02-12-2014, 12:28 PM
The following is taken from the above book published in 1923.
P.211-Notes
Chapter VII-Pah-Ute-The Lost County
#16-The phrase "The Devil's Backyard" is traced to a single
source ,a letter from U.S.Marshal Milton B. Duffield to U.S.
Attorney General Henry Stanbery dated April 12th ,1868
This remarkable correspondence & it's reply is undoubtedly
the most bizarre communication between to two government
officials that exist or will ever exist. It was uncovered from
a file on The Office for U.S. Marshal misfiled under expense
vouchers from the Library of Congress during the research for
this book. I hastily made a verbatim copy. Several months later
I requested a copy from the Library of Congress Clerks office
only to be told no such letters could be found. The following
is from the hand written copy I made.
"Honorable Henry Goodwin, A.G.
Dept.of Justice
Washington,D.C.
Re: Pah-Ute Incidents
April 12,1868
Dear Attorney General Stanbery ;
This letter is in response to your request of December 14th,1867
concerning Governor Goodwin's desire to have various incidents
around the Brimstone/Callville/St. Thomas areas of Pah-Ute
County investigated.
I would preface my remarks by acknowledging what you are
about to read will seem outré & fantastical but I can assure
the contents are vouched for by my personal investigation
& the signed affidavits of several members of Callville town
council & other prominent citizens all who assisted in the investigation.
I believe a brief history of the region may be helpful in the
understanding of the background of these incidents.
(to be continued ...the small & fading print is killing my eyes)
OD
P.211-Notes
Chapter VII-Pah-Ute-The Lost County
#16-The phrase "The Devil's Backyard" is traced to a single
source ,a letter from U.S.Marshal Milton B. Duffield to U.S.
Attorney General Henry Stanbery dated April 12th ,1868
This remarkable correspondence & it's reply is undoubtedly
the most bizarre communication between to two government
officials that exist or will ever exist. It was uncovered from
a file on The Office for U.S. Marshal misfiled under expense
vouchers from the Library of Congress during the research for
this book. I hastily made a verbatim copy. Several months later
I requested a copy from the Library of Congress Clerks office
only to be told no such letters could be found. The following
is from the hand written copy I made.
"Honorable Henry Goodwin, A.G.
Dept.of Justice
Washington,D.C.
Re: Pah-Ute Incidents
April 12,1868
Dear Attorney General Stanbery ;
This letter is in response to your request of December 14th,1867
concerning Governor Goodwin's desire to have various incidents
around the Brimstone/Callville/St. Thomas areas of Pah-Ute
County investigated.
I would preface my remarks by acknowledging what you are
about to read will seem outré & fantastical but I can assure
the contents are vouched for by my personal investigation
& the signed affidavits of several members of Callville town
council & other prominent citizens all who assisted in the investigation.
I believe a brief history of the region may be helpful in the
understanding of the background of these incidents.
(to be continued ...the small & fading print is killing my eyes)
OD