Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Wheeler, Esther; Wheeler, Marion
Marion Wheeler's photograph album shows that his family was with him at Temple Mountain during the time he worked mining uranium. This photograph shows how the children were allowed to go anywhere around the mining areas. Esther Wheeler is getting...
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...
Nov. 22, 1880.. .Recommendation that t h e West Field Committee collect a tax of 556 on all city lots north of the Slanting Ditch to cover expenses. City Watermaster was released from further services. and the office of Water S u ~ e r v i s o r...
individuals who could claim the waters of said springs through their being cut off from the main flow, and could in no sense be considered feeders; furthermore, the land in Coal Creek Canyon is still public domain and subject to e n t r y and...
Aug. 6 , 1894.. . I t was resolved that Water Tax for 1894 be 500 per lot for irrigation and $1.00 per family for culinary purposes. Oct. 1, 1894.. .The Mayor stated that George Wood and the Cedar Sheep Association had generously offered money and...
Oct. 2 7 , 1 9 0 2 . . .Mayor announced that the law governing special elections of cities required the City Council to meet on the 1st Monday after said election and proceed to canvass the election r e t u r n s , and as this was the 1st Monday...
JOHN S. WOODBURY Biography 1865 - 1949 John Stillman Woodbury was born in St. George, Utah, November 16, 1865. He was the oldest of eleven children born to John Stillman and Martha Alice Parker Woodburv. They were among the pioneers arriving in the...
property. h u t he thought that an easy settlement could be made. Mayor Christensen assumes the chair and takes charge of the meeting. Mrs. Lillian Corry, representing the Home Economics Club of Cedar City, stated t h a t she had asked a number of...
wanted, we had to t u r n the bolt by hand to satisfy our immediate wants, until additional machinery was added. On November l s t , Henry Lunt was the first man to be called of a company of men detailed to go in mid November to settle the Little...
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...
for a state road from Peteetneet to Iron Springs, one for an exploration to find a new route from Tooele County to this place via Sevier Lake, and one for a railroad from the Great Salt Lake City to Iron spring^.^ To avoid the wind which blew out...
and fieedom and our peace, and he fastened it upon the end of a pole, and he called it the title of liberty." The settlers now turned their attention to procuring logs for the meeting house. John D. Lee wrote: Monday morning, January 27, 1851: The...
respective wards. Each ward was to be organized into a quorum of Elders with E. H. Grove over them, and Henry Lunt was put in as Clerk of said quorum. Smith also advised, "be carefil not to indulge the Indians in their laziness, for they have their...
arrived at our camp. We fired the cannon six times in welcome." President Young spent the next few days visiting the settlers and giving comforting instructions to those who wanted to go home. He and others in the party visited the gristmill and...
George A. Smith--delegate to Territorial Council, and Elisha H. Groves--Representative to the Legislature. The City Council met and passed an ordinance for the prevention of fires within the Fort. A company of settlers met to make arrangements to...
my counsels. Every person manifested that they wanted to by raising their right hand. Bishop Smith chose Brother Hulse and Father Whittaker for his Counselors over the Cedar City Ward and ordained them. Sunday, May 16, 1852: Morning's meeting...
Henry was able to get two pairs of boots and a few other items &omthe merchandise that Richards and Snow had brought with them for the Cedar City saints. These goods added to the comfort of the needy brethren and sisters. On Wednesday, December 1,...
the ill will of the brethren. He wished Brother Henry to attend to his office as Presiding Elder of the Branch and for to administer to the saints in spiritual things-look over and watch over the people. Brother Carruthers was instructed to stand...
that I wished for the brethren to run with buckets, which they immediately did. Thinking it wisdom to go and see Chief Walker the while, I did so When I first entered his tent, which was very extensive and an excellent one, he shook hands with me...
bread. The night was cold, especially since "some of the boys had neither coat nor vest." The next morning, after they had traveled about seven miles, they found the thieve's campfire, which was still burning. It wasn't long before they caught up...