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Show Milford Monitor P. O. Box 224 Milford UT 84751 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID MILFORD UT Address Correction Requested 84751 Formerly Dodge MARCH City News: gas Beaver County Stuse 1991 VOL. V_ NO. 10. 10, 1995 Newhouse Landlocked In the 1870's a few prospectors camped in a tent Circle Four Farms has amassed 47,000+ acres of land city around the Cactus Mine. in a fifty-mile corridor from Although ich in ore, production was: limited until the Millard County line to Samuel Newhouse took over which Lund, in 1900. Samuel and Mott, his 19,419,319 ounces of gold. The mine is credited with more than $3.5 million in revenue, a respectable sum at the turn of Newhouse built a. model city, bearing his name, near the mine. The Beaver. River Power Company extended a power line to the $14M Photo Courtesy Selma Kirk The high-rent district in Newhouse sometime in theearly 1900's. social life. them mill complex, they were moved to Milford. Norm Baxter remembers, "There was a man named Foutz. He brought the houses into town on some big timbers on wheels. When I was just a little boy - maybe J or 6-1 watched them move the houses.” park ‘belongs to Commissioner Gary Sullivan. Negotiations between the two parties have broke down to the extent that Larry Sower advised the Milford City Council that he, as a company representative, has suspended any further efforts and expenditures on the mill site. “I am just spinning my wheels. If you want this, I suggest that you play mediator. I want to be completely separate," he said. Sullivan, who has farmed the ground north and Cafe, Cactus Club and Cactus Dancehall, all built by versatile feed - industrial including utilities. The Cactus provided has. elevator, maintenance facility, and lab east of Milford's site in 1900. Houses rented for $10. to $15. per month Newhouse, now 33'. ~ would like to build a $12M to Some of the houses from the model city gained extended life when the century. missed access to the 80 acre parcel, _ where the company says it © pounds of copper, 176,365 ounces of silver and 7,510 they landlocked. The right-of-way brother wt” lived in: Paris, promoted. the - - fnining: operation wih money secured from wealthy~ “friends © in: Europe. In peak production years between 1905 and 1909 the mine yielded but east of the disputed 33' for a more than thirty years, The depends on the right-of-way Cactus Club was a genteel establishment featuring a for access to his property. He would like to continue the alfalfa cubing operation. _ There is also a 1’ easement strip belonging to the city to consider. If an agreement is not negotiated, Leo Kanell, acting as city attorney, advised the council complete library for the miners and their families. A pool table anda small bar provided countless hours of relaxation. Thursday was ladies day. A small park, surrounded by trees and lilacs was the Wednesday that it may be possible to afternoon gathering place for the ladies. Horses and carriages were available for rent from the - livery stable. (continued on page 6) condemn the property. Councilman A number of houseson 400 West in Milford bear a striking resemblance. Thomas asked, “Is this the — only thing that would stop you (continued on page 6) |