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 |
Bouching echoes |
Identifier |
005RM |
Subject |
Mountains; Petroleum industry; Airplanes |
Description |
"Right there below us is where the ......Oil Company shot 18 dynamite charges last summer on the seismograph." "Any results?" I inquired. "Not for publication." |
OCR Text |
Show fat The sentor saout then ook over told the pilot what altituds 4o maintain where to g0 84 they scouted that east area three times closely scrutinising the mrface indications making coplous notes ing contour maps all the vhile discussing the terrain ealling attention to interesting matter After the third and lovest flight the senior scout said pilot Tumn vest at the far north end Iwant to go down that Ley lower than now and as slow as you can s If you see an oil dome call my attention to it never seen one md to the valI have we rounded into the imner valley saw that it wasbeautiful smallor antieline withstill smaller anticline downmiddle tions taking ple1 sat entranced withhe wonderful up-turned formaand tures as we went whenhand touched my choulder Ff the semdor scout said above the hum of the plane WRight there below ue 1z where the Oil Company shot eighteon dynamite charges last sumer on the seismograph got the platnly-seen dome on the fila Aay resulus inquired for publication Stlence but for the plane In about halfminute he added They 11 be back withgrownd crew and drilltest As this is written nine men have been quietly in the area refusing publicity reticent as to operations andsurvey crew has boen surveying the contiguous aresfor some miles around went to Cedar City pilot and co-pilot at the hotel the head geologist of the party courteously talked to me reservedly and very kindly shoved meTotary drill head mall chunk of mechantsm with cutting faces of diamonds set in the stesl This little 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 |
125328 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125328 |