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Blacksmith Fork Canyon from Hyrum |
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Friday, November 10, 2017
Logging Up Blacksmith Fork Canyon
I came upon some history of Blacksmith Fork Canyon, and Hyrum which I didn't know. This is from an article in "An Early History of Cache County." Apparently a lot of trees were taken out of the canyon, along with other canyons for railroad ties. they would be floated down the river in the spring, which in turn lead to the Logan River and then the Bear River. They were removed from the river in Corrine where they were used for railroad ties. Also much wood was removed for home construction as well as the other buildings in Cache Valley. This article tells the story of logging, including the deaths of several loggers. There is also a story in the Herald Journal. They are looking for more information about James Smyth, one of the loggers who was killed in a snow slide in 1877. This is a memorial to him just below Hardware Ranch. He is from Kansas. He was in the canyon logging with others from Kansas. More than that is not known. His companions from Kansas gave up after the slide and returned home to Kansas.
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