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 |
013RM |
Subject |
Scientists; Fossils; Mountains; Hermits; Deserts |
Description |
Dr. Endo and Frank A. Beckwith were shown many trilobites that Dr. Resser had found. It was a treat. The group then went to Jack's Place. Jack Watson was a hermit who had lived there for 30 years. |
OCR Text |
Show i sneaking Doctor Endo here is Agnostus primitive no eyes ith which you sre famtliar in Nanchuria here it is founi in the Jower beds of Widdle Cambrian-this Mr Beckwith ispoor specSmen of snicules of sponges -this Dr Bado is the common trilobite here Ptychoparia kingi lieek but notprecice time marker as it overlaps intot he horizon above onrocky knoll this Mr Beckith is Narjunia named by Walcott from Marjum Pass-you re member having sent mebetter specimen harply spined quitestriking trilobite-this is Millardia named after your county this is Housensie fixing the name of the trilobite to the House Ranse we are in -- 5o on amt on remarked In studying Dr Jaleottrevorts he mentions Hyolithes have never had the food fortune to find one If you do will you slease snow it to me In shout halfhour Dr Resser walled over to me with palms covered with mecinas and sald ere lr Beckeith 1s Hyolithes hat pacsed up many of them thinking they were merely rocks lgt ochis de the brachippod namd after your friend not fosat of Delta Bmory John Obalus johni Dr Eado you are fmildar with it ac it and Dr Endo and15 cosmopolitan and present in Manchuria-- were shows one each of all Dr Resser hai found Tt wastreat Fossil Field Named after Hermit went Everyone in west From there we wah to JackPlace Ji1lart knows JackPlace Yet you vont find it on the mas Nor W11 you fini the mountain oprosite his hermitage wofficially naded 41 Hount 4n And seill farther to confuse you ifshould eny 1t at Thex postoffice would you tha locate it for thet tiny vostoffice for OV dwelling md winter heepherders has Long ago been sbandoned But it vas the home of the hermit of thit rgion Jack Wiatson widover who hed lived thers then thirty years ranging abouthundred head of cattle-nearest railroad 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 |
125288 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125288 |