Story of the Past

Not all road in Utah remind us of happy times. Highway 96 West of Price is in the coal mining district or Utah. In May 1900, 200 men were killed in a mine disaster in Winter Quarters near Scofield.My grandfather should have been one of them. He was a mine carpenter (I have the table he made when my aunt was born.) Many men saw him walk into the mine just before it exploded. But for some reason he forgot his hammer and went back out. They told my grandmother, who are expecting my mother, they were sure he had died in the mine. She with the other people in the town ran to the mine expecting the worst. My grandfather was fine but a little shocked. He with the other surviving men tried to rescue all they could. It was a very sad day for all of Utah. He lived into his 80's always wondering and grateful how a carpenter could forget something as important as his hammer.
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This picture shows men waiting for the train to come to take all the bodies to the place where they were to be buried.

This is the Scofield cemetery where many of the men were buried.

The road to East Canyon

One of the most beautiful road in Utah is the road from Morgan to East Canyon and on to I-80 or Park City. Part of it is closed in winter but it is worth the wait till spring. Besides the small towns along the way, wild life is everywhere. the East Canyon state park is one of our favorite fishing places.