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Army aviator Russell Maughan of Cache Valley poses in front of an aircraft with a UAC banner.
A collection of personal narratives for those that have supernatural interactions in Mendon, Utah. This excerpt is specifically from item 16, which focuses on the witch tree located in the Wellsville Mountains above Mendon.
“Chief Pocatello’s Revenge,” gives a settler’s perspective of the interactions between Chief Pocatello and Mendon settlers, including comments about Chief Pocatello perceived connection to Rosa Thurston’s disappearance. The excerpt is from _History…
"Ground Cover and Grazing in Cache National Forest." Excerpt from "History of Cache National Forest, Volume 1." Compiled by Ralph B. Roberts, District Forest Ranger in 1968. This excerpt describes the history grazing in the Bear River range during…
Letter from Frank Clark to Forest Service, November 16, 1923 describing Frank Clark's sheep casualties and losses for the summer of 1923. Letter also mentions other range problems such as overgrazing and "pocket squirrels." Clark also mentions…
A Deseret News article concerning the Smithsonian loaning the Old Ephraim skull to Utah State University, June 17, 1973. The article also discusses the story of Old Ephraim.
A photograph of a taxidermy bear for Deseret News article "Old Ephraim is Back: USU Displays Grizzly," May 17, 1978.
Old Ephraim folk song, August 15, 1966. The song is a parody of "Ye Elder's Of Israel," a traditional hymn from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This song was sung at the dedication of Old Ephraim's monument on September 21, 1966.
Herald Journal article concerning the dedication of the Old Ephraim monument, September 23, 1968.
Article covering Fred Summers version of the Old Ephraim legend. Fred Summers was a sheepherder who heard the story from Frank Clark.
Standard Examiner article covering the story of Old Ephraim, October 13, 1996. Discusses grizzly bear expert Barre Gilbert's examination of the skull and Newell Crookston's version of the legend.
Chapter about the legend of Old Ephraim from "The Western Folklore Conference: Selected Papers (Monograph Series)" collected by Austin E. Fife.
Nature Magazine article by Dallas Lore Sharp telling the story of Old Ephraim, March 1928. This article is mentioned in George R. Hill's telling of Old Ephraim. This is possibly the earliest written account of the tale.
The story of Old Ephraim compiled in "Man Meets Grizzly: Encounters in the Wild From Lewis and Clark to Modern Times", 1980.
A photograph of a statue of Old Ephraim in front of American Savings in Logan, 1986.
A brochure from American Savings explaining the Legend of Old Ephraim.
A Deseret News article explaining how Frank Clark regretted killing Old Ephraim, September 29, 1959. Frank Clark tells the story of Old Ephraim nearly 40 years after he shot him.
An article from Bear Lake Magazine describing the story of Old Ephraim, September 15, 1979.
An excerpt from "A Legacy of Monuments" written by Nephi J. Bott, 1973. This excerpt describes the history of the Old Ephraim monument and the folk song associated with it.
"The Cache Grazing Resources," the third article in the series "Know Your Forest News Stories," 1927. This copy is from "History of Cache National Forest, Volume 2" compiled by Ralph B. Roberts, District Forest Ranger in 1968. This excerpt describes…
"General Range Conditions" Annual Grazing Report for Cache National Forest, November 12, 1910. Excerpt from "History of Cache National Forest, Volume 2" compiled by Ralph B. Roberts, District Forest Ranger.
A photograph of overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon, April 19, 1938.
A photograph of overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon, April 19, 1938.
A photograph of overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon, April 19, 1938.
A photograph of sheep grazing in spruce and fire environment in Cache National Forest, ca. 1938.
A photograph of sheep grazing in spruce and fire environment in Cache National Forest, ca. 1938.
“Close Quarters with Old Ephraim,” an illustration from "Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," 1885.
Contains newspaper articles about Old Ephraim: "Around Flickering Campfires: A Story;" "[Old] Ephraim was [a] character and a gentleman: the last of the Wasatch grizzlies was the most legendary of all;" "Here's the story of Old Ephraim by the man who…
"True Bear Story as told by Frank Clark, Malad, Idaho," undated. Typed.
"Story of Old Ephraim's death by Frank Clark," November 21, 1952. Typewritten.
Old Ephraim story from Chips magazine of the Utah State Foresters, Volume XIII, No. 19, March 3, 1953.
Keith Jorgensen's Magnavox Home Entertainment Center heading with story of Old Ephraim typed, between 1960 and 1979.
Transcript of Old Ephraim -- #2 by J. Arbon Christensen, between 1960 and 1979.
Story of Old Ephraim written by Nora Dunne Slauson, Undated.
KVNU program copy of the Old Ephraim account, September 30, 1975. Transcript is typed with handwritten edits.
The first-hand account of the Story of Old Ephraim by Fred Summers, May 24, 1977. Typed.
Farming and Hunting: Stories from the Jensen Living Historical Farm. Compiled in 1991. Contains: "Encounters with Grizzlies;" The Great Varmint Hunt;" "Old Ephraim-the last grizzly bear in Logan Canyon" by Nora Dunne Slauson; 1917 "Fishing in…
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as recorded on phonograph record by Reed Bullen at KVNU Radio; ca. 1950
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by George R. Hill to his grandchildren on Thanksgiving evening 1954.
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by Newell Crookston to a group of Boy Scouts in 1966.