Thurs. April 7 Commenced breaking the road through the sagebrush: reached Cane Springs-ten miles. Friday, April 8 Traveled about five miles, camped without water. Sat., April 9, 1859 Reached the cottonwoods on the Beaver late after traveling about...
The large dining room of the Williams Hotel was often the scene of merry dancing parties. The Smithson Hotel on Main Street (now the Peterson house), was at one time the largest hotel in the business district, and eventually had a greater business...
music, so far away, gradually became louder until they reached the landing. Some of these men would get on at the 1,000 foot level and stop at each stope until all the men were on the cage. One wouldn't think that such beautiful music could come...
Tues. Oct. 4, 1898: Ther. pleasant., Wea. clouds going east. We continued digging potatoes. dug about the same as yesterday Wednesday 5: Ther warm., Wea. clear. we dug nearly 60 bu. of potatoes today. Father got back from Ephriam this morning he...
Sat. Oct. 8, 1898: Ther. warmº., Wea. clouds. We finished digging the potatoes dug some where near 50 bu. to day there was about 225 or 250 bushells on the patch. Sunday 9: Ther. cool Wea. threatening I hitched up and went up to Wm. Funk’s...
Thurs. Oct. 20, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. clear we unloaded our rock salt at Jim Thaxtons and put both teams on the other wagon and took the wire up to the ranch. we dug about half of the potatoes this afternoon. Friday 21: Ther. warm Wea. clear ...
Mon. Nov. 25, 1901: Ther. 46., 66., Wea. Thin Clouds, We finished digging our potatoes this forenoon. 1) Tuesday 26: Ther. 46., 66., Wea. Clear, Went up to the Bend to work on the trail for J.A. Winder, Jim brought the team back. 127)
Sat. June 1, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear We only set 82 posts today, digging is most terrible hard. Dan went to Little-Creek for water this Am. Sunday 2: Ther. Hot Wea. clear We set about 86 posts today.
Anzio, Italy Jasper Louis Crawford spent most of a day digging this palace and got to spend only one night in it (See "World War II as Viewed from My Foxhole" by Jasper Louis Crawford, p. 51)
Projects--Civilian Conservation Corp. (Utah); Emergency Conservation Work; Zion National Park (Washington County, Utah)
Project 142, this project consisted of digging a ditch measuring 2'x2"x300' located in the Union Pacific cafeteria area. The bottom of this ditch was paved with sand stone, making a foundation which supports rip rap side walls having a 1/2 to 1...