Hubor's water wheel. Taken by Howard R. Driggs on first proselyting trip taken from BNS, in the year 1898. Kumen Jones was the driver of the carriage. They spent a month travelling over Southern Utah speaking to the people about the school.
Geology Trip to Toroweap Valley
and Grand Canyon
YDA, Gilbert, Wendell, Thresa,
Gaorgia, George, Kate, Wes,
Red, Fat, Dave, Thora, Mable,
Frank, and two Arthurs left the
B. A. C. Thursday, March 13, at four
o'clock in an automobile, two Fords
and...
Early Industries
In common with most Utah towns, under the teachings and practices of Brigham Young, there was a spirit of cooperation. Each community vied with its neighbor in becoming as nearly self-sustaining as the circumstances would permit....
pared with the wax or tallow candles, they were far superior. Most women prided themselves on keeping the lamp filled, trimmed, and the chimney shining.
Gas lights were suspended from the ceilings in a few homes out of the Beaver city limits. These...
Thurs. Mar. 2, 1899: Ther. 8 am. 40ยบ., Wea. south wind from about 10 am. hauled 3 loads of hay out of the barn. hauled some rocks in the road acrost the river. Rob & Dall ran away with the low wheel wagon. went to town evening. Friday 3: ...
Fri. Mar. 25, 1904: Ther. Cold., Wea. Thin clds. snowed last night. Helped a little on the Virgin City, Grist mill water wheel. 34) Saturday 26: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Thin clds. Took a few photos this afternoon. Sunday 27: Ther. Cool., Wea. Light...
Sat. April 30, 1904: + Ther. Cooler., Wea. Clouded up. Marilla came with me. A runaway team ran into my outfit at Duncan this morning mashed one wheel I took one wheel from the buckbord and came again. 42) \+3.\ Sunday, May 1: Ther. Cool., Wea....
Wed. July 8, 1903: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clear Father and I worked on the water wheel till noon, came back home again this evening. 86) Thursday 9: Ther. Warm., Wea. few clouds, hauled hay picked apricots etc. 86)
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.
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Swasey, Royal; Antiques
Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and many school classes toured his museum and...
The old Leonard threshing machine is from Adeline Wakefield's scrapbook. This threshing machine was the first in Emery County. The power to run the machine that threshed the grain was made from horses turning a big wheel. Adeline wrote:"Threshing...
Nov. 11, 1875 . . . R . R. Birkbeck and C. J . Arthur each donated land, 20 rods long a n d 2 rods wide, for s t r e e t s for the consideration of 20 rods of good pole fence for West Street. The Council paid Joseph H . Smith $30 per a c r e for...
prove, however, that the manufacture of iron is an accomplished f a c t , and Iron County, with h e r vast coal fields and an inexhaustible amount of the best iron ore in the world, is destined in the near future to be a vast business center. I t...
saving weeks in travel and the hard labor of blazing a new trail. They had in mind the moving of the people who would come after them. The route they chose was somewhat shorter than the other trail, with a better grade. Further, the greater part of...
seeming much pleased, and Empey took off his clothes and gave them to the boy in the presence of the old brave. I told the Indian that he and his band must leave off killing our cattle as we passed or they would all be destroyed, as the white men...