What is Osiris, Utah?
May 3rd, 2005 by Whisper
Well, first of all, it’s a “ghost town”. There never really was a town here, but it had to be categorized somewhere, and “ghost town” apparently is where it ended up. Osiris is north of Widtsoe Junction; W. F. Holt (who developed and bankrolled Imperial Valley, California) had a residence in Widtsoe in the 1920s and built the creamery structure in Osiris to utilize the milk from herds in the area. He also built a summer home overlooking the creamery - apparently it was cooler up in Black Canyon than in Widtsoe out on the flats to the south. Concrete silos were later added to the original rock and wood structure and the creamery was converted to a grain-processing plant. Eventually Osiris and Widtsoe, and other little towns in the area between Antimony and Bryce Canyon, were abandoned due to drought.
The structures are presently privately owned, and not in good condition. From a “picturesque” viewpont though, they’re certainly special! Somewhere around here I have some photos I took a couple of years back when we were elk hunting in the vicinity, staying in Antimony; we drove “through” Osiris many days on our way to and from the area in which we had elk tags. When I can unearth them, I’ll put them up on the site.