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...
Canyon and one through the Big Canyon Pass or Soldier Pass to the Milford Valley.
William Allred, pioneer of Beaver, said the "Old Ute Trail," the one the Indians used in the summer, went up Bone Hollow and across the Tables, passing near the First...
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED
The Territorial Legislature of 1855 had passed law placing the schools under the direct control of the county court. This court was to appoint "three competent men to determine the qualifications of teacher, an all...
June 6th, 1876, Ruth Tyler went in as president of the society, with Eliza Hawkins and Ann Levi as counselors; Mary E. Shepherd Ashworth, secretary and treasurer. Donations, from three pounds of flour, one-half dozen eggs, to $20 in cash, were...
Tues. Oct. 18, 1898: Ther. cool Wea. cloudy we came up to Hillsdale and stoped an hour and nooned at Hatch town, camped about 3 miles north of the divide. Wednesday 19: Ther. cool Wea. clear cold wind from north. We nooned near a water power saw...
Sat. Mar. 11, 1899: Ther. cold Wea. wind changable, clear. we left camp 6-55 stopped nearly 1 ½ hours at Short Creek for breakfast. filled our barrells at the tank nooned at the house. camped 7-20 upper fence. Sunday 12: Ther. cold Wea. breeze...
Wed. Dec. 12, 1900: Ther. Cold., Wea. Heavy Fog. Went to Milford and loaded what freight we could get. about 1275 lbs. Thursday 13: Ther. Cold., Wea. fog, thin clouds, We nooned at Minersville, camped just south of the divide on the Minersville...
Thurs. Mar. 31, 1904: Ther. Cold., Wea. Ptly. cldy Came over the Divide with the stage this evening. 39) \+1\ Friday, Apr. 1: Ther. Cold Wea. Ptly cldy Snowing. Walked down from Hatches to Panguitch. Then rode to Orton’s with Edgar Clark, took...
Pictures to be sent to Mr. Wesley E King Boston Bldg. Salt Lake City. 1. Pipe Springs. 2 Top of Long Valley Divide 3 Steamboat Mts. Winter 4 Big Spring Gorge 5 Oakcreek. from Dutch Can. 6 “ from East of “ “ 7 North Mt. from Parker H. ...
Fences; Grand Mesa National Forest (Colorado); Grazing
Fence on the Buzzard Divide, constructed by the Forest Service in cooperation with stockmen using the range. Battlement National Forest, changed to Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado.
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Yes. But then you--now don't let u s begin again-Go on. [Resumes the l e t t e r ) "Poor M r s . Wiggins went out for a s h o r t excursion in a sailing boat--a sudden and violent...
seeming much pleased, and Empey took off his clothes and gave them to the boy in the presence of the old brave. I told the Indian that he and his band must leave off killing our cattle as we passed or they would all be destroyed, as the white men...
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FORT LOUISA - 1851
(Parowan) inally, thirty-eight days afier the first wagon left the Salt Lake Basin, the pioneers in the Iron County Mission reached their destination, Center Creek (Parowan), January 13, 185l.' Being in the rniddle...
arrived at our camp. We fired the cannon six times in welcome." President Young spent the next few days visiting the settlers and giving comforting instructions to those who wanted to go home. He and others in the party visited the gristmill and...
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,...