55 stoves 9 swords 1001 lbs. of powder a n d lead 44 saddles 436 lights of glass (8 x 1 0 ) 1 9 0 lbs. of nails 137 chopping axes 45 mowing scythes 45 sickles 7 2 scythes and grain cradles 98 hoes 110 spades and shovels Carpenter tools--9t s e t s...
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....
Paragonah, through Bear Valley and over into the Sevier Valley, following ri well-estahlished wagon road. The complete list of officers is not known, hut Silas S. Smith was sustained as captain with Robert Bulloch as Assistant Captain. The old...
Thurs. April 7 Commenced breaking the road through the sagebrush: reached Cane Springs-ten miles. Friday, April 8 Traveled about five miles, camped without water. Sat., April 9, 1859 Reached the cottonwoods on the Beaver late after traveling about...
was hoisted on the evening of the third of July, 1852. It was also during the year of 1852 that the mining industry in Iron County began. W might mention that, e about this time, the first gold discovered in the County was found at Parowan, in the...
Zion tunnel: The shovel operated on compressed air. The truck was a Bulldog Mack which had solid rubber tires. The Nevada Contracting Company had 3 gasoline operated shovels and a fleet of Mack trucks. The trucks were eventually equipped with...