the farm land for a reservoir site. Many families sold out and moved away to other counties. Adamsville lost many of its citizens. Since then its population has scattered far and wide. The school was closed and the students were transported by...
ground to procure a livelihood. Aside from this, the flow of the creek, after the spring fresher of highwater, soon dried up and the low lands in the first section alone pro-vided crops.
In the course of time, school section 16 came into market and...
Plenty of room is found here for camping, all free. Fishing is good, either from the shore or from the lake. Boats can be rented for a reasonable price.
It is only a short drive on Highway No. 21 up to and across the Big Flat to what is called the...
WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...
This additional spread of water over greater acreage caused more bottom land to sub-irrigate and added much to our rich meadow acreage. And, in turn, most of the water springs up in our lower fields and communities and is reclaimed through natural...
present highway bridge. Bullion made in the crude smelter was made into bullets, in rough molds, for the rifles of the settlers of this entire area.
The ore was soft in nature, with gold assays running as high as one-half ounce to the ton, silver...
a low ebb and could not reach the town. The settlers had fully decided to abandon the place, when President Young came there on a speaking tour and promised the people that if they would remain where they were, the time would come when there would...
the ground. The washouts were repaired, and the ditch is in use today.
About three-fourths of a mile southwest of the intake, Nelson Hollingshead built a grist mill, which he and Charles Burke operated until 1900, when it was moved to the Ernest...
ing, perhaps, the water level dropped and alfalfa seed could not be grown. The farmers then, of necessity, began farming on a more practical scale. There were crops of all kinds of grain, corn, alfalfa and potatoes. These are the principal crops at...
Fri. Sept. 6, 1901: Ther. pleasant., Wea. Clear, Windy, I left Paragonah about noon and went with James Robinson Jr. to the head of Red Creek to herd sheep. I took the herd about 3-30 pm John L. Robinson is my camp Boss. Our camp is about ¾ of a...
Tues. Sept. 10, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, John L. Came back this evening. he brought me several letters. We camped the sheep west of camp and carried our bed out there. President McKinley has been shoot by some Secret Society member. 84) ...
Thurs. Sept. 12, 1901: Ther. Ice this morning, Warm., Wea. Partly Cloudy Herded on the east side of the reservoir, and over the hill toward Little Creek. It has just been four months today since I left home. 86) Friday 13: Ther. Pleasant, Wea....
Thurs. Oct. 24, 1901: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Ptly. Cloudy light sprinkle, Watered at the same place and camped in the valley a short distance west, I took both dinner and supper at the other camp with Jos. Lister and Rye Dunton. This is my 100th...
Mon. Oct. 28, 1901: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Ptly Cloudy, Watered at the farm again and camped near the south-east corner. John & Thomas brought the sheep wagon out to me tonight. Jos. Lister camped with me. J & T. went back home. 114) Tuesday 29: +...
Fri. April 3, 1903: Ther. Cool, east breeze., Warmer., Wea. String clds. We moved down the valley nearly north along west of a small ridg near the reserve camped in the first patch of cedars, nearly west of the Heaton Knolls. 51) Saturday 4: Ther....
Thurs. June 4, 1903: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, Cloudy light sprinkle. The sheep are trying their best to go east today. Got them on the ridge north-east of camp. 76) Friday 5: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Partly cloudy. sprinkle James and I were...
Mon. June 8, 1903: + Ther. Cool., Wea. Mostly Cloudy Thunder showers, Moved about half-way to the other camp put my camp under a pine near the upper reservoir, John J. moved the camp he is on his way home from Marysvale. Left the sheep up the ridg...
31 Days December 1910: S 4 got to Lund and unloaded. M 5 clouds, Loaded up, came back to Reservoir, below Iron Spring. T 6 came back to Kanarra. W 7 Camped on Laverkin creek. Th 8 Went to Hurricane then home. F 9 Went to town to day a little...