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Show Wednesday, December Vernal Express Mining... thing very common back then. She told how some of the kids would gather gilsomte sacks that had been discarded at the dump and sell them to Mr. George Slaugh, who brought vegetables to camp at times. They would get anywhere from a nickel to even a quarter for some. That was as, she put it, good money for kids back then. She said that along with her sister, Wanda, they made a playhouse using gilsonite sacks and she tells how it caught on fire from the sparks of a passing train. She also told how the kids were fascinated when the train came by camp and at times theyd lay things on the tracks, then go pick them up to see how they had been smashed. Pauline said they would go out among the pinion trees and gather pine nuts, then in the evening build a fire and roast them. They played a lot of games and had loads of fun, some very good kid games that have been all but forgotten in this day and age with so much televi- Continued from page A6 alcoholic beverages or anything that might cause problems with families or neighbors. Workers were expected to be in bed around 9 p.m. And lights were to be turned off by then. In fact, when they got a generator and houses had electric lights, he made it a point to shut it down at 9 p.m. He expected the men to get a good nights rest so they could give a full days work the next day. Floyd Workman tells of a time he and a friend had car trouble and were quite late getting to camp. The next morning, Mr. Ford met them at the change house and wouldnt let them go to work. He sent them home to get their proper rest so they would be fit for the next day. It seemed that Mr. Ford knew everything that went on both day and night. Some would say he slept with one eye open. Rainbow was considered a good place to raise a family and there were several today who have fond memories of living at this mining camp of years past. One of these special persons is whose Pauline Fisher Walker, father Jim Fisher, worked at Rainbow in its famous Thimble Rock Mine. She said their family lived in one of the apartments of the large four-ple- x rooming house and that Art Wilson and his new wife, Ivy, lived in another apartment. She remembers when Art and Ivy got married and several of the residents shivareed them, some infection in it, causing problems for a long time. Today, she still has the scar that reminds her of that day in the snow, when as kids they thought they were having the times of their lives. Pauline said her folks had chickens and pigs and she remembers one time when her father butchered a hog and some of the kids made a ball out of the bladder and they played games with it. This was quite a common thing back then as I too can remember doing this at hog butchering time in years past. She said her parents owned a Buick car and they'd go to Watson and Dragon at times. Pauline went to school there, attending the third and fourth grades. Her teachers were Della Paulsen and Clara Perry. She said there were three graves north of camp but years later, they have not been able to find them. She also knew of a woman who had died and was buried nearby, but her body was later moved. Notes: George Longs story about Rainbow will be continued in the next edition of the Vernal Express. 1 wish to give thanks to the following people for the fine information they shared with me for this article: Pauline Fisher Walker, Floyd Workman, Melvin Duff L.Y. Lawrence, Anderson, Siddoway and my wife, Reva sion. She tells of the time Floyd Workman, Virgie Goodrich and herself were sleigh riding and decided to try a new hill that seemed to be more exciting. With all three of them on the sleigh and Floyd in front and Pauline on the rear, down the hill they came. Well, they ran into a coal shed and crashed. As a result, Paulines leg was seriously cut, clear to the bone. They got in touch with the company doctor in Dragon and he came to Rainbow on the train and stitched her leg up. She later got Rainbow Camp looking north in 1922. A late model car sits rooming house is located on the upper left. 1 the mine office The large in front of AT 7, 2003 four-ple- x Long. George Long. jobs? Want better oohfoot of over a lOlUc)? We can Delmer Hyde, ChFC, CLU 1218 West Highway 40 Vernal, UT 84078 Financial Consultant delmer hydeSaxa-advisor- s www delmer hyde com Tel com myaxa-adviso- (435)789-915- Fax (435) 1 789-915- 2 Clay R. Robb Financial Consultant daye rout com s robtxSaxa-advisor- Saturday'N Flumes possible J y V43V16V V39715V 13 member NASD, SIPC. ), (902) f eV- - T38 Mon 4 55 a m m p 22am Sat 4 Mon 7 01 a m First Fu 4) Dec. 30 O Jen. 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