Box 2
Container
Contains 22 Results:
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 are...
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