Scope and Contents Handwritten military orders and official correspondence plus photocopies. Also included is a hand-drawn map of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and nearby areas. This item is housed separately in a location for oversized materials. General George Crook (1828-1890) sent orders to Fort Douglas directing that two companies be sent to assure that the road between Price, Utah and the Uintah Reservation be made passable for heavy freight. Major, later lieutenant colonel, Bush was given the...

Scope and Contents Typed transcipt of an interivew conducted by D'On Empey Moore, Taylor's granddaugther. Taylor talks about the places she lived and about many family members. She also gives some information about her husband, Tom Taylor, who worked as a mine superintendent for the Gilsonite Mining Company. Also in the collection is a typescript of an interview of George Taylor (Elon Taylor's brother-in-law). George also gives much information on family members. Also with the collection are two...

Abstract

Collection of research materials on Fort Duchesne collected by Gary Lee Walker in 2006.