History of the B.A. C.
"GREAT thing have small beginnings." So it is written
in all the books, and so it repeats itself and is acted
out year after year in everything. The B. A. C. is
no exception.
In 1913 the Legislature of the great State of Utah...
ing dailies, tri-weeklies and weeklies vied simultaneously with one another for patronage, while other Utah towns of much greater population permitted a lone newspaper
to starve.
THE BEAVER ENTERPRISE was the name of the
first newspaper, the first...
In those days, Mrs. Bradfield said, they danced until midnight, a big supper was served, then they danced on 'till dawn. A DAY'S EXPERIENCE Mrs. Bradfield said she came here one time to go to Frisco on the train, to work. It was a cold, wintry...
11 years. He is a frequent visitor and speaker at the little church Rev. Mork conducted revivals here, sometimes two weeks at a time, in the earlier years of the Milford church. The Rev. Mr. Mork had his headquarters at Mt. Pleasant and at that...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Guns
Drew Richards (left) with a friend pretending to duel on the San Rafael Swell, Easter weekend 1928. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals call it, has been a tradition since the early 1900s and still continues today. It is...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards' friends, Mass and Jetty, on the San Rafael Swell at Easter weekend with Drew and Addie Wakefield. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or "the desert," as locals call it, has been a tradition since early 1900s and still continues...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Guns
Drew Richards and his girlfriend, 16 year old Addie Wakefield, on the San Rafael on Easter weekend posing as outlaws. Butch Cassidy and his gang rode through and hid out in the Swell. They became legends to all residents of Emery County. Spending...
Drew Richards and friends traveling to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend. Although many people had cars in 1928, horses and wagons fared better in the muddy areas of the Swell. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Automobiles; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards and friend stuck in the mud in the San Rafael Swell which was not uncommon before roads were built. Usually they would have to get a horse to pull them out. Even today the graveled roads can be very muddy.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eastering; Recreation; Guns
Legends of the Wild Bunch in Emery County were strong, and still are. Drew and friend are pretending to duel in this photograph. Emery County and Carbon County have had the traditon of going to the San Rafael Swell or what locals call "Desert" for...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Guns
Drew Richards and Addie Wakefield were dating in 1928. Addie was 16 years old. They later married and settled in Huntington where they both resided. Legends of Butch Cassidy and his gang abound in Emery County. Many people have stories of the...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie
Drew Richards and girlfriend Addie Wakefield went to the San Rafael Swell with friends in 1928. The San Rafael Swell is a geologic wonderland that invites recreation and exploring.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie
Drew Richards is Eastering on the desert with friends in 1924. The tradition of going to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend has existed since the early 1900s, and it is still known as "Eastering on the Desert." With rough, undeveloped roads,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards and Addie Wakefield were dating in 1928. They went with a group of friendly couples out to the San Rafael Swell over Easter. These are friends named Mass and Jetty per the caption on the photograph.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Automobiles; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards and friends on the San Rafael Swell over Easter -- "Eastering on the Desert in 1928." They are stuck in the mud on the San Rafael. The clay soil gets soft quickly when it rains on the Swell. Early journals say that they had to stop...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Buckhorn Draw
Drew Richards and friends went to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend in 1928. Drew and friends recreated on the San Rafael on Easter weekend for many years, as did most of Emery County residents. The tradition of going to the Swell for Easter...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Geology; Windowblind; Richards, Drew
Window Blind Peak is one of the highest monoliths in the United States. It is the highest formation in the photograph. It has two unfinished arches, giving the impression of windows with blinds drawn. The Native Americans dubbed it "Blind Window"...
Emery County (Utah); Huntington; Bridge; Huntington Creek; Richards, Drew
Drew and Addie Richards have this photograph of the old Huntington Bridge crossing Huntington Creek, in their photograph album. This was a steel bridge resembling the other bridges in the county over Cottonwood Creek, Huntington Creek, Muddy Creek,...