The Junior College Tournament
r~p*HE Rocky Mountain Junior Col-kge
Basketball Tournament is a
Southern Utah idea. The first meet
was held at Snow College in 1924
with only four teams participating.
The following year, with other
schools added, the...
It was a cold and unpleasant place and had been rejected by others who had gone to more favorable locations south of here. My previous years had been associated with pioneer life in Iron County in the interest of building and Military duties. In...
CHAPTER THREE
INDIANS OF BEAVER COUNTY
THE INDIAN RAID ON LEE'S RANCH
As Told by Gideon A. Murdock, 1917
On October 27, 1866, the majority of Beaver men had assembled to construct a roof on the Stake meeting house. The first rafter had just been...
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...
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,...
the level and the thermometer stood at 32 degrees below zero for six weeks, day and night. Cattle sought protection among the pines and cedars, but they froze to death standing on their feet. Some of the smaller cattle owners were put out of...
from crowding too much upon the timbers. The present expense of mining is low. We have as the cost of taking out 90 tons daily Labor …24144.00 Timbering 90 tons @ 82c per ton 73.80 Superintendence 6.00 Supplies and incidental expenses ...
holes. The duration of burning is from three to seven days, and of cooling from three to six days. Charring, which includes packing of wood in the kiln and drawing the coal, is usually done by contract and costs from 2 3/4c to 3 1/2c per bushel....
Mon. Dec. 26, 1904: Ther. Cold North wind Wea. Sleet even. We held ameeting at Brother Johnsons this evening. Tuesday 27: Ther. The Northern continues today. Wea. Clear Too cold to get out or away from the fire. The wind stopped about sunset. We...
Inside Back Cover.: 25 13 45 25 325 95 420 10 Pecan trees set Mar. 24. 1915. 7 Blizzard apple trees grafts set March 26, 1915. Lower two next to wash. Spitzenberg next 2 Jonathan upper 2 Northern Spg. In Pecan row 1 Delicious.
Sat. Feb. 11, 1905: Ther. Thawing till 11 am Cold Northern. Colder and Colder Wea. Cloudy Sleet We canvassed a few houses, worked back to Coralea then east a mile staid with Mr. Lon Morrell About the worst blizzard yet this winter. 38) (2
Sat. April 15, 1905: Ther. Another cold northern. Wea. Ptly. cldy. Wrote some letters. Went to the post office. Went over to Mr. Sarvers and looked on while the young folks danced. staid up till after midnight. 98) (3
Range management--Dixie National Forest (Utah); Grazing
Taken in Section 17, T. 36S, R 17W, facing east. Shows the typical sage brush, pinon pine and cedar types found between Enterprise and the present Forest boundary. The northern part of the addition further away from Enterprise shows more timber.
Preliminary map of a portion of the northern part of the unknown country indicated by the blank space on Map A at page 95, showing the course of part of Glen Canyon, the mouth of the Fremond River (Dirty Devil), the Henry (unknown) Mountains, and...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Little Grand Canyon; Geology; Castle Valley; San Rafael River, Grimes, Ben
The Little Grand Canyon on the San Rafael Swell is seen best from The Wedge Lookout. The San Rafael Swell is an anticline, or a geological uplift, that originally looked like an oval bowl turned upside down. Over time it has been carved into...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Little Grand Canyon; Geology; Window Blind Peak; San Rafael River; Grimes, Ben
The Little Grand Canyon on the San Rafael Swell is seen best from The Wedge Lookout. Window Blink Peak can be seen on the far right horizon. The San Rafael Swell is an anticline, or a geological uplift, that originally looked like an oval bowl...
for the building of the Library Building, found the lowest bid to be $9,500, not considering the heating and plumbing which came to $2,600 to erect the building complete for occupancy. They wished the Council to assist them in raising funds...
Siberia, thence to Alaska, and finally ended up at Fort Ross in California. When Sutter bought the fort he acquired the artillery with it. Members of the Mormon Battalion coming north after their historic march in 1846 were employed by Sutter to...
On July 23rd, a contingent of the militia, sent fYom Manti on a scouting expedition, had a "brush" with a band of warriors at Pleasant Creek killing six or seven Indians.'' There were several other skirmishes during the summer. Captain Gunnison,...
two or more weeks. President Young finally realiied that neither war nor peace would stop the threat of federal control of Utah. The Saints accepted the Presidential proclamation of Arnnesty and agreed to exchange their promise of loyalty for the...