hotel when passing through Cedar City, while making these explorations. On sevcral...