Show It Wyoming Historian To Address Manila Historical Society MANILA The next meeting of the newly organized Daggett County Historical lest ical Society will be held at the county I courthouse at Manila Manaa Thursday of next week beginning at 7 30 p pm p.m. m. m Guest speaker will be Geroge M M. Stephens long time resident of Daggett County now residing In Green River Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming Mr Stephens who Is past president president pre pre- of the Sweetwater County Historical Ills His Society of Wyoming will present some early reminiscences of the Daggett Daggett Daggett Dag Dag- gett County region IN ADDITION to having been an early resident of Daggett County Mr Stephens Is descended from at least two of this regions region's most prominent pioneers His JIls step-father step George Solomon was one of the very first settlers of the Daggett County area Mr Solomon was acquainted and associated associated as as- with many of this regions region's most I. I famous figures including Butch Cassiday Cassiday Cas- Cas Cleophas J. J Dowd and others I MR STEPHENS' STEPHENS grandfather was James Monroe Puffer a noted figure In Inthe Inthe inthe the history of the west Mr Puffer was one of the earliest explorers of the upper upper upper up up- per regions of Michigan and made an ani i 1 early exploration into the wilds of Alaska Alas Alas- ka He Ile was a guide and scout in the famous Sioux Campaign of General Crook P a. in the Mr Puffer joined the Gold Rush migration migration mi mi- gration of 1849 to California subsequently subsequent subsequent- ly coming to Utah with the Mormons was a marshal and his range of experiences experiences ex ex- could very well welt cover volumes volumes vol vol- umes of material He lie came to Daggett County at an early date and died here at an advanced age t II MR STEPHENS shall also bring to the meeting many of his historical artIfacts artifacts arti artl facts and museum pieces for display purposes His museum a private one in the basement of his home has re recently recently reo re- come into national attention His Ills vast experiences which have included in eluded ranching homesteading deputy I sheriff county commissioner and various other activities together with his exciting exciting exciting ex ex- citing background of relationships make him ever in demand for such occasions |