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 |
Fruita Natural Bridge |
Identifier |
030RM |
Subject |
Arches; Rock formations |
Description |
(Pai Soka) From the lower part of the arch to the ground is 72 feet. |
OCR Text |
Show FRUITA NiTURAL BRIDCL PAI-SOKK SEEX FROM AN AIRPLANG cut bridge is seen Just to the cola right of median positio heavy Vlsck 1s the shadow cust by the arch or apun uponground below rom the lower pert of tha arch to the ground is 72 fast the width frou ebutment to sbutament is 133 feot The heavy black 1ins in the upper reght 1o the dreinage chsmmal for tho eaten busin Ghove It ls lined by trees showlug tie jrevalace of weter nd mell syring celled Gove Springpossibly fed froa the sems Areimge Haeshigh ralns the drainage waters flow down as mrked by the line of trees is wrned by the mounteln abruptly block4 theve turning the waters into the deeply cut channsls leadin behind the brddge Undercutting in soft spot in the samstone of the bridge f1nelly broks hirousk and formed the arch There is not water now in the chemnslo exceyt after rains as all the ek mrface ls bere etove the water gushes down furfously To the lert of the rldge is scen fpuvy undercut near the end of long fingertip of rock In heavy relns the vater pours dawn the channel boraering the firgemtip ove end slso in the chanceld boxiering 15 below he tendency to undereut erd fom bridge isstill in process of opecation ana in time that fingertip of rock will slsooat Tiough to spanning bridze The pmcess need be carried butfew fest wore the remaining rock yet to be cutonlyfew feet in thdckms 50 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved Digital image |
Spatial Coverage |
Fruita (Utah); Capitol Reef National Park (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Date |
1947 |
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 |
125396 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125396 |