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Show South Summit ettlegs Found Me Sets SCOFIELD: The town of Scofield lies in the bituminous coal fields of Carbon County about 19 miles from the main line of the Denver & Rio Grande' Western Fun June is the month for western fun in the South Summit Stake. All persons MIA age should have by now turned in a registration blank to participate either actively or as an onlooker to Mrs. Aria ' Woolstenhulme of Oakley. The fun begins on the first Girl, Tuesday in June, which is the third. F. Taylor The first two weeks of participation will be on instruction the how to do and Wedding: the safety precautions. The third week will be a Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. stake sponsored barbecue Sutherland of Pascagoula with those havingparticipat-e- d have announced the engagein the outdoor cooking ment of their daughter Gayle area doing the honors. to Jay Francis Taylor, son The fourth week will be a of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. rodeo with those desiring, Taylor of Kamas, Utah. . displaying their skills. Miss Sutherland is a gradSome of the events that uate of Pascagoula High have been scheduled include: School and University of Southern Mississippi. She Bucking event, calf roping, horse shoeing, goat tying, has a BJ5. degree in early break-awa- y childhood education K-- 3 and roping, square is employed by the Pascadancing, pole bending and leather craft, guitar barrels, goula Separate Municipal School District as a first instruction, outdoor cooking, photography and backpackgrade teacher at Central Eling. ementary School. There should be something The prospective bridefor everyone. groom was graduated from held events will be The South Summit High School in Oakley each Tuesday night in Kamas and attended University of Utah at Salt Lake during the month of June. Remember: South Summit . City. He has also served a two-ye- ar mission in the Stake Western Arts Festival, California East Mission for every Tuesday in June at the Church of Jesus Christ the Oakley Rcxleo Grounds, of Latter Day Saints. The 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday. marriage will be held at the Thirty-fo- ur percent of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt nations timlfc-- r lies within Lake City June 27 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at the the national forests, NationSummit Cultural CenSouth al Georgraphic says.. ter in Kamas. Southern Jay Plan -- Railroad at an elevation of 7,675 feet. Nestled among the hills that surround the upper part of Pleasant Valley, the town is isolated from the rest of Carbon County. Pleasant Valley is about six miles long and one mile wide, practically all of which is good wild hay land. The early settlers realized that the luxuriant growth of native grasses would make The . Winter Quarters branch was connected with the main line at Colton then known as Pleasant Valley : Junction. The mine at Winter Quar- -, ters was leased to Bishop ' . David Williams for about eight years after completion of the railroad. Modern Methods of mining were not employed until the last few years previous to its aband- onment. At the turn of the century Quarters. . because of the long haulage underground and the quality of the coal, the tonnage of production decreased after 1920 until the mine closed in 1928. The Pleasant Valley Ward at Winter Quarters was one of the early organizations of Saints Church the Latter-da- y in this area. David Williams was its first bishop in serving for about seven years under the direction of the Sanpete Stake, Thomas J. Parmley became the bishop in 1888 and served until 1920. had reacheda one of the when high peak, production In 1930 there was scarcely a vestige left of the once flourishing mining town of Winter Quarters. Inheritance most disastrous explosions of all mining history took place at Winter Quarters Mine on May 11900, at which time 199 men were killed and seven others seriously injured. The mine was considered safe until the explosion. The coal mine was considered inferior in quality to that produced at Castle Gate and was not used ex passes through the female line of the Cuna Indians on Panamas San Bias Islands. Men nominally head the families, but they must live with and work for the brides relatives. Women own the property, including the coconut trees that yield the island's most important r e s o u r c e s, the National Geographic Society says. area, located approximately six miles south of Scofield. Two other sawmills were in operation, one built byShad-rac- h Holdaway of Provo, the other by David Eccles of Ogden. . Something Special for Dad Shortly after the coming of the settlers coal was discovered. The treasures of the mountain were not long hidden and the discoverers soon found that the supply was inexhaustible-th- at coal out on hand every cropped where veins were worked. Within a radious of three Kamas. 3y ton. As early as 1878, John Ingles and Stewart Eccles brought a shingle mill which they set up in the Mud Creek The couple will reside in The Summit County Bee It was later purchased by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, which had extended the main line from Springville to Col- their camp was Little Gulch, and pitched apparently named Winter - cept by the railroad company for its locomotives. Then, Road. in The building of the railroad became the prime interest and necessity for this new coal region. There was no other way at the time to get the coal to market in large enough amounts to make mining profitable. Where to obtain the money to build the road was a big problem. . A large stock of dry goocte was obtained at a nominal cost and used to pay the men who labored on the Wealth Because of the way the road was financed, it was nicknamed the "Calico severe, splendid pastures, hence by 1879 and 1880 herds of cattle roamed over the hills and valleys. Among the first settlers were S. J. Harkness, T. H. Thomas, William Burrows, 0. G. Kimball, D. D. Green .J. W. Metcalf, H. McKen-nen- ey and Joseph Castle. , Deer, wild fowl and beaver were plentiful, while streams offered excellent opportunities for fishing. The town was said to be named for General Scofield who owned a ranch in the vicinity. - . ful mine disaster, as well as the struggle of women and children who were left to carry on, Some of these houses have been removed but others still stand. Winter Quarters was one of the first coal mines to be opened in Utah. The story has it that a Welsh coal miner led a group of 12 men and one woman across the mountains from Fairview in Sanpete County about 1875. They built a road, opened a small mine and began hauling coal to the settlements of Sanpete County. The first winter was very lineal miles there were four mines which were winter quarter, Utah Mine, Union Pacific, Blue Seal and Kinney. Many leaders in civic, educational and religious activities lived at one time or another at Scofield. Coalville, Utah Thursday, May 30, 1974 . Kamas Theatre Phona 783-446- FRl WED. May The name of Bishop George Ruff was prominently connected with all activities in Scofield and with many projects throughout the county from 1905 until the time of his death. John Eccles was an early bishop, and William Hayes, Thomas Biggs Jr. and William Donaldson have been Kamu 9 29-3- 1 Emperor of the North Starring Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine SAT. . MON. June 1-- 3 The Wrath Clyde Marchant To Be Honored of God at Open House WED. . FRI. The family of Clyde Robert Mitchum in ' June 5-- Richard Benjamin Dyan Cannon ; in ... J j U ' M 1 - - Mar-cha- nt invites all relatives and friends to anOpen House honoring him on his eighty-fir- st birthday. 7 The Last of Sheila n ' . The Open House will be held Sunday, June 2, 1974 at the Peoa Ward Cultural Hall from 3 to 8 p.m The family requests no 'gifts. 1 2 i t r, - ( i: I'V f presiding elders of the Scofield branch. Scofield is now scarcely more than a ghost city. Winter Quarters is located at the foot of the hills in the upper end of Pleasant, Valley, so named honoring its beautiful mountains, hills and valleys. The boarded windows which were once open to the sunshine, darken with weather-wor- n houses, the silent school house, a pretentious edifice is. forever hushed and free from muddy feet and the laughter of merry voices. . Fate has dealt unkindly with the little and left us only a memory of the dread- -. I ' I ii t Exclusive! Rich weaving around the front and sides. Good-lookibraided strap. 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