EI.MFR G. PETERSON
President
ANTHONY \Y. 1V1NS
President of Hoard
WALTER K. GRANGER
Chairman ii. A. C. Committee
OFFICIALS
T HAVE felt that the students
from the Branch College have the
opportunity to provide more than
their share of the leadership...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
GENERAL INFORMATION The aim of the Murdock Academy is to train for citizenship by preparing young people to found homes in which a coming generation may begin life under more favorable conditions and by training the rising generation for useful...
David Levi did a good business on the west side of the range, having a good spring of water, a big herd of cattle and many fine horses. Later, Mr. Levi sold his ranch to "Big" John Murdock and Philo Farnsworth and came back to Beaver and bought...
made butter for many years, were Sarah Nowers, Mary Low, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Amelia Smith, Mrs. Ann Levi, Sophia Dean, and others. Mrs. William Dean churned and supplied the officers at Fort Cameron with butter while they were stationed there.
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school hours it is made available to the citizens who wish to do work there for themselves.
Perhaps no department of the school has done more for the town than has the Music department, with its excellent band and choruses, under such able...
of Cedar City. His route was through Minersville Can-yon. He left Milford at 9 a. m., arriving at Johnson's Fork at 5 p.m. He was employed by Gilmore & Salisbury, mail contractors for the western part of Beaver County. Later Mr. Root moved to...
east part of Pine Valley west of Milford. They established a ranch on the Pine Grove water and later invested in a few cows, which increased to 2,500 head. They then sold their cattle. Later, the Pine Grove Ranch was taken over by the Ryan-Ream...
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...
The large dining room of the Williams Hotel was often the scene of merry dancing parties. The Smithson Hotel on Main Street (now the Peterson house), was at one time the largest hotel in the business district, and eventually had a greater business...
The machinery consisted of a fine 60-horse power engine, two horizontal boilers, a Dodge rock crusher, ten 750 pound stamps, six small wooden pans, three iron settlers, and a retort. This mill stood on the hill near the present site of the Milford...
CHAPTER TWENTY STAGE COACH AND FREIGHTING DAYS MILFORD AND THE STAGE COACH Milford was on the old stage route. The route from Salt Lake followed the Mormon Trail to Kanosh, then turned west at Kanosh and on to Antelope Springs, which in the...
extension was constructed from Juab to Frisco between that time and the summer of 1880. The railroad entered Beaver County, therefore, early in 1880. When the extension was completed, the Utah Central, Utah Southern and Utah Southern Extension...
Company took over the water from Minersville, where Reed people got their water, and transferred that water to the "flats" south of Milford. The land at Reed became so dry that crops failed and the people had the leave their lands and homes and...
Thomas and Christena Rasmenia Schow Houston home, 305 North Main Street. Built in 1900's. Lynn and Pearl LeFevre owned the house later. The third owners were Ike and Ada LeFevre.
Bryce Canyon Cafe, about 50 North Main Street. Cafe opened the day Bryce Canyon opened. Fred and Eleanor Guymon Bruhn were the owners. Lowel V. and Janice Henrie bought it later.
John and Lena Worthen Miller home, about 213 North Main Street. Built in 1905 by Dr. Garn and Allie Webb Clark. Ned and Allie Tebbs Miller were the second owners of the house. Later Reid and Opal Miller owned it. Finally Russell and Natalie Miller...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Temple Mountain; Consolidated Uranium Mines; Uranium
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 1: A.E. C. unit 1 showing cable to rig drilling air holes resulting in 3 ft. diameter cores. Shaft...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Balsley, Howard; Gamlick J.W.; Blue Jay Mine
Howard Balsley and his uranium business partner J. W. Gamlick are handling high grade ore from their Blue Jay Mine. The sign reads: Hi Grade Uranium Ore in Quantity from Blue Jay Mine. U.21.35c/o V.16.48.00. q Ton Worth $3,726.17. This Pile Worth...
use and for irrigation. Jan. 17. 1854.. .An Ordinance to preserve the purity of the water and define what shall be a nuisance, e t c . : Sec. l . . . B e it ordained by the City Council of Cedar City that any person o r persons who shall foul o r...