RAMONA CLARK.
A maiden fair,
A sweet voice rare;
Known to the school as "Sweet
Lavender."
ALBIN BROOKSBY.
A diamond in the rough, his aim is
high.
HORTENSE WOODBURY.
Quiet and unassuming, but winÂsome
and bonnie, with- a maidenly
charm and...
little whim could not be satisfied, they manifested a joy in living and when they prayed they felt God's watchful care.
From the earliest days of Pioneer life, the people provided amusement for themselves. The dance played the most conspicuous...
THE SCHOOLS OF BEAVER
SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT FIRST YEAR
In writing this history of the early schools of Beaver, we have interviewed the few remaining pupils of those days; have had access to a few old letters and diaries, and some short articles...
Spanish-American War Veterans Indian troubles were over, and the Beaver citizens were a happy, patriotic group. Their first real call to defend their country (since the Mormon Battalion) came in 1898 in the "Spanish-American War." John Frank...
present highway bridge. Bullion made in the crude smelter was made into bullets, in rough molds, for the rifles of the settlers of this entire area.
The ore was soft in nature, with gold assays running as high as one-half ounce to the ton, silver...
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN MILFORD ITS EARLY HISTORY Springing from a few shacks built as a matter of con-venience by ore haulers and stockmen, the little city of Milford has struggled to a position of prominence in Beaver County. Today, with a population...
The passengers all piled into the open rig and hadn't traveled very far until they found they were stuck again in another drift of snow. Mrs. Bradfield says she can see "Bally" Sackett now as he looked that day. So bald he was, he seemed rightly...
Fri. Aug. 19, 1898: Ther. hot Wea. forenoon clear shower in evening We finished cutting Larsons wheat all but a small patch that was too green. Sammy, Jim, Dan & I started down home Via. of Clear Creek. We got to the forks where the sinks comes in...
Wed. Sept. 28, 1898: Ther. cool.,º Wea. windy We had to double up about half of the hill, the road was so rough. we nooned a while in the mouth of Clear Creek. camped about 3 miles east of Joe town at Mr. Parker’s place. Thursday 29: Ther....
Thurs. Oct. 31, 1912: Ther. Cold Wea. nearly Clear The roads are terribly rough. We nooned at South Ash Creek. camped on north end of La Verkin Bench Friday, Nov. 1: Ther. Cold Wea. Cloudy. We got home late got stuck in the quick-sand at Grafton....
Sun. Feb. 12, 1905: Ther. Very Cold., North Wind., 2 below zero, Wea. Cloudy Staid with Mr. Morrell again. as it was a very rough day we did not get out and travel at all. 38) (2
Thurs. Mar. 9, 1905: Ther. Warm Wea. Cleared off. We worked around one section north-east of Mr. Boyett’s then went west. took dinner with Mr. Chas. Duncan. We worked on out nearly a mile past our west line this evening were entertained by...
Fri. April 28, 1905: Ther. Cooler., Warm., Wea. Light clouds. We traveled west and north. Elder Cox and I took dinner with Mr. Thompson, just east of the Saddle Mt. We passed the Springfield post office it is in a small box-house standing away off...
Silviculture--Dixie National Forest (Utah); Pine Valley (Washington County, Utah)
Crested wheatgrass seeding in big sagebrush. Virgin River Area, 1/2 mile east of Pine Valley, Forest Ranger milk cow pasture. Contour furrows were made through the sage in 1937. Rough job with walking plow. No grass in sage at time. Crested...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Temple Mountain; Uranium; Vanadium; Swasey, Joe; Swasey, Grant; Wareham, Les; Wyatt, Bryan; Lynn, Charlie
Mining vanadium and uranium at Temple Mountain in early 1915. Charlie Lynn, Bryan Wyatt, Les Wareham, Grant Swasey, Joe Swasey with a pick axe. The rough and primitive life of mining in the early 1900s is evident as these men stand in their mining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Grange, Mar; Dexter Mine
There are quite a few vehicles left on the San Rafael Swell as remnants of the Uranium Boom of the 1950s. The rugged terrain and rough roads brought early death to automobiles of that time. Owen McClennahan said in his history of Uranium on the San...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple City; Wheeler, Marion
During the uranium boom, Temple Mountain was the most active site on the San Rafael Swell. A shanty town sprung up that was called Temple City. Barbara Ekker from Hanksville, Utah and her husband joined in the frenzy. She said "My husband wanted...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie
Drew Richards is Eastering on the desert with friends in 1924. The tradition of going to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend has existed since the early 1900s, and it is still known as "Eastering on the Desert." With rough, undeveloped roads,...
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; Geology; Devil's Racetrack
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #16, Devil's Racetrack. There is a horse and buggy on Devil's Racetrack--taken in 1921. Many areas of the Swell were named after the...