Martin Harris (1783-1875) passed away at about age eighty-seven. Harris gave financial support to Joseph Smith and for the publication of the Book of Mormon. He served as one of Joseph's scribes, became one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, and testified of its truthfulness throughout his life. Charles W. Carter collection.

Old Ephraim (1911-1923) This is a story of a gigantic grizzly bear who roamed the Cache National Forest from 1911 until his death on August 22, 1923. Old Ephraim stood 9 feet 11 inches tall. He was also known as "Old Three Toes" because of a deformity on one foot. This made a distinctive track easily identifying him as the ruthless killer of the sheep grazing in the Cache National Forest. "Old Ephraim" was buried in Logan Canyon but his skull was later unearthed by a Boy Scout Troop. It was submitted to the Smithsonian Institution where it remained until 1978. The Skull in on display at the Utah State University Merrill Library's Special Collections.

Peter Maughan (1811-1871) Peter Maughan was born at Milton, Cumberland, England, May 7, 1811. As a youth, he worked in the lead mines at Alston, England. Following the counsel of Brigham Young, Peter and his children set sail for America, arriving May 19, 1841. The family traveled to Nauvoo, Illinois, where Peter found work as a stonemason on the temple.When trouble developed in Nauvoo and the Saints were driven out, Peter and his sons traveled to New Diggens, Wisconsin, where they earned $800.00 in eight weeks in the lead mines. They used this money to equip the family for the long trip to the Salt Lake Valley. They arrived in Salt Lake City on September 17, 1850, and a year later settled in Tooele. In the spring of the next year, Brigham Young directed Peter to lead a party of men from Tooele to Cache Valley for the purpose of locating a permanent settlement. After surveying the area, the decision was made to settle the valley; and Maughan was chosen to lead the group. They arrived at what is now called Wellsville on September 15, 1850 and began the development first called Maughan's Fort. The settlement of Wellsville was soon enlarged, and other communities in the area were founded. Maughan was called as presiding bishop of Cache Valley, overseeing the wards and branches of the valley. In 1860, following directions from Brigham Young, he moved his family to Logan. He served as president of the Cache Valley Stake, as probate judge of Cache County, and as a member of the territorial legislature. He also held the rank of colonel in the Nauvoo Legion in Utah. After a vigorous and successful life, he contracted pneumonia and died on April 24, 1871. His body was buried in the Logan City Cemetery.