| 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 14 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866563 |
| OCR Text |
Show MRS. ANDERSON Page 12 PN: Mrs. Anderson, you were telling us last week about this Leland Stanford and the quote "Promontory mustang", I wonder if you could tell us more about that? BA: Leland Stanford had racing stables in Palo Alto, California, and he imported the best racing stallions to breed to mares and mares too, I guess, from Europe, and he had races out there. He turned out his wornout racing stock lose out on Promontory, pastured them there. And also there was a lot of wild horses came down· from Idaho and was on Promontory. Nobody knows how ·long they had been there. But they mixed with this racing stock and the Promontory mustang, which was the product of these two, was one of the firest mustangs in the country. PN: What kind of bteds did he have in his racing stock? BA: Oh, I can't tell you. PN: Were they Arabians, for instance? BA: There were Arabian, yes some of them. And I've heard it said that is the best racing blood in America today, among the horses come from the Sires, imported by Leland Stanford. GT: . And they called the local horse or the wild horse in Promontory~ the Promontory mustang? BA: Yes, course there were wild mus·tang·s all over. GT: When is the last time you saw a Promontory mustang? Have there been any around in the neighborhood in past years? BA: Well, the man who owned this ranch, the Hol1y, ·who owned this ranch where-that my grandmother married had one of them brought in and he hired a nephew of his to tame it so I could ride it. PN: I bel that was quite a job? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000/866563 |
