| Show mm I mm mm war wjm m Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Singlr USPS Mountain man's dream becomes a reality Kalhy H alker James Sampson of illmorc believe in the way of doing thing excellence and fun He stres to create an everyday vironment whether at home or work that our grandparents and great grandparents took for granted a self reliance that mam of us think has vanished forever "Nature provides even thing we need The way of the mountains is to work with what is available and use what is there Those same principles still apply today" Sampson said "Part of that for me is to build things no one else docs " Since earls childhood he has had a fascination with ha derricks Farmers used the massiv e structures to unload and stack hav About six designs were used throughout central I tah although no blueprints or written history is available He took photographs of those still standing and drew diagrams of those heard about "I always thought derricks were beautiful and one of my dreams was to build one At one time thousands of derricks were used throughout the country Now they must be sought out an J serve as a monument of the past wanteJ to builJ one based on a combination of those used and dedicate it to the farmers who locally used them" he said His mountain men friends know Sampson as "Skinner" He is a member of the Bow Duster Clan with about 100 members statewide He spoke with some of his friends about his desire to build a hav derrick and enlisted their Vol 89 No 10 ( op " September rent 16 1999 Hamilton charged with shooting Beaver Deputy By By kalh H alker !nr v er Jim 3 i t f - went hursJa nil") ret Hi:"i!!'n bcr o! Parker 1 it — - l hanirv ardiev ' 1: rvpcr l Heav If ji:J :K- e with rm-t eparai:M )av id Ntn:- ri k'T :r:: 1! the " k? n lev' vere je-- ten mle t'orri the wee !eav :rg hi during the cintrnt4t:or f irtc!: ivavirc t'''ir aNut Kimball kc sp c" 1! ""p'"j 'dncj to fte 4v'J ' 'a ' ' the (iate Kicked all erfrare the M' comrvund he ortucr parked De:r Springs Ranh chicle outMde the kimpiund and the or tivi ardiey parently aw Hamiit :n a pktip HkJw x and drive from the area s ordley White began xearh:rg the area Chambers drove to the north end ot the propeny He left b vehicle outtde the compound and entered on toot w here or apparent initial confrontation pae between Chambers ard Haft'ton Hamilton then drove to the Muth erJ 0: the propeny Chamber !o:oueJ ot tKt shot walking acaiss the flat field area the doc and a while later Hamilton Chambers apparent! 'at' for over m struck in the leg bv a h e that severer artenes and a nerx e according to kirrhall "I've been shot I've been hurt rad Chambers said as he radioed for he'r Cuvdwin ran to his vehicle ard the scene He drove his vehicle between Hamilton who was bent over the picker hood holding the nlle and Chamber ing on the ground He lifted Chaittber irto his vehicle and raed from the cotnrvunj while radioing for life flighi and an mile 6 Erecting 38 foot derrick in the park for Old Capitol Arts Festival derricks were common through"Of course by then we had balers and Millard County until about 148 choppers and wasn't using derricks any amick olTVseret Farmcording to Van kmger" ers were urced to remove them from their Sampson's next goal is to become a cooper w hich is a barrel maker Wooden barrels once held supplies and is another lost art he hopes to master Meanwhile his lov e of building is ev idem in the log and twig furniture he designs and builds He makes all the furniture on the mountain using traditional methods He also makes long bows using traditional and skills Recapturing the past is part of what Sampson dives His free time is spent similar to that of a mountain man from a hunhis w ife and childredears ago Ideally dren would liv e in his lodge or tepee durMembers of the Bow Dusters Clan constructing Teepees and derick in the ing the summer and in the w inter liv e in a park primitive cabin under construction He works as a repairman applying the skills fields when crop dusting began help The group logged the lumber needed he has gained as much as possible and from the Beav er Mountains and hauled it "In 944 Fred Baker started crop dustbelieves the old way s are best to 1 field outside Fillmore They debarked in the county and was bought out by ing "I love working with wood and being a the logs by hanJ and power tools were Leo Burraston He asked farmers to creative maker It may be because of my useJ sparingly during construction of the move them since it posed a danger to the Aztec heritage know it is in my blood " derrick pilot and most of them did" Wamick said "He was compulsive and obsessive while we were working on it" said Scott Blackburn "Once the logs were ready it took us about three weeks to do the actual construction" "I couldn't even sleep at night thinking about it" said Sampson "When heard about the Old Capitol Arts Festival in Fillmore decided it was the perfect opportunity to display the completed project hoped some older farmers w ould attend and tell their stories It seems eryone my age or older has memories of derricks to share and really w ant to Icam all can about them" Scott Blackburn Scott Woodhouse and Kim Jackson joined Sampson at the Territorial Statehouse Park during the Festival Friday Sept 10 They dressed in traditional Native American and Mountain Men clothing and constructed tw o tepees The following day they erected the hay derrick and Sampson's dream became a reality It will remain on display at the park for the next two weeks and then must be moved "It is looking for a home" Sampson said "I would like it to be on display somewhere since dedicated it to the pioneers and see it as a Inst art form don't know Hay out 03 0 3 Builders " a J of the derrick are I to r Scott Blackbum'Knapy" Kim Jackson James Sampson'Skinner" and not pictured Scott Woodhouse 'Ramrod" rMJ Tony Alexander Hamilton Tony Alexander Hamilton 58 is being held at the Millard County Jail follow mg the shooting of Beaver County Sherff Sgt John Chambers at a religious compound at Vance Springs about 40 miles west of Milford He is charged with two counts of tempted aggravated murder one count of assault a Class A misdemeanor aggravated criminal trespass and interference w ith an arresting officer Bail has been set at $500000 Millard County Sheriffs It John Kimball is heading the inv estig ation at the request of the Beaver County Sheriffs Office As a matter of policy police departments do not inestigate themselves in serious incidents such as shootings or car accidents The incident is the latest in a festering battle as Hamilton a member of property the Immanuel Foundation and Fraternity of Preparation attempted to resist arrest for criminal trespass Thursday Sept Hamilton was notified the prev ious week by Sgt Raymond Goodwin that if he did not leave the compound he would be rested Deputy Chambers w as shot in the leg rifle with a 223 caliber by Hamilton and remains in serious condition at the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St George Chambers' police dog Max w as shot and killed during the altercation "The dog had apparently drank from a nearby pond and was returning to Chambers when it was shot It was about 420 feet west of Tony in a retreating mode when shot from behind Chambers was shot below the knee a few moments later At this time we have been unable to ques- - h' Hamilton came cpon Meanwhile Yardley and held him at gunpoint tor at least a half hour wh'ieVardlcv tned to conhue la m ince Hamilton to surrender hile the short grass of a nearb field cessing the situation He raised trom the his while arms in the air ground holding and joined the pair he continued walking together and at the first opportunity While grabbed Hamilton from behind olid restrained him Medical help did not reach Chambers for nearly two hours The officer's vital signs slipped to critical after surgery in father of three St George The is expected to surv iv e but Dr lewis specialist at the hospital said Saturday that Chambers ts still in very critical condition although he has noted some improv to the leg wound He is mainly concerned with a lung condition that Chambers developed due to blood and fluid loss after the incident fyf Q Sergeant John Champers calmc rv t'ves pppet ne ajfiLstrator 'tesid K "'a tises ea'c ot retis s j "e or hc "ai'ch cO ' dj to' iuct'orhKk taes S'v o" u resv "J "e si c nen n en Pers ' oi'c t'x' coup eJ "kt' eros )jvicu:c the aw ': and by ecierjl coir itt m auct onej was acta Ranger nterprc-- a o° i:t a N'cjht eci Hamilton and at least two othc moved back to the homes outbuildings and derground huts at the ranch IV legal itnd owner was iuNe to gam access arc o— planed to athr:t-"It' sad that an officer was shot and It is may Kvse his lte over also sad that ory liamiitor rerted to force o er property rights using dead! that had already been settled r cour' a:c! Kimball Orphan brings optimism to county By Kathy Farmer Pahvant Valley Theater's performance of Annie w as a hit w ith audiences The cast and crew w ith more than 70 people esbrought smiles and cheers Sept pecially when 'the jig was up" and police took Rooster Lilly and Miss Hannigan away A few young critics such as Laura Anderson 10 liked Annie play ed by Brittany Plan and her necklace Justin W all 10 enjoy ed the Hoov er villians and their singing about Herbert Hoover but his vorite was Sandy the kid in the Jog suit 2 played by Joe Tarbet Sav annah Day was an orphan in the play and liked it a lot especially play ing w ith her friends and singing Several senior citizens attending said it Vcst c!c had seen was wonderful Their favorite character was Miss Hannigan portrayed by Kay Starley One of the youngest audience members Ashby Wood age three was a little restless prior to intermission as he approached the exit and realized w here his mother w as taking him he yelled "No" His mother decided to give him another chance and he sat still for the remaining second half of the play This production brought some of the best talent in Millard County together Ralph Pittman producer said it was s great opportunity to work with the cast and crew and he appreciated their hard work rlti Slide show on artwork from Topaz Kimi Kodani Hill granddaughter of Chiura Obaia will give a slide presentation on her grandfather's artwork on Sept 2 at 7 JO in the Delta City Council Chamber Obat was the head of the art department at Jhe University of California at Berkeley when WWII broke out and Japanese were interned He lived in the Tanforan race track during the summer of 1942 while Topaz was being built In Tanforan he began an art studio for the children and adults in the camp He carried on the tradition in Topaz Many people participated in his classes Before the war he had painted the destruction of the San Francisco earthquake and the beauty of Yosemite His wife was an ikebana (flower arrang ing) instructor at Topaz One of his sons was enrolled in college studying architecture in St Louis and was not interned He became a leading architect in the country and later designed the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC Mrs Hill is writing a book on her grandfather's artwork from Topaz It is being printed in Salt Lake City V Planning (James J Annie s demise for $50 000 are Uly (Caitlm Chnstensen) C Allen) and Miss Hannigan (Kay Starley) Photo by Shell Rooster Bardull SEPTEMBER 18 & 19 1999 Ddta Utah City Park jTJCID POOR COPY Friday Night: Old Time Fiddlers'Roller Skating Party Saturday All Day: Car ShowFood GamesDance Sunday: Trophy Presentations Come All And Have A Bslll |
