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Show Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday, April 20, 1 999 1 1 B Historical Society seeking Copper Globe Mining area histories, stories and folktales rtr Elder Larson VSfeH - . Vv a David August Larson has been called to serve in the 2ur - u - y: s- - .i :V, - iz f , r '? -- "' - ;$&. generations. The Emery County His- with a Emery County Recreation Subcommittee on pro- tecting and preserving the history of the Copper Globe area. Anyone who has photos, personal histories, and stories (factual, interesting, are urged to and contact Sam Singleton JoAnn Taylor or Val Payne tail-tales- !) (384-2642- ), (687-9142- ), (653-2212- ). Owen Price of Orangeville interested in the Copper Globe area, and feels his is very Wednesday. There is a mining excitement here now. I dont know how long I shall stay here but I will see you as soon as I can get through the mountains. I will ride through to Scofield if I can get through the mountains. I am ready to start on a prospecting trip. I will be gone several days. Tell your pa if I find anything I will put his name on the location. Prices history shows he arrived at Copper Globe Mine via Ferron May 9, 1899. father may have been inOn May 28, 1899 from Copstrumental in getting the per Globe Mine he writes: mine going. Here is why the following has been taken from letters written by Prices father to his mother before they were married: On April 21, 1899 Will Price (Owens father) is in Ferron and he wrote a letter to the girl he plans to marry, Lydia (Owens mother). He writes: I arrived here &, .. The Copper Globe Mine and surrounding area offers a glimpse into our past and is one of our Heritage areas which needs to be preserved for our future torical Society is working Oklahoma, Tulsa Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Davids farewell will be at 9 a.m. in the Ferron Fourth Ward building April 25. David will enter the MTC on his birthday April 28. David is the son of Charles and Vicki Larson of Ferron. ...This is an awful dry place. Tell your pa I have located him in on some copper prospects that look fine. I will not write much, as I hope to see you soon. On June 2, 1899 from Copper Globe Mine he writes: Dear Lydia, I am afraid I cannot come as promised, but I will be over on the 20th Please help make this happen by sharing your stories, histories and other items of the area with the Emery County Historical Society. of this month. Our payday is on the 15th... On June 7, 1899 from Cop- per Globe Mine he writes: Dear Lydia, we are sending mail in tomorrow. Thought I would write you a few lines. I will see you on the 15th or sooner. On July 7, 1899 from Dry Fork in Bingham Canyon he writes: Dear Lydia, I wrote to you, but have not had a reply yet. My cousin Dave wrote me from Castle Valley. He says our mines there are looking fine. On the assays are 19.71 copper, 2.3 silver and 2.00 gold. He says there is quite an excitement over it as it is presumed to be the best one yet found in the county. The weather is very hot and people are busy with the hay in the valley. I was in Salt Lake Thursday last on business... Here is a brief outline of Will Prices travels in 1899. He was at the Centennial Gardening made Easy Mine Jan. 24, Feb. 10 and Feb 19, 1899. He was at the Lincoln House in Salt Lake City on Feb. 27, 1899. He returned to the Centennial Mine March 6, 23, Elder Buchmiller Elder Joshua Buchmiller, formally of Price, has been called to the California, Sacramento Mission. He will be entering the MTC on April 28. His farewell will be April 25 at 2 p.m. at the Lindon 17th Ward Building at 1051 E. 200 S. Lindon. and April 6, 1899. He was in Ferron April 21, 1899 and at the Copper Globe April 27, May 28, June 2, 7 and 17, 1899. He was in Bingham Canyon June 23 and July 1, and 7, 1899. He was at the Hotel Rogers July 15, and 22, 1899. He married Lydia Aug. 5, 1899. He also worked in the mine at This past weekend Emery Scofield, however he High Schools track team went didnt go to work the day to the Delta Invitational. The of the terrible mine disasteam had several of its mem31, Daymon Visser is busy breaking and setting track records everywhere ter, May 1, 1900. bers out of competition with If you have any history injuries, but did a great job. such as this the HistoriEmerys Daymon Visser cal Society wants to hear came home with four first from you. Together, with place wins 110 hurdles, 100 your help, a history of the meter dash, 400 meter dash, Copper Globe Mine can and the 200 meter dash. He be put together and also set a meet record in the shared with everyone. 200 meter dash. The old record of 22:44 was set in 1994, and the new record set by Visser is Emery County Progress Wednesday - Friday 9 to 5 p.m. Closed weekends high hurdles, breaking his own record of last year ( 14:50) and setting his new record of 14:29. Visser received the MVP honors at the Delta Invitational for his fine inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, wrote for the National Geographic magazine as H.W. Largelamb, The American which is an anagram of his Spring planting season is here name. f AUTO CLINII Emery Auto Clinic 40 growing season to control aphids in your trees, shrubs, and roses. Also dormant oil can be used on vegetables. When using sprays and chemicals, be sure to follow directions carefully. Misuse can cause problems with plants. There will be a meeting on April 20, at Kathleen Becksteads home, 145 W. 2nd S. in Orangeville, beginning at 7 p.m. Many garden tips will be discussed. Bring youre questions and we will find you the answer. On April 27, at 6 p.m. there will be a tree grafting class by the Dennis Worwood from the Utah extension office at the residence of John and Judy Lang, 300 N. 341 W. in Huntington. Plan to join us and learn something new. W. 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The Showmasters (under the direction of Donn V Jeffs of Castle Dale) was extended an invitation to perform at Disneyland over Easter weekend. The group consists of boys and There are approximately 30 pergirls, ages formers. Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and friends started arriving in Southern California on March 28 to see all the sites. The families went to Knotts Berry Farm, Universal Studios, beaches, San Diego, swamp meet and Disneyland. The Showmasters performed on Apnl 2 at 5, The the Garden Plaza in Disneyland. to anper- their nouncer came on the stage prior formance and announced that Disneyland was pleased to have the Showmasters from Emery County, Utah. 16 various dance and Tljie group performed singing numbers. They had a huge crowd cheering for them. Some of the dances and songs were Get On Your Feet, Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, Respect, Twist Again, Crocodile Rock, Rock Around the Clock, Anything For You, and the Grand Finale was Footloose. 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