After an opening was made large enough he succeeded in putting the fire out with water, milk and vinegar, the only available liquids. The Indians were eventually driven away.
It was found that the Indians had driven all the cattle
out of the...
The Navajos were cunning and crafty thieves, having different ways to deceive the settlers. Part of the band would profess great friendship and would camp in town at the Tithing Office and have beef and other supplies given them. They would trade...
In 1903, the 500 miles, approximately, of railroad owned or under construction by the Oregon Short Line south of Salt Lake City, which included the line through Milford to Frisco, which had been extended on to Newhouse, were consolidated with the...
stove at the Thomas James Hotel, and Mrs. Thomas James had Indian women help her. One little squaw came and washed all day for a dollar, rubbing the pieces on a board. She could do the flat work ironing too. Mrs. Bell James says when she ran the...
house belonged to the Winder Brothers, Leo, Richard and Norman Winder, of Murray. The Winders ranged their sheep winter and summer at Big Springs just over the line in Nevada, 75 miles due west of Milford. They eventually got a shearing plant of...
fit for habitation." The desert he traversed was named after him, Escalante." Another wise man said, "The old desert takes its toll of everything you get out of it." But another man, whose life was more closely linked with the desert, said, "I...
Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--History; Jensen Mill (Garfield County,Utah); Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Old Main (Building)
"The slab pile at the last setting of the Jensen Mill where all the lumber for BNS was sawed. Tracks run north and south. Slabs dumped over a black ridge to the north. This shot was taken from the north end of the tracks looking south toward the...
Thurs. July 4, 1901: + Ther. Clear., Pleasant., Wind, We moved about one half mile east down the creek this afternoon. Bert camped at the other herd. The 125th Birthday of our Independence. 42) Friday 5: Ther. Ice morn., Warm day., Wea. Clear I...
Tues. June 16, 1903: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Clear. I herded on the bench north of here. “Timber” well there’s plenty of it there as well as here in the bottom. 79) Wednesday 17: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Clear. 8 am Here are the tracks of two...
Wed. June 24, 1903: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Clouds, James Maxwell came along about noon, ate dinner with me and helped count blacks and bells all Ok. 80) Thursday 25: Ther. Warm., Windy. Wea. Clouds pm. Some thing run the sheep off in the night so...
Emery County (Utah); Castle Gate (Utah); Railroad Tracks; Geary, Elmo
Elmo Geary's college friend standing on the railroad tracks near Castle Gate in Carbon County. The sign on the left says "Do not travel tunnel. Get off the Trackway." There are two train tunnel areas in Price Canyon near Castle Gate and Helper. One...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Unpaved roads; Geary, Elmo
San Rafael Swell with wheel tracks in an unpaved area where deep ruts can be seen. Travel could be difficult in the blue clay soil of Emery County. Journals from that day say that in wet conditions, the mud would stick thickly to the wheels.