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Show . ' J t, -- Panguifch Settled - First in 1863 n h PANGUITCH, Utah Today Valley and the surrounding area is one of the most fertile spots in America, producing vitamin-rich crops and fat, heavy beef cattle. But its history has its moments of indecision and violence, too. So far as Is known, the first white men to enter this valley were the Spaniards who during the 1830s led their caravans along the old Spanish trail from Santa Fe, N. M., to Monterey, Calif. The trail did not come as far south as . Panguitch, turning south at the M : '":if:'-;--north end of the valley and crossv v ing the plateau at Paragonah. ; ; .;j In about 1849 the Mormons first " ?"' visited the valley when Brigham '' ' ' I 1 ' ysA.4gOtYoung requested that Parley P. 1 w 0 ' '' , x Pratt organize a party to explore r southern Utah. The group k .? ' followed the Spanish trail south ''i 1 and passed through the north end of Panguitch Valley in December of that year. The part of the h valley in which the town of is located was not explored until tile summer of 1852 when a band of men from Parowan were told by the Piute Indians of a broad valley lying at the confluence of Panguitch Creek and the Piute River, now known as the Sevier. These men explored oil refineries treat crude oil produced on the Colorado Plateau, to obtain the valley but thought the climate the of and oil used other many gasoline, distillate, lubricants, by industry .petrochemwas too cold for successful farmis an Colorado. in Co. The Oil installation of Continental above the icals, plant ing. In the winter of 1863-6a drouth in the Parowan district forced Navajos Rescind Mining Permits of Three Firms pioneers of the area to seek their lot elsewhere, and it was then they Three firms which tried to mine In bad faith and falsely representmoved into the Panguitch Valley to nranium on Navajo Indian lands ed mining experience and finansettle. Six families moved onto in the Black Mountain region of cial circumstances. the present townsite and surveyed the Arizona reservation have been WHITE CANYON, Utah There their new community, naming it ousted by a recent decision of W. Fairview. Some time later and for are a Pan-guitc- s jfc3E V,t i-- me , ixViirrm, rtf 171 to desert tho community and May the exodus was started. By the spring of 1870 peaco once more came to Panguitch Va ley and church authorities reque ed that Panguitch be On March 19, 1871, 25 men and two women arrived at the town and found the Indians had not) molested it. It was not long until the menfolk of Panguitch started development of the natural resources of the area, tilling the fields, building irrigation canals, cutting timber, building a flour mill, a printing establishment, shoe and boot shop, harness shop and blacksmith shop. On March 9, 1882 when the ter ritorial legislature created Garfield county, Panguitch was made the county seat. On July 19, 1889 Fanguitch City was incorporated with a population of 1 015 persons. n 4 1 FARMINGTON HEATING & METAL Pan-guite- ENERGY-PRODUCIN- COMPANY Farmington, New Mexico G BRYCE CANYON CAFE 4 White Canyon Ore Production Is Up Wade Head, director of the Gallup area of the Bureau of Indian Ar' irs. Head denied approval of assignments of Navajo mining claims to the Chester Wright Mining Co., Inc., the Black Mountain Uranium Co. and the Red Rock Mining Co. Four claims were assigned, and mining permits were approved by the Navajos in April, 1954. Subthe tribal council sequently, claimed the companies had acted Hew York Uranium Claims are Recorded Bryce Canyon Isn't a Canyon PANGUITCH, Utah Bryce Canyon, one of Natures most brilliantly colored and beautiful mas- terpieces located about 25 miles from here, actually isnt a canyon at all. Bryce Canyon actually was once a mountain, the softer parts of which have eroded away, leaving an endless army of tower spires, minarets, fortresses and steeples standing in weird formation. It is a giant amphitheater or basin from one to two miles wide and about three miles long, with colors ranging from watermelon pink with stratas to deep yellow and white. From the rim to the floor is a drop of about 800 feet, and many of the giant monoliths far exceed the tallest office buildings of today. First claims In New York for a cranium discovery have been made for mineral rights covering s of Camp Smith (a National Guard camp and training area) 35 miles north of New York City. An independent prospector Seventeen Minerals claims with has filed 34 the New York State Land Board. In Mesa County If permission to mine is granted lease with GRAND JUNCTION There are by the Board a two percent royalty will be made seventeen different minerals known Under terms of the law. to occur in Mesa county, according to the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce. However, the occurence of these minerals does not necessarily mean that they are produced commercially or at a profit. As an example, said the Chamber, aluminum, which occurs in practically all types of soil formation is not produced commercially due to the unprofitability of Lucy & James Rico production. In 1953 there were 44 mines and Colorado Fahrloa one mill and smelter located in Mesa county. two-third- ENTERPRISE BAR & CAFE pv vp ft inquumi.iimrf ore-beari- obscure reasons, the town's name was changed to Panguitch. In March of 1866 church and conmilitary officers supervised town-site struction of a fort at the as protection from Indians, who held become troublesome, according to recorded history. The Indian problem increased in intensity and finally two brief skirmishes between the settlers and the Indians occurred in the valley. In April of 1866, military leaders advised the residents of Panguitch SOUTHERN UTAH Laundry A Cleaners 2 Hour Tourist Service PHONE 45 PANGUITCH, UTAH Suppliers of Low-Co- st Electricity for the Colorado Plateau y.U i I dozen producing uranium mines in White Canyon and nearby Red canyon and nearly all the formations land with has been claimed. Consolidation moves are closed weekly. By next summer development work will bring more ore seekers to the area Ore production in White canyon is classified by the Atomic Enerby Commission, but it is believed the better mines are producing from 30 to 40 tons of carnotite ore a day, all from the Shinarump formation. One of the best mines is the Happy Jack, owned by three residents of Monticello, Utah, San Juans county seat. Two Happy Jack miners take out a specified tonnage each day under contract with the owners, who have figured optimum production and stick with it With ore bodies still being blocked out, mining is easy and efficient. The ore is sampled and stock piled in the canyons ore buying station operated for the AEC by the American Smelting k Refining Co. The station was established two months ago to handle uranium ore output. HOSPITALITY HEADQUARTERS Panguitch, Utah I s t $ "v Vv, J,ii CENTRAL CHEVROLET CO. Seiberling Tires CBS Columbia TV 304 North Ave. 235 Main 5th & Colorado Ave. Grand Junction, Colo. Western Colorados Largest Car and Truck Dealer Utah Power & Light Co. The Western Colorado Power Co. |
