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Clarence, the nearest body of water to that boat is a long, long, ways away. I mean, a heckuva long way. Just off the top of my head, I'd say at least 150 miles. Very out of place! Especially as old as it is. Can't imagine who would have owned a boat like that, living there, that long ago. Perhaps it was bought and hauled in just for the motor or something?
That's a cold water geyser. Originally drilled for a water well, but hit a pocket of gas and the water tastes awful. So it was a fail. Of which there are several I've seen in the Utah desert. It doesn't go off very often or very high anymore. Many years ago it was more frequent and a lot bigger. It's the site of a long abandoned, long fallen down and almost completely disappeared ranch house. The Chaffin ranch. The story of the Chaffin family is pretty interesting. I've followed up all their old cow camps and such. They ran their cattle over a huge area. Now mostly within a nat'l park. But it's an area that needs quite a few acres to support one cow. Not the kind of area that supports x number of cows per acre.
Here's a link to an interview with Ned Chaffin. All told, it's over 300 pages, so probably not of any interest to most. Or maybe not to anyone. I've read through it a few times and visited every single place talked about.
Ned Chaffin interviews
Ned scratched his name in this rock in 1935. Very long Jeep ride followed by a long hike to get to it. Wasn't looking for or expecting it. Just a nice surprise.
Actually drove right by the old ranch again about two weeks ago.
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That's a cold water geyser. Originally drilled for a water well, but hit a pocket of gas and the water tastes awful. So it was a fail. Of which there are several I've seen in the Utah desert. It doesn't go off very often or very high anymore. Many years ago it was more frequent and a lot bigger. It's the site of a long abandoned, long fallen down and almost completely disappeared ranch house. The Chaffin ranch. The story of the Chaffin family is pretty interesting. I've followed up all their old cow camps and such. They ran their cattle over a huge area. Now mostly within a nat'l park. But it's an area that needs quite a few acres to support one cow. Not the kind of area that supports x number of cows per acre.
Here's a link to an interview with Ned Chaffin. All told, it's over 300 pages, so probably not of any interest to most. Or maybe not to anyone. I've read through it a few times and visited every single place talked about.
Ned Chaffin interviews
Ned scratched his name in this rock in 1935. Very long Jeep ride followed by a long hike to get to it. Wasn't looking for or expecting it. Just a nice surprise.
Actually drove right by the old ranch again about two weeks ago.
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