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Show Valley of the Bear River 209 out and was straightaway slaughtered. Likewise, tradition holds that Danford's Dive in Logan Canyon was named for the death-defying leap one rowdy young teamster made as his load of lumber tipped into the river while the Logan Temple w7as under construction.3' To such cultural insights as might be garnered from the above may be added the observation that the Utah portion of the mountains between Cache and Bear Lake valleys was the most intensively named area in the region, if Forest Service and United States Geological Survey maps provide an accurate index. This in turn suggests three observations that bear upon the question of cultural diffusion. First, the terrain itself invited names. Second, the Utah mountain area was more intensively used than Idaho forests of the region, a fact borne out by early Forest Service surveys and more recent grazing and watershed studies.36 And third, it sug'•'•" Ibid., pp. 8-9. 30 See for example Albert F. Potter, "Diary of Albert F. Potter's Wasatch Survey, July 1 to November 22, 1902," pp. 2-7, Region 4 Papers, Record Group 95, National Archives, Washington, D . C ; and C. E. Rachford, "Memo to the Forester, November 12, 1921," Grazing Supervision ' 1915-22, Region 4 Papers, Record Group 96, National Archives. See also Charles S. Peterson "Albert F. Potter's Wasatch Survey, 1902: A Beginning for Public Management of Logan-Hyde F* ark-Smith field canal carved out of solid limestone, 1861-62. USHS collections. |
