camps was the product of many small farms and dairies combined. Few families had enough surplus to justify a trip on their own. In 1870. Iron Ciounty had 264 farms, most of them composed of less than 10 acres. Consequently, shipping to the mines...
the purpose of this story, just a few points will be noted. The great majority went to work in earnest and a good healthy Christian atmosphere prevailed in the camp. The Sabbath was observed at all times and under all conditions. Every evening...
Plan selerted and Tabernacle built. People still brinq called to Bluff - Jody's Diarv. Takinq n cattle held to San J u a n . Lehi receives r Misaion Call. Ilcnry seriamly hurned. Letter from Mary hw Lunt to Lehi while on miasion. Letter from Henry...
Lehi and Henrietta buy Chafin Ilanch. Interrsting experiences with cattle and sheep. Characteristics of Lehi and Henrietta. Henry goes o n a mission. New Castle Reclamation Co. established. Reservoir at GIXSValley and New Castle Irrigation Cn....
tion at hand, they turned their efforts to the possibility of underground water. In 1915 the! hired a professio~mlwell driller from California by the name of Hal-ry Paine. He sct up a big steam rig and dug an 800 foot hole near the hotel location,...
plant took the machine off their hands." Owen Matheson was employed by the power company to operate the engine. Ann Jones Gardner made the following note in her scrapbook : "Our home was the first house wired for electricity in town, so of c o m e...
to make a drain ditch for the increasing water as the snow melted. Father was a skillful work'er and, by the time the crowd was ready to return home, the road was in good shape with a rock filled drain and the mud almost dry. Father saw an urgent...
"hly Brother Lehi, born Xovember 1854 at Cedar City Utah, was five feet nine inches in height and weighed 155 pounds. H e was very light in romplesiou, followed farming, stock raising and general business. By strict economy, thrift and industry, he...
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Watergate) I don't know how we all stood it, but somehow we did. Actually, I do know how we stood it and I acknowledge the Lord's blessings upon our family.
Bishopric of Yale Second Ward, Bonneville...
Man of Many Hobbies
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Gary Johnson and Ed Spencer to help with the hay. "Trying like mad to get hay up before leaving on our eastern trip." July 1st: John and Steve went to Coalville to work in the hay again. July 2nd: "Boys returned home at...
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reservation. Various Christian churches had established missions for the Hopi people on the reservation, and some in their zeal had failed to follow established rules before building. John describes how this affected the...
Full of Years and Honor
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Eventually, the malignancy spread to the point that John was completely incapacitated. Carmen's journal contains entries that include reminiscenses of the last months: It's difficult to watch a big, strong, dynamic and...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
For the second time that day, Frisby became the national pastime, but eventually with the philosophy that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, we played baseball too. Bob Parry, an experienced Rat, knew that the back seat of the bus made a most...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
woman who wished additional design on the walls of her home. Down the cliff a little ways a full-fledged dig was in process - a number of potsherds and pieces of siliceous minerals used for making arrow heads were found, and Dick actually picked up...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
camp ground was solved by a bucket brigade, and before long the 36 assembled for the hike (or as much of it as you felt your exhausted body could take) to the Hole in the Rock.
Merly abandoned the customary trail because of the very dense growth...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
meaningfulness of this spot. Though we wished to linger
there in the breeze and the quietude we had found, in order to get down to the camp before dark, we had to begin the descent. On the way down each of us collected film boxes, candy wrappers,...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
to the top of the huge arch, and just before the turnoff
he made a final effort which converted the undecided so that almost everyone wanted to go up. About 23 people actually made the descent onto the bridge and even more took the trip to the...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
gentleman of the desert wearing among other things the
bottom half of the legs of a pair of old levis, ran to victory. Her position in the sports world was challenged only by Lee Perry, whose feet were sore, and by Merly, who actually bettered her...
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Considerable appreciation is due to
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column 2, the averages of parents visiting the public library was measured on a 4-point scale:
never = 1, once per year = 2, once per month = 3, once per week = 4. Parents of high ELLs go to
the family center more often and are 69% more likely...