According to John A. Skinner's story, Beaver Adz came running down the public road to town to get "whites" to go up and stop the fight. Skinner said Beaver Adz was an old coward and did not want any fighting. This was before he lost his eyesight....
After an opening was made large enough he succeeded in putting the fire out with water, milk and vinegar, the only available liquids. The Indians were eventually driven away.
It was found that the Indians had driven all the cattle
out of the...
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...
shoo Coyote's two big hounds before they could get into his camp to bury him there with his guns, etc.
Sissix, "the renegade Ute," was banished from the Ute Tribe for murder. He then went to live with the Pavants of Corn Creek, in Millard County....
The Navajos were cunning and crafty thieves, having different ways to deceive the settlers. Part of the band would profess great friendship and would camp in town at the Tithing Office and have beef and other supplies given them. They would trade...
Puffer Lake-Named for or James Puffer, who discovered it in 1865.
Kent's Lake-Named for Kent Farnsworth, who owned land there.
Blue Lake-A small lake at the foot of Mt. Baldy, and always deep blue in color.
Mt. Belnap-Named for a soldier with the...
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION
In March, following the arrival of the pioneers, George A. Smith, one of the Authorities of the Latter-Day Saint Church and provisional leader of the Southern Colonies, en route from Parowan to Salt Lake City to attend...
water from Devil's Creek, thus making it possible to operate the year 'round. This mill was a great help to the people of the neighborhood and vicinity. People came from as far away as St. George with their grists to have them ground. This mill was...
"GRANDPA'S DIARY" (Note: The Author of This Diary Is Unknown) Sun., March 13, 1859 Went to lower Beaver Valley in company with Isaac Grundy, Tarlton Lewis, William Barton and John Blackburn, our object being to find a location for a settlement near...
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...
Pictures the remnants of the relay station into the mill where the lumber was cut and sawed. The logging group camped there on the way in and on the way out. Pictured: Art Challis, Rob Will Bulloch and son Leonard, Bert Wood, John Bladen, and Inez...
Wed. Jan. 5, 1898 Ther. At 8-30 am 36 Wea. Clear and beautiful all day. Finished some pictures and went down and camped at Rockville Thursday 6: Wea. cloud went to Virgin unloaded my grist at the mill.
Wed. Mar. 16, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. cloudy I went through endowments for Hiram Terry. after we came out of the temple I drove Uncle Halls team he had started home this morning with our team. we camped at Harris Burg. cold Thursday 17: Ther. cold...
Tues. Mar. 22, 1898: Ther. cold Wea. clear freezing all day clouds going S. Dan and I was preparing to start out to the ranch tomorrow Wednesday 23: Ther. cold Wea. clear Dan & I started to the ranch 9-40 am. left Rockville 12-30 warm We stopped...
Thurs. Mar. 24, 1898: Ther. very cold Wea. beautiful We left camp 6-40 reached Short Creek 8-12 reached south side of sand 8-34. 22n crossing stopped for noon 10-35 started 11-45 arrived at the Cane beds tank 1-50 pulled freight 2-54 to the house...
Thurs. April 21, 1898: Ther. warm at Virgen 74 about 4:15 pm Wea. cloudy I started for St. George about 8-45 nooned in Virgen City. Then went on to the ditch across from Toquerville before I camped for the night about 7-30 pm. Friday 22: Ther. ...
Tues. May 3, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. 7-15 raining We went to Orderville in the forenoon but it stormed so hard that we staid over night at E. Stevenses place. there was a dance in town for some of the boys who have volunteered to go to the war....
Mon. May 9, 1898: Ther. very warm. Wea. clear. Uncle F.D. Gifford and I came out to work on the coop farm. We camped with Jim & Pauline. Tuesday 10: Ther. warm Wea. clear. We came over and got in a half day on the head of the ditch
Wed. May 11, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. light clouds We got the head of the ditch done and turned the water in 5 oclock pm. then staid and watched the ditch about two hours. Thursday 12: Ther. warm, Wea. cloudy We went up the ditch and fixed a few...
Sun. June 26, 1898: Ther. 9 am. 80º., Wea. clear. I attended Sunday school & meeting and went to Grafton. I brought the calf up from Rockville some of the Springdale boys helped drive it up Harold Russell came up to help hoe cane this week. ...