Title |
Rejected Manuscripts |
Identifier |
rejected.xml |
Subject |
Fossils--Utah; Paleontology--Utah; Mountains--Utah; Natural bridges--Utah--Canyonlands National Park; Millard County (Utah)--History |
Description |
A binder of manuscripts by Frank A. Beckwith that had been rejected by editors. They include: "Wings and bouncing echoes scout for oil," about prospecting for oil fields in the area around Delta, Millard County, Utah; "Scientists on the desert," a two-part article about a paleontology expedition in 1930 that included Frank Beckwith and Dr. Charles E. Resser, Smithsonian curator, and Dr. Riuji Endo, Japaniese geologist, which also includes another episode involving Beckwith and his friend Charles Kelly; "Fruita Natural Bridge (Pai-Soka) as seen from an airplane," which describes an aerial photograph Beckwith took; "Small fossils in Millard County," about Cambrian-era trilobites; and "Millard County's very own 'lost Spanish mine'." Each is accompanied by the rejection letter. Also here is included a published article by Charles Kelly entitled, "Historical highways: old trapper relates difficulties of travel between Ogden and Salt Lake in early days--Four killed near Farmington," printed in "Scenic Utah Motorist" magazine |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943; Endo, Ruiji; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971 |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah); Canyonlands National Park (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Rejected manuscripts |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
26cm x 33cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t75cnb |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126243 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb |
Title |
Scientists in the desert |
Identifier |
014RM |
Subject |
Deserts; Mountains; Hermits; Fossils; Scientists |
Description |
Dr. Resser enjoyed Jack's hospitality-- "a typical desert rat." When he discovered wrigglers in the water supply... |
OCR Text |
Show Polnt at Black Rock thirty-six miles avay seldom vistted in susmer but store headquarters for shesp herders in sub zero weather lonely hungry on visitors andtypical character of desert product ackFlace is on the southern tip of the Gonfuston Rnge sptlythe se Wahnuned fo eddyour contuston ant Hal Nountai on the north tip of amile or so opnosite is Fossil Mount viclan fossils all about opposite thethe west and about minety-one miles hat sent Dr Resssr atout 600 nounds of field rich in Ordolower half of Sevier Lake southwest from Delta fossils from there m4 he was interested to vidt the field in person introduced Jack Dr Resser was delishted to meettypicel desert rat in his own home in his own enviromment and to accept Jackhospitality for suppers afterward they chatted in animated conversation until bed time Dr Resser always drawing hishoet on with skillfully put questions to talk about himself walk of inspection ---after Dr Resser saw the wrigglers in Jackvater supply in the catch basin he preferred his own Aesert vater bart He drew from Jack that that lonely man in his solitude had keptdiary day by day recording the events visitors ant hapvenings of thirty years In that long time you have been here many striking things have occurred-ean you refer to your iary and give us one2ninterjected Jack these men are trained geologists urn 4n your journal where you recoried that YRumbling of the Mountainal you reatme last sumer they will like that Jnck said alowd Thet vas in May 1921 and turned to the entry Dr Rosser said Read it Jack versely replied Malk 4t easier than read not much ofwriter So hers is Jacktalking of that fournal emtry asbest remember it Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Date |
1930 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
Rejected Manuscripts |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
125230 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125230 |