Sun. April 22, 1900: east qr. 7-33 am Ther. Cold., Wea. stormy 5 inches of snow am 2 pm thawing noon 7 in snow snowed most forenoon. Chriss & I herded our herds around near by camp. Monday 23: Ther. Cold., Wea. Stormy stormed most all afternoon....
Tues. May 1, 1900: Ther. + Pleasant., Wea. Storm in south John R Crawford come out yesterday he brought my felts rubbers & ducking shaps also a slicker. he started back home 0-45 pm. Henry Jr. & David Esplin left with Wethers this morning. ...
Fri. July 27, 1900: Ther. Warm., Wea. Windy, Clear. Dan helped herd today Bp. Esplin went by here about noon on his way to the North Fork with his family. left the herd up the canyon tonight. Saturday 28: + Ther. Warm., Wea. Wind, Clouds Dan left...
Mon. June 10, 1901: + Ther. Cool., Wea. Cloudy Colder Wind, Snow & Rain, It snowed and rained awhile today just enough to make it quite disagreeable, but not enough to do any good. I camped over in the hallow south of the dipping correll. on...
Fri. June 14, 1901: Ther. Pleasant., Warm. Wea. Clouds, Ice this morning I took my herd back to the corrall and counted them and got a bunch that got away last evening. I camped out three or four miles from the dipping corral. my camp mover said...
Fri. Aug. 21, 1903: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Light clouds, Warm., Rex Brown and Nephi Stevens (two of Jim Smith’s herders) where here visiting today. The sheep fed on the ridge west of camp all day they took but little attention. 95) Saturday 22:...
Mon. Sept. 28, 1903: + Ther. Cool. Wea. Fog 10 am. Rain. Ptly cldy. pm 10 am at top of ridge, head of Hay Canyon. The sheep came all the way up on a good run. I came down to a little spring that is troughed in the head of Hay, herded around close...
Wed. Sept. 30, 1903: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Rain. Myron brought some fresh supplies over about noon. Dave Harris and Magnes Anderson (Albert Lundale’s) herders were a while. 117) (+16/-1) Thursday Oct. 1: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Rain A regular...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey, Sid; Seely, Montell
Charley bet his brother Sid his herd of cattle that his horse couldn't jump the chasm. So Sid made the jump on his horse Socks and won the cattle. Because it is the narrowest place across the Black Box Canyon, sheep herders later put a wagon bed...
about Sarah. He said, "You just go and te11 her to come back. We're not a-going to hurt her. She doesn't need to fear anything. There isn't a Mexican in this country who would harm your mother in any shape or form. When you get out there, you te11...
The horses had been tied up to the wagons and everyone was asleep. Henry was riding a desert mustang which, as soon as the cattle made a commotion, took off over the wagon tongue and over a nearby fence, in the opposite direction from the herd. The...
Everyone in the Jones family worked hard because it was a necessity. Henrietta was no exception, she could drive four horses as good as any man. When the family moved to town from 3-Creeks in the fall of 1904, school had started. Will was the only...
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...
Cedar Livestock Company. The Mercantile Store. Lehi M. and Rass take sheep to Gunlock, Utah. ~'Pootr"Walker. Lehi elected president of first Chamber of Commerce. Lehi chosen and ordained Bishop of Cedar City West Ward. Minutes of meetings while in...
Ann became very much a part of the music life of the community. She sang in the first presentation of the Messiah in Cedar City and participated in operas and choirs for many years." When Bert died, she moved in with the family from the old Seaman...