Geology Trip to Toroweap Valley
and Grand Canyon
YDA, Gilbert, Wendell, Thresa,
Gaorgia, George, Kate, Wes,
Red, Fat, Dave, Thora, Mable,
Frank, and two Arthurs left the
B. A. C. Thursday, March 13, at four
o'clock in an automobile, two Fords
and...
animals. Their, dress was rabbit skins with the fur on the outside.
There is no record of any tribal gatherings, but it is believed that the first Indians of Beaver County at certain times traveled to other parts of the State to engage in what was...
expired, they married and established themselves in our midst as private citizens.
In April, 1883, due to the long distance of hauling provisions and supplies, the camp was disbanded and the troops moved to Fort Douglas at Salt Lake.
In October,...
travelers and freighters. It's beginning was somewhat different from the forts that have been mentioned before and was built for the protection of settlers that were to build communities.
It was built of black volcanic rock laid in lime mortar, 100...
rose and bringing prosperity and contentment to the homes.
Present homes are modernized. Electric light plumbing fixtures, and telephone service have been stalled.
PINE CREEK
In the late '60s and early '70s, George William Isaac Riddle, David Levi,...
CHAPTER Six
MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTDOOR RECREATION
The mountains, known as the Tushar Range, east of Beaver City, are full of ideal places for outdoor recreation, fishing, hunting and camping. The fishing up and down...
Plenty of room is found here for camping, all free. Fishing is good, either from the shore or from the lake. Boats can be rented for a reasonable price.
It is only a short drive on Highway No. 21 up to and across the Big Flat to what is called the...
operated by water power. It continued to run successfully until the erection of the Woolen Mills a few years later. Mr. Curfew was the grandfather of Clyde L. Messinger of Beaver.
Tannery
In 1869, Samuel N. Slaughter, having emigrated from Cape...
he labored the greater part of his life. The walls of this little room were usually adorned with guns of every make and size of the day, and there were rows and rows of brass keys strung on wire.
Mr. Ash was a special friend of the Indians, who...
The Wells Fargo Express established an office in Beaver about 1877 or 1878. Charles Woodhouse was manager.
James Low, a native of Scotland and a convert to the Mormon Church, was one of Beaver's original pio-neers. He took an active part in the...
is to be found the old town of Frisco, noted for the Horn Silver Mine. Also, it passes through the big valley known as Pine, near the Indian Peak Indian Reservation, and on into Nevada with a direct line to the famous Lehman's Cave near Baker,...
and Edward Tolton, Beaver Districts 1 and 2 ; Charles Burke, Minersville, including Lincoln District ; Isaac Grundy, Star District; David Reese, Adamsville and Granite District; Robert Easton, Greenville District.
In 1876, at a special meeting of...