| Title |
Bernice Gibbs Anderson, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-4 and GS-5, August 9, 1974, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs |
| Contributor |
Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), 1943-; Notarianni, Philip F.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1974-08-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-06-17 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Promontory (historical), Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780007/ |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History |
| Description |
Two transcripts (30 pages and 29 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Bernice Gibbs Anderson on August 9, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Anderson (b. 1900) recalls growing up west of Corinne, Utah. Her family took their cattle to the Promontory area every summer. She describes the area and talks about the people who lived in the area. Other topics include conflict between the Irish and Chinese, Crockers ranch, Captain Bufford, Leland Stanford letting stock loose in the area, Holly ranch, passenger trains, the telegraph line, freighting, a robbery in Corinne, the prohibition of liquor, and World War I. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 30 pages. Anderson continues with a description of Chinese labor in the area, bandits, brakemen, freight cars, the Golden Spike, Wilson Wright, the federal government, National Parks, veterans organizations, and Heber Sessions. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Inventory of the Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974; http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31866 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Acrobat Pro X as PDF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b01000 |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866615 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000 |
| Title |
Page 11 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866560 |
| OCR Text |
Show MRS. ANDERSON Page 9 BA: But he managed that for them, and he and a sort of a li-ttle sorry which he hooked two horses on tandum style like the English do, one behind the other , and he'd go down to the depot when the trains came in and meet the guests .that were coming, or take them to the trains in that outfit. Gave them a wild ride through the cedars. GT: I'll bet. Do you remember if the house sat on a little hill overlooking the · area, or was it down in a valley? BA: Well, it was sort of overlooking the area. GT: So they had a nice view? BA: Yes, they had a nice view of the station and trees and everything although they were more than a mile away. I don't remember seeing it. It was probably there when we made this trip out to Black Pine Canyon, but I don't remember seeing it course I wasn't noticing, and it was a little off the road. It was set down to the north, ·or the southwest of .where the trail or the road that we took over cross the mountain· and down into the valley on the other side. GT: I see. BA: On out way to Black Pine. That's the way the herd went . was down a dug-way sort of in the northwest corner of the Promontory valley out there. GT: When your people were running the cattle, were they running them to be sold to the mines in 1905, or what were they doing with their ca"t"'t le. Were they shipping them down to Salt Lake? BA: Now, I don't know that. I know they wintered them out here, the ranch and I think they sold them live, on the hoof to other people. I don't know who they sold them to. I was almost too young to sit up and take |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000/866560 |
