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Marjum Pass
Bob Stinson's Cave House in Marjum
Canyon
The House Range, Millard County, Utah
Until the rerouting of highway 6-50 through western Utah, Marjum Pass, in the House Range of Millard County, was the way west for travelers. The road was, and still is, a very lonely road. Travelers found brief respite in the shade of the high cliffs going through the pass. They also relied on Bob Stinson to keep the road free of rocks that frequently rolled from the mountainside. For several years, Stinson was the resident "roadkeeper" in the pass. Stinson made his home in a cave a few hundred yards up a canyon in the House Range. He occupied the dwelling from the mid-1920's (until about 1946) before finally moving to Delta where he passed away in 1961. Stinson reportedly grew a vegetable garden, had water from a nearby spring, and brewed his own moonshine. Friends from Delta looked in on him regularly--and joined him for a drink.
Other activities in the spectacular House Range include visiting Notch Peak and digging for fossils in the nearby fossil beds.
View north from Stinson's window.
Perhaps one of the
most informative publications available on Utah's West Desert history
and hiking opportunities is Hiking, Climbing & Exploring Western Utah's
Jack Watson's Ibex Country by Michael Kelsey. This is not the easiest
book to locate, and its maps cannot always be considered 100% accurate.
But the history and perspectives on many areas that are discussed on this
web site are fascinating, particularly in regard to Bob Stinson.
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