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Show flour on the limbs Eu~u thus kept tl e flour dry. One one trip from Salt Lake vJi th 8. loe.u. of mercHc..nc.li se, I founa the river frozen over so rs to nola the lo~a up. In one crossi~g, the ice gave ~ay &ha wet the lo&a, uolng wuch U~fu~ge. In 1 8 5~, my f&~ner rentea u heru of sheep. I worked with him for four years with t.ne sheep ana fo.rming. In 1887 my father ,·ent to Mexico, so l ana my brother, 1'hornas Sev;;.. . , too.K care of the sheep • .h.t tt1e enu of this yec.r, Thomas took fa.tl1er' s sheep. I rented a herd from Pinto Coop. At that ti~e the range was public dom~in with plenty of feed oy travelling from summer to winter range-from Panguitch Lake to Lee's Ferry on the Colorado hiver. bxpenses were very light. Sheep and wool were not very high in price; however, we made increases very fast. From 1887 to 1939 (52 years), I have been through a variety of experiences. My hobby has been to develop the country and make th~ world bigger and better for people to live in. Twenty-five years ago most people thought land and water were the best of security. I ha.ve spent all the money I ha.ve maae along these lines. Today no one seems to cc-... re to have this kina of property. On December 24 , 1879, I marriea Marry Hannah Heywood, in the St. George Temple. She was a daughter of J~seph L. and Mary B. Heywood . "O'Ve grew up together in the same little towns~ New Harmony and Panguitch. My wife had gradua.ted frorri the University of Utah. She received a scholarship from Panguitch, then Iron County, she being the youngest scholar of the school at that ·time to graduate. Afterwards, she taught ~ublic school for one year . After our marriage she taught 2 private school in our home in an upstairs room, taking produce from scholhrs as her pay. Our children as follows: John 1. Se~;, Jr., born September 15, - 11 - |
