| Show LETS I 1 OAHU GUARD WHAT IS 13 LEFT by W earl Rhine rhinehart bart district conservationist soil conservation service CHAPTER written eltten story parla valley 3 2 concluding the history of the parla paria river valley settlements written from memory by W J henderson in 1935 we flaat that some of these people might have come early enough to do some planting in 1876 they a log church arit roof dirt floor windows without a window door without a door where they held church and all amusements dancing etc in april 1877 when the panguitch Pan gultch stake was organized jonathan packer was elected the first bishop under the dump early in the spring of 1877 they all decided to change their location up to the present site ot of Cann cannonville onville this own was named after george Q cannon during the summer and fall they had all moved bryce and his family moved moed up to bryce spring it the southeast end ol of tropic valley du during ng the months ot july and august 1877 the water only came down nights it would bo be dipped into barrels to last during the day in the latter pirt part of august that year tile townspeople had to haul water to drink from bryce spring pring the water nater dried up so it did not reach the town of Cann cannonville onville ay a or night W J henderson sr moved his family faintly from morgan utah t to 0 Cann cannonville onville f reaching there in june 1877 his wite wile alvire and children will anna dolly laura I 1 aura and jim an old indian talked in church at Cann cannonville onville in 1877 dave littlefield was the interpreter he said he had lived in this country where there gasn wasn t a drop to water anywhere under the dump there was a place on the head of east fork where they could dig and get gei a drink but t water a horse ii 0 arse everything that did not noi leave leae the country at this time di died ed the indians indiana went down on the south end of the buckskin mountain to get water there was some game there when I 1 was a lad I 1 remember the country was so dry the water run on the E east ast fork it stood in holes at bluemly blue fly Ply ranch we dug down where tile blue fly creek runs into the main creek and got water for camp at a depth of about six teet feet aj i when the country was first settled la in 18 1876 76 77 78 there were no gullies or washes from all appearance it had been a drouth for many years the harris brothers from glendale long lon valley had moved a few head of cattle into the and warm creek country about 1872 they thet nearly all died of starvation they moved what they could over onto the south side of the colorado river there was no teed feed in the lower country to speak of until after the hard winter of 1879 80 after that thero there was feed everywhere tor for many years the big floods started in 1880 and began to wash flash the country away making gullies and deep washes everywhere john H dickson and miss aliss vilda hickman were married on the promise roe rock ik in march 1877 kinds binds of food people were out of during the winter of flour meats of all kinds butter and sugar molasses grease of all kinds fruits of all liff hinds ids raisins and rice foods we did have ha e wild wila wheat barley potatoes squash a few onions corn a few carrots a few dried beans wheat and corn were ground in a coffee mill and made into bread parched corn mide made into hominy it was about may in the spring before we got any kind ol at grease butter or milk clothing very scarce shoes and boots all worn out pants in many bailes cases were made from seamless sacks backs washed starched and ironed tor for sunday CHAPTER escalante Us calante boulder at the advice of dellenbaugh and powell in 1872 prospective settlers from panguitch Pan gultch named valley escalante the first settlers moved over in 1875 1876 and selected their townsite near the junction of pine creek and the Es escalante calante river many families were induced from the reports of arable lands plenty ol of irrigation waterland wat water erand and favorable grazing lauds lands extending in all al directions ions to come to Escal aill quite it a number of 0 betters left thear homes on the higher plateaus to move ito the new settlement even though they had to uve live under overhanging rocks in caves tents tenta and shacks uy by 1881 six years after tile the founding ot of Esc escalanti alanto there were people living in and near the town escalanti Esc alanto growth since aluc 0 t that hat tin time e has been consistent Iso isolation latiol and inaccessibility are the chief disadvantages to escalante even toda today y T the he town stands at tile the base c ol 01 1 slopes ie and clans eftis which makes it necessary to climb 2700 feet with a sharp descent to tile the highway lilg liway which stretches 62 miles to tile tho closest railroad at marysvale Marys vale before this road was planned over the mountain and down tile the E east ast fork of tile the sevier it was necessary tor for wagons to travel the rough route through Henr leville Cannon villo and panguitch Pan gultch thus making the distance to the railroad about miles saleable salvable Sa leable produce from E escalante ante before 1900 had to be carted to salt lake city in miles I 1 les away before the construction of tile the railroad to marysvale Marys valo vale in 1900 the principal products included butter and choose cheese settled as a community ranch in 1889 the town of boulder lies at the base of boulder mountain it Is a small well drained tract of land which produces grain and three cuttings of alfalfa a year it Is the center ot 01 quite a large livestock industry which makes use of the forage on adjacent dixie national forest boulder today Is the most isolated town in southern utah escalante and fremont valley both 30 miles away aro ard its nearest neighbors east of boulder for 12 0 miles no one lives the boulder and Esc escalante alanto areas comprise now the E escalante aca river soil district one large district jot JOD nearing completion 1 p the reconstruction st of the spectacle lake reservoir fieser voir this Thi swill will furnish additional dit ional water to avater water users of the doulder boulder irrigation and development company |
