York Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Before the summer had passed, contracts had been let to a number of men for the construction of four company barracks, a guard house, commissary, hospital and...
lined canals and pipelines to prevent loss through open ditches.
SOME PLACE NAMES OF MOUNTAINS, STREAMS
AND CANYONS
Beaver Canyon-The main canyon, lies directly east of Beaver City.
Big John's Flat-Named for "Big John" Murdock,-early resident of...
WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...
BEAVER CITY INCORPORATED IN 1867
An act to incorporate Beaver City in Beaver County was passed and approved by the Governor and Legisla-ture of the Territory of Utah, January 10, 1867. Also enacted that all that portion of country situated within...
purchased and grandstand built on city park. Fire hose purchased. Edith C. Woolsey, recorder.
1924-25-Clyde L. Messinger, mayor; Henry K. Boy-ter, J. Frank Smith, George Cockett, Thomas W. Gunn and T. L. Griffith, councilmen; Edith C. Woolsey,...
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. Mar. 5, 1900: Ther. 39., 49., Wea. clouds running east. We took the coal out of the pit. prunned apple trees. Tuesday 6: Ther. 36., 60., Wea. cloudy pm. I spent the day claning head ditches and watering wheat land. Went to Mutual in...
Tues. April 16, 1912: Ther. Cool. Wea. Clouds- Light rain Set 12 apple and 40 peach trees this fore noon Plowed about a quarter acre by the John Winder House this evening. Wednesday 17: Ther. Pleasant, Wea. Cloudy part of day. Cleaned head ditches...
Sun. June 28, 1914: Ther. Hot. Wea. Clouds I am at home all day trying to rest my lame side and back Monday 29: Ther. Hot Wea. Rain Dan and I worked on the dams at head of Pine-Creek and Oakcreek ditches this forenoon got the last of the flanigan...
Thurs. July 16, 1914: Went up the ditches and got more water down watered my last corn that I planted plowed out a little corn over here. Ther. Sultry Wea. cloudy Friday 17: Ther. Warm Wea. Cloudy There is a flood down the river every night it...
Thurs. July 30, 1914: Ther. Hot. Wea. Shower, Hauled the last of my dry hay, cut more lucern. all of that in Pine-creek field The water went out of all ditches just before dark. Friday 31: Ther. Warm Wea. Mostly Cloudy Jobbing around the place,...
Sec. 5. . . T h e polls t o be open from seven to ten o'clock, morning, a n d from three to s i x , afternoon. April 7 . 1855.. .An Ordinance relative to building o r repairing the City Wall: Be i t ordained by t h e City Council of Cedar City t h...
HOMER DUNCAN Mayor 1871-1872 Land Sale - 1872 (320 a c r e s in center of Cedar City) The following is taken from the Iron County Court House, Deed Book E: (Note: The Federal Land Office opened in Utah for the f i r s t time in 1869) "The United...
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minute Book.. , 1 8 7 3 - 1 8 8 3
1873 -. . .Roll
of attendance: Mayor: Councilmen:
[Took office August 1 8 7 2 ) Francis Webster John M . Higbee Homer Duncan George Perry Robert Heyborne Henry McConnell...
March 2 1 , 1874.. . N . W . Pryor was appointed City Marshal, John C. Duncan was appointed T r e a s u r e r , a n d George P e r r y was appointed Supervisor of S t r e e t s and Water Ditches of Cedar City. March 23, 1874 . . . An ordinance was...
1875.. - .Mayor
and Councilmen: Mayor: Councilmen: Francis Webster Christopher J . Arthur George P e r r y Jens Nielson Robert Heyborne John V . Adams
Jan. 11, 1875.. . a committee was appointed to obtain lands for streets, e t c . It was...
Nov. 11, 1875 . . . R . R. Birkbeck and C. J . Arthur each donated land, 20 rods long a n d 2 rods wide, for s t r e e t s for the consideration of 20 rods of good pole fence for West Street. The Council paid Joseph H . Smith $30 per a c r e for...
Tithing Office o r school house on reasonable terms. Councilor Nielson reported purchasing 900 feet of lumber for $27 in homemade goods o r wool at 306 per pound. Sustained. The Auditor was i n s t r u c t e d to issue a warrant in favor of J e n s...
Council to negotiate in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e County, claiming a part interest in t h e slaughterhouse corral being used a s the stray p e n , for which t h e County furnished some material eight or nine years ago. Referred t o...
Board of Directors of said institution, setting forth t h e unusually high price for licenses in merchandising in Cedar City and asking t h e Council to reduce t h e same on a p a r with neighboring cities doing similar business. Also, they called...