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 |
Lost Spanish mine |
Identifier |
047RM |
Subject |
Mining; Maps; Gold |
Description |
Joe Nielson got to see an old, frayed map. He found the hole that was marked on the map and named it "The Lost Josephine." The hole was 82 feet deep. A ladder with 32 rungs was still there in 1950. |
OCR Text |
Show -5 STGE NUNEER TWD Joo Neleon his son Lafe and his son-in-Lur ilva Barnes ot to ses an ol man frayed beglmning to gart on the folds genuine map from Mexico -to the unbelieving merely the old stock-in-trae for shrewd swarthy harpers to ael1 to Americanos forprice senor maybeso riches for you But to believers an infallible certainty to orevious workings of rold by the ancient Spaniarde It too aowsd two lakes two andhalf days travel ABaEE but 1t vas marked withhole tree in dead line withdistant crag on the mountains Otherwice Livin spit imge of the drave ine on the piper sack 1yfountnole thas Tumny Lookine hele passed womtthmere sance It was on the alluvial fan dowdfatance fron the mouth of the biz canyon Joe promptly located under the euphonious title Me Lost Josephine Alva Barnes founsomewhat f1lled-in smaller hole mile andia half farthor up at the very edge of the canyon mouth He dubbed The Lost Isabel after the former queen of Spain LS lew even hipher Joats hole wasnearly rownd oval sixty by sevnty fest ant etehty-two feet deep The sides are pronouncedly verti 11t bot 46 fe in wnconsolidated late alluvial depod of the bie fan soft To avoid the dm per of cave-ins he Put downman-shaft by the side of it to abou half way dovm and hen driftedtunnsl to the main hole From the tunnel end to the floor of the hole he fixedlader counted thirty-two runes on it still in plce in 1950 But he pot marything in the hole Not evencolor Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
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 |
125394 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125394 |