1879Directory

This is one of the largest of the northern counties. It is bounded on the east by Cache county, on the west by the State of Nevada, on the north by Idaho territory, and on the south by Weber county, the Great Salt Lake and Tooele county. The Central Pacific R.R. enters Box Elder county at the hot Springs a few miles north of Ogden, and runs westward along the lake shore to Nevada. At the same point the Utah and Northern R.W. diverges to the northward, passing through the county on its way to Cache. A large district in the south-western portion of the county is rendered a blank by the Great American Desert, but to the north-west the range is excellent, and in the mountainous districts are some valuable mines and fine timber. The mineral resources have not been largely developed but there are indications of silver, lead, copper, iron, and even coal that may prove valuable on more complete investigation. The portion of the county which has the largest population, and which is being fully developed in its agricultural features is the region basing the Wasatch. Her a number of thriving settlements give a large yield of the fruits of the earth, grain and other cereals being raised with remarkable success. Experiments have proven the soil to be suitable for every variety of small grain, and no other county ahs paid so much attention to the raising of rye, buckwheat, flax, etc. The county seat is Brigham City. The property valuation in 1878 was $2,038.557.

Is 22 miles north from Ogden. It has a population of over 2,000. The situation is beautiful, being on a gentle rising from the plain, near the mouth of Box Elder canyon. There are many industries in operation in Brigham City, all of which are conducted on the co-operative plan. The entire business movements of the city are incorporated into this institution which is one of the larges of the kind in Utah. It has a general merchandising establishment, a fine woolen factory, a tannery, a book and shoe factory, tailor shop, flour and saw mills, flocks and herds, dairy, &c.

Brigham City Co.op Insitut'n Pett Wm. supt. woolen mills
Christensen A. attorney-at-law Wrighton W.H. & Co. bld'rs
Horsley Wm. general mdse

Is suburban to Brigham city and is a small village immediately to the north of that place. The population is probably 100 families

Allen Jude, postmaster Hunsaker A. general mdse
Baty R.H. stock dealer May James, lumber dealer

Is an incorporated city located at the point where the C.P.R.R. crosses Bear river, about 6 mils south west of Brigham City. There is estimated to be 100,000 acres of first class land in and around Corinne which is capable of producing, nine years out of ten, good round crops of fall wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn and other cereals. Abundant water for irrigating purposes can also be relied upon from the Bear river, whose constant supply can be carried to farms by means of windmills and canals. Corinne has already constructed a canal at a cost of $16,000 which is capable of irrigating at least 6,000 acres. Dr. F.E. Roche, one of the larges farmers of the section, has tried this water with success and is nor working a farm of 5,000 acres, - 300 acres being in promising wheat and other cereals, and 200 acres in Alfalfa and other grasses. But, although Dr. Roche has every facility for irrigating in dry seasons, he claims to get better results and greater satisfaction from dry farming. On the river bottoms, hundreds of acres are available for corn and garden plants of all kinds
    Corinne is a market point for the whole of the Bear River and Malad Valleys, all kinds of produce there meeting with ready purchasers who pay cash invariably. Corinne also claims great facilities and offers inducements to parties outfitting for the Snake and Salmon River countries. Many persons are mutually interested in the above districts and a daily stage leaves Corinne for Challis, Oneida, Malad and the eastern part of Idaho. These are the main supports of this enterprising city. There are but few occupants of Corinne who are not actively engaged in business, and amount of capital exchanged annually is far beyond the general estimate.
    Conspicuous among the active enterprises of Corinne is the wholesale slaughtering house of H C. Merritt &I Co. This firm occupies a capacious slaughtering house between the river and the track of the C.P.R.R. Their building is connected with the above road by a switch track in order to fill, with the least possible trouble, eight refrigerator cars which the firm runs to the Pacific Coast. The business of H.C. Merritt & Co. consists chiefly in the buying and slaughtering of all fat cattle, for which they pay the ready money. In the past, many stock raisers of Northern Utah have found it to their advantage to dispose of their stock in this manner. The dressing and shipping capacity of this house is 750 head per month, which quantity funds its way by this method to San Francisco, thus advancing the stock and mercantile interests of Utah in no small degree. H.C. Merritt & Co. also slaughter and ship cattle to California on commission, guaranteeing sale and advancing money on same. Speculators frequently take advantage of this arrangement, being willing to take some risks in the hopes of a rising market. The meat is shipped, invariably by the car load, in Anderson's refrigerator cars, for the use of which this firm has the exclusion and which are the only cars that guarantee to carry meat in good condition at all times of the year. In shipping live stock, a car will carry but 18 or 20 head, but when dressed the capacity of a car is 40 head. The savings in freights is obvious and accounts for the success of the enterprise.
    Corinne supports, by municipal taxation, added to the territorial school tax, a free school that has an average attendance of 60 pupils. It also boasts a free bridge over Bear river, hoping thereby to induce travel through the city at the expense of Hampton's bridge where toll is charged. Following are the city officers:
        Mayor. - J.W. Guthrie.
        Councilors. - F.H. Church, L. Demers, W.C. Johnson, R.J. Osborn, D.H. Spencer Sr.,
            A. Toponce, W.H. Turner.
        Treasurer, Assessor & Collector. - W.R. Stover.
        Recorder. - W. V. Helfrich.
        Marshal. - H. Johnson.
        Justice of the Peace. - T.J. Black.

Albiez & Criswell, saloon
Amschler M. brewery
Black T.J. drugs, and post master
Boulware J.B. feed stable
Cass O.D., M.D. physician
Central Hotel, M.E. Campbell, proprietor
Church F.H. grain and produce
Corinne Public School, W.R. Stover, principal
CorinnerFlour Mills, A. Toponce, proprietor
Demers L. general mdse
Ducheneau C. importer blooded stock
Earhardt D. butcher shop
Episcopal Church, H.H. Prout pastor
Episcopal School, Miss A. Lynch, principal
Farmer J.D. general mdse
Merrit H.C. & Co, wholesale slaughterers
Methodist Church, T.C. Iliff, pastor
Osborne & Johnson, wagons and agricultural
implements
Presbyterian Church, S.L. Gillespie, pastor
Railroad House and bakery, Newman & Boessel
propr's
Reinoehl & Co, tinners

Faust H.J. livery stable
Guthrie J.W. banking house
Guthrie & Addoms, groceries and provisions
Hadley E.R. hides, wool and furs
Helfrich E.C. & Co, produce merchants
Helfrich W.V. notary public and cashier Guthrie's bank
Holmgren P. blacksmith
Horne F.J. shoe shop
Johnson H. harness and saddiery
Johnson & Onderdonk, att'ys-at-law
Keen C.A. furniture
Luhn A. & Bros, dry goods and clothing
Leiwes Henry & Co, groceries and liquors
Lorimer Wm. hairdresser
Margin N. butcher shop
Roche F.E. physician and druggist
Sebree, Ferris & Holt, Bain wagons etc.
Smith H.H. second hand and produce
Spencer H.W.P. hairdresser
Stover W.R. dentist
Vanvalkengerg J.P. harness shop
Winchell F.P. builder

Is a farming settlement 15 miles north of Brigham city. There are not more than 50 families in the place; but it is growing and will one day be more populous.

Child C.R. builder                                        Houck Peter, shoemaker
Dewey J.C. postmaster                                Lindsay E.R. blacksmith
Hampton House, James Standing, prop'r      Marble & Gardner, general mdse

Is a little settlement near Nevada on the old emigrant road. It is newly started, with about 30 families. It is a thriving place and other settlers are invited. As year there is no store or mill.

Lies midway between Deweyville and Brigham City, about ten miles north of the latter, there are no stores. Abraham Hunsaker has a flour mill at this place.

On the Central Pacific Railroad, is about 75 miles from Brigham City. It is supported chiefly by the shipping of produce and outfitting. It is the terminus of the Utah, Idaho and Oregon stage line with daily stages extending to all points in Idaho, Oregon and Washington territory.

Barnes N.E. blacksmith
Conant, Ellisworth & Co, forwarding and commission
Frisby J. blacksmith
Howell R. dry goods, groceries
Lewis & Co, general mdse
Riley W.T. drugs and stationery

Rasvear James, hotel
Schwobacker & Barnes, Monument Salt Works
Sebree, Ferris & Holt, wagons
Taylor & Harris, hotel
U. I. & O. Stage Co, W.T. Riley, agent

One of the thriving settlements of Box Elder County, as a population of between three and four hundred people. The support comes chiefly from farming, stock raising, cheese making, lime burning, etc. It is known on the maps as Copenhagen and is about file miles east of Brigham City.

Anderson & Jepperson, wheelwrights
Christensen M. musician
Christiansen F. builder
Christopherson J. blacksmith
Halling L.J. constable
Hansen Mads, shoemaker
Jensen Peter, Justice of Peace
Jensen P.C. postmaster
Jensen Martin, cheesemaker
Jensen J. stock herder

Jeppersen R.N. tavern keeper
Jeppersen P.N. wheelwright
Keller Margaret, milliner
Madsen A. lime kiln
Mantua Cooperative Store, P. C. Jensen supt. general mdse
Nielsen J. cabinet maker
Olsen O. musician
Petersen P.F. poundkeeper
Sorensen Hans, shoemaker
Sorensen H. carpenter

Is one of the smallest towns of Box Elder County. The only persons doing business there are the following:

Pierson, H.D. gen'ral mdse post office Pierson & Sons, stock pen
Mitchell J. general mdse

A settlement on the Malad river, two miles south of the Idaho line and consequently the most northerly settlement in Utah

Anderson, W.H. M.D. physician                        Portage Co-op. general mdse
Landon Charles, blacksmith                                Reece Thomas, shoemaker
                                                                        Tims John, cooper

Forty miles west of Brigham City on the C.P.R.R., as a post office and is considered a settlement, but it is composed entirely of ranches for the herding and pasturage of large stock-herds.

One of the small settlements of Box Elder County, is 20 miles north-east from Kelton on the old emigrant road and has the following business men:

Dille D.B. physician                                        Houtz John, stock dealer
Eynon John, wheelwright                                Jensen C.F. blacksmith
Goodliffe A. general mdse                              Olson O.M. tailor

Is on the Central Pacific Railroad, about 110 miles west from Brigham City. The business of the vicinity is confined to freighting and stock raising

Cave S.H. general mdse Mark & Clark, hotel and butcher shop
Cooke B.F. bootmaker
Copps G. saloon

Is a settlement of about 800 people, six miles south of Brigham City, on the Utah and Northern Railroad. It lies at the immediate base of stupendous cloud-capped mountains and is a prosperous farming settlement. In the summer months, the U.N.R.W. run special bathing trains from Ogden to Willard, that being the most available approach of that line to the lake and affording a good beach for bathing purposes.