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Show UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION BULLETIN ' • • • • .. History TOOELE The Utah Pioneers, under the leadership of Brigham Young, came to Salt Lake Valley on Saturday, July 24, 1847; on Sunday, they held religious services and rested; on Monday, they climbed Ensign P17ak · and there raised the Stars and Stnpes; on Tuesday, Brigham, with a company of men, went out to Black Rock to view the Great Salt Lake and bathe in its waters. While there Professor Orson Pratt left the company and rode around the south shores of the lake and through Tooele Valley as far as the Adobe Rock on E. T. Hill, just exactly six miles from the Black Rock where Brigham Young was camped, and then returned and joined the lake party again giving Professor Pratt the honor of being the first of the Utah Pioneers to enter Tooele Valley. In the winter of 1848, three or four government herders established herding quarters at Black Rock. These herders were taking care of government stock belonging to Captain Stansbury, who was at the time engaged in surveying the Great Salt Lake, its islands, and other parts of Utah. However, it was not until some time in the middle of September, 1849, that the first settlers entered Tooele Valley with a view to find homes and a settlement. Judson Tolman, wife, and one child; Josiah Call, wife and one child, and Samuel Mecham and wife, were the first three families to enter Tooele Valley and settle down with the object in view of making homes for themselves and children. The three families came together-the exact date Mr. Tolman has forgotten, but it was some time in the middle of September, 1848. In their travels through the valley they took time to examine the best locations for homes, and made trips into the canyons and upon the m.ountains in search of springs of water and groves of timber. After a few days' explorations they concluded to settle down on a small stream just south of Tooele City and the stream has been called Settlement Canyon creek to this day.-Extract published ..on history of Tooele, as copied from the Tooele Transcript of January 9, 1903. From this small beginning, through hardships, hunger, pain and suffering, Livestock . Education . Agriculture • • ...., • • . t .o4. ~ FRONTAGE OF NEW TOOELE JUNIOR SCHOOL BUILDING district, however, and later developments will bring new life to this camp. The older inhabitants of the state will remember the Mercur district when it was a rich and prosperous mining city. Today it is a camp of the past, the mines having played out of paying ore. Mercur was at one time the metropolis of the county and bid strong to remove the county seat from Tooele to its prosperous community. At the decline of Mercur, Tooele was on the incline. The International Smelting company was starting the construction of its smelter on the east foothills of the valley and a railroad was being built through Tooele to connect with the trunk line of the Salt Lake Route-later made a part of the great Union Pacific System. One year changed Tooele from a small farming community into a thriving industrial center. Its growth was overestimated at the time and Tooele builded beyond reason, and it Population: 3,600. stein - Friesian, Guernseys and Jer- the fore part of November, 1924. Industries: Copper and lead seys. With the stimulus of fertile There was very slight germination smelting; copper and lead-zinc sep- pastures, flowing wells and excellent before the ground froze up that fall, ar~ting concentration; lead and zinc refining; irrigation farming; dry markets, and individuals of merit for probably the majority of the seedwinter killed. The grain came farming; fruit raising. foundational stock, the dairy business lings up well in the spring of 1925, and Elevation 4,900 feet about sea is bound to grow. The accompanying grew rapidly. When the ground was level. photo shows a type of cattle that will dry enough after the winter snow had Mean annual precipitation 16.4 inches. serve as mortgage lifters for any one melted off and the grain was up, the field was gone over with the cultiAverage annual temperature 50 that will treat them properly. These packer, which pulverized the few degrees Fahrenheit, with a differ fine cows are owned by H. C. Russell clods left after the winter effect of ence of 22.5 degrees between night of St. John, who markets whole milk freezing and thawing, and left a fine and day. in Tintic. mulch on the ground. Mean of last killing frost, May Sheep Samples of this grain won first and 11. \Vhile sheep has always held one second prizes and sweepstakes in open Mean of first killing frost, Octo- of the most important phases of agricompetition at the State Fair. bel· 10. culture of the county since the beginBesides wheat of the various vari10. of its settled history, the lack of eties, oats, barley and rye produce Growing season averages 152 ning summer range has placed a perma- abundantly. days. nent serious handicap on the west Hottest summer average temper- side and Potatoes of the county. Because of arid ature, 96 degrees to 102 degrees condition of the state, the range sheep Fahrenheit. In years gone by, Tooele City has always occupy an important poColdest winter average tempera- will produced the champion potatoes of sition in our sheep industry, but the ature, minus 2 degrees to 10 degrees growing the state, but more interesting at the importance and popularity of Fahrenheit. farm flock has recently eaten inCity tax levy in 1925 was 11 the roads into the sheep industry of the mills. county. Bonded indebtedness in 1925 was Hampshire sheep purchased from $17,500.00. the famous herd of Nebeker & Sons, Average pay roll spent in Tooele owned by the Grantsville Sheep club, City monthly: are gi-...-ing a very good account of International SmelLing company, their breeding and care. The followsmelter and concentrator, $100,- ing are photographs of spring lambs 000.00; Tooele Valley Ry., $7,500.00; that show type, quality, substance, Utah Power & Light Co., $1,200.00; care and breeding. Combined Metals Reduction Co., Horses $20,000.00; miscellaneous, ore shipWhile the horse situation has been pers, etc., $1,300.00; total, $130,- badly neglected, to the sorrow and 000.00. misfortune of the people, we still have Tooele City is located on the Lin- a few farmers who have not lost their coln highway, the national through balance in favor of mechanical powroad from New York to San Fran- er. There are at least six good stalcisco and Los Angeles. lions of the draft breeds owned in the In the immediate vicinity of Tooele various communities of the county. City are many beautiful canyons anti The farmers are again taking hold of some good fishing streams. the situation, and are breeding an inTooele has over 1,000 homes, two creased number of mares this season. L. D. S churches, ~ Methodist and d The saddle loving people, especially Rom:m Catholic church. those who are fond of saddle sports, Tooele has good grammar schools will be happy to learn that there is SOME OF TOOELE and here is located one of the Tooele increased interest in the breeding of WAITING THEIR TURN county high schools with an enroll- saddle horses. There is one of the present time, is the • possibilities, ment of over 400 students. governinent remount horses standing out recently, in the southern came forth the beautiful city of Too- has just now reached the place where Tooele county is a good county t.> in the county, and will be utilized to brought ele, surrounded with wealth and op- it can completely fill the clothes tail- live in and Tooele City is a good com- his fullest capacity this season. The part of the county, for the production of certified seed potatoes. They grow portunity. ored for it almost twenty years ago. munity to live in and be proud of. same stallion was used in the county Burbanks, Early Ohios, Blue Victors, Tooele is in need now of a large The Oquirrh range of mountains to Idaho Rurals. Yields of four hunthe east are the most unique in the number of new dwelling places to dred to five hundred bushels per aci·e, entire world. More than a third of house its increasing population and are common and usually they run the entire mineral wealth of the state the fall of 1926 will undoubtedly see considerable higher than that. this need satil?fied, as the smelter is has been taken out of thi11 structure Sugar beets do very well, yielding of natural wealth, and billions of dol- taking a home building program unup to thirty tons per acre, but unforlars' worth of mineral still remains der its wing. tunately some of the best sugar beet Mr. Harry G. Baker, local manager untouched. areas are so far from the railroad, of the Utah Power & Light company The Oquirrh range extends from the beet production is not practical. southern shores of Great Salt Lake and one of our most energetic citizens, Fruits and vegetables have always to Bingham, west to Stockton, south- has taken the time and patience to done well in Tooele valley, wherever east to Ophir, south to old Mercur, compile the following statistics on water is available. Berries in parthence into the Eureka, Mammoth and Tooele city and county. This will enticular yield abundantly, the quality lighten the readers on the wonderful Tintic districts. of which is unsurpassed. The great Bingham district sup- growth of Tooele since that SeptemThe one thing we need most is an plies the Tooele smelter with an end- ber day in the year 1847-merely the increase of population to help develless chain of ore by a tram which op- span of a life time: op our vast areas of fertile land and erates over the mountain, a distance STATISTICAL DATA underground water, which is abundof four miles. Tooele county embraces 8 , 0 0 0 ant particularly in the southern porThe mmmg districts along the square miles at an average elevation tion of the county. Oquirrh range in Tooele county are close to 4,000 feet above sea level. Too many of us are land poor, and among the oldest in the state. The of Population 8,500. consequently are standing , in the way GRANTSVILLE DISTRICT SCHOOL Stockton district was opened up by Principal towns and settlements in of our own development. men who composed the Johnson army the county: which passed through in the sixties, last season, and some good colts proTooele (county seat), Grantsville, and has enjoyed great prosperity at Ophir, Stockton, an incorporated. duced, though not as many as we times and many men have been made Lake Point, Lincoln, Milton, Erda, would have liked. Mares of the type rich from products of the mine. This St. John, Clover, Iosepa, Ibapah, and quality shown in the following By DR. HUGH HURST same district, after a lull of several By P. M. NIELSEN Wendover, Gold Hill, Burmester, cut when mated to one of the remount years, is now coming into prominence are unincorporated settlements. Tooele County Agent. Superintendent of Tooele County stall ons should produce horses that as a camp through new and encouragSchools. County traversed by two national would please any saddle lover. Beef Cattle ing strikes of rich ore in virgin terri- highways: The Lincoln highway and The schools of Tooele county occupy The agricultural possibilities of the Hogs. tory of old mines. the Victory. a unique place in the school system county are numerous and varied. They The hogs of the county are not parGoing farther south and east to the Also traversed by two transcontiof the state of Utah. The county include cattle, both beef and dairy, ticularly numerous, yet most of the Ophir district, we find a rather renental railroads: school district covers approximately sheep, both farm flocks and range, better class of farmers produce, butchmalkable record. In the past twenUnion Pacific main line to Los 7,500 square miles, being about 100 small grains, horses and potatoes. er and pickle enough first class hams ty-five year<; the Ophir Hill mine, miles long by 75 miles wide, including Angeles. The beef cattle are rather numerous and bacon to supply their home reowned and operated by the late Senafertile agricultural sections, sheep Western Pacific main line to San and are fair to good in quality, showquirements. tor Clark, has produced upwards of Francisco. ing a predominance of Shorthorn and There is a sprinkling of the various and cattle ranges, mines, smelting Chief industries of county are: Hereford breeding. While we recog- breeds of lard type hogs owned in plants, and vast salt and potash deTwo transcontinental railSmelting, mining, sheep and cat- nize that there is room for much im- the various settlements of the county. posits. tle raising and agriculture, both by provement that ·may be brought about This phase of agriculture will be stim- roads run through the district and use of irrigation and dry farming, through a more systematic culling and ulated because there is an abundance with the resources mentioned above salt making and refining. grading of stock, yet they are above of good pasture, byproducts from the furnish the taxable property from Total bonded indebtedness in 1925 the average cattle of the state in qual- home manufacture of butter, and skim which the schools receive their revewa11 $85,000 on a valuation of $17,- ity. milk, and any quantity of grain, all nue for maintenance. The school population of the district 896,683. This indebtedness is the lowTooele county boasts of one of the of which are vital to the production is 2289. There are twenty schools in est in the entire state of Utah. best herds of Shorthorns of the state, of good pork. The people generally Tax levy for 1924, for county, state even though they are comparatively are seeing the necessity of carrying the district, ranging from one-teacher and schools, outside of towns, was few in number. Photograph No. 1 on a more nearly balanced type of schools to a seventeen-teacher school, 16.5 mills. For 1925, 21.3 mills. The shows Broadhooks Barron with a agriculture and consequently are add- with a total number of 86 teachers increase in 1925 was due to a 4 mill group of his get on the farm of R. A. ing more and better animals and pre- employed. Tooele county school district ranks special tax voted to build the new Fenton of Erda. This noted sire has paring to take better care of them. among the richest districts of the high school gymnasium and junior stood first in his class on various ocSmall Grains state based on school population high school in Tooele. casions, and has been awarded Grand capita assessed valuation. The a"!has been recognized for many Agricultural production in 1925 Champion at the State Fair, 1924, and orth Salt Lake show in April, .,.,,.,.,..., that Tooele land was very fer- sessed valuation of the district for was: Winter wheat, 77,000 bushels; at With a and produced abundantly of the Hi25 was $17,896,683.00. Photograph No. 2 shows a fine spring wheat, 24,000 bushels; oats, 192 crops, yet in 1925, she was school population for that year of Shorthorn cow with calves of 43,000 bushels; barley, 59,000 bushels; into the front rank for the 2,125, the per capita assessed valua•Jl·.,.,u that show typical variation!'! , rye, -.3,000 bushels; corn, 18,000 bushof the best wheat shown tion '.vill be found to be approximately that are characteristic of the 1 els; potatoes, 30,000 bushels; alfalfa, wl State Fair. The prize winning $8,455.00. This is unusually '24,000 tons; tame hay, 24,000 tons; in was produced by R. N. Bush on compared with most other Cattle hay, 1,000 tons; sugar beets ~evcreek, -under the fo cui- of the state. the county The local school tax levy for there arc maintenance of schools is among te. the LIVESTOCK . EDUCATION ... 1925-26 ~nd 1926-27 the levy appears rather h1gh but when it is understood ~hat 4.3 mills in 1925-26 and 4.5 mills m 1926-27 are special tax levies for building purposes it will be seen that the levy for maintenance is quite low. Tooele county school district claims to be the first county to abandon the bonding plan for the erection of new school buildings for the more popular plan of the special tax, or what may be called the plan of "pay as you go.;' The funds for the erection of the Junior high school and gymnasium i~ Tooele and the new high school to be built at Grantsville were raised by the special tax Two senior tained, orie" at Grantsville; at tenth grades are high school is The school are mostly modern Even the smaller them have modern toilet facilities and made modern where able. The new Jun!or Tooele was completed 1925, at an approximate cost 000.00. It contains ten large class rooms, and other smaller rooms, and one of the finest school gymnasiums in the state of Utah, used jointly by the senior high school and the junior high school. It has a balcony on two sides and across one end, which together with seating capacity on the main floor, furnishes ample capacity for all occasions. In of the gymnasium is constructed arched u!\;uv vides a place for dance and has proved to be acoustic prope:ljties, the ing equally ~11 in all p building. The Senior high school Tooele, completed in 1913, ern structure in every .,..,,,"" provides a splendid place phases of high school school, · because of its work and its organization ministration, has recently mitted to the North Western As tion of Secondary Schools. The grade school buildin ville is one of the finest uu1ul!J its type in the state. It in 1912, contains eleven rooms, library and good sized gymnasium. special tax ready been fall and credit of needed for the new 'l.'here are many other fine school buildings in other too numerous to mention. However it may be well to call attention to th~ fact that Tooele county has some oi: the finest and best one-room schools in the state, both from the standpoint of building and instruction, one or two of them having been pr·ollt011D'OC. by state officials the best in the One of the largest grade schools the district was classed by an r>vn.,.from the federal education department recently as one of the best schools in the state. In this school will be found a combination of the platoon type of school, the individual instruction and the group instruction plans, the method which seems best to suit the situation being used. Some outstanding work in p-roblems of pupil development was accomplshed in this school during the year just closed and a continuation of this work for the ensuing year promises even still_ greater achievement. The teaching force of the county is composed of an energetic group of people, all doing their best to give their pupils all the Jevelopment possible during the school year. "U teachers are properly certificated and p1 epared for their work. In the remotc~t |