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...
Copper Gulch, including the New Years, Belmont and Purity claims, adjoining the Cactus. CHARCOAL BURNING Thirty-six beehive charcoal kilns supplied the furnaces of the San Francisco District with fuel. They were in eight groups, under separate...
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...
CHAPTER NINETEEN GHOST MINING CAMPS OF BEAVER COUNTY FRISCO AND THE HORN SILVER MINE The town of Frisco, built near the mine, was known as the wildest camp in Utah. At one time it boasted a population of 6,000, made up of many different...
in. As the passengers loitered about, he noticed a lady passenger who had a sick baby. He overheard the lady ask one of the men to assist her.
The man answered, "No, I am not a baby tender." After the stage had gone, McCarty got on his horse and...
Photos of Lorin Morrison, pioneer mining man of western Beaver County; Early store in Milford. Young ladies left to right: Ella Hutchings, Mildred Schofield, Marie Hutchings; Sheep grazing in Pine Valley, western Beaver County.
Another squaw who was real old, named Elizabeth, washed for Mrs. Bradfield for years. She had a papoose named Lone. One old Indian had white spots on him. He often said, "Me Mormon, some day me be as white as you." Mrs. Alice Cottrell had an old...
Bred for food aid to trade with other Indians for meat and fish. The toelies or cat tails were also sometimes called toy-ebe and these abounded in the swamp lands of Milford Valley. `Next were the Qui-ump-uts, who occupied the Beaver River Valley...
Wah Wah Springs we followed the road almost due west across Pine Valley to Potsum Paw Springs, then west on the so-called "Old Bailey Wood Road," between the Indian Peak and Mt. Home Range leading into Hamblin Valley. We went to Frisco for our...
somewhat simplified, but still not without hazard and difficulties. Fred Shumaker tells how they used to arrange to speed the time in bringing a doctor from Frisco to Garrison, a distance of 60 miles. He says one person started out from Garrison...
Vegetation on these arid ranges is composed chiefly of low shrubs and grasses belonging to what is known as the salt-desert shrub plant association. Most of these ranges are used by sheep and cattle during the winter when other ranges are covered...
LIST OF STUDENTS.
SECOND YEAR, NORMAL.
Leigh, Lillie Cedar City, Iron County.
Sproul, Angus Washington, Washington County.
FIRST YEAR, NORMAL.
Allen, Alice Summit, Iron County.
Bayles, Edith Parowan, " "
Berry, Altheria Kanarra,...
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Heyborne, Sarah A Cedar City, Iron County.
Higbee, Elias "
Holt, George 0 Hebron, Washington County.
Hulet, Norah Dean Summit, Iron County.
Jepson, Antony Virgin, Washington County....
LIST OF STUDENTS.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
THIRD YEAR.
Gurr, William Parowan, Iron Co.
SECOND YEAR.
Berry, Altheria Kanarra, Iron Co.
Berry, Ella “
Bracken, Ida Pine Valley. Washington Co.
Bracken, Maud “
Bunker, Stephen...
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FIRST YEAR.
Anderson, Albert Toquerville, Washington Co.
Anderson, Franklin "
Bracken, Orlando Pine Valley, "
Bryant, Ada Cedar City, Iron Co.
Burgess, Howard Pine Valley, Washington Co.
Carpenter, Rose...
33 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
LIST OF STUDENTS.
NORMAL CLASS.
THIRD YEAR.
Berry, Ella Kanarra, Iron Co.
Bracken Ida Pine Valley, Wash. Co.
Dalley, Amelia Summit, Iron Co.
Dalley, Julius Sylvester "
Dalley, Minnie "...
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FIRST YEAR.
Adams, Juliette Parowan, Iron Co.
Anderson, Albert Toquerville, Washington Co.
Anderson, Franklin Toquerville, Washington Co.
Barrett, Johannna Minersville, Beaver Co.
Bladen, John M Cedar, Iron Co....
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Leigh, David Cedar, Iron Co.
Leigh, Francis W Cedar, Iron Co.
Leigh, Jennie Cedar, Iron Co.
Leigh, Mary Cedar, Iron Co.
Lemmon, Claude Alumbee Parowan, Iron Co.
Lund, James St. George, Washington Co.
Lund,...
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Haight, Horton Cedar, Iron Co.
Middleton, Kate Cedar, Iron Co.
Pace, William H New Harmony, Washington, Co.
Platt, Maria Pinto, Washington Co.
Redd, Vilo Juarez, Mexico.
Robb, James Paragoonah, Iron Co.
...