Box 2
Container
Contains 23 Results:
Diary, 1908 October 1-1909 January 4
File — Box: 2, Volume: 1
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
On October 1, 1908, Angus M. Woodbury began work as an assistant ranger for the U. S. Forest Service in the Dixie National Forest. He was stationed in the west section of the Dixie Division with headquarters in St. George, Utah. Irving Huddle was supervisor of the Dixie Division and Woodbury's superior. Later James Jewell became supervisor.
Because of his experience in surveying and a talent as a...
Dates:
1908 October 1-1909 January 4
Diary, 1909 May 1-December 1
File — Box: 2, Volume: 2
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
During the missing interval between the first and second diary, Woodbury married Grace Atkin. In early February Woodbury moved his young wife to the Pine Valley Ranger Station where they remained for five months. While stationed at Pine Valley Woodbury surveyed two new additions to the forest, one near Enterprise and one near Pinto. He also investigated sites for new ranger stations at Bigelow, Magotsu and Beaver...
Dates:
1909 May 1-December 1
Diary, 1909 December 1-1910 March 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 3
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
On December 1, Woodbury was officially transferred from the Arizona Division to the Diamond Valley District. He remained in St. George for several weeks preparing reports on the alienated lands within the forest boundaries. Woodbury arrived at the Diamond Valley Ranger Station on December 13 and assumed the duties of Ranger John S. Benson. Among the many aspects of forest management which Woodbury was involved in...
Dates:
1909 December 1-1910 March 31
Diary, 1910 April 1-June 30
File — Box: 2, Volume: 4
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Woodbury was again reassigned in April, this time to the new district at Enterprise. Before moving to his new station, however, he and Ranger Benson attended a meeting of forest personnell at the Ryan Ranger Station in the Kaibab National Forest. At the three day meeting the history of the Forest Service, new grazing regulations and silviculture were discussed. Woodbury and Benson then spent a week with the Kaibab...
Dates:
1910 April 1-June 30
Diary, 1910 July 1-September 30
File — Box: 2, Volume: 5
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Woodbury met with the new district supervisor, John Raphael, on July 1 to discuss salting, sheep allotments, grazing, special and free uses, and internal improvements including the installation of a telephone line at the Enterprise Ranger Station. He then returned to Enterprise and spent most of the summer putting up the telephone line, patrolling the unpermitted stock, surveying and estimating timber on Rencher...
Dates:
1910 July 1-September 30
Diary, 1910 October 1-December 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 6
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
The survey of Rencher Mt. was interrupted by the birth of the Woodbury's first son in St. George. He remained in St. George until October 20 and then commenced a boundary survey near Harmony. In November Woodbury investigated the possible addition of the Antelope Mts. near Newcastle to the forest and potential eliminations near Diamond Valley. The closing days of the year were spent in St. George preparing annual...
Dates:
1910 October 1-December 31
Diary, 1911 January 1-March 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 7
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Woodbury began the year by moving his wife and son to Enterprise Ranger Station. During January, February and March, Woodbury was occupied with his usual duties--surveying, investigating claims, patrolling the range, and repairing fences. With the help of Fritz A. Johnson as guide, he investigated mining claims in Bull Valley from January 19-21. From February to mid-March Woodbury and a crew surveyed the Nevada...
Dates:
1911 January 1-March 31
Diary, 1911 April 1-June 30
File — Box: 2, Volume: 8
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
During April and May Woodbury was busy with improvements at the Ranger Station, including the construction of a pasture fence. He also patrolled for unpermitted stock and helped to prepare a trespass case against John Pulsipher. From May 21 to June 22 Woodbury supervised the annual spring roundup. At the conclusion of the cattle drive Woodbury left Enterprise for St. George in order to prepare for an extended...
Dates:
1911 April 1-June 30
Diary, 1911 July 1-September
File — Box: 2, Volume: 9
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
On July 1 Woodbury was promoted from Assistant Forest Ranger to Forest Ranger bringing his salary to $1,200.00 per year. Throughout July and August he conducted a timber survey on Pine Valley Mt. This was a continuation of the survey on Rencher Mt. the previous summer. Rangers Benson, McAllister, Harris, Sorenson and Macfarlane accompanied him. After completing the survey, Woodbury remained in St. George until...
Dates:
1911 July 1-September
Diary, 1911 October 1-December 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 10
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
In addition to his routine duties of patrolling, tallying cattle and office work, Woodbury assisted in a large reseeding project in the Forest. Attempts to organize a stock association continued and Woodbury helped draft a constitution and by-laws. The final weeks of the month were spent in St. George preparing annual reports.
6 October. After patrolling the range, Woodbury concluded that "by far...
Dates:
1911 October 1-December 31
Diary, 1912 January 1-March 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 11
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Woodbury spent the entire month of January in St. George preparing the silvical report and drawing a new contour map. The work continued into February, interrupted by meetings with the stockmen and rangers. When Woodbury returned to Enterprise on February 9 he again spent much of his time meeting with local stockmen, encouraging them to join the association. Woodbury also spent several weeks writing the report on...
Dates:
1912 January 1-March 31
Diary, 1912 June 12-30
File — Box: 2, Volume: 13
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Woodbury continued tallying cattle and patrolling for stock left on the range. From the 22nd to 30th of June he tried to catch up on office work which had been delayed during the cattle drives.
15 June. "I entered the tallies of stock bushed and stock sold on my total sheets and found the totals to date for most all of the grazers were above the permit number..."
21 June. Woodbury...
Dates:
1912 June 12-30
Diary, 1912 July-September
File — Box: 2, Volume: 14
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
During July Woodbury prepared reports, issued fishing and hunting licenses and surveyed the line of a new drift fence in Diamond Valley. When John Raphael became sick in mid-July Woodbury took over the supervisory duties in the St. George office. He remained until August 4. After returning to Pine Valley, Woodbury continued the survey on the new drift fence, prepared a report and discussed it with the stockmen. On...
Dates:
1912 July-September
Diary, 1912 October 1-1913 January 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 15
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
The construction of the drift fence was started in October and continued throughout the winter. In addition to this work, the rangers planted more pine seedlings and Woodbury worked with the Newcastle Reclamation Co. on their timber permit.
1 October. Ross Gardner, one of the local stockmen, came by the ranger station to discuss the calf tallies. He felt that Woodbury's tallies were incorrect....
Dates:
1912 October 1-1913 January 31
Diary, 1913 February 1-May 31
File — Box: 2, Volume: 16
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Work on the drift fence continued disrupted periodically by the weather. The fence was finally completed in April in time for Woodbury to prepare for the spring round up and tallying. From April 8 thru 15 he surveyed a new addition to the forest near Pinto posting boundary notices as he went. Woodbury spent most of May with the cattle drives.
4 February. "This morning, Benson and I went up in the...
Dates:
1913 February 1-May 31
Diary, 1913 June 1-July 4
File — Box: 2, Volume: 17
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
- Woodbury prepared the totals from the May cattle tallies, constructed salting cabins, and made general improvements and repairs in his district. From June 18 thru 29 Woodbury surveyed the forest boundaries.
- 30 June. Woodbury measured the accumulated silt in the Enterprise Reservoir and "Then fished for a while."
Dates:
1913 June 1-July 4
Diary, 1913 July 1-October 13
File — Box: 2, Volume: 18
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Through July Woodbury continued his routine duties in Pine Valley including a reconnaissance of timber cutting areas to determine the need for access roads. From August 1 thru 12, Woodbury was in St. George preparing the report on the timber study. On August 13 he was transferred from the Dixie division to the Powell division of the Dixie National Forest with headquarters in Panquitch. Woodbury's new assignment was...
Dates:
1913 July 1-October 13
Diary, 1914 May 27-1915 April 20
File — Box: 2, Volume: 19
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
There is no indication of Woodbury's activities during the interval between his resignation and the first entry in this diary. The diary begins abruptly suggesting that a diary covering the period October 13, 1913 to May 27, 1914 may have existed. When the diary begins, Woodbury is once again employed by the Forest Service, apparently in the lands office in Ogden. The style of entry is quite different from previous books indicating a definite change in his employment position. The entries...
Dates:
1914 May 27-1915 April 20
Diary, 1915 May 1-1916 September 15
File — Box: 2, Volume: 20
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
After a brief illness in May, Woodbury undertook various surveying tasks in the Dixie National Forest, including a survey of the townsite of Boulder, Utah. He returned to Ogden on June 20, 1915. From June 23 to August 28 he did "routine" office work and revised the land classification circular. Throughout September, Woodbury visited forests in Nevada to discuss the problem of land classification. October was spent in the Ogden office on routine work. During November and December Woodbury...
Dates:
1915 May 1-1916 September 15
Diary, 1916 September 16-1917 February 28, 1917 April 8-April 30
File — Box: 2, Volume: 21
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
In September, October and November Woodbury made lands inspections and boundary surveys near the Buffalo River, and in the Caribou and Dixie National Forests. He returned to Ogden to prepare land classification reports, where, on January 8, he was transferred to the Fillmore Forest as forest ranger. He was stationed in Oak City. Through most of January, 1917 he prepared the new headquarters and familiarized himself with the problems of the area. The greatest problem appeared to be conflicts...
Dates:
1916 September 16-1917 February 28; 1917 April 8-April 30