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Show Max J. Evans, Director Stanford J. Layton, Coordinator of Publications Miriam B. Murphy Beehive History Editor O Copyright 1997 Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, UT 84101 1 BY MAVANEE GLEAVE LOFTUS Nestled amid quaking aspen and pine, Rob's Reservoir is a small but scenic fishing re-treat in the Dixie National Forest on the west face of the Escalante Mountain about twenty-five miles southeast of Antimony, Utah. Its origin is known to only a few people. Not even the U. S. Forest Service has a record of its origin on file. Rob's Reservoir was constructed in July BEEHIVE 23 1923 by my grandfather, Robert " Rob" Bar- HISTORY rowman Gleave, and my father, Otto Wellington Contents Gleave, fourteen years old at the time. Others who worked on the project were Rob's brother, Rob's Reservoir Walter William " Willie" Gleave, Willie's step- Mavanee Gleave Loftus 2 son, Golden Shugart, and Rob's brother- in- law, Heroes and Hoopla: Welcoming the Boys Home from the Philippines 1899 Style L yndia McDo well Carter 6 When Electricity Came to Torrey, Utah Clay M. Robinson 11 Provo's Infamous Goddess of Liberty Contest of 1894 D. Robert Carter 14 The White Stone Men Blodwen I? Olson 18 Memories of Thinning and Harvesting Sugar Beets Miriam B. Murphy 22 Jack Snyder. The purpose of the reservoir was to provide water to a 160- acre farm of alfalfa, oats, and wheat on Burro Flat at the north end of Johns Valley. Special- use permits for construction on for-est lands have been required since the National Forest Service was established in 1 89 1, but there is no indication that a permit was obtained in this case. All the builders of the reservoir have passed on, so the record remains silent. Yet the result of their labor still sparkles like a jewel for all to see and appreciate. Johns Valley Johns Valley in Garfield County is approx-imately thirty miles in length and lies north of Bryce Canyon, extending to Black Canyon lo- Boxcar in Memory Grove Said cated south of Antimony. Escalante can be " Mercin from the People of France reached by traveling a dirt road east over the Linda Thatcher 26 Mable Woodward Nielsen, a resident of idtsoe wrote, " Originally, Johns Valley was country, a place you had to pass get where you wanted to , go. The good spring water, gushing mountain streams, and the Cover art by Cherie Hale of sugar beet harve natural forage gave rise to dreams of conquest This publication has been funded w for summer ranching, range and dairy projects.. . . tance of a matching grant- in- aid from " People entered the valley for either polyg- Park Service. However, the contents and amous sanctuary, sheep or cattle grazing and not necessarily reflect the views or pol Department of the Interior, nor does the summer dairying, the sawmill industry, the ac-trade names or commercial products quisition of land by ' gentlemen's agreement,' endorsement or recommendation by the D squatter's right, homesteading, desert entry, or of the Interior. outright purchase, high altitude dry farming or 1 experiments in grains., root crops and the basis of race, color, untried country, and finally oil and facilitv oeerated bv a recieient of federal assistance mineral development." should write to: iqual opportunity Program, U. S. Rob's father, Walter Gleave, was one of Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, P. 0. Box Several to recognize the charm and potential of 37127, Washington, D. C. 20012- 7127. the region. After purchasing Center Creek prop- |
