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Show 14 JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, April 13, 1961 THE BOX ELDER EXPLORERS USED IT Hampton's Ford Was Popular For Crossing in Early Days By Bernice Gibbs Anderson The Bear river ford was known to all- - the early explorers in Utah and the Intermountain area. Peter Skeen Ogden, Fremont, Ashley, Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger, Miles Goodyear and others of the fur brigade and explorers used it in their travels through the West. Stansbury camped here at the beginning of his reconnaiscance trip around the Great Salt Lake in 1849, mentioning that the location of the ford was about two miles down from where the Bear river emerged from the Wasatch range. From here trails branched, one going northeast after crossing the river, then over the divide into Cache valley, later to be used as one of the freighting trails from Utah to the mines in various parts of Montana, and another one to the northwest through Malad to Fort Hall. The latter was used exten-tivel- y by the California emigrants during several years when Indian depredations compelled them to travel the Salt Lake route instead of going directly down the Bear river by way of Soda Springs to Fort Hall. HISTORICAL PAINTING This oil painting done by Elick J. Sorenson, Los Angeles, Calif., is one of several illustrating historical sites in Box Elder county. This painting is of the Promontory store and post office. Sorenson has presented a number of paintings to the art center at Central school. CORINNE COMMENTS a drug store in connection with his office. Godfrey grew up in Corinne and married Mary Hindberg, and his family has remained in the town and on farms around it. His eldest son, Lawrence, early received the nick name of Doc Roche, a M.D., having come here in 187G. reminder of his prominent grandHis family arrived shortly after and father. Coin of been the life have active rinne until some of them married MR. AND MRS. Darrell L. Anand moved away and are now derson of Salt Lake City and family spent Easter Sunday in Corinne, widely scattered. Dr. Roche built the two story as did Mr. and Mrs. Max Anderson of Ogden. building known as the Holmes Mrs. Arthur Danielson, the forbuilding in latter yeais, about the time the canal came down the val- mer Marion Nicholas, who has ley in the early part of the 18'10s. been seriously ill, is reported as He also owned a large farm west improving. of town, and about a mile south Mr. and Mrs. Everett Anderson of the Ralph Forsgren place which have sold their place west of town was planted to a fruit orchard and are now moving into the forwhen the canal arrived and sever- mer Lionel Barker place which al other pieces of property in Co- they bought some years ago. They rinne. He established the Corinne intend to farm it and will remain Mercantile company and also ran in the community. Corinne Ladies Attend Primary Conference Sessions Last Week By Mrs. Bernice Gibbs Anderson Diane Harper and Leona were visitors to Salt Lake City during the recent Primary conference. n Mrs. Edward Mitchell (Ruth) ill with a heart it now reported as has been seriously condition but somewhat improved. CORINNE people will greatly miss the cheerful personality of the late Godfrey Roche, with his cheerful attitude toward life and engaging smile. He was the oldest longtime resident of early Corinne, known his - father was widely throughout the territory simply as Dr. Roche and was a qualified Here are your complete real estate listings FOR SALE FOR SALE - REAL ESTATE THE CALIFORNIA emigrants also made other crossings down the river from Hamptons ford during the time of the gold rush in order to reduce by several miles the road to California, which became known as the The Mud Hen," famous early Utah boat, was brought here in 1848-4Thomas Jefferson by Thurston, and used as a ferry for California travelers. cut-of- f. 9 IN 1833 BEN Hampton operated ferry at the ford, while in 1850, William Empey was granted permission by the Utah Territorial Legislature to establish a ferry west of the present site of Dewey ville, which he later sold to Abraham Hunsaker of Honeyville. In a 1866 Real Estate FOR SALE - REAL ESTATE FOR SALE By Owner Three bed- CHOICE building lot on 5th South room house. I1, a baths, built-ioff 7th West in Brigham City. oven and range. My equity. 1019 Write or call A1 Glauser, Glaus-er- s PA East Third North. Call or call SK n BON Restaurant, in Logan. REAL brick bedrooms, fireplaces, veneer, full basement. FHA. YOU WILL 40 acres. fetreat in 81 So. Main WANTED TO BUY can-yo- n. New split level home in Bear River City. PA Johnsen, PA Evenings. PA We will buy a limited number of Contracts, 1st and 2nd Mortgages. Address P. O. Box 591 giving name and amount of con- LOTS FOR SALE 7th No. between 1 st and 2nd West area. For information Call PA REAL 3-- 31 ESTATE HOME AND FARM 142 no. main INVESTMENTS 2 new brick veneer 3 bedroom homes in northeast area. Occupancy within 2 weeks. Bath carand 2, full basement, port, curb and gutter. $16,900; down payment approx. $800 plus closing costs. baths, carport, built-i- n and oven; curb and SMALL AND LARGE sidewalk. $13,600 down payment. FINANCE brigham city INSURANCE Awaits Steady Upward Climb A general upswing in business activity is shown in many segments of Utahs economy, but a steady upward movement rather than a boom is expected in the months Nearly new 3 bedroom brick home, northeast area. 1 Vi financial service company PIONEERS IN COMMUNITY Utah Economy Office PA Evenings: Chadwick PA Bowen PA 55 LOANS BE A NICE OLDER HOME Has individual character all its own with its knotty pine family room and large famOversized garily kitchen. age, fruit trees and water rights. $12,800 with excellent terms. Buy it while you can! tract. 10 CHOICE BUILDING THE PRESENT rock house was built as a hotel for stagecoach passengers about 1865 by Hampton and Godbe, and the stage barn soon afterward. Stages left Salt Lake City in the morning, chang- SURPRISED at the extra features in this lovely 3 bedroom brick home. Full basement, yard landwith fenced scaped and system sprinkling already installed and priced right too!! 3 Fishing and hunting ESTATE 319 NORTH MAIN FOR SALF. By Owner Three bedroom, I1 bath, brick home. Built-ins- , two fireplaces, full basement. Large corner lot. See Move right in! Only $800 down for Phone PA by appointment. Duplex 2 bedroom units. McHritine Healtif 3 pa range gutter, with low AUY Phone EL PERRY BRANCH Hlway 30S South lltu East Leslie J. Kidman, Realtor, PA adq. Salt Lake City, Utah Nathan C. Wheeler PA Member of the Salt Lake MULTIPLE LISTING BUREAU choice building lots in northwest area. Close-i- n location. Sizes 127 x 100 ft., 105 x 113 ft., 90 x 165 ft. Priced from ANTICIPATED cash receipts from farming in Utah in 19K1 will probably be slightly below the totals of $158 million reported in 1960, the Newsletter says. Despite late March snows the outlook for irrigation water is rather dim in many of Utahs irrigated sections. Most of Utahs mineral industries show some improvement for the 1961 outlook, the Newsletter says. By April, industrial production had been increased to levels of a year ago. Nine open hearth furnaces are in operation at Geneva, and one of the blast furnaces at Ironton is now in production. building lots in southwest area. 1 corner lot. Priced from $2,100 to $2,500. 89-9- 505 4 bedroom older house, southwest area. Newly remodeled with new furnace, siding and roofing. Low down payment, $15,000. new 3 bedroom brick home. Close-ilocation, garage, fireplace, bedcarpeting (including rooms); landscaped yard, curb and gutter, sidewalk. Large nearly n wall-to-wa- ll $23,000, DEPARTMENT terms. home in northeast area. 3 bedrooms, ltj baths, garage, fenced yard. Curb and 1 block gutter, landscaped, from school. elementary $15,500; low dawn payment, assume existing loan. FARM LOAN Representative Present ALL TRADES store sales in major Utah cities after a rather poor early start moved ahead of last years totals in March, First New brick 140 ahead. THAT is the report of First Se- which Icurity Banks Newsletter will be distributed this week, J. Leo Nelson, vice president and manager, Brigham City, said Monday. The Newsleter is prepared by ElRoy Nelson, First Security vice president and economist. The Newsletter reports that estimated personal income in Utah for the first quarter of 1961 was $460 million, some $13 million ahead of 1960 totals. First Security notes in the states that employment missile industries continues to rise and is now over 10,000. $3,000 to $3,700. 3 Alvin S. Nichols, Sr. of Brig- ham City, Indian agent for this territory, and William Godbe, of Salt Lake City, were granted the right to build toll bridges across the Bear and Malad rivers for a term of eight years. Ben Hampton also received a charter to build a toll bridge across Bear river at the ford and the project became a joint venture. Toll was fixed by the legislature at $3 for a wagon with two horses or oxen, and $1 for a pack animal, Loaded carts crossed for $2 and both bridge and ferry were very busy as the emigrants pushed westward. Homes and Business Properties. Security notes. The construction industry in Utah began the upward swing somewhat ahead of the nation, the Newsletter says. Total employment by was 3.000 or 1.2 per cent below I960 levels, but by April was approximately equal MILLER REAL ESTATE North Main PA J. H. Miller PA Troy M. Miller PA to last years. Further improvement was anticipated, Tirst Security observes. I down through the Utah parks and scenic centers, went down to Mexico, then over to Louisiana where (Continued from Page Eleven) they picked up Mark and then reRobert Schroeder, son of Mrs. turned home to View, Idaho, Rus- where William Gladys Schroeder, played will be fanning Waterfowl nesting conditions are tle of Spring, in a piano recital this summer. listed as poor in most currently Sunday presented by Mrs. Inez of Saskatchewan and Alberta, WILLIAM Kunzler and Karen Peterson in the Brigham City cording to a report from the CanaFifth ward. Anderson, daughter of Mr. and dian Wildlife service. It will be of interest to you who Mrs. Ed E. Anderson, were marMarshes of these two Canadian know Joseph Cardon and his wife, ried March 17 in the Idaho Falls provinces produce a major share Sylvia, who is Susie Facers sis- temple by Elder Francis M. Da- of the waterfowl which are annualter that Joe had two major oper- vis. After the western marriage, the wed- ly taken by gunners on ations five weeks ago and is still had luncheon at the flyways in the United States. ding party in very critical condition in the Northside Cafe in Idaho Falls as Recent surveys made by the hospital at Ogden. Their daugh- the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- service show an extreme shortage ter, Lavon, Mrs. Ernest Baddley, liam Kunzler, Sr. The young of normally plentiful pothole and is here from Washington, and ancouple was honored at a very shallow lake areas for nesting other daughter, Carma, Mrs. Paul General drought conlovely reception the following eve- waterfowl. Lowe, from Ohio, is also here. ning in the View LDS recreation ditions have prevailed over the Their two other daughters are Le- hall. Rosanne Kunzler was one of lower portion of these provinces one, Mrs. Dale Nielson, who lives the bridesmaids who all wore since late last summer. at Idaho Falls, and June, Mrs. Ir- taffeta in shades of orgowns vin Garfield, who lives at chid. Reese Kunzler was best man for his brother. Miss Carol Doggone THE HOMECOMING for Elder Kunzler assisted with the serving LUBBOCK, Tex. (UPI) Prairie wedMark Kunzler, son of Mr. and of the beautiful three-tieredogs prove to be good drainage Mrs. William Kunzler will be held ding cake. The cake was baked engineers at MacKenzie State this Sunday at 7:30 in the Wil- by the brides mother and deco- Park, according to Park Manager lard ward. Mark has just return- rated by Mrs. Leslie Dana. Pro- Kennedy M. Clapp. The animals in the Gulf gram numbers ed from a mission were presented escape floods by building a mound States. William Kunzler and his and dance music played during around the entrance to their holes new bride took their honeymoon the evening. that acts as a dike. Conditions Poor For Waterfowl Willard People ed horses every ten miles and arrived at the ford by sundown usually. Passengers were put up for the night, and charged 35 cents for supper, bed and breakfast. Mark Bigler settled in Collinston in 1862, coming from Farmington, Utah, and two years later he married Aseneth Patton, who was employed at Hamptons ford. The station was acquired by James Standing about 1875 and he sold the bridge to Box Elder county in 1883. Later it was sold to Jake Bigler, son of Mark Bigler, and his son, Odell, is the present owner. The best preserved stage and pony express station in western history, the site will be inundated should a dam now planned several miles farther down the Bear river be built. Perhaps steps should be taken to prevent this and keep intact this wonderful example of our western history. d |