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...
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...
Mon. Jan. 3, 1898: Ther. 51 hot Wea. some clouds I went to Rockville took a load of cane seed to D.F. Stout took several Photos in the after noon. Had a party of the young folks at Uncle J. Halls in the evening playing some music. 51 evening...
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. May 5, 1898: Ther. heavy frost. Wea. clear. We came down over the Bulloch Trail and got home about 3-30 pm. Friday 6: Ther. warm Wea. clear. I experimented on a new photo paper in the fore noon. after dinner we planted a little cane. ...
Tues. June 14, 1898: Ther. 7-45: 70º. Wea. light clouds I worked on a crayon picture of Anna this forenoon also hoed a few weeds out of the garden. We hoed 32 rows of cane the first that we planted this spring. Wednesday 15: Ther. 8-10 am....
Wed. June 22, 1898: Ther. sultry 8-15 am. 78º. Wea. threatening We had a hard rain storm this afternoon which will do a great deal of good on the ranch if it came as nice there as here. We hoed a little cane Thursday 23: Ther. 7-20 - 72º,....
Fri. June 24, 1898: Ther. 9-15 am 76º, Wea. clear & bright the weather was most to warm to be pleasant working. I planted 3 rows of melons below the garden and finished plowing the sand bottom piece after breaking two plows up pretty bad. ...
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. ...
Sat. Aug. 27, 1898: Ther. warm, am. cool, pm. Wea. cloudy raining in south & east, we started out about 6 am nooned awhile at short Creek lake and the Cane Bed tank. camped about half way to Pine Spring. Sunday 28: Ther. warm. We started at...
Sat. Oct. 22, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. cloudy we stopped for breakfast at the bridge, nooned at Yellow Jacket, where I watered 2 of the horses by waiting about an hour. we got to the sand wells about 7 pm. Sunday 23: Ther. warm Wea. clouds we...
Fri. Oct. 28, 1898: Ther. warm., Wea. clear. finished pulling and hauling the beans this forenoon. got in a load or two of cane in the afternoon. Henry Jennings and his wife came up this evening to make us a visit they were in to the temple. ...
Tues. Nov. 1, 1898: Ther. cool Wea. clear got in some cane from the lower piece over the river. Wednesday 2: Ther. cool Wea. clear finished getting in the lower cane patch from acrost the river. and got 1 load from below the point.
Sat. Nov. 5, 1898: Ther. war., Wea. fair. I finished cutting the cane before breakfast. We finished the grinding about dark. Sunday 6: Ther. warm Wea. clear boiled the last of our sorghum off. Went to School and meeting. I also attended our...
Wed. Nov. 9, 1898: Ther. cold, Wea. clouds afternoon. We got a late start S. Larson went with us. we nooned on the north side of the Big Plain. and camped at the N. side of Short Creek. Thursday 10: Ther. cold. Wea. N. wind, light clouds- we...
Thurs. Dec. 15, 1898: Ther. warmer., Wea. breeze from N. cloudy. We left camp about 7 am. and stopped on hour and twenty minutes to get breakfast near (above) the little Clay flat and nooned 1 ½ hour at the Cane bed tank. camped about 8-25 pm on...
Fri. Feb. 24, 1899: Ther. 7 am. warm. 7 pm cold. Wea. cloudy, squally. clear. W finished the wire fence forenoon, and started home 2-10 pm. via L.M. Gulch. camped on the Elephant mountain about 4 mi north of the gap Saturday 25: Ther. cold. 8...
Wed. June 21, 1899: Ther. 93º., Wea. clear noon Planted melons on sand bottom am. planted corn acrost river pm. Thursday 22: Ther. 94º., Wea. clear. noon we set 5 tires uncovered the coal pit, & planted a little corn acrost the wash am. planted...
Sat. June 24, 1899: Ther. 90º., noon Wea. clouds, windy. Father & Jake started for the ranch via. Sunesberg trail about 9 am. put the coal in shelter and hoed cane- Sunday 25: Ther. 82º., noon Wea. high wind, threatening clouds. I attended...