The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-08-30
AFRIP UP BIGCOTTON
WOOD.
Visiting the Old Mills
) And Taking In Many Other
Sights.

Sights.
A prospecting party visited Big Cot
canyon last week for the
double purpose Of doing little pros-
peeting, and having pleasant outing.
This 10 one Of the finest can, ons in
Utah for pleasure seekers. and contains
many interesting features.
About the first thing Of interest 10
the site o. old mill O. or the haunted
mil a. II IL sometimes called. This il
the first mill in Utah where q circular
saw was usei, and tradition says that
some unseen power was In the habit Of
running the mill at night to the terror
Of the mill hands. 1t is said that voices
could be plainly heard, and sounds as
II aome one chopping wood, and by way
Of variety the mill woald stop running
while the saw was being filed. Tools
wero also mis-lsid some Of which would
be found lying in the road below the
mill.
About three miles further up the
canyon 10 another old saw mill known
~ mill 'B" bsrs 10 where Enocb Davis
the vile murder used TO work. his house
y. still standing but like its former
oeeppapt It 10 nearly a total wreck.
For the next few miles the canyon is
pteep and narrow and snow slides are
frequent In winter time. And az we
proceeded up the canyon we saw a
npR bar Of places where men had been
Ipspsissned In shsir cabins aud finally
sssessd BY their more fortunate com
psQIesas. One man was buried in a
~ .Mvl Sox SEVERAL days.. and when
saSaa sss vss still alive and wA.
!, - Atals above thie place IL q besuti-
hi little valley called Negro fiat. II
happened about the year 1860, . com
pspy pi teamsters went up the canyon
los ianbsr rather late in thu fall, and
ths snow fell 90 heavy in one night
thst shsy found themselves completely
sR0wsds In; they attempted to make
shsir. way down the canyon however
bnt soon ioupd that this was impossible
With thvir. teams. The situation be-
eems serious, when ono Of them volun-
tssred to wade down the creek TO the
next mill some three miles below and
. negro teamster was determined to
follow him. and after several hours Of
untold suffering and hsrdships the
white man reached the mill and gave
the alarm, hut tho, negro perished in
She la,lst valley. The next spring a
seckless young tesmster sought out the
body Of the dead. negro and procured
the skull. drove up the canyon with
his easily find sticking on top Of the
bolster stake Of his wagon.
lA.ltttis farther up VIC pass the dag
ysy Whsee adrunken Irishman iell into
and was drown some IL years
lssa,
y, Near the head Of the canyon 10 an
Isusispt saw mill. know as mill "E"
hsrs,is where the shingles for the big
Tabernacle in Salt Lake City were made
In u and %; the mill is now in ruin
aud deserves. the efforts Of an artist.
About half mile from the Old mill 10
brighton lake. This is one Of the most
beautiful locations that can DO found in
,ths mountains. This 10 tho. place
where PRESIDENT Young aud company
Of Ssints were located when news was
received that Johnsons army had left
the Misouria river to come 10 Utah
aud externimate the mormons in 1853,
but civilization has brought mighty
change; a l,otel has been built near
Brighton lake, it is about 100 II. long
by 10 wide. and IL three stories high
and connected by telephone with Alta
and Park city and all pasts Of the Ter
rltory Some OF the richest mines in
tile Territory is situated near this lake
but prospecting is out Of the question
an the country is taken up for miles
around aud held under u. S. patent.
AL parties contemplating a pleasure
trip st the head OF Cottonwood are here
by advised to bring ther own water and
wood. The air 10 free. We were in
formed by an old miner that one man
owned strip Of mining claims miles
In length. and other parties own min.
log property nearly US large. There
srs manopolists among miners as well
~ other branches II business. We
that. the climate just two
quilts cooler At the head OF the canyon
,hsp II 10 Al I.ehi.
/ On our return trip we were shown
grove Of timber where in an early day
3 couple Of Insn with mules were i'm
pioyed ystting out timber one very cold
viptsr. Tho weather was 10 cold, in
nHt, that when man made a remark
70 HE erroring mule the words would
10 frozen solid " soon an they left his
nps. and the next spring when warm
rsssher came these Same remarks were
th&yed out and the wo IDS we're full OF
pppriptabls language. 1t is barely
posstbls that this story IL not true, but
give 10 Tor what il 10 worth. 9r.
Rusticator.
VIII Visit Salt Lake.