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Show 6 D The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, August 9. 1773 Nevada Days of Yore Fori Churchill Recalls Rich Past By Irene Brennan Tribune Correspondent Hum-bold- FORT CHURCHILL, NEV. One of the most interesting spots in Nevada, visually and old is Fori historically, or what is left of Churchill it located near the Carsor. River just off U.S. Alternate Route 95, 30 miles east of Car-so- n City. This site was strategically located by the U.S. Army on the Overland Trail, about halfway between the permanent Indian camps of tht Pyramid and Walker lakes. off-dut- Gains Arcard The gal with the special smile in the Salt Lake City Personnel Department Wednesday was given the July Is Contagious Courtesy Award by the Utah Public Employees Assn a Gloria Russo, city employe for two years, was nominated for the award because of her pleasant manner and extreme (.ourtesy ui dealing with the public. UPEA announced. Finance Commissioner Jennings Phillips Jr. presented Mrs. Russo with a $25 U S Savings Bond and a certificate. c COUtS Break CamP By Nick Allen Associated Press Writer FARRAGUT STATE - "We came PARK, IDAHO from six little communities in Louisiana." said Scoutmaster Mike Harrell, Vidalia, La. Most of us were strangers when we came, but now were one big family. As they broke camp and loaded their gear onto buses, cars and campers, scouts and scoutmasters from around the country agreed on this sentiment 28,001) scouts and lead-er- s had just spent a week at Some the National Scout Jamboree-West- , and it was time to make that trip back home It seems like those kids were always m our hair, but now Im sad to see them go, said James Murray Jr., 20 Menomonee Fails, Wis. He was part of the Jamboree staff The last day they thanked us, and you could tell they were sorry for giving us a hard time, he said. By n Wednes- day a majority of the scouts were on the road, while the rest planned to move out !11 Maho regu- the volunteers and from 1867 on, only one company remained. Completion of the Central Pacific Railroad took over the stage route travel in 1869 and the fort was practically abandoned by January, 1870. at Auction Sold During the Civil War, regular troops from the fort were transferred east and the fort The fort, officially established July 20, I860, under the Tribune Stott Photo by Frank Porschotis command of Capt. Joseph Stewart, was the first regular and military establishment in for the Army headquarters .Nevada. Six days after being where, but Commissioner Stephen M. Harmscn says established, it was named for that is because workers needed bridges to extend Gen. Sylvester Churchill, in17th South from 9th Rest to 17th Rest next year. spector general of the U S. mid-1860'- lar Army companies replaced befnend. Got the Bridge, Wheres the Road? City Employe Gives Smile , During the be- prisoners. He was often castigated by others for treating the savages too leniently, and ironically was killed during an Indian ambush by the same people he had tned to The Army post was established to keep the tnbes subdued after the Indians retaliated for the white mans 'transgressions of fencing grazing lands, taking over health game, springs, slaughtering destroying one of their nuin supplies of food by cutting trees and ,down the puion-nu- t finally seizing their women. First for Jv'e'vada Jamboree Wes I Ends McDermit came the forts commanding officer, maintaining a just and humane treatment for Indian . This is one of two bridges over the Iordan River and the Jordan Surplus Canal at 17th South, 10th Rest. The bridges, one just completed, lead no Charles Col. stripped of timbers and roofing for use elsewhere. The picturesque adobe ruins are now a portion of Fort State Park, 200 Churchill acres containing a visitor center and facilities for camping and picnicking. Within the parks limits is a small cemetery where members of the Buckland family were buned while the remains of soldiers were transferred by the government to other locations. In 1962, Fort Churchill was designated by the National Park Service as a Registered National Histone Landmark possessing exceptional value an commemorating and illus-Th- e Unit-ltrating the history of the ed States. was manned by volunteers from California. The fort became a recruiting center for Union troops and the seat for all federal authority in the West, helping to preserve Union allegiance in Nevada and California el Sanford Buckland. Buck-lanthe first stop on the t, Overland Trail west of became the county seat of Churchill County from 1861 y headto 1864 and was quarters for soldiers from the fort. buildings were eventualsold at auction, and were y v.A . if V i X- -' Army. In October, 1860, a post of- fice was established at the fort and by the end of 1861, about 600 men were gain-sone- d here. The post headquarters issued orders for the entire Nevada military dis- f . ? ft-- ,, f Xt e . S I 1 Hta I if, V v , 5 in V 1 A ' .t , ff s v ' -, v N, H . , V I J, , 'A A V s; A "!' , vy'A Tgrw, lAiv k ji .' If A trict. ; Fort Churchill had about 22 Thursday. By Friday Jambo- buildings of constructed ree officials hope to have adobe made from the river site flood most of the 5,000-acrplain materials. Rocks and ready for for foundations cleaned up were carted another Jamboree, perhaps in Ifrom hills and lumber nearby 1976. A World Jamboree is set was hauled from the Sierras. for Norway in 1975 Other materials were shipped Jamboree scouts and offi- from San Francisco. cials declared it was a Housing Setup great jamboree. The mam were six officers, There complamts were the heat and each having a par-- , quarters, the results of a two beddust in the air and lor, dining roorr, drought attached and kitchen rooms, extreme fire danger woodshed with indoor privy. Shower tune was rationed, Three companies had permaand sprinkling was cut down nent quarters for their solto keep up the water supply in diers and each company had the parks fire tower. two barracks buildings and a mess hall with kitchen. If additional men were housed in tents. The hospital building was usually filled, with colds and pneumonia being routine. But tW Kr if V 5 'V,-- 'f.-- l ' v - tf 1, x V feVy v. V ' - ? v t ; A '4 c & 'MY.' A jr- J "A - - cyh y, there were alarming epidemics of measles and smallpox. LOTUCE 5 HEADS EH Other buildings were the powder and munitions magalaundress zine, quarters, or subsistence guardhouse, food supply store and quarter- masters s re for uniforms, cavalry equipment and miscellaneous supplies. The fort was located about a mile from a trading post, stage station, tavern and hotel owned and operated by Samu BONELESS TURKEY ROAST WITH DRESSING & CQJ BOLOGNA BY THE PIECE 6e b Sv-v- jv9?, A k.'; x... - i-.--c; adobe waUs of a Churchill Fort These crumbling once-flourishi- h'sm ... . offer signs geometric deto illustrate U.S. history. Interesting Thundershowers Threaten Glad Skies .u.69c 1LLETS Nehwt snrict OOto WmDmt chonce of scattered afternoon thundershowers Is forecast for some areas, but skies should remain mostly Sunny High temperatures wftt be bi the Itts and 90s. A . . Attonto Birmingham Louisville Mtomi New Orleans M M .... SoalTi 84 86 70 70 91 72 , 89 .. ....... 91 WHITE temperature chart !Abr. ll-h- r. KING D Weh tew Utah King Size BS 79 Blonomp Bryce Conran Bullfroo r ... CedorClty CooiviHe IVtto Honksville CORONET TOVELS 14 4S 5 97 SS SS Moob Richfield Roosevelt Son Lake City St George Wenoover Downtown SLC 96 U SS 91 5? . i Mob 101 Bofse Burley Gooding . Idaho Foils Lewiston Molod . Pocatello Salmon Twin Foils 93 .....92 94 M 91 44 49 ...19AS Fair Thursday Eastern Nevada ord Fndov with lithe temperature 8S to 99 both dovs chanoe Highs lows 45 to 55 to 64 7S 94 ,ioj 7$ 7S .... ... ... 93 9 Utah tt Sait toko City, Oaden and Provo Sunny dovs and cool nights fhrouoh Friday Afternoon Mohs 90 to 95 ond overnight lows SS to 60 Probability of zero near showers measurable through Thursday night Light winds. 34 S4 & folr through Friday Wyoming with chant e ot mounfom fhjndershow ers west Thursday ohernoon, and oil maunlom sections Friday otternoon Lows Thursday night 45 to 53, except to fair with temper normal. Highs mid 90s ond tows - Mostly totr with temper slightly obove seo normal Htghs upper 80s to and lows mkMOs to low 30s Nevodo atures generally Fair ond continSoofheoet Ida he ued worm through except Friday monct of scattered thundershowers over the mountains late Frtdov Hghs both days mid40s to mid 90s Overnight tows 45 to 5! mot Generally atures near seasonal from mid-M- s mostly In 90s yval S3 66 64 Extended OotteaR Satvrdav Throe ah Monday Southwest Idaho Mostly fair ond warm continued Fndov through except chance of scattered thunder showers over southern mountains FrL duy Highs both dovs 90s OvernloM lows mosMv In iCn n Sett Lent Weather Doto Pretpito non for 24.hour period ended Wednet day ot S om None Precipitation for eicess. 19 August, 35 Accumulative 1, 1973 Precipitation since October eicess. 4 41 Sun-r17)6, accumulative 6 32 om MDT. 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