Vernal Express | 1963-08-08 | Page 11 | Water and Fire Sound Knell of Linwood in Daggett County

Water and Fire Sound Knell Of Linwood Lin in Daggett County A combination of water and fire has sounded the der de- derath death ath knell of tiny Linwood ill in Daggett County The water is slowly approaching app app- approaching from the rapidly ris ing Flaming Gorge reservoir and the fire was ignited last week as part of a clearing op- op operation op for the land which will wiIl be at the bottom of the reservoir The ghosts of such as Butch Cassidy and famous ranchers including Bassett and Twitchell must have risen with the smoke from the towns town's One Ona rustic old home built by Jack Robertson in the was moved to Green Green- Greendale dale Keith Smith who has owned the home for lor 60 yearS is going to u use it as part of his bis summer home The earliest evidences of settlement in the area date back to 1825 One of the most famous landmarks was the old Smith Larson store establish establish- established ed ill in 1903 and its log ware ware- warehouses warehouses houses George had operated the store for more than 50 years prior to his death year ago The old and andI I Jarvie residences also were I burned