Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #4. One of the many places Joe left his name on rocks. This one is at what is known as The Nutford Hotel in Cold Wash on the San...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Joe and His Dog; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #9, Joe and His Dog. Geologic formations carry the names of the Swaseys. This formation is found in North Cold Wash. Some maps call...
April 11, 18.54...An Ordinance regulating the sale of soirituous liouors i n Cedar Citv: ~ e c . l . . . B e i t ordained by t h e City Council of Cedar City t h a t no persons o r persons shall sell o r b a r t e r , in exchange, any spirituous...
March 23, 1865.. .Election results from Utah Archives--TE-0: Mayor: Aldermen: Henry Lunt John M . Highee Christopher J . A r t h u r
F e b . , 1867.. . T h e roll of the Cedar City Council is taken from S.U.S.C. Special collections (Wm. R ....
Peace; City T r e a s u r e r ; Manager of the Cedar City Co-op for approximately 2 1 y e a r s ; President of t h e Cedar City Sheep Association; and County Superintendent of District Schools, being elected to t h a t position August 5, 1889. He...
Excerpts from Cedar City Minute Book.. ,1891-1896 Jan. 6 , 1894.. .The Mayor, J. T. Wilkinson, stated that the first business was the appointment of two councilmen in place of . D . Higbee and John Elliker, who had failed to qualify. On motion of...
Nov. 7, 1903.. .From the Iron County Record: "Battle of the Ballots" The Citizen's Prohibition Party wins the fight, three to one for prohibition. Republicans nailed their colors to the A strongly mast and fought with energy of despair. contested...
to assist in the erection of a memorial in t h e City P a r k in honor of t h e soldiers taking p a r t in t h e World War. They s t a t e t h a t the memorial will cost about $3000, a n d t h e y would he willing t o receive t h e City's portion...
met with the Council and submitted a report as to traffic and parking on Main Street, the main points were a s follows: 1. The yellow lines on Main Street should be extended from the curb to the back of the cars. 2 . The automobile dealers should...
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William Arthur Jones and Myron F. Higbee [holdover Councilmen) of the outgoing Council and Clarence E. Miller, Clinton Milne, Lorin C. Miles, and Parley Dalley of the incoming Council. Also, Loretta B. Riddle, Recorder elect. and Hurshcell G ....
HISTORY OF CEDAR CITY BY John Urie, 1880 Cedar City i s a beautiful little village situated on the r i m of the Great American Basin and is 5,615 feet above the level of the sea. With i t s 740 inhabitants (Census of 18801, i t s 135 houses, i t s...
On Friday, January 3 1, the camp was called together by order of the President who expressed his mind to the settlers. He stated that the ground was now fit to plow and that it would be well to commence putting in wheat. He informed the brethren...
October 25, Bishop Lewis came from Parowan and reported that George A. Smith arrived there from Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 21. Henry made the following entries in his journal: Tuesday, October 26: Rained heavy for several hours before...
founded outside of Utah in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho and Wyorning. Al1 told, at least a hundred new Mormon settlements were founded outside of Utah between 1876 and 1879, as well as many new colonies being settled in Utah in remote...
with the poiiticians in Congress. When the excitement ends, we can talk to them. We do not wish to place ourselves in a state of antagonism, nor act defiantly toward this Govenunent. We will fulfill the letter, so far as practicable, of that...
Islands, and to various places in the United States. President George Q. Cannon, Counselor to John Taylor, said that besides the names sustained as missionaries, it should be understood that the Twelve Apostles are standing missionaries and should...
from the Mexicans and felt that this was an advantage. The natives were afraid of the mountains because they had been a stronghold for the notorious Apache Chief, Geronimo, and his followers until the United States, through a special treaty with...
"To control relic seekers who were attempting to chip off pieces of the stmcture, and to prevent individuals from scratching their names on the walls, the Mormon officials issued special tickets." Henry stopped in Cedar City for about six weeks and...
had to be cleared of sagebl-ush and greasewood. Heavy d r a p were made of tree trunks and poles, and the t~rushwas hurned. T h e plows were made of mountain mahogany and the shares of iron. Often, the land was hard and dry, and water for the...
with John L. Sevy, who had seen them and asked for a ride back to Cedar City that night. He and Mr. Sevy traveled up the canyon from Newcastle past Castle Ranch and on to Irontown and then past Woolsey's Ranch to Cedar City. It took them most of...