Frank Shipley came to this area from Kansas as a result
of agents from the Uinta County Irrigation Project
in order to homestead on Muddy. When it was discovered the canal
didn't provide enough water to raise crops, he started a brick kiln and
also made concrete blocks. Later he worked as a contractor and as
janitor for the schools, living the rest of his life here. After
his wife passed away, he married a widow, Mrs. Howerton, and they bought
the O'Neil home presently owned by Dave Sanders.
(Photo from the Pearl Spencer collection
courtesy of Bill Budd)
Mrs. Shipley at their homestead cabin on the Muddy
Canal project
