| Show I BOUNTIFUL FARM RECALLS YESTER YEAR AR I 4 i Y t t V s y j d 3 r c I It I I II t A LS' LS r 1 Y u MIDST MEMORIES l OF THE TIIE HORSE AND ANH BUGGY DAYS Jacob HAYS Jacob Gierisch 81 and amI two small friends Fern Guffy 9 0 and amI Elvera Guffy Gurry 7 pose pace IO C at the old Gierisch farmstead which Mr 11 father settled settle in 1878 Top Top More More distant view of the old buildings courtesy of Deseret News Gone are the fancy carriage I horses and Shetland ponies that were housed in the old hay and horse shed now a skelton of its former self in 1878 and the lake then was just a fourth of a amile amile amile mile from the Gierisch kitchen door it has now receded until it itis itis itis is just seven miles away Jacob Gierisch and amt his wife Ottila with their family came from Germany in 1870 and settled in Salt Lake But ut due to the ill health of some of their children they were advised to move to the coun coun- try Purchasing 80 acres of land for west of Woods Cross and near the Great Salt Lake Mr 11 Gierisch with his family moved to the famous old ranch in 1878 I A builder and carpenter and the father of 18 children with some of them old enough to help he built barns sheds and a house Adding to his 80 acres more the first crop consisted of two wagon loads of hay Wintering fancy carriage horses and Shetland ponies owned by the wealthy residents of Salt Lake was wasa a profitable business From 75 to were cared for each winter the fancy horses were cared for fOl for per month and the pon pon- ponies ponies ponies ies Four flowing wells supplied the place with water one a gas well and as the water flowed out the theas gas as came to the top and by lighting light light- lighting lightIng ing a match you could fry an egg and md have a cool drink at the same time rime Another well is comparative- comparative y warm 62 F. F F and an is said to be lire Hire the third one is 52 F F. and andS and'S S 'S piped to the milk house to cool he milk before it is sent to the Jacob Gierisch a son now 81 the good old days then he with his brothers and sis sisters sis sis- sisters sisters used to sail in his boat on the ake in 1875 it was the highest It t had ever been being 18 feet then than it is now The vind wind when blowing from the north vest blew the fish out of the Jordan river and into the great Salt Lake the salt water killing hem A boat like some of the show boats on the Mississippi used to said from Salt Lake on West Vest Temple down by the old fair fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds with a cargo of mining supplies to Corinne here they were wele picked up by mules and haul haul- hauled hauled ed ed to Montana Mr and Mrs William Guffey I have now purchased the farm which is stocked with cows cal eal calves calyes I ves yes horses pigs game chickens geese ducks and chick chick- chickens ens but Jacob although suffering 1 from partial paralysis of his feet still goes down to the old home home- homestead homestead homestead stead and works in the tulip bed I cuts wood and listens to orioles kingfishers and bluebirds blue singing in the tall trees he planted from fron clippings no larger than a pencil pen pen- cil On a clear moonlight night you can hear bear the howl Four sons and daughters are living Jacob Dr William C. C Gier Gier- Tisch lisch Bountiful Mrs Carrie Elvin Orchard and Mrs Annis Aunts Deppe Woods Cross |
