CHAPTER XII 



WHERE PACKHORSES WERE UNKNOWN 



RICHFIELD is referred to generally as a 

 southern Utah town, though geographi- 

 cally it is situated not far south of the 

 center of the State. Here, however, the north- 

 ward-bound traveler leaves behind him practi- 

 cally the last remnant of pioneer life and enters 

 into that of conventional, older-settled commu- 

 nities. South of Marysvale one sees horses 

 saddled and bridled standing before every vil- 

 lage store and ranchhouse, waiting patiently to 

 serve their master's instant needs. This indi- 

 cates a still remaining pioneer condition. In 

 a new country the settlers walk little and ride 

 much, for distances are long and the wagon is 

 used far less than the saddle horse. 



A few miles north of Richfield one rarely 

 sees a mounted man. Boys ride bareback, to be 



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