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Show 284 Utah Historical Quarterly Xs" This structure is typical of the stone outbuildings of Beaver. There is an upstairs, with a basement about five feet deep. The rubble facade is present even in this small outbuilding. Again of the pink stone, this cabin stands in Adamsville, just west of Greenville. Evidently, the building has recently burned. Closeup of the stone blocks in the Adamsville cabin. William Pryor of Beaver says that the marks in these tufa blocks were formed with a folk instrument made from an ax. The blade was split and twisted, and when swung against the stone would rough them. The lime mortar used in these houses was fired ten miles west of Beaver as were the native red bricks. |
