History of Water Resources Development in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming by R. Scott Wrenn. M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Drawing on information gleaned from many diverse sources and supplemented by interviews with people knowledgeable about the Bear River, this report describes the history and geography of the Bear River as it relates to navigation. Among the topics...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--History; Navigation--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--History
Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
Lake Powell is the principal reservoir of the Colorado River storage project. It is located on the Colorado River and tributaries in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah. The reservoir extends 186 miles up the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon...
"A" County Book of the County of Box Elder, Organized February 14, 1856. Meeting minutes of county officials for Box Elder County, Utah spanning from its organization in 1856 to 1878. Minutes begin with the organization of the county court on...
Box Elder County (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Box Elder County (Utah)--History--Sources; Brigham City (Utah)--History--Sources; Willard (Utah)--History--Sources; Mines and mineral resources--Utah--Box Elder County; Agriculture--Utah--Box...
Private journal of George Barber, chronicling his life in Smithfield, Utah, from 1861 to 1870. George Barber was born on November 11, 1826, in Cheshunt, Hertsford, England. He emigrated to Salt Lake City from England in 1850, having joined the...
Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History, Local; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--19th...
Transcript of the writings and journal of Kumen Jones. Inluded are family histories of Jones' parents, siblings, wives and children, as well as reminiscences about missionary work, farming and settlement in southern Utah and religious musings. ...
Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942--Biography; Pioneers--Biography--Utah; Missions--San Juan County; Polygamy; Bluff (Utah); Blanding (Utah); Cedar City (Utah); Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Indians; Indians of North America; Jones, Mary Nielson,...
Karen Margrette Chrestensen by Margaret N. Hogan. Karen Margrette Chrestensen was the wife of Knud Chrestensen Nelson (whose biography is also included in this collection).
Biography of Francis Wilson Gunnell with a brief mention of his parents and grandparents' birth and death information. Also included is a list of the birth and death dates of his five wives: Polly Ann Edwards Gunnell, Sarah Elizabeth Bickmore...
Gunnell, Francis W. (Francis Wilson), 1831-1889; Owen, Mary Walters, 1828-1888; Gunnell, Francis C. E. (Francis Christopher Edwards), 1853-1926; Gunnell, Sarah Ann Owen, 1854-1923; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Cache Valley (Utah and...
The journal of Thomas Sleight (1833-1918) A Pioneer of Bear Lake Valley [Covering the Period 1857 to 1918]. A typewritten transcription from the original. Edited by Ira N. Hayward. Volume VII Joel E. Ricks Collection of Transcriptions. The...
Sleight, Thomas, 1833-1918; Paris (Idaho)--History; Bear Lake Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Diaries; Biographies; Frontier and pioneer life--Idaho; Pioneers--Biography--Idaho; Sleight, Marianna Reynolds; Sleight, Mary Matilda Wixom, 1853-;
Diary with biographical sketches of wives, 1839-1877. Pages 1-51 "Byography" and diary, page 52 "Sketch of the life of Johannah Adamson Bailey", pages 55-71 "Sketch of the life and trials of Susannah Hawkins Bailey written in an Epic Poem by...
Bailey, Charles Ramsden, 1839-1910; Bailey, Charles Ramsden, 1839-1910--Diaries; Bailey family; Bailey, Susannah Hawkins, 1847-1936; Bailey, Johannah Adamson, 1844-1914; Hawkins, Ann Sewell, 1806-1890; Wellsville (Utah)--History;
This Autobiography of Angus Taylor Wright is a transcription made from the holograph manuscript in the possession of Mr. Wright's daughter, Mrs. Robert W. Griffiths, Logan, Utah. by Utah State University Library, Special Collections, March 7,...
Journal of Ralph Smith, written between 1876 and 1878, but mainly focusing on his life between 1856-1878, and prefaced by an autobiography of Ralph Smith and biographical sketch of his father Thomas Watkin Smith. Ralph Smith discusses the settling...
Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Mormon cities and towns--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Smith, Thomas...
Diary of Ralph Smith covering his life from Jan. 1846 to 1896 (parts written retrospectively) with emphasis on his activities as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and living in Logan, Utah. Also includes transcripts of...
Smith, Ralph, 1835-1914--Diaries; Mormons--Utah--Logan--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Utah--Logan--History--19th century; Mormon Church--Utah--Logan--History--19th century; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and...
James Sherlock Cantwell's pioneer diary, 1813-1885, edited by Blair R. Holmes and continued by his son, James Cantwell, to 1917. Begun in 1869 as an autobiography, Cantwell continued it as a daily journal, making note of common occurrences in a...
Cantwell, James Sherlock, 1813-1887; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormons--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and...
Drawing on information gleaned from many diverse sources and supplemented by interviews with people knowledgeable about the Bear River, this report describes the history and geography of the Bear River as it relates to navigation. Among the topics...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho) -- History; Navigation -- Bear River (Utah-Idaho) -- History
History of the settlement of Hyrum, Utah, including information dealing with Agriculture, Canals, Dairies, Cattle, and the United Order of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hyrum (Utah)--History; United orders (Mormon Church)--Utah--Hyrum; Mormon Church--Utah--Hyrum--History--19th century; Cities and towns--Utah--Cache County--History--19th century; Mormons--Colonization--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho);...
Historical Record of Mendon, 1857-1919 by Isaac Sorensen. In this handwritten account, Sorensen chronicles events in Mendon, Utah, many of which he witnessed firsthand. Isaac Sorensen was born on February 24, 1840, in Sjaelland, Denmark. He...
Sorensen, Isaac, 1840-1922; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mendon (Utah)--History;
Reports measurements of appropriated and unappropriated waters in Cache Valley, Utah during the summer of 1896. Sponsored by the Experiment Station of Utah, the Hydrographic Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Board of County...
Stream measurements--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Tables; Water duties--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Water-supply--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Irrigation water--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Water-supply--Cache Valley (Utah and...
A Hydrologic Model of the Bear River Basin Research Project Technical Completion Report to the Office of Water Resources Research, Department of the Interior, August 1970, Washington, D. C., 85 pages. "Increasing demands upon the available water...
Hydrology--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Hydrology--Mathematical models--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Hydrology--Data processing; Hydrology--Electromechanical analogies;
Final decree issued subsequent to an earlier decree (July 14, 1920) providing supplemental detail and another Schedule of Rights distributing water from the Bear River and its tributaries to defendants in Utah such as the Lewiston-Bear Lake...
Water rights -- Utah -- Cache County;
Utah Power & Light Company;
Richmond Irrigation Company;
Smithfield Irrigation Company;
Smithfield West Bench Irrigation Company;
Smithfield North Bench Ditch Company;
Logan Cow Pasture Water Company;...
Describes the topography, geology, and history of prehistoric Lake Bonneville which once covered about 20,000 square miles in parts of Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. In addition to describing Lake Bonneville specifically, this detailed and beautifully...
Meeting minutes of county officials for Cache County, Utah spanning from its inception in 1857 to 1877. Minutes begin with the organization of the county as of Ap-ril 4, 1857, delineation of its boundaries, and appointment of its administrative...
Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871; Preston, William Bowker, b. 1830; Cache County (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Cache County (Utah)--History--Sources; Logan (Utah)--History--Sources; Hyrum (Utah)--History--Sources; Paradise (Utah)--History--Sources;...
M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah State University, 1973. Typewritten, 127 single-sided pages. Includes tables and maps. Also includes R....
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Biography and diary of Andrew Jackson Allen, 1818-1884. Also includes a list of donations or tithes to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Allen describes his conversion to Mormonism, travelling to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 and...
Allen, Andrew Jackson, 1818-1884; Allen, James; Allen, Lewis; Smooth, A.O.; Turnbow, Samuel; Allen family; Nauvoo Legion; Mormons--Diaries; Mormon Church--History--1844-1877; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah; Irrigation--Utah--Great Salt Lake...
Transcription of James Sherlock Cantwell's pioneer diary, 1813-1885, edited by Blair R. Holmes and continued by his son, James Cantwell, to 1917. Begun in 1869 as an autobiography, Cantwell continued it as a daily journal, making note of common...
Cantwell, James Sherlock, 1813-1887; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormons--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and...
Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1841-1904. 106 pages. There are no pages 16-26.
Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Mormon cities and towns--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Logan...
Biography and diary of Andrew Jackson Allen, 1818-1884. Also includes a list of donations or tithes to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Allen describes his conversion to Mormonism, travelling to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 and...
Allen, Andrew Jackson, 1818-1884; Allen, James; Allen, Lewis; Smooth, A.O.; Turnbow, Samuel; Allen family; Nauvoo Legion; Mormons--Diaries; Mormon Church--History--1844-1877; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah; Irrigation--Utah--Great Salt Lake...
This is the third part of the surgical portion of The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) put together under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army. This volume compiled by George A....
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care; Surgery, Military -- History -- 19th century; War wounds
An Early History of Cache County or History of Cache County, as printed in Logan Journal, beginning August 4, 1923, compiled by M.R. Hovey, Secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce. The contents of this item were first printed in the Logan...
Thatcher, Moses, 1842-1909; Preston, William Bowker, b. 1830; Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871; Martineau, James H. (James Henry), 1828-1921; Card, Charles Ora, 1839-1906; Benson, Ezra T. (Ezra Taft), 1811-1869; Mormons--Utah--Cache County--History;...
History of the settlement of Logan, Utah by Ralph Smith, Mormon Pioneer, consisting of entries transcribed in typescript from part of his journal. Jan. 4, 1876 -Jan. 28th 1878). Starting with a short history of his English father who converted to...
Smith, Ralph, 1835-1914--Diaries; Mormons--Utah--Logan--Diaries; Mormons--Cache Valley (Utah)--Diaries; Mormon Church--Utah--Logan--History; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and...
History of the Cache National Forest / prepared by Supervisor's Office, Dec. 1940. This history has been prepared by the forest officers of the Cache National Forest for hte purpose of building up a train of events and conditions leading to the...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History;
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings referring to the Cache National Forest, between 1905 and 1920. Clippings created in response to a letter requesting that : "clip and mail printed statements and editorials, favorable or unfavorable, which...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--United States; Grazing--Utah; Sheep--Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho); Sheep--Utah; Sheep--Idaho; Timber--Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho); Timber--Idaho; Timber--Utah; Forest reserves--Cache...
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), April 18, 1867. The letter, sent from Cincinnati, Ohio, gave details to his father about his current trip to Washington, D.C., to meet Spencer Baird.
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), May 5, 1867. The letter, sent from the Smithsonian institution, discussed Ridgway's upcoming meeting with Clarence King, in New York City, his trip west to San...
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), May 25, 1867. This letter again described to his father his travels through Panama and into the Pacific Ocean. It was mailed from the steamer "Constitution" at sea...
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), May 17, 1867. The letter mailed from the steamer "Chauncey" at sea in the Caribbean told his father about his travels in the Carribean and in the Panama area, with...
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), June 24, 1867. This letter, titled Sacramento, California, Camp no. 1, U.S.G.S. described to his father the establishment of the survey party's first camp.
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Geological Survey (U.S.)
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), August 11, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #12 at Big Bend of Truckee, Nevada. The letter described to his mother his trip from Sacramento, California through...
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Geological Survey (U.S.)
Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), September 1, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #17, "Banks of the Humboldt River," and it described, to his father, his trip with Mr. Parker (an Indian agent) and...
Teenagers -- Correspondence; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 -- Correspondence; Ornithologists -- Correspondence; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Geological Survey (U.S.)