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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lunt
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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...
animals. Their, dress was rabbit skins with the fur on the outside.
There is no record of any tribal gatherings, but it is believed that the first Indians of Beaver County at certain times traveled to other parts of the State to engage in what was...
Woolsey, in August, 1945. His counselors are (July, 1947) Gilbert Gale and Chase H. Murdock.
HISTORY OF EAST WARD RELIEF SOCIETY
Today the Relief Societies are reaping rich harvest from the efforts of the past. From heights of success we look back...
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,...
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...
The passengers all piled into the open rig and hadn't traveled very far until they found they were stuck again in another drift of snow. Mrs. Bradfield says she can see "Bally" Sackett now as he looked that day. So bald he was, he seemed rightly...
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...
Soon they were on their way. The men didn't get much sleep the rest of the the trip, they were watching for desparados along the way.
EXPERIENCES OF AN OLD FREIGHTER For a long period of time before and after the rail-road came into Milford, in...
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...
from Levan, Tene Christiansen, daughter of Ras Christiansen. Mrs. James knew the family of Christiansens very well. A brother of Tene's was said to be a companion bandit of McCarty's. His bandit name was Mat Warner. McCarty, Mrs. James says, was...
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...
About 1912 the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge sold the building to the Masonic Lodge. Dances continued to be held on the first floor until the Arion Hall was built. EARLY CARS IN MILFORD The first car that was ever in Milford was called a Smith. The owner of...
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION.
ENGLISH.
Miss Decker.
Miss Brown.
Mr.
English a. This course consists of a review of the principles of English grammar, special attention being given to common errors. Drill in punctuation, letter writing,...
Sat. June 18, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. clear we went from the top of the trail to Rock Canyon before noon and after a hard afternoons travel and lots of whipping we got the stock to the Co op farm Via. of the Bulloch trail. Sunday 19: Ther. warm....
Fri. Nov. 3, 1899: Ther. pleasant.; Wea. clear, We came to Black Rock about 24 mi. to day. A. Russell, Harold Russell, Ed. Jones & I constitute our company. Saturday 4: Ther. cold.; Wea. cloudy, threatening. We stopped at Milford for noon, and...
Sat. Feb. 24, 1900: Ther. noon 60., Wea. thin clouds. left Virgen 1-30 am. got home 5-35 am. traveled about all night. printed a few pictures. and helped get out some rocks. Sunday 25: Ther. 38., 68., Wea. thin clouds pm I went to S. School but we...
Mon. May 13, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. clouded up pm I nooned at Al. Misner’s and came over to Kanab after-noon. I.H. Langston traveled with me from the Carmel creek. I put up at the Snow House. Expected to meet Abert Anderson 12) Tuesday 14:...
Thurs. Dec. 8, 1904: Ther. Cool S. breeze. Wea. Clear. Light clds. Traveled north-west to Blooming ton, commenced tracting east of the Post-Office, got entertainment from Mr. Thomas B. Stout one mile west of Marie P.O. 76) Friday 9: Ther. Cool.,...