| Show LETS LET 9 8 GUARD WHAT IS L LEFT berj by W earl goll Cont cb clifton Cann cannonville onville tropic golub into the upper parta parla coultry we find that this section tio was recognized as a suitable site bit by james andrus the indian icalan tighter fighter in 1866 it 0 f was aa also recognized by A H thimpson Tho hipson of the powell survey in ift 1871 who said bald that this site had good soil was well watered that firewood coal and lumber was near extensive grazing land lose close at hand and there was a fay favorable drable climate for field crops and most years fruit trees guided by these re reports porth bet bel tiers built homes at clifton near the junction of the parla paria river and henrieville Henri eville creek in 1874 ao to 1884 four other settlements were foun founded Aed these were all within the radius of six miles ted ay of these settlements ments only two have grown to any appreciable cliola size Cann cannonville onville and clifton new clifton losee and georgetown have been abandoned Cann cannonville onville the metropolis of the parts parla valley had a population of 0 in the early el eighties ghiles it was the home ot of stockmen stoc kmen who had over 2000 square miles of land for graz ingi and the home ot of farmers who cultivated the fertile land irrigated from waters of 0 the parla river all usable land was being bedink auld vatch to capacity from theearta the parla Parta river all usable land was being cultivated to capacity from the parla river and its tributaries tributa ries la in 1886 at this time the parla paria and it tributaries tributa ries began cutting away eleias with a net na work of kf canyons tyona abatt a third of the 1880 acreage has been iv washed allied iway away from i the fields in and around tiann dann onville and henrie aito olla in tha term of stream laden silt north of ho however weter there was still it a large area of 0 land which was not dov ered dred by irrigation canals canale from the ahe parla river to allow ample water find and forestall disaster tor for the increased numbers of people frater ater tor for irrigation was diverted from the east F dorkof borki ot the leviel I 1 river thong I 1 i a cahal nine anil and three miles long to lands of the tipper parla after affef two years year s oi ot ciara hard labor babor water was sas flowing through the now flew town of tropic ana and onto adjacent ent fields tropic tile the largest town in tile tha paria valley thus had its 1 8 beginning where local valleys broad west vest of the paris paria river farms were cultivated and ranch sites developed between 1880 and 1800 1900 today only tho the findley ranch at meadow creek Is continuously occupied homes in swallow park podunk bulrush tick wilile sheep Xi kitchen ichen and many others have been abandoned today the farmers in the porte parla valley fire are attempting to control erosion on their fields and ana along the streams with the help 0 ot technical assistance of soil conservation service personnel assisting the parla paria river and tributaries Tributa ries soil sell conservation district Ci B written stor story Y Pa paria Aa valley I 1 tn in march 1936 W J henderson wrote from memory his recollection of the early parla paria river valley his story he ha says jim andrus ot of st george utah was sent out liy by Brig brigham fiam young to tc explore what was patr known ns cc the paria para and potato valley valle country ilo iio hid had 30 picked nion mm with film while camped josl ji sa s1 lir br low tile the present litlo alt 0 of hinr e ellel one of nr its mon mm ily hy pollock too sick to to feo any furt further liv ell niia J ev gerett e rett captain charley pinney an ml 1 rian ly taj th namo am or of rudd orn to tal tale 0 pollock to te by way vay ol of tho the old indian trail sheep creek willis cheek cebek swallow park via la kanab ligia giverett fi ti was leading the party while near the top of everett hollow on the south side they were attacked by two indians cole creek john and jim indians father ligh was killed hilled in its his tracks and waa hurled buried at the foot feet of the 1110 hill Wil william ligin berry and johnny dav dails I 1 s joe joa and georgo george ingram explored the tropic Cann cannonville onville and Henri henrieville eville valleys in the fall of 1875 willard Wll lard heaps lacy larline Lar liny lilly peter barker were sentry sent by dishop aschow ot potato valle valley Y to 16 look out a roah road up through tile the upper 1 potato galley 1 to T Fan gultch it c h tiny they cailao to tar as the present site 0 or 1875 joa aud ii a de aig 0 ingram Iii giam brochery bro thery planted d corn squash 4 belons eto eloi early in the spring of 0 1876 the henderson Uen derBon shearing Ii earing plant now stands i I 1 in tho the ummer of 1876 the to following moved in aid od what la Is now known is as tile tho alte elmer elmei and marlon marion frost farms they named tile the place aiace clifton james L thompson of tile the morion battalion life his ijiro matilda sons brig will joe adf and also alsa his oldest son john 0 itna and ill his s alto V afe lucy and children jack brig jim and joe dave little ills his wife sarah francis and children alibina and waldo dave and eds father waldo littlefield mary wixom w widow slator sister of sarah francis t all these I 1 people eople were from ka narra utah atah ebenezer bryce the man mail the famous bryco bryce canyon can on was named after his wife and sons eb dave dill all al dick lifeber and joe and girls gills ann nell and jane they came from pine phie valley washington county count utah orly bliss and family from |
