Clarence D. Rogers, 1970

File — Box: 9, Folder: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Rogers (b. 1906) was interviewed by Suzanne Simon and Dorothy Erick in Blanding, Utah. Subjects: the Poke and Posey War of 1915, colonization of Blanding, "the ditch," homesteading, stock raising, catching Mavericks, branding, modern-day ranching, state and federal grazing policies, the "red calf" incident, John Rogers and sheep raising, prospecting and staking claims, outsiders, geologists, surveyors, placer mining on the Colorado, Lake Powell, the discovery of Rainbow Bridge, Zane Grey, Professor Gregory, Hovenweep, Zeke Johnson, massacre near White Canyon, death of Posey, Clarence D. Rogers (82 pages).

Dates

1970

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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