Utah Centennial Studies

 


Ghost Riders and Rest Stops Packet B

 

POINT LOOKOUT STATION

Dear Students,

8 mines from Meadow Creek is Point Lookout in Tooele County. Many travelers thought that the station and pass were named for the fine view of Rush Valley to the east and Skull Valley to the west. But they soon discovered that it was named after Indians attacked a stagecoach there and express riders were warned to 'Look out for Indians!'

This station was operated by 'Uncle Horace and 'Aunt Libby Rockwell.' Alvin Anderson operated a store where travelers could purchase supplies and Aunt Libby cooked good meals. People could also purchase water from Uncle Horace's fine spring, at 5 cents a bucket or 20 cents for a team. Everyone who passed by stopped to look at the strange little cemetery on the hillside across the canyon. In it were emigrants who died along the way, employees killed by Indians and 'Aunt Libby's pet dogs. The dogs got the best headstones. Point Lookout was a popular stop where passengers could shop and spend the night.