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Show H I S T O R I C A L Q U A R T E R LY A. R. Mortensen, Editor U T A H S T A T E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E TY VOLUME XXIX, NUMBER 3 July, 1961 Copyright 1960, Utah State Historical Society, 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah Entered as second-class matter January 5,1953, at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of August 24,1912. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The year 1961 marks the centennial of the unique experiment of cotton culture in the Rocky Mountain West known as the Cotton Mission in Utah's Dixie. From cotton and cactus in a dry and forbidding land of one hundred years ago to the air-conditioned tourist accommodations in a land now famed for its scenic beauty is indeed the miracle of man's conquest of his physical environment. The land itself has remained unchanged, but man's ingenuity permits a seeming accommodation. In addition to the regular staff of this journal, many people have contributed to this salute to the people who settled "The Land That God Forgot." It is fitting that the greater part of this story was written or compiled by Dixie's own JUANITA BROOKS. In fact, without her and her rich background in the history, lore, and legend of her homeland it would be almost impossible to tell the story adequately. From letters written to her by Dr. Joseph Walker has come much of the material appearing in the "Vignettes." To her and also to A. KARL LARSON for his piece, "Pioneer Agriculture," and to LORRAINE T. WASHBURN for her contribution, "Culture in Dixie,'' the editors express sincere thanks. The large edition of diis Dixie Centennial publication was made possible through the co-operation of the City of St. George, William A. Barlocker, mayor; the St. George Chamber of Commerce, H. C. Thomas, secretary; and the St. George Centennial Committee, Ellis J. Pickett, chairman, Arthur K. Hafen, A. Karl Larson, Vernon Worthen, Neida Hutchings, H. L. Reid, Mary Phoenix, Charles M. Pickett, and James Lundberg. COHTEHTS The Face of the Land 193 The Cotton Mission 201 » Song, "St. George and the Dragon" 222 Color Country 223-238 Song, "Pounding Rock ^nt0 tne Temple Foundation" 239 Early Buildings 241 Culture in Dixie 255 Pioneer Agriculture 269 Silver Reef 281 Vignettes 289 ILLUSTRATIONS Air View of St. George | g2 Desert Joshua 197 Utah's Dixie, Map 198-199 Erastus Snow 200 Jacob Peart Inscription 205 Washington Cotton Factory; Factory and Employees 213 Dugout Home; Adobe Home in Santa Clara 215 Pine Valley Mountain 221 Snow's Canyon 223, 224 Pine Valley Church; St. George Courthouse 225 St. George Temple 226 St. George Tabernacle 227 Arch of Drugstore at Silver Reef 228 Three Patriarchs 229 Looking Down the Valley from the Temple of Sinawava 230-231 Angels Landing 232 Falls of Sinawava 233 Switchbacks 234 Checkerboard Mountain 235 Cedar Breaks 236 Red Canyon 237 Bryce Canyon 238 St. George Temple Under Construction 240 First Social Hall in St. George; Same Street 1910 243 Brigham Young Home; Israel lvins Home; Lorenzo Clark Home 246 Margaret Laub Home; Thomas Cottam Home; William Carter Home 247 George Brooks Home; The "Big House" 250 Modern St. George 252 Social Hall; First Dixie Martial Band 254 Woodward School 257 Dixie College; New Fine Arts Building 258 Charles L. Walker 259 Charles Ellis Johnson, Ellis and Jay; Jay Johnson 262 DIXIE On Vermilion Cliff 267 Melancthon Wheeler Burgess Home 268 Joseph E. Johnson; Thomas Judd 271 Grape Vineyard and Orchard 274 Grapes and Fruit 275 Alfalfa Field in Dixie 278 Ruins of Silver Reef • 282 Wells Fargo Building; Western Gold and Uranium Company Operations 284 Residential Street in Silver Reef 285 The Reef 286 Early July 24 Celebration in St. George 288 Post Office in St. George 290, 291 Torroweap 301 |
