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Show THE THIRD EVIL The fi rst decade following the settlement of Mopti cell~~->-was a very eventful period in the histor-J of the little town . Many exci tir:g events transpired. It was then that ru.mors filled the air of gold to be found in the Blue Mountains , located only a few miles to the southwest of the settlement . However, Brigham Young, and other :Mormon leaders , had care-fully taught that agriculture was the basis for that type of society 5:4;. ~ proposed to develop under their religious teachings, arrl. since the adherents to the Mormon faith are trained to yield obedience to the church authorities, the -mining industry of the state was mostly carried on by non-Mormon..s • As a 1? esul t of this teaching, the pioneers of :Monti - cello, and outlying hamlets , proceeded along the even tenor of their way, planting wheat, harvesting hay, or op eratin~ t heir saw mill, paying no attention to the exciting rumors, but leaving the search for gold to the get rich quick men who flooded the town from other states . Among the influx of new arrivals: there came a gentleman from Colo-rado , bearing the distinguished name of George Washington Johnson, who had a prize possession in the form of a pack burro named Dennis . Dennis was a donkey of s tx·ong character . In addition he had an om-nivirous , insatiable appetite, much like that of a ~ oat, since he relished rope, paper , cloth, also food stuffs of all varieties . What was good fo~ humans , reasoned Dennis, was also mighty good for any sensible donkey, and he proceeded to live in accord with this belief. |
