Then: the F's Sweetwater Cabin

Way back when, my dad's family had a cabin on the Sweetwater River (Oh how sweet it is!) where they would come and spend the summer. They would go out right after Chugwater Convention and his dad would come on weekends. They planted potatoes, raised chickens,and rabbits and had a garden to tend. There was a well for water and a cellar for storage. The kids played on the rocks around the ranch, and had many special spots they liked to go. One of them was called the "Bowl". It was a spot in the rocks that the water had made and there is often water standing in it.

That reminds me. Do you have a wart? The advice is to go soak it in the water of one of those bowls, and then cover the bowl. I've heard it works but I can't say for sure.

They found a lot of shell casings from the Airforce practice sessions as well as arrowheads from previous warrior battles and hunting expeditions.

During WWII the country was under fuel rations so they sold the ranch back to the McIntosh family.

This photo was taken in the 60's long after the family had left. It was still standing up until last year when some hunters were in the valley and a fire started. The beautiful trees (treasured because they are so rare there) and the cabin around the place were all burned down. Dad and I found some of the large nails (9-10") from the cabin and a cupboard latch but not much else is there.