"By the later part of October 1879, the Sreater part of the pilgrims that were to make up the company booked for the San Juan Mission were on wheels headed for the Colorado River at a point east of the Escalante Desert. There were only a few in...
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Another article was written in the Deseret News which contained uiformation that when the iron ore from Iron City amived in Provo it was examined and determined to be as good as "could be imported
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
fall term before Judge Johnson, the calendar contained 55 cases heard by a jury comprised of 22 men (the law requires "a jury of not less than 16 nor more than 22 members"), with evidence being presented by...
30 Days November 1910: S 13 Raining Dan & Family came in about noon. M 14 Raining Went out to the South field. T 15 Rain on mountains hauled up another load of corn. W 16-Th 17 made a few post card pictures F 18 Rain. I went up canal got...
30 Days November 1910: S 6 at Home M 7 up the canyon T 8 Up the canyon W 9 out in the South Fields Th 10 Almost on the sick list with a bad cold. F 11 Cut and hauled a little corn clouded up S 12 A.M. up the canyon P.M. Hauled load of...
Adamsville boasted a store owned and operated by John F. Jones. It was fairly well stocked. He accepted butter and eggs in trade for merchandise. Since Adamsville was close to Beaver, many families made weekly trips to the stores there for a more...
After a great deal of effort, they managed to get the two herds separated and the Jones herders headed their cattle towards Corry Point and Three-Creeks. The Bullochs left their cattle near Hog's Heaven in the lower country on the plains where they...
alone to Adamsville to settle their bills. Mr. Griffiths says that all the years they freighted, they never failed to send the man back, while the rest of the teams went on through Black Rock, Oasis, and on to York. Later, the railroad terminal...
and Erastus Macfarlane for a license to r u n a Pool Hall within the City. Referred to Committee. Feb. 9 , 1914. . . Communication of Commercial Club of Cedar City was referred to Committee on Streets and Sidewalks to see that large cottonwood...
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Utah International, Inc.
Armstrong Pit, Lindsay Hill arial. SHE-22, working in area on the 6025 elevation. During three month period, Jan.1 to April 1, 4816 cu. yds of stripping were removed from pit and 15,659 tons of ore were hauled to plant.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Utah International, Inc.
Armstrong Pit, Lindsey Hill, Iron Springs. View of Armstrong Pit on 5989 elevation. During December, 6,869 tons of ore were hauled to plant. No stripping was done in pit.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Mining machinery; Utah International, Inc.
Armstrong Pit, SHD-43, working contract ore on elevation 6005. During month of July, 3,664 cu. yds. of stripping were moved and 8,492 tons of ore were hauled to plant.
As a young man, Mr. Walter James drove a butcher wagon, delivering meat to the townspeople and to the Horn Silver and Carbonate Mines boarding houses. The two mines employed about 1,000 men. Each mine had its own smelter for refining ores....
at Mount Trumbull, and we are compelled to cany the hay 150 miles to support the cattle that fknish the mills with logs--and grain has to be hauled much further. About 100 men are at work in the quarry. The scarcity of money to meet the demands for...
Bids were let out for the construction of these tunnels which were to be six feet in diameter and four feet high. Men who worked on the canal received a wage of $2.00 per day and they were paid $1.50 per day for a team of horses. Another bid was...
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Mining machinery; Utah International, Inc.
Blowout Pit, Iron Mountain. SHE-74, working in ore. EDE-26, drilling in ore. During three month period, (Oct., Nov., and Dec.) 52,918 tons of ore were hauled to plant and 2,100 cu. yds. of stripping were hauled from pit.
Broughton's d e . On their second Christmas, the Mormons gave a children's party and dance and asked Owen to be Santa Claus (he was ody 20 years old at this time). He ofien brought the young folks to Sarah's home in El Paso so they would have some...
building. Much of the lumber used in building up Pioche, Frisco and Newhouse was furnished by local mills, operated by local men, and delivered by team to the mines at prices ranging from $70 to $100 per thousand feet.
The only local sawmill in...
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MINERSVILLE-ITS FOUNDING AND HISTORY
Imagine, if you 'can, coming -down* the canyon and viewing this valley prior to its settlement. The river fol-lowed much the same course as it does today, with a few scattered cottonwood trees to...
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE MERCHANDISING IN MILFORD Milford, different than most Utah communities, was not settled on an agricultural basis, but because of the geographic location it became an early trading point, serving freighters. It happened to be...