| 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 |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| 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 30 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866579 |
| OCR Text |
Show MRS. ANDERSON Page 28 BA: Fifteen-thousand of them working on the line, and they didn't drink, and they didn't require much to eat. They practically killed themselves. They didn't get enough food. They lived on tea and what have you, and it just wasn't enough. They weren't built like these rugged Irishmen. They couldn't take it, so as good many of them died that first few years, and along the railroad there were Chinese cemeteries. But I think these treasure hunters and people and people from clubs and different things have gone out and dug them up to get the, all the vases and other things that were hurried with them, and they were very small. The boxes that were used as coffins, I don't know w~ether they made here but I think they were probably made in San Francisco and shipped out wherever these Chinese died and when there was some of them left to bury. So many of them died in fatal accidents and landslides and snow slides and things where they couldn't recover their bodies. But if they did, the coffin that they put. those bones in was, I'd say, about eighteen inches long. PN: Wow! BA: And they put the bones in, but not the flesh, somehow. They did a process .where the flesh just left or was burned or something. But they didn't ship that back. Every Chinese wanted his bones sent back to China, and those littl~ coffins, there several of them down southern Nevada, was when I was down there last, which was quite a few years ago. And they're not as large as a baby's coffin, hardly. Little things, and they would put the bones in before they could dig them up, and take them out to the docks in |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000/866579 |
