Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by George R. Hill to his grandchildren on Thanksgiving evening 1954.
Old Ephraim (Bear) -- Legends; Clark, Frank, 1879-1960; Grizzly bear hunting -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- Folklore; Grizzly bear -- Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- 20th century; Grizzly bear -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- History --...
Mr. Bart Argyle discusses his current occupation of raising sheep and cattle. He talks about growing up ranching, and his family history in the area, as well as with ranching. Interviewed by Randy Williams on January 10, 2012 at the Argyle home in...
Mr. Pete Cornia talks about his family history, and his experience growing up on a ranch, and then operating a ranch as an adult. He discusses his views on ranching, education, farming, as well as various other topics. Interviewed by Bob Parson on...
Cornia, Pete--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Haying equipment; Hay—Harvesting—Equipment and supplies; Farm equipment; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system;
Mr. Maupin talks about his background working on ranches, including a career of being a ranch manager and a cow boss. He also talks about his post-ranching occupations of bronc saddle building and being a brand inspector. [Mr. Maupin received the...
Elaine Larson talks about growing up on the Deseret Ranch in Rich County, Utah where her father, Peter Mower, was the ranch foreman. Interviewed by Randy Williams on June 25, 2010 at the Larson home in Plain City, Utah. The transcript is provided...
Mr. Milt Oman talks about his life-long career as the ranch manager over three Simplot ranches, while living in Grouse Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Oman speak about raising a family on a rural ranch. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 9, 2010 at the...
Oman, Milton--Interviews; Oman, Marsha--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Pastures—Irrigation; Ranchers; Ranch Managers; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers...
Mr. Weston talks about his family history and how his ancestors came to settle in Rich County, Utah. He discusses his family ranch and how it’s been divided among family members over the generations. He also talks about his childhood through...
Native Vegetation Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Idaho, Utah, Wyoming Cooperative (Type IV) River Basin Study, January 1977. Describes the eight native vegetation types of the Bear River Basin: alpine, conifer, aspen, mountain brush,...
Endemic plants--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
Summarizes about 22 reports prepared as the result of the cooperative study of the Bear River Basin in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming in the mid-1970s. Describes the Bear River Basin and some of its problems in areas such as economics, recreation,...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Land use--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions--Statistics;...
"The purpose of this study is to construct a quantitatively descriptive model of the sewage system and its receiving environment by utilizing observations on the patterns of flow, water chemistry dynamics, bacterial activity and distribution,...
Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan; Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan River; Groundwater--Utah--Logan River--Quality--Research; Sewage--Analysis;
Water Quality Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Cooperative (Type IV) Study Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, December 1976. This report assembled and evaluated data pertaining to the water quality of the Bear River Basin. Specific objectives included 1)...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Water quality--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
West Cache Irrigation Company minute books: 1937 to 1944. Typescript. Founded in 1898, the West Cache Irrigation Company built a large irrigation canal system starting at Riverdale, Idaho and ending in northwest Cache Valley in northern Utah.
West Cache Irrigation Company (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Irrigation canals and flumes--Cache Valley--History;
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;...
Discusses the potential of Cutler Reservoir for interpretive and recreational development. The Reservoir is a large shallow marsh formed by backing up the Bear River, Little Bear River, and Logan River at the far western end of the Bear River...
This 19 page report is an abstract describing the operations of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. Organized into two sections according to the field seasons for 1876 and 1877, it lists each field party, its...
United States--Surveys; Discoveries in geography--American; United States--Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Utah State Farmers' Institutes, annual eleven for the year ending June 30, 1908. College Bulletins issued quarterly, Vol. 1, no. 4. "This number is devoted to dairying." Annuals of Farmers Institute and Housekeepers Conference recorded the...
Agricultural College of Utah; Agricultural extension work--Utah; Farmers' institutes--Utah; Dairying--Utah; Home economics extension work--Utah; Housekeeper's Conference--Utah;
In her first interview Katherine Gilbert briefly talks about her childhood in Canada and fond memories of outdoor experiences in her youth. She discusses her college education and subsequent jobs and training, and then speaks about influences as an...
Citizens for the Protection of Logan Canyon; Land use--Utah--Logan Canyon; Beaver Mountain (Utah); Canyons--Utah--Cache County--Recreational use; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)--Alumni and alumnae; Montreal (Quebec); Laurentian Mountains...
Dennis Austin discusses his career in the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and all the time in the field he spent and his role and opinions on various policies involved; he also talks about his role in influencing and teaching land owners about...
Austin, Dennis D.--Interviews; Biologists--Utah--Interviews; Austin, Dennis D.--Career in Wildlife Research; Utah. Division of Wildlife Resources--Officials and employees; Utah State University--Research; Range management--Research; Research and...
Article from Utah Historical Quarterly (v. 73, no. 1, Winter 2004) describes the status of civil rights in Utah about the time of the Brown versus the Topeka Board of Education case ended segregation of public schools. ---- On the surface it may...
USU alumnus and former basketball player Darnel Haney was interviewed at his home in Ogden on July 31, 2006. He talked about his parents and his childhood in Phoenix, Arizona where he was the first black athlete to play high school basketball. He...
Haney, Darnel L. -- Interviews; Race discrimination -- Utah -- History; School integration -- Arizona -- Phoenix; Race discrimination -- United States; African American athletes -- Interviews; African American teachers -- Interviews
Mr. Blair Francis talks about his family genealogy and history in the Morgan and Rich counties of Utah. He also talks about the history of ranching in the area, as well as his own involvement in ranching throughout his lifetime. Interviewed by...
Francis, Blair--Interviews; Francis, Blair--Genealogy; Ranching; Pasture, Rights of; Cattle rancing; Hay--Harvesting--equipment and supplies;
Steve and Robin Boies talk about their ranching upbringing, the ownership and history of their ranch, and raising a family in Elko County. They also talk about their collaborative land management group, their philosophy on land management, and the...
Boies, Steve--Interviews; Boies, Robin--Interviews; Ranching; Range management; Hay; Alfalfa; Cattle ranching; Ranching--Water-supply; Water in agriculture;
