Washington County (Utah)--Industries; Washington (Washington County, Utah)
Cotton mill in Washington, Utah. Built in 1865 to process the cotton raised in this vicinity. Woolen goods were made at the factory, and even the silk industry was attempted. Operated until 1904.
known as the "Institute." This was one of the most noted buildings of the town, around which cling the fondest memories of its early students. The first teacher in this school was George W. Crouch. He built the two-room brick home across the...
Quorum and was recognized as an authority in the doc-trines and teachings of the dominant Church.
UNITED ORDER ATTEMPTED
In 1875, a territory-wide movement began with the General Authorities and was extended to every stake and ward of the Church....
nary, 1877, and the General Conference of the Church held at that place in April following, the reorganization of the various stakes and wards began. Accordingly, at the Stake Quarterly Conference held in Beaver, July 25-26, a time of spiritual...
district there are several large ledges of pyrite and copyrite ore. Some work was done upon them, and a small amount of a very high grade silver ore was mined several years ago. The principal claims are the COMET, CACTUS and COPPER CHIEF. CACTUS...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Seely, Montell; Swasey Family; Sid's Leap
Montell Seely and his daughter Fawn are examining Sid's Leap.The San Rafael Swell is filled with legends of the Swasey Brothers, Charley, Sid, Rod and Joe, who were early ranchers on the Swell. Royal Swasey, son of Joe, tells the story, "One day...
LEHl WILLARD JONES Biography 1854 - 1947 Lehi W . Jones was born November 15, 1854. t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r Cedar City was founded a s a base for development of t h e iron o r e deposits n e a r b y . He was born in t h e 'Old Fort' to Thomas...
respective wards. Each ward was to be organized into a quorum of Elders with E. H. Grove over them, and Henry Lunt was put in as Clerk of said quorum. Smith also advised, "be carefil not to indulge the Indians in their laziness, for they have their...
it for tea and tobacco. Henry and Brother Carmthers gave him what he asked for. A few days before, John D. Lee and Charles Dalton and their wives had brought thirteen cheeses to Henry for the Iron Works. The charge was 25 cents per pound.6 As...
founded outside of Utah in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho and Wyorning. Al1 told, at least a hundred new Mormon settlements were founded outside of Utah between 1876 and 1879, as well as many new colonies being settled in Utah in remote...
Was very sony to hear you had been sick. Hope you will be quite weli before this arrives. Will enclose skein marking cotton, could not get any finer. Accept everlasting love from Father and Auntie. E. W. Lunt Henry and Ellen returned early in 1887...
filled with straw in readiness to burn, and food and supplies were sent southward. Finally, 30,000 people deserted their homes and started south. They found that the soldiers were boasting that they would drive and plunder the Utah pioneers and...
Grandma Lunt held the lantern high over her head while Henrietta operated the gun. Henrietta fired a volley in the direction of the bear which, undoubtedly missed him, but she succeeded in frightening him away, which is all they really intended...
intended to take them out there and exchange them for sheep. We went by way of Bear Valley, down the Sevier River, then turned East up Grass Valley up to Koosharem. At this point, we have a very bad snowstorm, about eighteen inches deep." (Lehi...
the persecution and legal proceedings against the church, all the workmen on the temple block (S.L.C.) were discharged and work on the huilding discontinued." The South at that time was a hotbed of .Anti-hlormon hatred and when a man joined the...
Introduction
Dad began assembling and organizing resource materials for his personal history in 1976. Unfortunately, due to the volume of the material, his demanding schedule and subsequent ill health, he was unable to complete his task. We have...
Preface
Three Score and Ten in Retrospect was the title I selected for this, my personal history. The title seemed appropriate when I commenced to assemble clippings, letters and other pertinent materials that had accumulated through the years, for...
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in each class every day. The type of talking that was done in the district school was far from being public speaking, but it at least helped me to think and reason before other people. When I was well...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
river, we carefully scanned the cliffs, sky, and water for objects of interest. In our survey we noted: three blue herons, majestically soaring above; five puffy little clouds; the honey-combing of the swallows' nests at the tops of the walls; and...