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...
subjects; Edward P. Kimball, music; Miss Freda Barnum, physical education, elocution (speech), and preparatory; and Miss Mary J. Ollerton, English and preparatory subjects. Mrs. Hattie Cluff was matron. Each teacher also taught a theology...
INDUSTRIES IN PIONEER DAYS AGRICULTURE AND STOCK RAISING
Agriculture and stock raising were the two most important industries in Beaver County in pioneer days.
The Mormon founders of Utah built their culture and institutions on an agricultural...
he labored the greater part of his life. The walls of this little room were usually adorned with guns of every make and size of the day, and there were rows and rows of brass keys strung on wire.
Mr. Ash was a special friend of the Indians, who...
subjects; Edward P. Kimball, music; Miss Freda Barnum, physical education, elocution (speech), and preparatory; and Miss Mary J. Ollerton, English and preparatory subjects. Mrs. Hattie Cluff was matron. Each teacher also taught a theology...
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...
Puffer Lake-Named for or James Puffer, who discovered it in 1865.
Kent's Lake-Named for Kent Farnsworth, who owned land there.
Blue Lake-A small lake at the foot of Mt. Baldy, and always deep blue in color.
Mt. Belnap-Named for a soldier with the...
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION
In March, following the arrival of the pioneers, George A. Smith, one of the Authorities of the Latter-Day Saint Church and provisional leader of the Southern Colonies, en route from Parowan to Salt Lake City to attend...
building, which was used for Tithing and Quorum purposes.
With Murdock came also William Fotheringham, a man of considerable note, who had filled two missions, one to far-off India, the other to South Africa. The two missions covered a period of...
Quorum and was recognized as an authority in the doc-trines and teachings of the dominant Church.
UNITED ORDER ATTEMPTED
In 1875, a territory-wide movement began with the General Authorities and was extended to every stake and ward of the Church....
David Miller, July 26, 1880-1886. William Edwards, June 23, 1886-1887. Post office discontinued. Re-established April 24, 1888, with William Edwards again acting. Jess Barton, October 19, 1920. Following Mr. Barton were: Mrs. Hazle Barton,...
An act prescribing certain qualifications necessary to enable a person to hold office was approved. Regular elections were held in August and election precincts were established. A mining company, composed of Isaac Grundy and others, was granted...
was apportioned into two school districts. Beaver constituted District No. 1, Minersville and Lower Beaver, District No. 2. Later, Beaver was apportioned into eight school districts. An act regulating the manufacture, sale or other disposal of...
In 1865, the Court ordered that Greenville be an Election Precinct, also to be known as School District No. 2, hereafter Beaver to be known as District No. 1, Minersville District No. 3. In 1866, an act of the Legislature of the Territory of Utah,...
BEAVER CITY INCORPORATED IN 1867
An act to incorporate Beaver City in Beaver County was passed and approved by the Governor and Legisla-ture of the Territory of Utah, January 10, 1867. Also enacted that all that portion of country situated within...
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MINERSVILLE-ITS FOUNDING AND HISTORY
Imagine, if you 'can, coming -down* the canyon and viewing this valley prior to its settlement. The river fol-lowed much the same course as it does today, with a few scattered cottonwood trees to...
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...
Due to shortage of water in the early days, there was little hay raised by the Minersville settlers. To supple-ment the small supply, the ranchers, farmers and stock-men would make regular trips to the Yellow Banks, 20 miles north of Minersville,...
the level and the thermometer stood at 32 degrees below zero for six weeks, day and night. Cattle sought protection among the pines and cedars, but they froze to death standing on their feet. Some of the smaller cattle owners were put out of...
"GRANDPA'S DIARY" (Note: The Author of This Diary Is Unknown) Sun., March 13, 1859 Went to lower Beaver Valley in company with Isaac Grundy, Tarlton Lewis, William Barton and John Blackburn, our object being to find a location for a settlement near...