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Show CHAPTER XIII: THE GREAT CAVE 1. William H. Dame to Brigham Young, 26 toy 1858, Brigham Young Papers, L.D.S. Archives. 2. Ibid. Dame apparently failed to mention Eureka Creek to Barney. Perhaps he considered its mention useless because it lay outside of Young's proposed settlement perimeter. 3. Ibid. 4. Ibid. 5. Bean's Report, Manuscript History, 7 June I858, p. 612. 6. Ibid. 7. Dame to Young, 26 toy I858. 8. Could be either John M. Lewis, of Washington, or Jesse B. Lewis, of Cedar City. 9. Dame, "Journal of Company," p. 29. Entry for 20 toy 1858. 10. Bean's Report, tonuscript History, 7 June I858, pp. 6l4-15. In a letter to Brigham Young dated 22 toy I858, Bean described the cave as follows: We found a Large cave about a mile from our present camp, it has a small opening about 3^ feet high, soon opens out into large appart-ments. the route is very winding for half a mile has many pockets or side caves, the first part is dry and pleasant but further is muddy, a few springs toward the head of the cave, the air is wholesome and pure within. (Brigham Young papers, L.D.S. Archives.) 11. Martineau, "History of Mission," p. 38. Entry for 21 toy 1858. On his compass diagram of 20 toy tortineau called the cavern "tommoth Cave," but on his "Chart" he used Bean's appellation. 12. Ibid., p. 37. Entry for 21 toy 1858. 370 |