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Show 'BfvjlW . Wednesday, Oct. 21 . 1!)S7 - Pago :! I The 'Sleeping Giant' : ' . VP',-'- - v,,,' "f , " ' '"'',''',;', 'f ' """" k r r - 'V ' v. i y. , ; 7 ' '''r v r-- """" ' ' ' f : 7 A ' w " . s" , Kj& t, t This photo, taken about on the face of IVH. Timpanogos, includes, front L-- Archie Maxfield, Kd Olpin, John Henry Newman, VViiford Warnick, (Maude Newman, Cliff Harper (behind ), Joe Shoell and Clarence Gammett. Bv KALVN SECRETAN from the base of Looking up many an Mnunt Timpanogos. has decided to try to reach m er 1 top Throughout the years nnle have climbed, many have it and some have turned T Mt Timpanogos was raised splendid backdrop through the frrPS of nature. In a record written Howard Driggs he tells us that Lious to 1847, few white men had PL the beautiful Utah Valley, hriians of the Ute and Shoshone 'Ybes roamed the country hunting and fishing- Utah Lake was called Uke Timpanogos. perhaps the first white men to this valley were Father N iJvestre Vales, Father OeEscalante and Father Francisco Antasic Dominquez and a small party of Spaniards. Escalante s journal tells of their entrance into Utah Valley on t,i September 24, 1776. They camped ii: Detween Pleasant Grove and lit, American Fork. k-- It was in 1950, seven pioneer families were called to go to Utah .: Vaney and begin a new community. ik a history by Calvin Walker, he reports they arrived September 13. ft The small caravan of covered :it" wagons made their way along the old Indian Trail toward the inviting li grove at the foot of Mt. Tim-i- a panogos. The Indians had many legends t regarding the lake and Mt. Tim-V- ; panogos which they spoke of as the ft "Sleeping Woman" or the "Sleeping Giant." Many a hiker has been a; beckoned to climb the mountain by Eie the beautiful view of the valley, the is it cool mountain stream, and the el hillsides adorned with Sego Lilies, : n Indian PaintBrush, wild roses and b!s various other wild flowers. On a iff beautiful sunny day, many eyes res have spotted the "glass" house tks shining on Mt. Timpanogos and determined to make it to that spot, idts Many have wondered why the house is there, where it came from, and ili! when it was built. ,k Photos taken in 1916 raised sisi Questions among some of the folks in Pleasant Grove. destroyed a number of times It has served many different purposes Effie stated that the shelter on Timp was built later. Materials were taken up the mountain on Mr Richards donkey. The Forest Service adjusted it for an ob-servation point. Telescopes were installed and you could look over the valley. Elroy West remembers when the forest service built the "glass" house for a look-o- and a shelter. It was the summer of 1924 and he was working for the Forest Service. "The Forest Service built the house and eventually added glass to it as a lookout," he said. "You could look over the whole valley. It was a beautiful view. You could even see the mountains east of Heber. It was a wonderful sight," he explained. West remembers there were a lot of hikers on the trail. Eugene Roberts, a BYU Coach, ran an excursion to Timp every summer. It became a national event and thousands of people camped at Aspen Grove. West's first hike was up the face. It was a pretty tough climb and he said, "You're awful tired at the top. The air is so rare, you're not getting enough oxygen and you get cramps in your legs. The girls were crazy, even in those days, some even wore corsets," he explained. West spent 17 years working for the Forest Service. He helped build the trails. The trail from was finished in 1921. They cut stairs in the blue cliffs and made a trail up further to the top. He camped often at Sam Green's Grove. He remembers a big storm on Sept. 9, 1921 where 18 inches of snow came down at Aspen Grove. Ora Thome's father was Vivian West, the Forest Ranger when the trail was made and the "glass house" built. They lived in the canyon. The ranger station was located at the present site at the South Fork in American Fork Canyon. Under LeRoy's direction Ora's husband helped build all the trails and helped put the "G" on the George Richard kept mules at the Dell and they were rented out for the hike. She remembers how George limped but could he ever lead those mules to the top. Donna Brock's father, Ed Olpin, was pictured with the men who hiked up the face of Timp. Donna remembers her dad as the bishop. He was the Bishop when she was born and he died a bishop when she was 17. She remembers the ward outings where they hiked Timp. She was surprised to hike to the "glass" house and find it was a piece of tin stretched around. "Hiking to the top is wonderful, she stated. I went up and down the glacier." She hiked as a widow with three children and their friends. She remembers one of the friends, Marie Holm, the principals daughter, was scared and wouldn't come down the glacier. "By the way," Donna noted, "Marie is the mother of BYU's Quarterback, Bob Jensen. Glade Hilton remembers one particular hike that included a dive in Emerald Lake. It was a dive in and a dive out. The last trip was taken with his daughter Susie and a friend, they were taking little steps and had blisters on their feet. The sym-pathetic father told them, "It's a long way to go. Will it hurt anymore if you take long steps? It will only hurt half as much." Elroy Nielsen helped build the trail from the top of Timp around the glacier. He remembers some of the others, Elroy West, LeRoy Mecham, Elroy Gillman and Fred Halliday. His wife, Fern, remem-bers watching through binoculars as the fellows hauled a lot of stuff up on Timp. I'm sure there are numerous memories of the folks about their treks to the mountain. It has served us well and offers ad-vantages to our town. When others have lost their crops, ours have been protected. The town receives rainfall and is protected from the wind. As long as the mountain is there, it will remain a quest to conquer for many with an adventurous spirit. A group of people who hiked Timp in 1916 with a metal American flag which had been mounted on Mt. Timpanogos. irt Joy Newman Crandall offered two :c: photos and explained one picture c was the eight men she believed built Ik the house, carrying material up the lace of Timp. Her father John Henry Newman and Brother Claude were in the group. The other photo pictured a group who. hiked Timp Irom Aspen Grove in 1916. Effie Adams father, Wilford k Warnick, was pictured with the men. She explained it was the group who carried a metal flag up the as ( I.!, mountain. sf. She vaguely remembers the men 1 who went up the face of Timp before a trail was made. They carried the flag and materials to install the flag t(; in a cement base at the highest point on Mt. Timp. Effie noted the s t e "glass" house has been built and mountain. Ora Thorne was contacted and she said the men in the photo carried material and hiked up Timp to build a water pipe to tap the springs at Emerald Springs. It was a good idea but Provo City stopped them when they heard about it. They obtained a court order stating it was on Provo property. Ora looked up her husband's journal and found he had written that the "glass" house was built in 1924. He worked on the house along with Jake Nelson, Lee Warburton and Amber Boulter. Mrs. Calvin (Lucille) Walker remembers the Timp hike as part of their stay at Mutual Dell. At that time most hikers drove to the Dell and started the hike. lit! I J Juvenile arrested on sex abuse I p Pleasant Grove Police Detective 0 BertBean has arrested a emefi "A on three counts of forcible & sexual abuse at Pleasant Grove 'flje: toior High School. 0( He has been referred to Juvenile Court. ie Det. Cody Cullimore has arrested jjifls; boy on two counts of residential burglary and three counts of felony theft. He has been referred to the Utah County Detention Home. With the arrest of this juvenile, police believe they have cleared several recent burglaries in Lindon. Much of the stolen goods have been returned to the victims. ft Meet candidates Oct. 29 reni; The Pleasant Grove-Lindo- n Area Irei' Chamber of Commerce and 'lea Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens will late sponsor a Meet the Candidates 0- Program on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 m. in the Senior Citizens Center, 65 --1 "OOSouth, Pleasant Grove. jtlll Those who are running for the feasant Grove City Council will be attendance at the meeting. The lidates will discuss the issues i 11,(1 a"swer pertinent questions from the audience. This is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the candidates and learn what they would like to accomplish if they are elected. The public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Those desiring to stay for lunch with the senior citizens should RSVP to Ruth Hassenfritz at The cost is $1.25 for those aged 55 and over and $3 for others. - 1 Tf1 PI (f3 ..V.:ii UowneC2 Country All GIHs' AppaTCl 3 Days Only - Thurs.-Sa- t. New Surf Prints rrr have just washed up M,'7 JUV on our back porch ! ,Eber fj4 .0.p. Get the latest from TSC! Levi '0sh Kosh Lee Reg. priced Boys' -- 11.99 Men's 13.99 NATURALIZER, NOW All Ladies' Haturalizer Shoes 3 Days Only - Thurs.-Sa- t. 20 H7 20 PLV 3nVQ finlv Thlir --Sat A great selection of leather pumps in the beautiful Fall colors you're looking for s October 22-2- 4 i Q " t O American Fork - . - - g. J A. 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