This same lady when a girl was often out hunting for Indian beads, arrow heads, etc. One day she came to an old hollow stump, upon investigation it was found to contain many human bones and a button. It had evidently served as a grave for a child. It was beside the Old Mormon Trail and some Mormon emigrants had spent a winter here in years gone by. There was also a grave marked Sarah Turner, died 1872. The weather had almost smoothed the board-marker.

M. P. Clary and Bill Brown were going down the south side of the river when a snow storm came up. It developed into a real blizzard. To secure better protection from the storm, they went into a canyon just south of McCulligan's canyon and camped until it was over. They were compelled to take the end-gate of the wagon to shovel themselves out. When they got started, they were two days reaching home the snow was so deep.

The years, 1885-86-87, seemed to be the great years for settlement, as will be seen by looking over the history of the different localities. Settlers continued to come until the dry years, 1890-92-93-94, when so many grew discouraged and left. It was a kind Providence though for it left more pasture for those hardy ones who stayed. The hardships of these years tested the endurance of these brave people to the limit and only the strongest

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ones remained. It was during those dry years that A. D. Remington, who had located at Day, on the south table in 1887, did so much for the preservation of the settlers. He had started a store, postoffice, dairy and creamery. At the crisis in the dry years he loaned money to those in need, helping them to pull through until good crops came again.