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Show 198S 20, June Skull Valley Originally Called Spring Valley by Ouida Blan thorn Capt. Howard Stansbury circled the north end of the Great Salt Lake, then turned the corner west crossing a muddy, slippery plain to reach a spring at the eastern base of the Pilot Range (McKellar's). During his survey of the lake, water had been scarce, sometimes totally rationed a pint a day to absent the mules, "several of . . . them giving out in crossing the mud plain. "... we had to leave them and the he was to baggage behind . . write in his entry of October 29, 1849. (Stansbury, An Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake). After a rest, the party left Pilot Spring traveling at night over the same slippery mud plain they had crossed to reach the spring earlier, only in the opposite direction east. In the light of the day follow ing, they sited in the distance a mountain ridge (Cedar Mountain), and camped the next day at the base of Hastings Pass; but ". . there was not enough water either to make bread or coffee . . By morn ing snow had spread a white mantle of two inches. (Stansbury could to not be dissuaded fro starting his survey so late, so the snow was a lum), and there viewed a lofty range of mountains forming the eastern boundary of a "broad green intervening valley, where numerous springs broke and to which ", . . they gave the name of 'Spring Valley.' (Regrettably, the valley name was change to "Skull Valley on succeeding maps, such as Capt. Simpsons.) Flanked by the rough, low ridge of the Cedar Mountains on the west; and the higher lofty range on The Ranch headqurters today is on the site of the old Hawaiian village, Iosepa which can be reached 15 miles south of Timpie Junction. businessmen. (Don Rosenberg, Minutes, Tooele Co. Hist. Society, Mar. 76). First known as the settlement at Deseret known as Quincy, was organized into a branch of the Mormon Church, with Knowlton and a few others scattered throughout the valley as Hooper-Knowlto- (or n Kimball-Knowlto- ), Skull Valley was very ill-fat- - members. Thomas Clark presided over the Branch; Willard B. Richards was President, assisted by Benjamin Knowlton and Abraham Dormeus. ricesEffect and knowledgeable sales people. stores. Convenient, easyto-shoFree estimates. Special order p ser-vic- Free "How-To- " EXTERIOR FLAT ACRYLIC LATEX HOUSE PAINT e. literature. Prompt delivery. .ylO ,urn ITE ughting Imn a beautiful, durable, flat finish. Resists cracking and peeling. Quick drying and easy to use. Hundreds of colors available. ilk.'W r -- - v,APn vino u-- J. AInnc,Ai run, H $ Cl wW in-la- August of 1863, as well as becoming a financial pillar who helped to found ZCMI. (Whitneys His. of Ut.) John Carr and William Empey were also herding stock in Skull Valley the same period of time. In March of 1863, eight Indians ap- peared at their camp, firing into their tent as they sat. Carr ran to the corral close by and freed the Indian horses. Empey went to the rear of the yard and let down the fence. Only an Indian horse was hurt during the scrambled confusion; Carr and Empey mounted and fled to Hoopers herdground for help, while the Indians plundered the tent of buffalo robes, saddles anything they could carry what they couldnt, they away burned, then drove off 150 head of cattle. The next morning men were sent out from Grantsville to protect the stock that remained and to try to recover the stolen animals. (Banwere brought into colonize the Ranch (now owned by John Rich). Alf Callister, a Skull Valley native, said his father went to work at the Kanaka Colony as a wheelwright and blacksmith; so he grew up with the Hawaiians, attending school with them, graduating from the eighth grade in the school house on the village site, which was separate from the ward house. In August of 1955, the Hawaiians celebrated the observance of their entrance into Skull Valley, at Alfa Ranch, eight miles north. At this reunion, the Saints came from as far away as the Islands. Gathering willows in the canyons, they made a bowery and cooked in a pot on hot lava stones n Mutton, beef and pork for a Luau. Alf remembered how the Hawaiians loved to fish in the springs of Rock Bottom and Cluff s Pond, west of the Ranch, catching carp and chub by throwing a net over the water; and how colony groups many times serenaded under windows for punch and cake i ! Hooper-Knowlto- n Hooper-Knowlto- PRODUCT SATISFACTION GUARANTEED... If for any reason a product purchased from Boise Cascade does not satisfy your needs, bring It back within 30 days with proof of purchase and your money will be cheerfully refunded. SAVE ON GLIDDEN'S FINEST HOUSE PAINT (Bancroft Collection, CHO) The operation was an partnership, Hooper being married to Knowltons sister, Mary Ann. (Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 13, Carter) Hooper, a freighting to the merchant was Utah Territorial Legislature in croft Collection) In 1889 Polynesian Mormons Doiso Cascade makes projects easier with Quality Products, Low Prices and Expert Advice. COUNT ON DOISE CASCADE FOR QUALITY SERVICE. WE IIAVEt Experienced, helpful early (1863) used as a herding ground by William Henry Hooper and John Quincy Knowlton. By 1870 the n) Ranch, it has been, and continues to be the main one in the valley. (The springs at the Ranch were used as a source of water, not only for Capt. Stansbury, but for Donnor Party as well.) the the east, Stansbury viewed the highest point, 11,031-ft- . Deseret Peak, in the range which would bear his name. The Stansburys were divided from the Onaqui (0 nak we) Range, Gosiute meaning grim reminder.) Before crossing the Cedar Mountain the party rested. On the opposite they found water at a brackish spring (Red- - "Pine Tree Mountain according to Israel Bennion, by a 6,800 ft. Pass, later named for Luke S. Johnson. Twelve miles from the northern tip of the Stansburys today is the Deseret Livestock Co. Ranch, now called the "Skull Valley Co.," and owned by Dan Freed, David Robinson and Kendall Garff, Salt Lake staying longer when fed. Another form of entertainment was the sponsored by capmini-rodeo- !!: FIB S DRY FRAMING LUMBER CON COMMON s, turing wild horses and "bucking them out. Later the animals were branded and sold. (No horses are found in the valley today, except at Dugway). Mostly though, Alf remembers the Hawaiians as a happy, hospital people who loved their home in Spring Valley. (Minutes, March 76) V 2GI0)E Along with livestock raising, homesteading in Skull Valley was an early activity. (DUP His. T.C.) When an employee of the Hooper-Knowlto- n Ranch in 1867 heard of a fine stream of water flowing down the western base of Deseret Peak, seven miles south, he proved up on it Antelope Springs was home to James Palmer for over 20 years, before Robert T. Brown bought him out in 1889. Two miles north of the Robert Brown Ranch, William Lee LIUODGQ 2x4 put down roots; south of the Lin. 2x6 Ft REPAIR A REPLACE WORN SCREENS FOR SUMMER! SAVE ON DUILDING MATERIALS FOR ALL YOUR PROJECTS 4x8 REPLACEMENT PATIO SCREEN DOORS LATTICE PANELS 8L 0,0 36". loch Use Indoors as room dividers, paneling, etc. Use Deseret Livestock Co. the cabin of John Rowberry-Wm- . Matthews has been kept in tact; and Harrison Severe chose to build his abode five miles to the south of the Gosiute Indian Reservation on Spring Creek. "Originally a 4- - or ditch was dug by the Severes to carry the creek water to their land." Recently, when Wallace Severe dug a 30 well producing a second-foo- t of water, however, the cabin was flooded. (Minutes of T.C. His. Soc., May 1985) owner of the Island The one-tm- e Ranch, three miles south of Iosepa, was John E. Dooley, a Salt Lake out-doo- rs as fencing, patio covers or trellises. 4x8 PARTICLE BOARD businessman and Wells Fargo SCREEN DOOR GRILLS banker in the 1890s. (Ut. His. Q., this lawn ranch today reports Maurice Brown Is a huge iron-cabell, which either came from the Kanaka Colony or the Reservation, and an old hand, cream separator. (After 1900 Lees holdings on Lost Creek became part of the Ranch.) Maurice says on the Brown Ranch, the Gosiutes proved to be good hired help as mechanics and farm hands, the Bera Bear family Vol 53) On loch locti Use for stained. a variety of projects. Can be painted or st 36". (mm Dooley-Bamberg- especially composed of Wilson (son of Black Bear) and Johnny. 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When this company departed Skull Valley, Browna brought three of their good springs: Tabby (named for the Gosiute Indian Chief, who also has a peak called after him In the Cedar Mountains); Cedar and Collett Spring. (Coollett horses were some of the finest In the valley or anywhere else). i |