According to John A. Skinner's story, Beaver Adz came running down the public road to town to get "whites" to go up and stop the fight. Skinner said Beaver Adz was an old coward and did not want any fighting. This was before he lost his eyesight....
CHAPTER Two
EXPLORERS AND IMMIGRANTS
FREMONT AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL
According to John C. Fremont, a scientifically-trained government explorer, the old Santa Fe Trail on which the large Spanish caravans or pack trains traveled from San Pedro to...
shoo Coyote's two big hounds before they could get into his camp to bury him there with his guns, etc.
Sissix, "the renegade Ute," was banished from the Ute Tribe for murder. He then went to live with the Pavants of Corn Creek, in Millard County....
Canyon and one through the Big Canyon Pass or Soldier Pass to the Milford Valley.
William Allred, pioneer of Beaver, said the "Old Ute Trail," the one the Indians used in the summer, went up Bone Hollow and across the Tables, passing near the First...
Sun. April 3, 1898: Wea. cold wind & dark clouds running east Father started to Carmel 6 am. Dan & I started home 6-44 L.M. 7-19, C. Creek 8-47 to 8-56, cave S. 9-37. pasture bars 10-1. Chillcoot pass 10-11, Sand hollow 10-55, river 1-15 pm home...
Tues. Nov. 29, 1898: Ther. Cold, west wind Wea. cloudy, clouds going east at a rapid rate. We got our cabin finished so we could stay in it. but it is a good wind strainer* yet. and needs a little more work done on it. (*or sieve) Wednesday 30: ...
Thurs. Dec. 6, 1900: Ther. 44., 62., Wea. Clear Loaded up with onions Beans, molasses etc. to go north. Robt. & Billy Moncur was here today. Friday 7: Ther. 45., Warm., Wea. Clear, Dan and I started to Milford about noon. we camped in the sand...
Mon. June 24, 1901: Ther. Cool. Wea. Partly Cloudy, Windy, I moved on down the mountain today. and camped near a small stream in Commisary Hollow. 37) Tuesday 25: Ther. Cold., Wea. Cloudy, We separated some of Willis’ sheep from my herd today. I...
Wed. June 26, 1901: Ther. Warmer., Wea. Partly Cloudy I herded South-west of camp today. Wm L. Crawford, Commisary Hollow, Bannock Co., Idaho. 38) Thursday 27: Ther. Warm Wea. thin clouds thicker “ I moved on over acrost Knobs Flat, that is...
Fri. July 26, 1901: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Partly Cloudy, sprinkle, Herded north of camp on top of the hills. and into the hollow west of camp. Wm L. Crawford Little Valley, Bannock Co., Idaho. about twenty miles west of Afton, Wyoming. 55) Saturday...
Fri. Mar. 4, 1904: Ther. Cool wind., Wea. Ptly. cldy. Watered at the Clay hole wash three or four mi. above the road Camped by the rocky ridge north-west of our last night camp. 25) Saturday 5: Ther. frosty last-night., Pleasant. Wea. Thin clds....
Thurs. Feb. 26, 1903: Ther. Cold N. wind., Wea. Clouds, Noon Cold and blustery, Herded north & north-east of camp, George is out hunting the lost sheep, he failed to find it. But little thawing today. We had a little blustery weather about noon...
Mon. Mar. 2, 1903: Ther. Cool south breeze 8-45 am. harder at noon 5-30 from West Wea. Thin clouds Day light evening clds. 2nd Observation Day. We herded north and east of camp. Myron is not feeling well today. 31) Tuesday 3: Ther. Cold S. wind.,...
Fri. Mar. 6, 1903: Ther. Cool breeze Wea. Clouds We moved down the hollow to where it turns east and then nearly north. 33) Saturday 7: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Thin clouds, Moved up a draw to the south turned a little to the left and camped in the...
Tues. Mar. 10, 1903: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Few thin clds, Moved on over the ridge in the same direction and located in the head of a grassy hollow that runs to the reserve. 36) Wednesday 11: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. breeze from south. Thin clouds. We...
Thurs. Mar. 12, 1903: Ther. Warm., Wea. S. wind, Thin clds. Moved on about a mile in about the same direction. Camped in a hollow about even with the head of the head of the deep canyon mentioned Jan. 31st. Snow is getting scarce down here, will...
Fri. Mar. 20, 1903: Ther. Warm., cool N. breeze, Wea. Clear, Thin clouds. Moved down in the grassy hollow about one half mile below our camp of the 10th & 11th inst. 42) Saturday 21: Ther. Cool S. breeze otherwise pleasant., Wea. Warm., N. breeze...
Wed. May 13, 1903: Ther. Warm., Wea. cool breeze, Clouds. We took turns night herding last night. Watered at Spring Hollow this morning, then went on across the bench in an easterly direction, and camped where the road comes into Broad-hollow. We...
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. Nov. 30, 1905: Ther. Cold., Wea. thin clds. thicker Thanksgiving Day- I put out our washing today, Elder Bahr helped Brother Reed haul up some cane for feed. We did not have our hollow day with the rest of the people, decided to wait till...