Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Sophomore Class: On the 19th day of September, 1921, the big doors of Murdock swung open to let in the largest, most progressive class of students that ever enrolled in this institution. The first year Wells Black was chosen as our president, but...
sides. A driveway went all around it. On the north were two buildings. The smaller one, which had been the soldiers' commissary,.was made into a book store. To the east of this was a large, two-story structure with upper and lower verandas on all...
of Cedar City. His route was through Minersville Can-yon. He left Milford at 9 a. m., arriving at Johnson's Fork at 5 p.m. He was employed by Gilmore & Salisbury, mail contractors for the western part of Beaver County. Later Mr. Root moved to...
east part of Pine Valley west of Milford. They established a ranch on the Pine Grove water and later invested in a few cows, which increased to 2,500 head. They then sold their cattle. Later, the Pine Grove Ranch was taken over by the Ryan-Ream...
CHAPTER NINETEEN GHOST MINING CAMPS OF BEAVER COUNTY FRISCO AND THE HORN SILVER MINE The town of Frisco, built near the mine, was known as the wildest camp in Utah. At one time it boasted a population of 6,000, made up of many different...
Thurs. July 18, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, We did’nt move my camp today. I herded among the pines on the side of the hill. 52) Friday 19: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, Moved on over the hill east and camped on the west edge of a small valley in...
Sat. July 20, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. pm Clouds We moved a little farther south this afternoon. camped near a small spring in the west side of the valley, Little Valley, Idaho, Bannock County, 54) Sunday 21: Ther. Warm., Wea. Partly Cloudy...
Sat. June 20, 1903: + Ther. Warm., Wind. Wea. Thin clds. If the Devil hasn’t got a lot of his imps tabernacled in these cursed wool pelts, I don’t know what is wrong with them. 79) Sunday 21: Ther. Warm., Wind. Wea. Thin clouds. Israel Esplin...
Mon. Aug. 31, 1903: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, Came into the Gulch above Dave Esplin’s middle fence, we came down the road canyon. Nooned at Bob Creek, camped down the hollow about a quarter of a mile below the Clear Creek corral. +15/ -5) 100) My...
Thurs. Jan. 11, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. clear Caught a coyote this morning. After looking after all my traps, I went down to the grove and helped chop cottonwoods till dinner time Friday 12: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Light C. Worked on the Zion Road from...
Thurs. Mar. 7, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Cleared off Hauled up the stove wood from the grove that I chopped for mother last Dec. Plowed about 60 rods of land in the field across the road. Friday 8: Ther. Pleasant. Wea. Clouded up Mother, Jim and I...
Mon. Mar. 20, 1905: Ther. Cool S.E. wind., Wea. Light clds. Heavier “ Went to Looney Mailed our letters, staid at the office till after noon waiting for the mail Canvassed north and east staid with Mr. McKenney one mile north and one east of the...
Thurs. Nov. 23, 1905: Ther. Cool. S. wind, Wea. Mostly Cloudy. Rain, Got down in the bottom and feasted on pecans all the fore noon. had a hard shower this afternoon, after which the clouds broke away leaving a pretty evening. We found two of the...
Sun. February 9, 1908: Cloudy I got home a little before noon Marilla’s baby died about 9 pm Mon. 10: Snowing Several of us [young] folks sat up with the corps last night. Funeral pm. Tues. 11: Cold Snowing. We went to town to band practice. ...
Sun. May 17, 1908: Pleasant Clear. Attended S.S. and meeting also Band practise. Mon. 18: Warm S. wind Thin clds Started for Hurricane with a load of lumber. went to Virgin Tues. 19: Windy got to Hurricane about noon too windy for anything Wed....
Sun. May 24, 1908: Fine day Attended School and meeting Mon. 25: Windy Pm Clouds cut a little lucerne in grove with scythe. Tues. 26: Clouded up Cut some more lucerne in the grove. piled some hay Wed. 27: Clouds warm had Band practise at S....
Sun. May 31, 1908: rain Ptly. cldy. Pleasant Mon. June 1: Fine Clear cut and piled hay. Tues. 2: Clouds Windy cut a little lucerne. Wed. 3: cool mostly cldy Hauling hay for Dan. band practise at the School house. Thurs. 4: Clouds Pleasant...