their own shearing, but when the herds increased it became too much and now professional shearers do the job much faster. In earlier days the herds were driven to and from Winter range land. It took from 10 days to two weeks to make the drive each way. With the coming of the super highways and heavy traffic the drive on foot has been eliminated, both for the be¬nefit of cattle and sheep. Now the animals are transported by huge trailer and truck, doing in about three hours what it used to take two weeks to accomplish. Thus a little bit of early Americana—the sheep and cattle drives—have become a thing of the past. In 1901 Robert had married Janet Jones, daughter of John P. and Mary Jane Jones Jones. Her family had also joined the Church in Wales and emigrated. Both the Byram and Jones families had settled in South Weber. The couple became parents of three sons, Cecil, Don and Kenneth. As of 1985 Kenneth is the only surviving son. Today the sheep are cared for by grandsons of Robert and include William, Kenneth, John Darrel, Verl Douglas, and Val Milton, members of the third generation. The fourth generation became involved when Kenneth's granddaughter. Penny, spent one Sumner herding sheep for her grandfather. She spent her 16th birthday in camp with the rest of the crew. Another fourth generation grandson was Scott, who spent two years herding sheep before leaving for an IDS Mission. An interesting sidelight—Lawrence (Bud) Watts, a neighbor, cooked for the sheep crew for a time. Two well liked herders were Otto Cottrell and Burt Allen. While running the sheep in Cottonwood the Byrams and hired men have experienced many exciting and educational events with the wild life in the Canyon. It has been a rewarding experience. —Kenneth and Val Byram, South Weber AN OLD TIME SHEEP CAMP 230