FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
INDUSTRIES IN PIONEER DAYS AGRICULTURE AND STOCK RAISING
Agriculture and stock raising were the two most important industries in Beaver County in pioneer days.
The Mormon founders of Utah built their culture and institutions on an agricultural...
and Cyrus Davis, councilmen; Bernice M. Brooke, re-corder. Murdock Academy grounds purchased for race track.
1938-39-Wesley Farrer mayor; Levi Howd, Elton Mackerell, Arnold Low, M. J. Wary and Albert Smith, councilmen.; Sadie Patterson, recorder....
a low ebb and could not reach the town. The settlers had fully decided to abandon the place, when President Young came there on a speaking tour and promised the people that if they would remain where they were, the time would come when there would...
the ground. The washouts were repaired, and the ditch is in use today.
About three-fourths of a mile southwest of the intake, Nelson Hollingshead built a grist mill, which he and Charles Burke operated until 1900, when it was moved to the Ernest...
land farming was, in this section where it had been tried, a failure. Most of this land later was sold for taxes and bought by sheep and cattle interests. In 1913, the Delta Land and Water Company constructed the Rocky Ford Dam, which is at the...
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...
Fri. July 21, 1899: Ther. 72º., 100º., Wea. nearly clear. I cut and raked hay at the point fore noon hauled from the lower piece after-noon. Saturday 22: Ther. 72º., 100º., Wea. clear, s. wind. We piled the hay on the piece by the old...
Mon. July 24, 1988: Ther. 74’., 6 am. Wea. nice shower about noon. Pioneer Day. We hauled four loads of hay this fore noon but the storm caused us to leave about 4 loads on the piece by the old Dam. Tuesday 25: Ther. very warm. Wea. partly...
Sat. Sept. 16, 1899: Ther. 50´., 96´., Wea. clear. finished hauling the hay from the second piece. raked & piled the piece by the old dam. picked & cut a few peaches. Sunday 17: Ther. 60´., 88´., Wea. clear I attended meeting Uncle James P....
Memoranda: John A. Winder paid $7.25 coupon. on our tie account some time about march. Photos sent to W.E. Green. Eden, Ill. 1. 5x8 looking up the Canyon from Parker hill 2. 5x8 Hurricane Dam & Tie Camp W. Creek 1 cab. W.L. & D. Crawford,...
Sat. June 30, 1900: Ther. 74., 98., Wea. Windy, Clouds. Picked apricots, hoed cane, corn, squashes etc. etc. also replanted some melons that got washed out. + 17 Six months +45 Sunday, July 1: Ther. 70., 98., Wea. Windy, Clear. I went to School &...