July 4th, 1900, by a party consisting of Orrin Puffer, William A. Twitchell, James Valentine, and William Man-hard. There still are deer, a few mountain lions, coyotes and bob cats. Fox are very scarce. Beaver, having been imported and protected,...
is to be found the old town of Frisco, noted for the Horn Silver Mine. Also, it passes through the big valley known as Pine, near the Indian Peak Indian Reservation, and on into Nevada with a direct line to the famous Lehman's Cave near Baker,...
Guard Called to Active Duty As war clouds hung over Europe, our own government deemed it advisable to call all National Guard units into active service. In March, 1941, Beaver's unit was inducted into the regular U. S. Army, and began preparations...
Crews of men were sent to Beaver to work on the job and were kept there until the task was completed. The Relief Society enlisted their members and they, too, were sent over and kept on the job until it was done. They set up a kitchen and dining...
Trucks on top of the S-dugway looking south toward Cedar Canyon. Pictured: John Bladen, Leonard Wood, Tom Challis, Rob Will Bulloch, and Oliver Jensen by the lead truck. Taken June 19, 1961.
30 Days June 20 Wednesday 1928. Commenced work for Nevad Contracting Company at $3.50 per day.
Th 21 am working at the first switch-back below the Tunnel.
22 Fri.- 25 Mon. very hot and clear am keeping the road repaired for the trucks...
31 Days July 17 Tues am off today The shovel is being repared 18 Wed. Went back to Work today 19 20 Fri Got the shovel started about 9 oclock today. 21 Sat.-23 Mon. am at my old job repairing road for the trucks
Zion tunnel: The shovel operated on compressed air. The truck was a Bulldog Mack which had solid rubber tires. The Nevada Contracting Company had 3 gasoline operated shovels and a fleet of Mack trucks. The trucks were eventually equipped with...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Temple Mountain; Uranium; Mining; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 5: Front end loader in process of loading trucks from ore stockpile A.E.C. working unit 2A.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 31: One of 15 truck units hauling ore from Temple Mountain.