Background
WOOLLEY, Ralph Rumel was born on September 13, 1884 in Paris, Idaho, United States. Son of Edwin T. and Emma (Rumel) Woolley.
WOOLLEY, Ralph Rumel was born on September 13, 1884 in Paris, Idaho, United States. Son of Edwin T. and Emma (Rumel) Woolley.
Public Schools, Ogden, Utah. University of Utah, Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, 1908, Continuing Education, 1920.
Draughtsman, City Engineer’s office, Ogden, Utah, summers, 1905-1906. Assistant Department of Geology, University of Utah, in charge of Mineralogy Laboratory work, 1906-1908. Special investigations, United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company, Utah, summer, 1908.
Supervisor, Mechanical Laboratory work, University of Utah, 1908-1909. Sales Engineer, G. T. Ingersoll Mach. Company, 1909; teacher math, and physics, Box Elder High School, Brigham, Utah, 1910.
Draftsman, Silver Bros., Iron Works, 1910. Special irrigation investigations, United States Department of Agriculture, 1910-1911. Revaluation work, Oregon Short Line Railroad, 1911-1912.
Assistant, in State Engineers office of Utah, 1912-1913. Special Hydro-electric and irrigation investigations throughout Utah and Idaho, 1913-1915. Manager Woolley Auto Company, Chico, California.
Also connected with Automobile Business., Salt Lake City, 1915-1916. Efficiency Engineer, Arthur Mill of Utah Copper Company, 1916-1917. United States Geological.
Survey, classifying public lands as to water power and irrigation value throughout inter-mt. region, 1917 to date. Also special investigations of and reports on power projects for Federation Power Commission and supervision of constr. and operation of certain of these projects under licenses, acted as hydraulic Engineer on United States Geological. Survey Party that decended and mapped Green River, 1922.
Member: Utah Society of Engineers (Secretary). National. Eco. League. National. Geographical.
Society; Utah Academy, of Sciences. Clubs: Bonneville (Treasurer), OrJudge. B. March 29, 1867, Wilmington, pheus (President).
Spouse Elizabeth Brett, November 25, 1908, Salt Lake City, Utah.