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Show Page Two, The Leader - The Garland Times, July 29, 1976 ers tell interesting stories and events which took place all along its colorful course. There were dugouts in the river's west bank just north of the present bridge in Bear River City where many pioneer families lived when this area was first settled. The Davidsons also had a dugout on the Malad River. We will, however, confine our writings to what we have learned about the crossings of these rivers in Box Elder 'If Only The Rivers County. The crossing of the Malad Could Talk' would be the one on I ed by Dollorus T. Iverson, president. Bear River City. Other committee members include Bernice Tate, Essie Peterson and Sylvia The article is entitled "If Only The Rivers Could Talk." Editor's Note: The followarticle was selected as ing the winner in a bicentennial essay contest sponsored by Garland "The Leader-Th- e Times. It was submitted by The North Box Elder County t amp of The Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was edit llun-sake- r. RIVER CROSSING - This rock located in a field about three miles east of the old Elwood school marks what was known by Pioneers as the Boise ford across the Bear River; -- The Haft River is a lazy stream after it leaves the fines: The Raft River, Ma-la- d mountain. It seemingly has River and the largest of no ambition. It is perfectly the three, the Bear River. content with being just a Quoting from LeNore little stream. Rose and Philbert Lind, It furnishes refreshments "The Raft River heads in for weary travellers, thirsty Junction Junction Valley." and thirsty crops Valley lies between two animals, life giving liquid. its with River Raft of the peaks The greeenery along its Range. The river consists of two banks, in contrast to the tans forks. The South Fork or and browns of the surroundBasin Creek flowed north ing desert, presents a pleasand the second stream or ing picture for us to enjoy. North Fork or Cotton Wood It did not pose any probBranch flowed south out of lems for explorers or early Idaho. Both flowed northfor no mention is settlers east and joined at Lynn, made of any problems enUtah. Tributaries are1 Dry Creek countered when crossing it. The next river in size is the and Lyman Creek. Both flow south from Oakley Summit Malad. It heads at Daniels and are dry except during Spring just a bit northwest of One Mile Crespring run-ofMalad City, Idaho. Its beginek in Stanrod and Clear ning is a spring called the Creek also drain into the Daniels Spring. Another sprRaft. it further down. joins ing This river and its tributarFrom there on it is fed by ies are abundant with trout. small streams, creeks, and It raises and sinks all along its banks. It flows swiftly at springs such as Udy Springs its head until it reaches the Southwest of Plymouth. When first discovered, it Raft River Narrows below was called the Malade (in Stanrod, then it moves slowField French, Mai means bad). ly through Kelso in a northeasterly direction This namrwas slapped-o- n it through Bridge and Malta, by trappers who became Idaho. After travelling apviolently ill after eating the proximately 75 miles, it entbeaver tails which they ers the mighty Snake Rivfer there. Why the trapcaught west of Yale, Idaho near the would eat the beaver is pers town of Raft River which hard for us to believe. Howhas only one store." it was the tail that Elder County has three rivers within its conBox f. ever, , t i only - Letters To Editor ii:;llyl; Supporters Thanked For July 24th Fete On behalf of the Tremonton Planning Board, I would like to express appreciation to all who assisted in any way in making the annual July 24th celebration one of the best ever. Special thanks should go to Ron and Judy Borcherding, who were chairpersons of the event. A special thanks should also be extended to the people of the community who chose to support the day's activities by attending. The Planning Board would like to extend the invitation to anyone who may have questions concerning the celebration to meet with them August 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center (the old McKinley Sc'vwl). Sincerely, " sen of Bear River City. It was located just north of the Rocky Ford and was water powered.' It was the only industrial effort ever tried on the Malad. Later this mill was moved to American Falls, Idaho. The Bear River, largest of the three rivers, was spawned in the high Uintahs. Within a small area, three e snake-likrivers tured twisted begin there. The course as it finds its way Duchene, Weber, and the southward bypassing the Bear. This river received its name from the unusual numtowns of Plymouth and and east on the ber of black bear that browsFielding Garland and Tremonton ed along its banks and fished its waters. The Indians calwest of it. When it reaches led it Black Bear River. the vicinity of Bear River s It flows from the Uintahs City about one down past Evanston across mile to the west of town, a small portion of Wyoming it veers east and empties then into Idaho at Montpel-ier- . into the Bear River approxIt then goes northwest imately one mile south and to Soda Springs, back to one mile east of the center of town. . Grace, Idaho and enters Crossing this river was not Utah just east of Weston, Idaho and Cornish, Utah. an easy task as the bottom Thence south where it cuts was soft and muddy and its banks steep. through the Wasatch Range at Beaver Dam. Now it is in ' There were two early-da- y in located Box Elder County. The only one crossings: south Tremonton on the industry on the river is at farm of Jay Hardy recently" Culler Dam above" Beaver Dam. Utah Power and Light purchased from Amos Iverson. Tracks of the crossings have a power plant located were still visible there when there. Its beginning, like most Iverson and A.R. Standing looked over the site in 1966. youngsters, starts swiftly by The other crossing was furtrushing down the slopes her north, just south of from the high Uintahs. As it reaches lower levels, it bePlymouth. It was called comes more serene and widRocky Ford which described ens out as people do as they it well. This ford was the one most widely used. Most age. Underneath its serene surtravellers would rather go the extra miles and even face, it is secret, treachbacktrack than run the risk erous, giving service with its of losing wagons, supplies, shallows or slyly taking even and precious time. life in its hidden holes which At one point in time, there seemingly have no end to their depth. was a saw mill owned and operated by Rasmas Soren- Many trappers and explor they relished. When preparing the meat, they observed that it was a sickish white color but they ate it anyway and became ill. They had never encountered this problem before so figured that it was the waters of this particular river which had caused the condition of the meat. The Malad follows a tor- Shoe Glen Opens Julie Brown. A native of Harper, Utah, Curtis is married to the former Nancy Norr of Dew- eyville. The couple have two Tamara children, and Brian. Curtis served three years in the U.S. Air Force" as a ('mnissitmed officer helicopter pilot before becoming manager of Norlund's. cont. from page one to lit all size feet. Keds and Buster Brown will round out the kids' shoes which are not yet in stock, but should arrive in time for back-to-scho- shoppers. Open six days a week. 9 a.m. to fi p.m. the store will employe F.l Dula Rawlinsor Linda Murd. Cindy Scott aim Slithtt ' S wife." Connelly's widow received 'he medal named for her iale husband during the 52nd annual Kiwanis International convention in Houston, Texas, in 1907. The medal is In making the presentaconceived, in addition, to tion before some 12.0O0 honor others, who, like and their wives, Connelly, risk death or physHimmel said. "Mrs. Goss, ical harm when "they might your husband portrayed drajust as well have passed matically the ability of man along the way." to rise to greiitiifs no mattThe second medal was er what (he fist. Take this awarded to Mrs. William E. token of our esteem and may Weatherall of Batavia. New God be with you, your famYork, who saved a school child at a street crossing. ily, and with Glen." The nominating brochure The third medal went to a said: "Glen Goss could have young man named Walter high balled that (ruck out of Stormant of Weirsdale, Flortown and still be alive today, ida, who saved an entire but he elected to get involvfamily from a burning ed no mailer what the cost. home. On September 24, 1848, the Battalion group camped in the vicinity of Brigham City. The next camp was on the Ogden River. The next camp was at Farmington and they reached Salt Lake City on September 28, 1848. The most important cross- ing those early days was the Hampton crossing on the Bear near Collinston. It was used first by the Indians, then trappers, explorers, immigrants, and freighters. Among them was John C. Fremont in September miles out of Brigham City, mention must be made of the accomodations there. A large barn with a passageway through the center, into which a stagecoach would be driven to discharge passengers. A safe had been installed in the upstairs for valuables. There was also a large rock hotel, two stories Cont. on page 4 Educomment Discrimination: it May Be Good Or Bad 9 I gaznj 0 ii r has just Old finished taking a poll of all the Republican delegates and can now announce that I, too, along with President Ford and former Governor have Ronald Reagan, enough votes committed to me to lock up the nomination. These other two candidates are going to issue statements to the contrary, just wait and see, claiming that they've got the nomination locked up. But, who are you going to believe, them or me? One thing about a close race... it lets you see the candidates under pressure. Any minute now I expect to see Reagan announcing that he's going to appoint the entire Pennsylvania delegation to his cabinet, if elected. Personally, I think the Utah Republicans blew it. They gave in too quickly, letting it be known that they are all for Reagan. The least they could have held out for was an autographed 8 x 10 of Reagan riding a mule team across Death Valley. Shucks, if they'd kept their mouths zipped for a while, d they might even have a free tour of the Oval Office where they could see Gerald Ford being presidential. The whole Republican race has turned into one of those Boardway shows. Remember the one called, remember when it was a compliment to say one had "discriminating taste,", when discriminate meant to exercise wise judgment? Today, unfortunately, only the negative connotation of the word seems to have survived and even that has degenerated. Whereas "discriminatory" used to connote judging on a false premise, it is now used to discourage people from making any kind of judgement at all. Granted, there is no justice in enying individuals any rights on the basis of skin color or sex; ' but we have allowed ourselves to panic at the very word "discriminate." We dare not admit that we know the difference between a boy and a girl, a bass and a soprano, a dad and a mother. To discriminate in the sense of having brains enough to draw distinctions is still good. The basis for discriminating rmry be good or bad, but the ability" make JttdgmentSlstill praiseworthy-an- d absolutely essential if we are to live in an intelligent society. The biggest problem with those involved in the movement seems to be their inability or unwillingness to discriminate at all. They seem not to recognize inherent differences as opposed to imposed differences, and they make no distinction between the important and the trivial or the sensible and the ridiculous. Do you 'd offer." ' Guaranteed Social Security Check Deposit Direct deposit into checking or savings account. "Promises, Promises"? But Americans pense. like "Tell him to call back later, my friends and the game," I'd say. watching I are baseball Sodal Security Representative Here A Social Security repre- sentative will be at the Bear River Valley Senior Center today, Thursday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to answer questions and assist citizens. sus- Old Star-Gazalmost wishes he'd have become a Republican delegate. I can see it all now as Walter Cronkite tells America that the convention is deadlocked with each candidate tied just one vote short of the magic " winning number. Star-Gazer, And there sits in the middle of the convention floor, reclining on a lounger provided by the Reagan people, drinking a" lemonade delivered by the Ford people as the world watches breathlessly. The Leader The Garland Times Published every Thursday by the Leader Publishing Cq&t 10 North 1st Wes, Tremonton, Utah. Box Subscription rate: Elder, Cache, and Oneida $5.50 per year, all other areas $6.00 per year. Second Class Postage paid at Tremonton, Utah 84337. -- No Cost Service For Customers 62 or Over Checking account Social Security or other retire- Personalized checks Money orders ment checks Cashier's checks Can't be lost or stolen. Traveler's checks No .i Can't you just feel the power that would be in your hands? I wonder how it would feel to have the power to make or break a president. Most people would probably let it go to their heads. Get all excited and confused, and blow their chance. milk Not it. You could, for instance, suggest that Ford have your worst enemy's income tax returns audited. Or you might suggest that Reagan arrange for John Wayne to put on a benefit performance at your son's ' seventh birthday.. . wanted to And I've always talk on a red phone. Finally, I think I'd demand an appointment as ambassador to Disneyland. Wouldn't it be a kick to have your wife announce, in front of all your friends at a party, that "It's the president calling again, dear. He wants to make you a new Star-Gaze- fan-agle- By Ray M. Hall n weather, health or trans- Notary public portation worries. ID The amount of your check goes into your account on the day it's due without fail. Check cashing privileges at over 132 First Security Bank offices card, your passport services to free Tkt NWfcrR Kitchtn IImc HmI ICivanis Award He left a family of seven children to be taken care of and provided for by his tom. bridge there. The bridge was later rebuilt using the original piers. Records in the LDS Archives indicate that Hampton received a charter to build the toll bridge in 1866. Charges determined by the Territorial Legislature were $3.00 per wagon and two horses or oxen. $2.00 for loaded carts. Loaded pack horses were charged $1.00. Since this was one of the stations established every 12 three-fourth- Mildred Shuniway, Chairwoman cont. from page one Gos was the 55th. Connelly Medal awarded by Kiwanis International since 1967. ' Mrs. Goss received the bronze medal--- a likeness of Robert P. Connelly with the legend "For "service beyond the call ol ';ily.'' the Hardy farm because from the description given of the north crossing below Ply- mouth, it has a rocky bot on his way to Fort Hall, following his exploration of the great Salt Lake. Many travelling the Salt Lake Cut Off during the gold rush used it. Benjamin Hampton and William S. Godbe established a ferry there in 1853. Toll charges were 10 cents for a horse, 25 cents for a wagon. 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