district there are several large ledges of pyrite and copyrite ore. Some work was done upon them, and a small amount of a very high grade silver ore was mined several years ago. The principal claims are the COMET, CACTUS and COPPER CHIEF. CACTUS...
Copper Gulch, including the New Years, Belmont and Purity claims, adjoining the Cactus. CHARCOAL BURNING Thirty-six beehive charcoal kilns supplied the furnaces of the San Francisco District with fuel. They were in eight groups, under separate...
as he did, he managed to get hold of an old sawed-off shotgun. Quickly he turned the gun on the robber and ordered him to dance. The robber then danced until he could no longer dance, and the freighter took his horse, tied it to his wagon and drove...
Fri. July 8, 1898: Ther. 8-30 am. 80º., 12-noon 90º., Wea. clear. I done some hoeing in the garden this forenoon, I started for the ranch about noon and camped with John Winder & Brother Flanigan near the Harris Ridge. they were bringing some...
Fri. Feb. 24, 1899: Ther. 7 am. warm. 7 pm cold. Wea. cloudy, squally. clear. W finished the wire fence forenoon, and started home 2-10 pm. via L.M. Gulch. camped on the Elephant mountain about 4 mi north of the gap Saturday 25: Ther. cold. 8...
Thurs. May 10, 1900: Ther. cooler., Wea. windy, thin clouds. pm cloudy I was not very well so the Bishop drove my herd and I drove his team to the Creek Dave moved us from there with pack horses we camped on upper end of Burnt Flat. Friday 11:...
Sun. May 13, 1900: Ther. cool., Wea. partly cloudy We got to Cutler’s ranch a little after noon the sheep mixed last night so we left them all together. John Winder wasat the ranch. Monday 14: Full moon 8-36 am Ther. Warmer., Wea. partly cloudy....
Fri. July 27, 1900: Ther. Warm., Wea. Windy, Clear. Dan helped herd today Bp. Esplin went by here about noon on his way to the North Fork with his family. left the herd up the canyon tonight. Saturday 28: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Wind, Clouds Dan left...
Wed. Aug. 8, 1900: Ther. Warm., Wea., Windy, Clouds. Watered part of the herd this morning, some did’nt go to the water. Dave Esplin & Lewis Curtis camped here tonight Thursday 9: + Ther. Pleasant, Wea. High Wind. Clouds. We moved camp to Birch...
Fri. Sept. 28, 1900: Ther. Cool., Wea. Clear, Wm Gifford & Danl. Crawford came over here. Dan staid & J.R.C. went back with Will. Saturday 29: + Ther. Warmer., Wea. eight clouds, S&W. pm Clear, Dan helped me this fore-noon then went to Jim’s...
Memoranda: Time walking from Birch spring in Orderville Gulch to Zion I left camp 5-27 am and in 13 minutes (5-40) was at Dave Esplin’s upper pasture fence. another half hour brought me to the old Orderville house (6-10) 17 minutes more or 1...
Fri. Jan. 1, 1904: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Ptly. cloudy. Cold wind., I herded out toward the Barracks, along the old Elephant road. Our camp boss (Myron Holgate) went home this morning. In the Elephant Cove, Kane Co., 1) 137th camp for the year...
Sun. June 26, 1904: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, We camped in the canyon south of D. Esplin’s upper fence in the Gulch, last night. Came over to Crystal via. Bp. Esplin’s ranch and the Cedar mountain. 46) Monday 27: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds,...
Sat. Aug. 29, 1903: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds. Myron moved camp on top of the ridge near the Gulch road this morning, then went to the North fork for supplies this after noon. I couldn’t get the devils up the hill, so I carried my bed out and...
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...
Mon. Oct. 12, 1903: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Thin clouds, Warmer., We start for the dipping corral and sand hills this morning. Walter will be one day in head of me again. I will bed the sheep just below the ranch and go back to the house again...
Wed. Oct. 14, 1903: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, Thin clds. I came down the Gulch and over to Mud via. Bob Creek. The sheep are terrible hard to handle. I saw Dave Esplin while coming thru his pasture he says father is at the ranch. 103) Thursday...