Saga of the Sanpitch Vol 24

Sericulture, the Silk Industry in Ephraim

Although of merely ten years duration sericulture wasworthwhile industry in Ephraim An offer was made by Congress to allot an appropriation to revive the in dustry in Utah terest and but know-how short-lived their community were the so had devotion to effort Some assigned duties industry disappointed and at The for Gospel faith cause in for of the sisters this they demise failure felt The to but to succeed was fulfilled little remorse who had the at worked sericulture accepted the silk worms sisters promote though this felt in the valiantly perhaps the success their determination diligently its materialize sisters but early faithfully the the despite not declined exhibited repugnant their did manifested Prophetword and this were closure nobly There are now in Ephraim few are carefully preserved as probably memento of the early silk industry maining mulberry trees that had been silk cocoons that the only existing One of the last replanted by pioneer hands wasgrand aged specimen standing southeast of Ephraimlibrary It stood near the little adobe schoolhouse of former days Yearly it produced lucious berries in abundance that were plucked and In September 1985 this tree was lightning then later removed eaten severly by passers-by damaged by Bibliography WomenWomen Exponent Exponent February June 15 Soren Ross Journal Abstract of Silk Farm and 1894 15 in Francis 189 Larsen possession Relief Centenary Society 1942 Relief History Society was born in home on Relief Society Society General General Board Board of of 1966 Saga on of of Relief of the that the Silk area Sangitch Farm many when typist her years 47 LuGene parents after it Nielson were closed living