Cedar City (Iron County, Utah)--History; Mineral industry
Columbia Iron Mining Company, Columbia Steel Company, a U. S. Steel Corporation subsidary, Iron Mountain, Utah. Fusing a stick of dynamite for blasting huge chunks of iron ore.
The Girls' Dormitory
/T"^HE Dormitory started off with
a bang. We had several dis-putes
over which sheets went into
which room. We were even guilty
of yelling "Say you," at the teach-ers.
Finally we settled down for a
little while. Then, during the...
Animal College Trip to Zion Canyon
\ four o'clock Friday, October
*^ 11, a crowd of college students
boarded cars for Zion Canyon. At
8 o'clock the truck drove up to a
huge bon fire just below and south
of Angel's landing. Of course it re-ceived
a...
WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...
This additional spread of water over greater acreage caused more bottom land to sub-irrigate and added much to our rich meadow acreage. And, in turn, most of the water springs up in our lower fields and communities and is reclaimed through natural...
THE SCHOOLS OF BEAVER
SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT FIRST YEAR
In writing this history of the early schools of Beaver, we have interviewed the few remaining pupils of those days; have had access to a few old letters and diaries, and some short articles...
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN MINING IN WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY THE STORY OF THE HORN SILVER MINE Two prospectors, Samuel Hawkes and James Ryan, had been operating the Grampian Mine, from which they had been getting a galena type of ore. Every day, on their...
vegetables. A gift of fine vegetables came from the president of the Minersville Ward Relief Society. Beaver merchants were generous. At the end of 30 days, the total amount paid for food purchased was less than $60. There were no losses in food...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Rock Climbing; Swasey, Royal; Swasey, Glen
Royal Swasey and son Glen climbed to the top of this huge rock formation. Rock Climbing and Bouldering are favorite sports on the San Rafael today. This picture was taken in the 1930s.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swinging Bridge Dedication; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Orlon Mortensen belonged to Company 959 which worked in Ferron Canyon and Ferron Mountain but came to the dedication of the San Rafael Bridge built over the San Rafael River by another CCC company. It was dedicated in 1937, and a huge crowd...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; CCC
Newspaper article published in the Emery County Progress many years later, shows a 1937 photogrpah of the San Rafael Bridge Dedication. The dedication was attended by a huge crowd including the governor of Utah. The headlines of the day read,...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; Swinging Bridge; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; San Rafael River; CCC
The dedication of the San Rafael Bridge, or Swinging Bridge, as it became known, was attended by a huge crowd including the governor of Utah. The headlines of the day read, "Mystery Lands Opened Up." The building of this bridge by the CCCs opened...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; Company San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; CCC
In 1937 the San Rafael Swinging Bridge was opened to the public after a formal dedication. There was a huge turnout for the occassion. Cattlemen and sheepmen furnished barbecued beef and mutton. A band played and three young men from the CCC...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael River; Swinging Bridge; CCC
In 1937 the San Rafael Swinging Bridge was opened to the public after a formal dedication. There was a huge turnout for the occassion. Cattlemen and sheepmen furnished barbecued beef and mutton. A band played and three young men from the CCC...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Sid and Charley; Geology; Swasey Family
The Swasey Boys settled on the San Rafael Swell in the 1870s. They named most of the geologic formations on the Swell. This one is dubbed Sid and Charley--two of the Swasey brothers. Sid is the slender one and Charley the more stout. As geologic...
The old Leonard threshing machine is from Adeline Wakefield's scrapbook. This threshing machine was the first in Emery County. The power to run the machine that threshed the grain was made from horses turning a big wheel. Adeline wrote:"Threshing...
prove, however, that the manufacture of iron is an accomplished f a c t , and Iron County, with h e r vast coal fields and an inexhaustible amount of the best iron ore in the world, is destined in the near future to be a vast business center. I t...
manufacture of iron. Drama, for which Cedar has now become nationally known, was a favorite interest and avocation of the townspeople from the earliest days. Amusements, recreations of various kinds, and celebrations of important events livened up...
Two quilts made from Lisey and Calico had been sold for $8 each, and the sisters were working on three more. The wife of Erastus Snow wrote a letter to the Relief Society encouraging them in their efforts. Bishop Lunt said that he was pleased with...