erroneously been called trachyte, a short distance above the level of the valley. Still farther east are extensive beds of tufa. The water in the district is very bad and scarce. Drinking water is brought on the railroad from Black Rock, from 30 to...
Mr. Myers tells of one time when a heavy snow storm overtook them on their route and they stopped and dried off places with fires so they could camp for the night. There was one place on their route, he says, that was so steep that after a storm...
Jeddy and Heber Dean of Beaver, freighted to Frisco for many years, hauling lumber and merchandise. John Brooks was an old veteran freighter of Beaver. John W. Myers says, after relating experiences in freighting, "Those were hard times, but happy...
At this time the railroad was under construction. Victor and Selma Johnson made a trip to Salt Lake City and on their return trip they rode the first train into New-house. Selma says the railroad platform was not completed and it was quite a step...
at Frisco. His ore wagons traveled across the valley from the Cave by way of Horseshoe Bend, past Hay Spring, (then called Troy) and on up to Frisco. After the advent of the railroad in 1880, ore was sent north for smelting. John Morgan Griffiths...
CHAPTER TWENTY STAGE COACH AND FREIGHTING DAYS MILFORD AND THE STAGE COACH Milford was on the old stage route. The route from Salt Lake followed the Mormon Trail to Kanosh, then turned west at Kanosh and on to Antelope Springs, which in the...
Another squaw who was real old, named Elizabeth, washed for Mrs. Bradfield for years. She had a papoose named Lone. One old Indian had white spots on him. He often said, "Me Mormon, some day me be as white as you." Mrs. Alice Cottrell had an old...
Wah Wah Springs we followed the road almost due west across Pine Valley to Potsum Paw Springs, then west on the so-called "Old Bailey Wood Road," between the Indian Peak and Mt. Home Range leading into Hamblin Valley. We went to Frisco for our...
house belonged to the Winder Brothers, Leo, Richard and Norman Winder, of Murray. The Winders ranged their sheep winter and summer at Big Springs just over the line in Nevada, 75 miles due west of Milford. They eventually got a shearing plant of...
team. I knew a fellow by the name of George Smith who did a lot of freighting. I also knew Mrs. Squires and her son-in-law, Aaron Grover of Wah Wah Springs. We watered the sheep there in the fall and spring when going by till Mr. Newhouse piped...
WAH WAH SPRINGS Wah Wah Springs was settled in July, 1870, by Edwin S. Squires and Lydia Abbott Squires. They were on their way to California to locate. They had a herd of cattle and when they got to Nevada they were asked to pay a tax on the...
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...
and Mrs. Squires. They were married January 9, 1895, at Wah Wah. Owen Grover never owned the springs, his daughter, Mrs. Irene Green says. Mrs. Green says that her uncle, Joseph DeMeulle, owned a small place east of the main farm at Wah Wah and he...
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS OF MILFORD Elizabeth (Beth) Ferguson is not only an outstanding musician of Milford and Beaver County, but of the state as well. She spent ten years studying, singing and teaching in Europe. In Paris, she studied under one...
Tues. Jan. 15, 1901: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Thin Clouds, I drove 29 calves to two mile and left two here they were most too poor to drive Wm L. Crawford. Pipe Springs. Mohava Co., Arizona. 5) Wednesday 16: + Ther. Pleasant but windy., Wea. Clear,...
Thurs. Jan. 31, 1901: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. thin Clouds 10 pm Clear Jas. Henrie of Panguitch camped here last night he was sick so staid here today. I drove the seven calves over to Two Mile today, Wm L. Crawford, Pipe Springs, Mohava Co., Arizona....
Tues. Feb. 12, 1901: Ther. Cool., Wea. Clear pleasant in the sun. I done my feeding as usual. two Z.C.M.I. drummers camped here tonight Wm L. Crawford Pipe Springs, Mohava Co., Arizona. 5) Wednesday 13: Ther. Cold., Wea. Thin Clouds I done my...
Tues. Mar. 12, 1901: Ther. Cool., Wea. Clouds, I continued watering the lucerne in the Pipe Field. Bro. & Sister Cram of Kanab camped here tonight on their way to Cedar. 5) Wednesday 13: Ther. Cool., Wea. Clear. I recd. a letter from home today it...
Thurs. Mar. 14, 1901: Ther. Cool., Wea. Clear. hard wind from north. I put in most of my time reading and watering lucerne. 5) Friday 15: + Ther. Cool., Wea. Windy, Thin clouds very few and scattering. I spent most of my time watering lucerne...