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Show ?A Emery County Progress Wednesday, August 27, 1986 The name has ehanged but not the fun Itesort. He had already been in the sawmill business, first at Millstrearn Canyon and then at Black Canyon. He moved the operation to the west perimeter of the designated acreage and set up for business. He built a cabin nearby for a son and wife to live in and supervise the mill. The Forest Service marked pines for harvest, and they were logged to camp. George used to load 2,500 board feet of lumber onto the wagon and drive the team to Manti, a Journey. He would sell the loud for about By ELIZABETH HANSON Stall writ or High on a mountain top, a cup mountain nectar hooked us 50 years ago and continues to draw us back for drinks, In 1808, three pioneer farmers on horseback threaded the maze of canyons, bluffs, ledges and meadows to an elevation over 9.000 feet In Sanpete County. Yet the watershed belonged to Ferron. They noted a pond fed by streams cascading down the mountains, forming a natural catch basin which was perfect for an irrigation storage site. When the excavation and dam building was done in 1889, a number of people may have been intrigued at the thought of of 25-mi- le willow-choke- d recreational development. George Petty took action. In 1927 he got a permit from the government to start Petty $50. A team boiler ran the engine. One day the controls stuck. The engine went hog wild and blew up. It was replaced with a five cylinder airplane motor. After George retired, his sons Elmer and Glen took over for awhile. They were helping all along. The Petty Itesort was family oriented. In 1925 Dean waterfront. In deer season occupants would use a lot of coal a day per cabin. One started a fire in the oven and wondered why the stove smoked. George built five cabins, Dean added seven more, using the native lumber on hand. Of necessity he turned boat builder. First he made the plans for the 18 foot boats. He Imported a special clear pine from Oregon to wrap around as a frame. To shape it, he anchored the front end and bent the wood to form the boat. To soften the wood for shaping, he poured gallons of hot water, all heated on the coal range, on the wood. He did not use nails, Just 2,000 screws on each boat. He made 20 boats and the oars to match. he bought motors. Fishing was good on the lake or off the bank. He built the dock. A spring of great volume on the south mountain was boxed in and water piped to the site. Dean did not file on the water, not realizing no one else had until the government tied it up Iter in 1949. Many people came to the lodge to buy snacks and extras and sometimes forgotten basics. One July 4, they sold 4,001 candy bars. Thousands of cups of hot coffee were on the house and usually enjoyed on the veranda. They didnt make a lot of money but made lots of friends. Actually, the people from Sanpete patronized the lodge more than Ferronites, says Florence. The Forest Service forbade advertising. Word of mouth was the only means of spreading the word. Many elected to keep the secret rather than share. Yet George had always been confident of its longevity. Once mm : YARDS Mon. Sat. to a locited in Juvenile Flannol Prints the old Welliniton School, . Room 2 vd .... Juvenile Printed Corduroy (0" wide CAMOUFLAGE jd. 2.69 SALEI yd. 2.79 trebark in stock (includes thermal knit, I Sweater $l 99 yd. 3.49 XII Selected Skyhaven. knit 1 sweatshirt fleece) Knits yd. 2.59 Another 14-1- 6 Ferron responded magnificently. They have found people book the cabins two years ahead. They cannot supply the demand. They would like to lease the campgrounds and thus lie able to invest in a central bathhouse and restroom. After liibor Day they are going to be working on a better water system. Three cabins are modern. Most of the others boast propane stoves and wall heaters. Number 6 cabin, which had the range that baked the bread best, was totaled by heavy snows and is now reincarnated into an entirely new Ferron Reservoir Is a favorite place to get away and enjoy the outdoors. The lodge has changed hands a few times, but It continues to be one of Utah's best mountain structure. getaways. The Crooks lost two weeks of reservations when the snow fell in late May. On June 8, Greg hired a cat to open the road. He has been contacted by half a dozen families wanting to spend an old time Christmas at the lodge. He would like to acquire a cat big enough to haul seven people at a time. Facilities could now accomodate 20 people in winter conditions. Liability insurance cost $5,500 for the cabins, lodge, horses and boats this year. Greg gave up coaching to and were forced into the cabin by the elements. We found that our group of 42, including 28 children, were entertained running from camp to camp, horseback riding, fishing about the bank, eating and gathering about the bonfire each night. Each family planned and served a meal. We had dutch oven beef roast, potatoes and onions, sourdough scones, scrambled eggs and ham, pancakes, chicken stew, melons and juices. The kids also beat a path to the lodge for snacks. The mountain buffet the Randy Bells become trapper, outfitter, hunter, horse wrangler, he was sitting with Florence at number 7 cabin and he said, You know, there will be people camping over here and there. This place is not going to die. The Dean Pettys took over in 1935 and 25 years later sold to Riedel and Margalynn George. Petty Resort was changed to ANNOUNCING New Arrivals! fur $125,000, invested $12,000 in improvements, and pitched in. They found little time to view the columbines in the woods or put a line in the water. They hours a day, were working no no daily newspaper, television, a different world, a wholesome one, if only dojHs would not continue building fires in the ovens. Greg was out of the running about three weeks from an illness caused by a deerfly bite. During that time friends from truck driver for and general handyman. Never has time for a haircut. While he misses the football kids, he does not miss their parents. His daughter, Tawnie, 10, comes to visit every summer. The Crooks changed4 the name to Muddy Creek Lodge and mechanic, supplies family coped with the demands of the resort, finishing off cabin interiors, adding bed linens and blanket and spread, cutlery, cooking equipment and other Outfitters. We visited with Greg while holding our family reunion at Muddy Creek. We had reserved six cabins a year ago. Unfortunately we had to put our next booking two years in advance. There are not enough cabins to supply the demand. Our children loved summer vacations at Ferron. Mostly we tented out, put the milk in the snowbank, cooked on campfires, shivered in the cold, were pelted by the rain and endured blizzards, got stuck in the mud, amenities to the area. When Greg and Connie Crook saw the place for the first time, they fell in love with it, saw its possibilities and took the plunge. They bought the rights served was appealing and delicious yet not too hard to fix. You may want to try it for a Labor Day brunch. She arranged a deli tray of assorted cold cuts, pickles, olives, sliced cucumbers and iced tomatoes as filling for hoagies. On a fruit tray were honeydew and wedges and pineapple rings. A pot of hot pork and beans laced with bacon cantaloup, watermelon bits and in sweet-sou- r style hit the palate. So did the bowl of marinated onions. A kettle of corn on the cob was demolished. For dessert, a light rice krispie dessert made with melted marshmallows added the final zest. Around the campfire nothing was served but bear stories. Colleen told about the time she Mountain View Baptist Church 112 speaker RANDY THAMES wasnt properly treated and on August 31, 1986 soon stunk so bad it had to be thrown out. The incident brought fame to George. He would tell the incident at Boy Scout camps and show the scars. Bear are still around, Greg has discovered. Morning Service at 1 1:00 a.m. DQ1VE-B- H Huntington OPEN 687-911- MARINATED ONIONS red or white large onions cut in thin slices 8 6-- FRI.-M0N- ., Approximate AUG. Show Time 8:30 1 J Jn $ uMb. t Salt and pepper to taste Marinate the onions in the marinade overnight. . , 8 3 C. sugar 2 C. white vinegar Vi C. salad oil il? . tur- pentine poured onto the wounds which were then bound with torn up sheets. A week later when the victim went to town, the doctor examined him and said he couldnt have done any better. The bearskin was stretched on the floor of the cabin, but it West 400 North, Huntington, Utah CASTLO treatment standard Invites Everyone to listen to a new j ran into a bear in the trees when she was about six years old. Dorr told the bear story that belongs to Pettys Resort, Skyhaven and Muddy Creek Lodge forever. It is the true story of the founder of Petty Resort. He ran a sawmill at Millsite Canyon located between the Ferron Reservoir area and Willow Lake. One day the cook was out of meat. George told Eddie Bailey to go get a three pointer. Eddie did. He had dressed it out and was starting to bring it down when he heard a noise and whirled about to see a bear and her cubs following him. He dropped the deer, took a shot at the bears right front quarter and fled back to camp. He brought George back to the spot. They separated to go around a little knoll. George ran into the bear. He shot five times, missing every time. He thought he better head for a tall tree and on his way he put the last shell in his gun. He didnt make it. The bear knocked him down and tried to bite his head. He put up his arm to protect his head. The bear was taking chunks out of it and mauling him badly. Eddie heard the shots and the screams. He burst upon the scene so shaken he could not fire the gun until he found a limb on which to rest it. ; As the bear got off George, Eddie shot it dead. He brought ; his wounded boss back to camp, breathing like a sick hog, bleeding and suffering from three broken ribs. He got the a ' THEATnnSsI Theater Hotline MOTOR VU DRIVE IN reiMt mau mohimv imm BACK plus L tiS mm to CROWN 7:30-9.3- TOP GUN MATTMfW MOMDlCa DAYOFF 1 DANGEROUStoin ABOUT IAST rxiMvon a Sat Matinee 1:00. S.. WIGHT on 4 00 nrj Plays Wed. thru All teati $1.00. 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