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Show 116 e. Chronology This chronology_ of pertinent events will not include detailed citations to authenticate each date. It is made available as an aid to the reader to give him a general flow of events. The primary sources for the information here are found in the Journal History of the LDS Church, and the papers of Brigham Young, Horace Eldredge, Isaac Chase and Frederick Kesler. More recent dates are sourced to the USHS, the archeologist's report and the personal knowledge of the architects. 24 December 1847 Operations begin at Chase Mill 28 December 1848 President Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Newel K. Whitney and Thomas Bullock take a sleigh ride with Orrin Porter Rockwell to the Chase Mill to locate a site for a carding machine. 17 February 1849 The Council of Twelve Apostles grants to Brigham Young the Privilege of building a mill in the ravine east of the Chase Mill, and of taking water out of Big Canyon Creek to run the mill, except when the water is needed for irrigation. 1849 The Chase Mill is now supplying flour. 15 May 1850 Daniel Garn dresses the millstones at the Chase Mill. 25 May 1850 Carpenters work on a bolt for the mill ("a flouring mill " ) 29 July 1850 Samuel Ensign is recorded as having worked fort y-nine days at the Chase Mill. 25 August 1850 Phineas W. Cook is recorded as having worked twenty-nine and one-half days at the Chase Mill. 19 November 1850 President Young and Thomas Bullock ride out Ifin the President's carriage" to visit the Chase Mill and the "thrashing machine." Going through the five acre field, they pick up Wilford Woodruff who visits the Chase with them. They examine the mill and also the millrace. 18 January 1851 Phares Wells is recorded as having worked sixty days at the Chase Mill. March 1852 Samuel Ensign is recorded as having worked fifty and one-half days at the Chase Mill. 19 March 1852 Brigham Young rides down to the Chase with some iron work f or Frederick Kesler. 30 June 1852 Kesler drafts plans for a grain cleaner--smut machine. |
