People

: Burton Robinson "Bert" Kearl; He was born to Christopher C. Kearl, the son of English immigrants, and Jane A. Kearl, an English immigrant herself, in Laketown, Utah. He spent his childhood in Smithville, Utah, north of Logan. After graduating from high school, he went the agriculture college in Utah. While just a freshman, he lied about his age so that he could sign up for the U.S. Cavalry. He was sent to the U.S.--Mexico border in 1916 as part of the 12th Infantry, subsequent to Pancho Villa’s raid into the United States. He was then made part of the 155th Artillery, retrained as a gunner, and served in France during World War I. He spent significant time in France working and partaking in French culture. After the Armistice, he was discharged in Logan, Utah. He married school teacher Eulalia (Hansen) Kearl and worked many jobs before purchasing the Western Real Estate business in Delta, CO. He was mentioned in “Who’s Who in Colorado.”

: Butch Cassidy; Notorious bank and train robber who operated, in part, in the area of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah with his gang the Wild Bunch. According to John Jay Collier, Cassidy was supposed to have frequented Pinon Mesa. According to rancher Donald "Don" Rogers, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch would sometimes come through his father’s ranchland on Pinon Mesa on their way to their hideout at Robber’s Roost. Rogers says that Cassidy and the others were always polite when they sat down to eat, and that Rogers’s mother, Anna (Bowman) Rogers, would always find a gold piece under Cassidy’s plate when she was cleaning up after the meal. According to Minnie Rasmussen, who was born and raised in Browns Park, Cassidy had his hideout nearby, and she was an acquaintance of his. She describes him as gentle with animals and kind to her family. Her father, Charlie, would send a messenger ahead to his hideout when lawmen approached.