BBrriigghhaamm YYoouunngg UUnniivveerrssiittyy BBYYUU SScchhoollaarrssAArrcchhiivvee Theses and Dissertations 1975 TThhee SSeettttlleemmeenntt aanndd DDeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff WWaayynnee CCoouunnttyy,, UUttaahh,, ttoo 11990000 Aldus DeVon Chappell Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Anthropology Commons, Cultural History Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BBYYUU SScchhoollaarrssAArrcchhiivvee CCiittaattiioonn Chappell, Aldus DeVon, "The Settlement and Development of Wayne County, Utah, to 1900" (1975). Theses and Dissertations. 4589. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4589 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 10j development settlement THE AND OF 1900 WAYNE COUNTY UTAH TO thesis A presented to the history department doctrine of church and young university brigham partial fulfillment in requirements for degree of the the arts master of by chappell aldus D april 1975 d- this thesis chappell is aldus accepted by in D its present history form by the department of church and university satisfying young docttrriinnoe of brigham as the doe Doc arts thesis requirement for the degree of master of tusrcommittee ttee ro tup atee rodneeyy mom chairman e 7 4 9 4d JL WM F er penaca iiommitts pbzeiingg7aajja 0ad 5ieii mmeeemmmbeer C ean tfrrlstensen i tee sen commit ee eunnrrii s member COM C M jaz r saz baz tz tamar tt berrtt emaamTaTtt berrreetttt arett damatt Berr department arnan date Ea chaiarrmmaann e f Cha bird typed sharon by li PREFACE there contributed to have been many have the who it this primarily completion faith of work but has been the encouragement I received dear wife rayda and from 1 my that to prodded conclusion on a me at this enterprise beginning the of I excited was 1 enthusiastic prospect writing history about the of the and it birthplace got surroundings I into of and my As 1 my interest expanded but enthusiasm declined because I could my 1 find only meager written records to afraid from which draw that most graduate committees look for an extensive bib- if lio scarcity liography I published graphy the of material wondered 1 prove to big might be too an obstacle however I determined 1 little if person that his best a did more could asked be so after searching libraries at state the the utah univer- sity young university historical society brigham utah and historical department I to diaries the church went 1 biographies autobiographies personal interviews to and it satisfying material obtain the bulk of tedious was a my interesting I believe I to satisfac- work have covered 1 1 my at least at tion best sources that are the of information present available trust ability I that to this commit abundance of 1 my material to paper will beneficial to be worthwhile and those interest have an who iii iv it tells story mans struggle against the of As nature for future generations to better life order in have a this thesis will once again bear out the saying that so willing great are to sssaaaccarrriiifffices floonnllyy those ices in order make who perpetuate lives actually to the achievements of others and greatness possess qqquuuaaai3bl essential to quaid the s bhe q bhe L k great lest forget I big is a thanks also oh 1 jack fr jend to friend helped extended iend hoffman with the my who mv draft to limitations rough while confined the imposed by tche state prison return utah asked nothing in also and appreciated are the typing services friend of good and my gwen hollingworth spent neighbor many hours who Q G transcribing tapes with only thank yyyooouuuilll as pay I a would 1 test friendship appreciation say that of sincere a was A sister is to john fugal their expressed brother for and P editing constructive suggestions to ann bird sharon and and for finished product the youngsters lisa I encouraged also by was and my 1 fell scott wayne county in people love with her and who visits after to area several the wayne county is places utah one of the few where appears mailing only the of the community addresses on name person following perhaps careful reading the of the a name bbhuehe wwilll is wwiiilll to follow us of what show why TABLE OF CONTENTS page iii PREFACE vi LIST FIGURES OF chapter 1 LOCATION 1 GEOGRAPHY AND settlement 2 BEFORE 7 INDIANS 13 THE 3 beginnings 4 EGINNINGS 17 1 conditions LIVING 23 EARLY 5 organization 6 CONTINUED 27 GROWTH AND beginnings 7 01 INDUSTRY 35 OF aauuxxljiliaries ffaabbileess 8 EARIES ORGANIZED 51 CHURCH ddooernni gil 54 9 NEW COUNTY FFOOERMMED ID 511 6600 10 STAKE ORGANIZED WAYNE amusements 69 11 ap 1p 1 MEDICAL SERVICES 77-3 3 BITS PFIIEECCEESS 78 13 AND 14 88 REVISITED WAYNE CCOOUUNNTJ-Y Y bibliography 92 LIST FIGURES OF figure page map of utah 1 5 county wayne of map 6 2 expense statement for bringing in outlaw 40 3 original rights agreement for water purchased 4 indians from 45 vi a- chapter 1 GEOGRAPHY AND LOCATION tril county is wayne situated central utah in the south cen it cou- part state is sevier emery of the bounded by bhe and plute it nties on the north from which was taken on the garfield green st east river wweeostt the south the on and on ssoouotthhae aarrildd wel it its natural but uneven boundary as forms a winds way to the colorado total area county is square the of the miles phe 2 1175 it nd mostly mountains desert is twenty tthhrreeee one and fee und half miles wide and approximately ounnee hundred and five miles green river long depending you measure the on where on gilbert l87 survey in 187576 a of the 1875 76 made 18776 K G region reported rocky mountain and aridity natural obstacles region the of the the bhe buhhee it primitive ever nt even uggeeddnnecssss have kont the and ko i little it explorers indians to use of seem have nade mmaaddoe tot lot enter region until not did the 1869 lot plateau the climate of the around the henry aromnd temperate arid average rainfall mountains ib the and gli sssliiilighhatttlllyyy only more than inches the northern three 5 tarr rainfall mountains receive about tthhrrere times as much 2 1 plateau surrounding as the ities elevation wayne county aties varies the of hkaayynnee communities comman commtn at at feet loa western to feet 7000 the 14220000 from o0oo00 on end st vviillliee east hanksville 11anksville the on Hanks ag gilbert 1g henrj geology of the hlbeeennnrrry mmoouunnttaainn in K y I 1 i gecnorcal 3 i lurvey ot f geographical ggeeoe t TT J h a aanndd ho 11757c1t y e c 1 0 IC T C I 1 tr print pprriinnttiinnge gount region washington ofricc ain mmoouunnt atairin BDCC aln ine 0 c lne 1 iby 0 187 p 11 1 2 rainfall vary climatic conditions also for and statistics example the department of commerce bureau of government year federal for ten period to US the 1930 reports average temperatures ville the were hanksville 1940 Hanks 533 429 highest temperatures ville llooa hanksville 42.9 5339 10 a 429 Hanks 110 53.39 53 3 temperatures ville loa lowest hanksville loa 100 Hanks 27 33 years foorr higher tempera- records other have and lower shown J tures are not to they are so these considered records be given primarily for comparison during this period same precipitation including to average yearly the 1940 1930 5l8 ville rain hail sleet for hanksville 55.1188 inches was and snow Hanks 518 774499 loa 7.49 inches report spell extremely old timers an cold in the 1880s at river bicknell 1880 the bottoms froze over with a when coat of iccee solid enough to support the weight of a twelve ice d earlier even horse maxfield hundred pound 1879 E H aws reported that to horses sheep froze death in and ows cows 0 2 stalls their range out the on and gary lawyers thesis in mr frank on the geology of east wayne county pointed the henry mountains of end he out area settlement development of the and was interrupted late 9go0s s large in the flood swept a when villages river destroy- the fremon inundated the fremont down L irrigation systems ing and and covered the farm dams silt land with history 2 elijah history hiett of maxfield yfoound in found und fields fiel alice johnson printed maxfields history mmaaxeffiieell compiled by by s Max M orlyn zams nroorrmmaann t7o7tmetss on 7 ndr tomets an 747 andr 947 7 9 m P 3 3 gainesville during this period half cainesvviillllee of Caines has been villages swept four smaller badly away were so that they half were damaged abandoned and more than population area 3 of the of the whole has away moved later will this more mentioned of flood be geograp- wayne county are the in divided communities eastern hically with most of the communities being in the portion they are located in rectangular valley running a approximately sixteen long five miles miles in and wide this area altitude is the the 7000 foot level around and all frost is free that about of weather can two months be agriculture according to expected the US department of salt city office average weather bureau in lake utah the killing last frost spring is june in date of the and 19 first killing average frost is the date of the in autumn september the average is nearly three resi- so 6 months it area reported years at dents of the have where snowed h 4 least once each month ttilee rise abruptly rather the mountains the south on east fish boulder thousand lake north lake and foo- is gradual slope west while the more on the where the irto parker hhiillllsides thills develop the the sides mountain and are vegetation slopes mountain covered with various kinds of that excellent for as well as browse wild domestic make 3ugggaaaryrryy frank lawyer geology of the henry mountains 11 part provo geolqgstudies studies vol I gy december 1970 XIX 1 G ttiitfbrreamoung t young r rg university studies geology foung a h F U at 49tatement statement by william lavon chappell personal april interview 1974 197 3