The Swasey Brothers on the San Rafael Swell made their living wrangling the wild horses along with their own, then breaking them and selling them. The tradition continued into the next generation. These are some wild horses broken by the Swaseys....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Wild Horses; Joe Swasey
Joe Swasey continued to breed wild horses with good stock. He went to Polluse Valley, Idaho and brought back many Appoloosa horses. Monte Swasey said of his grandfather, Joe and his father, Royal, "They had every color and shape imaginable. They...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eagle Canyon; Swasey Family; Interstate 70
Interstate 70 was built through the middle of the San Rafael Swell in 1970. It can be seen in the distance. Bridges were built across Eagle Canyon, another geologic feature that was named by the Swaseys. Eagle Canyon was named when Rod and Joe...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eagle Canyon; Eagle Arch; Beer Stein Arch; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #11, the arch in Eagle Canyon. Many places on the San Rafael Swell have a story to go with them -- stories relating to the Swaseys....
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 #26, Quote from Castle Valley, A History of Emery County 1949, "Often when he could see a horse tiring under a less efficient rider,...
July 29. 1873.. . T h e City Council established a school district. August 30, 1873.. .The expenses for putting up a new Liberty Pole were $144.24. Sept. 26, 1873.. . T h e privilege to sell l i q u o r , to be d r a n k off the premises, was...
ZION CANYON NATIONAL PARK There a r e five National Parks within Utah's borders The .man riding t h e horse on the left is Lehi W . Jones, Mayor of Cedar City 1887-88. When the President of the United States, Warren G . Harding, visited Cedar City...
mission." In the morning the company split up to examine all aspects of the valley as to water, soil, and facilities for farming. The group, consisting of ten men, drove through the cottonwood valley and came to a small ridge of mountains on the...
Hemy's oldest daughter, Henrietta, later wrote: that "Henry's clothes were commencing to wear out, his shoes had already gone, so he went to meeting in his broadcloth clothes, silk hat, and barefooted. One time he got a boot top and made soles for...
Smith as Captain, Henry Lunt as Clerk, Edward Dalton as Sergeant of the Guard, W. Y. Webb as Pilot, and Philip K. Smith as Chaplain. After their meeting around the campfire, they sang "Come Let Us Anew, Our Journey Pursue." The horses were allowed...
younger warrior, urged his braves to go down and clean out the whites from their valleys. The fiery young Indians were mostly with Walker, wlule the older and wiser heads were with Soweitte, and thus the council was divided. The controversy ran...
For&unately, only one mule was Med, but it took a full day to recover the baggage. The crossing of the east fork of the Colorado River was attended with much difficulty and more danger. Steadily the expedition's food supply dwindled and couldn't be...
that day, Tuesday, to take all the guns and amrnunition. The Bishop hoped to get us away before they came. They had made brags to get the guns and then they would kill the men and do as they pleased with the women and children. Everyone was at the...
PREFACE
I t was a clear, warm day. The atmosphere was so transparent that the mountains many miles ahead seemed to he just a stone's throw away. A young sandy-haired man with clear blue eyes was walking a l o n ~ leading a large sorrel horse...