PIONEER HONOR ROLL Smith, Adam Woodhouse, John Tolton, Edward Woodhouse, Charles Jr Tolton, Edward H. Williams, George Tolton, J. Frank Williams, Nephi Tanner, Rollin R. Wiley, Robert Tanner, Sidney Walker, Mathew Tanner, Allen B. Waters,...
Contents CHAPTER 1-BEAVER COUNTY 1 CHAPTER 2-EXPLORERS AND EMIGRANTS 5 CHAPTER 3-INDIANS OF BEAVER COUNTY 15 CHAPTER 4-FOUNDING OF TOWNS, RANCHES AND FORTS 30 CHAPTER 5-SOCIAL LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS 45 CHAPTER 6-MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS 61...
CHAPTER 19-GHOST MINING CAMPS OF BEAVER COUNTY 263 CHAPTER 20-STAGE COACH AND FREIGHTING 279 CHAPTER 21-THE RAILROAD COMES TO BEAVER COUNTY 288 CHAPTER 22-WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY AND SNAKE VALLEY 298 CHAPTER 23-MERCHANDISING IN MILFORD 311...
Photo of John R. Murdock, First President of Beaver Stake; Photo of a group of early pioneers-- Back row, left to right, John Mathews, Joseph Betensen, William Moyes, James Puffer, William Smith. Seated, Wilson G. Nowers, Charles Woodhouse, Dr....
Photos of Marcus L. Shepherd, Church and Civic Leader; Edward W. Thompson, Early Surveyor, and wife, Julia Fish Thompson; Wilson Gates Nowers, Original Pioneer, and wife, Sarah Anderson Nowers; and William Fotheringham
BEAVER COUNTY
LOCATION OF BEAVER COUNTY
Situated on the west side of the Tushar range of the Wasatch Mountains, Beaver County is rich in natural resources and its history is a monument to the courage of its founders. Fertile, cultivated fields of...
frost about October 5th. The Milford Valley is colder in the north portion but varies but little from the dates as to frost at Minersville.
The climate or weather conditions in the county are temperate, not being subject to either extreme heat or...
MINERAL RESOURCES
The early discovery of precious and valuable mineral and the development of the prospects, placed the count; as one of the most important mining centers of the west It has been said that the whole county was a vast laboratory,...
A GOOD PLACE TO MAKE A HOME
The abundance of natural resources, the pleasant, variable climate, the friendliness of the people, the faith, courage, and integrity of the intrepid pioneer founders, all contribute their share in making Beaver County...
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...
It was a cold and unpleasant place and had been rejected by others who had gone to more favorable locations south of here. My previous years had been associated with pioneer life in Iron County in the interest of building and Military duties. In...
FIRST COLONIZERS NAMED
The question of colonizing Beaver Valley, having met the approval of George A. Smith, the following named men were chosen, with the understanding that they would become permanent settlers: Simeon F. Howd, captain; Wilson G....
so far completed as to be suitable for the occasion. The earth floor, spread with a blanket, sufficed for a table and the seats were of oriental style.
The year of 1855 had been a year of calamity, famine and distress. The crops in this part of the...
FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
of twenty-five cents was ordered paid on wolf scalps. The record was signed Lorin Babbit, Judge; W. G. Nowers, Clerk. The court was held in the open in Judge Babbit's door yard.
All the public lands at this time were unsurveyed by Federal...