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 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...
In 1945, Wallace Limb and Noel and Acle Gillies erected a cinder block building in the east section of town and installed thousands of dollars worth of new equipment went to manufacture cheese. Most of the high-quality product is shipped to...
building. Much of the lumber used in building up Pioche, Frisco and Newhouse was furnished by local mills, operated by local men, and delivered by team to the mines at prices ranging from $70 to $100 per thousand feet.
The only local sawmill in...
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...
alone to Adamsville to settle their bills. Mr. Griffiths says that all the years they freighted, they never failed to send the man back, while the rest of the teams went on through Black Rock, Oasis, and on to York. Later, the railroad terminal...
Mrs. Johnson says they brought the grain and other things that they raised. They smoked and cured the pork they brought and the freighters would buy up butter from the different stores there and mix it altogether and print it with a round mold....
Newhouse has gone and the wind still blows over the desert waste. Yet in the hearts of the people who once lived there a warm spot remains for the "Old Town that once was." THE STORY OF THE CAVE MINE John Bradshaw was born in England and came to...
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY AND SNAKE VALLEY INDIANS AT INDIAN PEAK There was at one time a part of a tribe of Piute Indians living at Indian Peaks. Bert James says there were two hundred Indians out there, never over that, and...
Tues. Jan. 11, 1898: Ther. 9 am. 29 Wea. Snowing in the fore noon but cleared off and turned cold in the afternoon. I took a trip to Rockville in the morning. printed some photos after I got back. went to mutual at night. Wednesday 12: Ther. 8-30...
Thurs. Dec. 1, 1898: Ther. warmerº., Wea. clear and beautiful, a few light clouds going east in the afternoon. We choped timber on the hill to the north west of the field today. Friday 2: Ther. colder., Wea. light clouds going S. cold N. wind...
Mon. Feb. 6, 1899: Ther. 8-30 am 18 inside “ “ 10 outside Wea. clear & still We made several partitions in the shed in the upper end of the barn, hauled a load of hay out in the correll. Tuesday 7: Ther. 8 am 22º., inside “ “ 12º.,...
Tues. May 16, 1899: Ther. coolº., Wea. s. wind, clear. We worked on the fence again, S. Larson came out from home over the trail. Wednesday 17: Ther. coolº., Wea. south wind as usual, clear. I went to the L. Meadow fore noon. We chopped timber...
Tues. Nov. 21, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. light clouds. We sowed a small piece of rye also some wheat. worked a little on the stable. Wednesday 22: Ther. cold. Wea. snowing am. cleared off in evening. We chopped some timber and plowed a little land...
Fri. Nov. 24, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. very thin clouds. Father & I came out over the Big Bend one year ago to day in a snow storm. plowed and sowed a little more rye and worked on the fence some more today. Saturday 25: Ther. cold., Wea. light...
Mon. Nov. 27, 1899: Ther. warmer Wea. string clouds. Father & I chopped fencing at lower end of field fore-noon- Tuesday 28: Ther. very warm., Wea. clear We drug timber and built fence by the shanty fore noon. worked on the ditch the rest of the...
Sun. June 30, 1901: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Thin Clouds, I moved about two miles (perhaps two and one half) nearly north and camped on a ridge between two beautiful small streams, tributaries of the Black Foot. 41) (+ 18) 181st day of the year. ...
Thurs. July 18, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, We did’nt move my camp today. I herded among the pines on the side of the hill. 52) Friday 19: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear, Moved on over the hill east and camped on the west edge of a small valley in...