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A cash ledger that lists transactions and the way stations on the Montana Trail from Salt Lake City, Utah to Fort Shaw, Montana.

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Connor was the commander at Fort Douglas and is known for his involvement in the battle of Bear River. Also included in an engraving of Connor.

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Vouchers for money paid out by the Utah Territorial Secretary of State William H. Hooper. The items listed on the vouchers ranged from wood to office supplies for the legislative assembly

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Johnston was the leader of the Utah Expedition (Johnston's Army). This letter acknowledges Johnston's receipt and acceptance of orders from his superiors.

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Schweich was the grandson of David Whitmer and the owner of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon for a short period. This letter indicates that Schweich did indeed have the manuscript in his possession. The folder also includes Schweich's copy of David Whitmer's An Address to All Believers in Christ.

Scope and Contents Tuttle was the Episcopal missionary bishop to Utah, Montana and Idaho from 1867-1886. He resided in Salt Lake City, Utah. This folder contains three letters two written by Tuttle and one written by Alexander Garrett, the Episcopal missionary bishop for Northern Texas. The two Tuttle letters were written to the Episcopal bishop of Nebraska, Robert H. Clarkson. The most interesting of the three letters is one written by Tuttle to Clarkson in 1873 inviting his fellow bishop to help consecrate...

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The Eureka and Palisade Railroad company was established in 1873 by stage operators, Gilmer and Salisbury and Hamilton hotel man, J.P. Withington. The line started in Palisade , Nevada and ran south to the newly established mining town of Eureka. The material in this folder contains primarily invoices from the Eureak and Palisade as well as one or two items from the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific.

Scope and Contents This collection contains items from the Garfield and Western Railroad company as well as its two predecessor companies, The Salt Air Railway Company and the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railway Company. The main purpose of this railroad was to service the Salt Air Beach resort with freight and passengers. The primary material here is two sets of correspondence between the railroad and the Interstate Commerce Commission. In addition there are some miscellaneous items from the railroad that...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Often in the collecting of documents items become available that are of historical interest or importance, but because they are a single item they are difficult to handle. When the Marie Eccles Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana was established the decision was made to create a place for these valuable, but often neglected manuscripts. Thus the name for the first collection in the Caine archive is appropriately entitled "Miscellanea." The first box of this collection has 18...

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The American Short Line Railroad Association was a Lobbying group for small railroad companies.