A.J. Hansen (a grandfather) stated that the coldest night he ever spent sleeping on the East Fork between his two wives. One was in Tropic and the other in Panguitch.
The name Tropic was suggested by A.J. Hansen. On the East Fork about two miles distant, the climate was about like the Klondike but within the town fruits such as peaches and grapes could be raised.
Wilford H. Halladay, who had served time for killing a man, jokingly said he guessed he would have to shoot someone to start the new cemetery. His son was the first person buried there.
A Tropic resident working near the rim of Bryce Canyon, was asked by a tourist who had been looking east and saw Tropic in the distance and the bare surroundings, "What can you ever grow in a place like that?" The Tropic resident replied, Wormy apples and kids."
One old-timer said "I saw a coyote walk across a flood in the Paria". Another answered, "He's right, I was watching the flood a quarter of a mile down stream and saw the tracks."
Claude Sudweeks was talking to Ruby Syrett, telling him he should see Bryce. Ruby asked, "What is it?" Claude replied, "Oh, just a hole in the ground, but you should see it."
In 1889 A.J. Hansen purchased the Bryce Canyon water from John Hatch, who had bought Bryce's holdings. It was purchased for $350.00 secured by a note payable any time before Resurrection Day.
