Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Temple Mountain; Mining
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #21, Temple Mountain. "The Swasey boys prospected for minerals. From the Head of Sinbad they went out to Temple Mountain and mined...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Green River; Swasey Family; Blacksmith Shop; Swasey, Charley; Halverson, Chris
Charley Swasey, far left in his blacksmith shop in Green river. Chris Halverson is in the center of the photograph. Chris Halverson was asked (later in life) about the outlaws known sometimes as the Robber Roost Gang. Halverson said, "The Roosters...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Cabin, Broken Cross
Joe Swasey and sons along with the Nordell brothers (Nordells tie into Swaseys by marriage) built this cabin in 1921 on the San Rafael Swell at the Head of Sinbad, near the "Cliffdweller" cave. The rock formation standing behind the cabin is known...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey Cabin
Joe Swasey and sons built this cabin in 1921 on the San Rafael Swell at the Head of Sinbad. There are other Swasey cabins built on the Swell as well as other places around the Castle Valley area. The Swasey brothers did a lot of teasing and...
These are some horses in Royal Swasey's (Joe's son) farm. The Swaseys rounded up the wild horses, bred them with their own, and made a living by selling them in the nearby towns. Joe's children became part of his business. Joe's grandson, Monte...
The Swasey Brothers on the San Rafael Swell made their living wrangling the wild horses along with their own, then breaking the wild ones and selling them. The tradition continued into the next generation. The Swaseys were not the only ones to...