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Show 316 John Tanner and His Family termined that impractical, sending and the an expedition rumor up the Colorado River was totally died. It was natural that in the move back to Utah, Mother Elizabeth and her sons should go first to Payson where Myron had settled since his marriage in 1856. Three of the boys Freeman, Joseph, and Dan would make it their future home. - - In 1860 the partnership which the four older boys Myron, had had in San Bernardino was broken Seth, Freeman, and Joseph up. Seth had withdrawn in 1856 to prospect for coal in San Diego - - and Myron moved to Provo in 1860 leaving only Freeman and Joseph of to his newly acquired property, original four. They divided own way. Beswick stated it simply: the up the property and each went his "The boys all separated now and made homes for their families. Freeman bought a farm in Payson and started to farm and raise horses. "11 It is difficult to know how completely his life was dominated by his love of horses, but most of the stories connected with him are somehow related to them. Here are some samples: Freeman was the first man to bring horses across the desert into Utah, the sand was so hot, the horses would lie down on their backs and hold their legs high in the air to cool their hooves. They traveled mostly at night because it was cooler." In Payson pasture to one time another, they were driving a bunch of horses from one they turned a corner in the block, there was a as child in the middle of the road. The men didn't know what to do, were so scared. Before they knew it Freeman was picking the child from the ground." they an In 1892 the Enterprise Star, an old Payson newspaper, article about Freeman Tanner. Here are a few extracts: printed Mr Freeman Tanner has from boyhood interested himself in horse training and it is more especially the object of this sketch to treat upon an invention of a trotting harness and over-check for which he has recently applied for a patent. This device as described in the specifications is designed to regulate the step, thereby increasing the |
