Articles from the Deseret News, 1876-1878

Scan of a bound volume (90 pages) of typed transcripts of articles from the Deseret News from 1876 through 1878 about the settlement of northern Arizona by Latter-day Saints from Utah. At page 85 begins a typed transcript of J. H. Richards' two-part account of the history of the Little Colorado Stake in northern Arizona, written in 1919 and sent to Andrew Jenson, Assistant Church Historian in Salt Lake City.

WESTERN AMERICANA LITTLE COLORADO RIVER STAKE /JlfC:.,»£). Undci' d~ te mrch 5, 1876, « Kanab, Je~r Erother,---Wo the I1crossing ridge·we not could ,.,J.r -~....... ::.:.:::: pl.Jnty 1 pull the JD. th , c,nd all 1 very ·-J time and got over safe. God had watched cold ~ary and this Tho next ~.:.ov,. was the ..e. had been informed had faith Nex·_, c.c.y we started ~lijah _·-.,:_tfor h:'...s :ace, the ~ost ot it still Vo -w~n~ _ Jluoe was stunned though morning \:..., ..;.,~arted for trip tc1ken some of our brethren deep. However 11 Cl1 clock 1 bt 1 we four night, to ex..,-.,c ted to find _own::-__::..:;_, but -re v,i •.;h it. the days good stairs Some times in our the top but in Big , a found We re ched now. snowed I all summit, and were day. The nex~ learned but it it t·vo "CvC'::......z where cold ha we then. di~appointed. were Cottonwood animals ., He got up and o'clock, over-coats cahhi1 ·· stopped snow being of the the 3 mil the were , 1 • and of .12 mi lea by four •· -i.-- . in and making of charge. to crosap roads, three It free a drive reach of hay but well had. feeling 18 inches traveling off, it quite all made ll~ill.es ~d and had to go to bed \le is very of a little aeat an warm. through fior a few minutes. we never divide, sleep plaoe from his and cook#in, tho not After a rough His faoe a colder to stop ' he had knocked there. ona The ·wealillaer day. aa13iatanoe Hatch' a ranch/ 'White was thrown as Hatc:: .. s :.:...... ,cr1T9- but the J a hear top of the canyon, was not a pound with . to chop I did·not 6 m.1lea travel/ing in crosaing :11:- ~JO~ :-iis nose, ....... we had but we did time there and for emalfccident ,v boys, us another first we crosoe We had met wit0 trav'eled PangWtoh, ay we reached ".Ju".lwo both over Canon. time hours. 25 brave We then roads Ciro lev:lille when v,e reaohodri. the I\ that ' ice, with had good The second three us about up the loadina The first dangerous.·. \ /1/:,,{ ,._.,. We then twice. numbered ana. ..;.:;.~,.;:i::: ing 'road, ~-v-:ic r i \rer ,whd:<:h took v::.:pc..nyby t:1is up • a very of was covered where- we a truck 1 Sevier. although ·,ray throu..;h but trip, our aa th·a road it of ~ood gra.sa: .. .1d .vo cross pleasant to carry had Lt:..c..lc:· . 5, 1876 I March had a very d.istc..:-.c/6~ .. hal ..,.'_a.block, .:.. 1 tr. ... and Amos eume we had waa ten miles.Jouth I -~~··co. Kane Co., have Tb.a first ...... White Elijah fo:lowing: th0 v of :r/4,,c1;;4 8Jh Canon would :-.o-c down out and every m:iinute ywe expected to seo an axletree .·r,;::,-,:i:. "il-1 safe. '.fhis ia a fine tiraber country of the broken• tu 11 •:,3 I that sn.vmill, 3y and this thanked time in charge -r.C: ::1orning God for his our money was all knew it, there and charge for whon we reache· watchful gone, care and it he fed cl us nothing • day. over seened us. lj.kc_ the us and our animals for it. o_' :::::.ne miles. We then Here Biohop v:.~ ~t}n and chaff Ho was a member The Order :~ :.o contention. of the us torat with out· to the letter carried bound to become them with told a distance us to take all them aa_long a rich ; and our blessing, U .i- en ti rely City, and invited is We.left ~rde~v1lle Spene er They are _ _._":,::.inine people. for H u-w-r.v"I...~ 0. we wanted ::c '·" st~yod. left young night . ..,., Order, and anov,ored us many queD ti one about the order, c~r outiofaotion. x- Ore. and there self- having stayed with two days. We then started for makine ·.::.:odays, it \,.., --Y over two days the that ~-'ain and a distance weeks. ainoe our in Lot Smith I left tafking I home. Out of this But now we have well. and we have $2. debt here fo: ~,., to follov1. So we shall ~" ...:::.:::lDrn home aga'in, l0aving crdc.y, and to].d :.ou::: , and only the 200 'lbs. 50. to one of ..... nc..:-;:oe..st beef, · .:..,... Bunting .... -,,ishes on Thursday the If css leave with we do .at other brethren say w~fi~d GO miles • ~:-isheifer, travel ..... forward at our horses to his us we stayed Wiater~ the old of pl~pudding best at home • he had hay friends, first at set sha.pe ua the He feel.a it came and found ae good as we eot and gave remembered although home while in oust word (:'.Ot • and,· invites rate and likes Kanab. _well. that it Ka.nal> is a good country impossible ~rom here, to g~t but we have which will have a calf leave with Bro. Bunting, we will Bumting ta~Jle. nic-no.ca, -~he 20th Ward to come oouth. We must the He left to-morrow, of l)ixie, I stabled are all ~ere as Bro. luxuries to be kindly amily morning. I us to make ourselves some· of the vck. we left team .looks to come yet, , and we are of 25 miles \..rn. Capt. ' three wors_t has left _;:g'wit;: ,, Kanab, to us. We have c.:..l the b:re-c:1:ren. ·. Thero our co~ and steer, traded l.(Jf t part wi\)- and especially one of the in about who will of our be a chance six to send as the orders weeks?, get load for raisin canon for a nice The other the stock here, and and get for it so have what we hav , tt. Our f~uling in regard to our mission ia first~rate. her ·We desi~e ig7P(!Jw¼»f){ ~) Ua.ry 24. .:adn sd.ay, called .. :-...::...,:. _, coupany • :..::i v~d. by 3 May 24,, ... ¥ ... Wm. C. Allen Dayton ~reu. carried. ....._..., - ct laid I :__ ·~ax- Creer 3:ro. ::.._:_,::.-;;; ':al ~nd that it _.., to have it the agreement, 24 inches ~-~.::;::.-cementto the we cQ:.1:enced oversGer of the H. ilc Alliste:c by D. .;t:.:.-::,.,7fo:: a.· :road district. , _'~-:.t .:. co m."llittee :_· - -:-~.er Dayton, ,., ...._,po.:.nted -. Wm. Creer, Theodore To the tomorrowr Hon. c·w•- ·~hat, we have :.:.:.. ,:.,,::..a Colo rado located ...:.o:::..; sc.i d Ii ver to within and '-':-..., ..---hand devolopement other 1.,0'..:/.jy;,·road located or district \7oulu. respectfully pei.ttion ..c ___ d. be locz..ted, commencing adjoining the . Cblorad.o -.,;iver~ running l.-::".d .in an easterly ,:.ce to ~::oss1ng irctio;: I 1 rthere lfhen to J. ~,..:-_::::r:ce al:.. g·t a dam has been built, Stinson's e most :· pe-~i+· oners will passab:e ever the north along City, <U..mand following rancl1, a dista~ce routtto pray, ' the of the Little ri ver;r 25 miles, Horsehead a south of about colorado,May no a county ei de of said in is easterly 30 miles/ Ca:rnp Ap~che 1 and as in duty ' Littl/9 of below the as there that a di stan~e 5 miles ' 24, 187,. . /f/1-.t; bui dri.· on of country! seoti body, a distance faoi li tate oountryian~. inrhis points settlement_s, that. will of the of the various p:~;casing 1unaet_%'rossing to Allen said. . show- aides \ s·~1~g at honorable your direction ~e across o1n both and out Territory: 1respeotfully of Horsehead wealth thence Arizona ma.kin,; permanent the ~bertaon, meeting lunsetjro mi.lea laid at we that U. Walker, J. improvt1r.aa1 ts, of the of tho I ..,,-..~-bo~·;;, j0 milesi and as we design ;.:_:_·_..,a::.d. faoto ries be Motioned Skouger petiticnera five this Bradford J. L. this so 25th·of ' 1your riv 13:r, :from below the superviaors County, on lands 'l'ho a. R. we date Pleasant of Yavapai undersigned that ditoh, to its 1askin6 company·oarried. _Angell, Carried. SuperVisors G_entlemen: We the Ladd, Moved by J. Moved that our ditoh to name thi a place- thi. s oorillni ttee. 11 meeting the that of this CGl,rried. of five until _-.:.jou::r.ed in we partition that we may work work on the ci.itoh a road Adarns moved to amend, N. Walker water get to the Moved by Major :..:.:.rch. Cu.rri ed. Muved by J. this of o ompany reoo rds. of water Car:.cied. time to Edward deep of v1ay to aec re our that the in object try to Supervisers :..r. .,::.__:oeof 18 inches. elected also may be reoo rded read, the best· an. agreeroon·t submitted moved to ado1)t ---•~J County thut the together, by the off • meeting/ Hana en be aecaetary stated Allen by co;'QPerating r1ght of Pre members be ohai rman of this Peter that ·.;L;.g was to .bake in to consideration ·.... :~:: of the 187<) • Wm. C11:eer that "' :.:: . ..,..:_.llov d by Sylamdtdr -~:--_.;::eQting; of a meeting Minutes bound, /J"7G Ar«-/1 ,g;) ,,i 1t Bto. ---'~--rice, writes one of the A. Blythe, from Allen'q~~~~ttle 2i'..th to a friend ~- ... nil Jovn Colorado, ~f in fty '. Arizona under mi - date . ,,.-.,---..2-9-:~~~e-t>-:l::~mi'-~~-:re-t't13-r "7e have settled on a rolling country, co1~·~:1 o-,,.," c'1.at from the San ll,ranoisoo • Jc,1.,_-':.as larce here, f:-o;:;i .: ·J.::, :.a the rainy is b:' in up the river the name of the the river Smith's three him; mi1e ~_:)2-.rt. I its - _ve got in not get --Lot at the of ·. for this is oountp'y; is Order river cDop', 140 Ballinger crossing; on the south as Ballingor's on the 'i) oppoa.ite and all sido are Geo. side; of the of tht· river a one fourth only ty of company. here it around to .the full however also I are ' a month no beating and of grain onr 50 acreo about yet. the meaning qui~e We have nearly for of the· te.rm. a large -.3li;'1 1 unless bush, garden--. The it rains, for all our e.n at we ' wo=K on the dam 1 bo over :.twill The.head of which construction 80 feet of the to make the ult. at the stream long, is nearly dam a secuee one. :..j :::inished :,inth .1d, • and Tenth Ward boys VIS 25: 264} have will an undertaking, wide and makes .ofe~om;Jany not 18 feet it arrive arriVe(i, here very and_ Lake' a be two ,or three Via.rd boYJJ/arrived / quite which Only 35 of our men have The First J it is 25 feet quicksand, war~ on the dam, und I expect it ·,:.1 \ two named companies wa er 1for \ by a Spaniard, Smith's, Sunset and opposite I am in Allen's _-:_·o-Jec·:....,of a fair ·..~l: mouth, t::a int:".enti on to· go into V settlement and C-0llootor I~-710.o._ . lllan's United all or more; The only farming pliht I .30 miles above here. It as follows: miles: The last be ao countiy. on the:~~side __:.:.."s abova a ou th-east. two months was started 1 about snesoor located from It due and will · Tne nearest settlers. Stinson, to the dry, about neighbornood, on the·river are very lasto 80 miles nearly runs a curve but by white .. It takes abaill t 7 miles·.. is Tr.3 companies point , which this r:1ostly near stream. pleasant, season c.. man named ,,1:;.s .-.-.)ai is settlers occupied t:··is ?O and The rivo:r here 1e Mountaina, Bie; Cotton:nood and above here c· 1,,,onsequence ......:. l the weather J~ly, ,.. c ... -nc as between ~yet. no'r do on the weeks The v;e know 20th·." be- ' 1 ~Jf~/tlf; Hews of Apri 1. 2i, .. 18?q VI..::have perused ~c ..- s"'t.tlers, dated .......: ,... ......... o..J parents a letter in this "I arrived here -..; ·~he l2.st half up the C-- ~rospec ts for a'XD~p us, here J::. the we extract 9th fair, the His is until being built we select is·cooking for company putting the up site for the our got in 12. X 28 and dining to'Wl4 • our com_pan_,,, he having river, have house a st<trehouae and clay.· sand ours I for out. over and good·. The of red io camped • J through it. holds a mixture di vision, each •. We are a trike. water ·I l lltre very I ho.ve not traveled if of a mile. to following: The roads we first Ari one of the 11th, tho inst. good,-6'.e~ing of the 4th this pro sent, Morris Jos. April from where very -of grain inside; -.:.~o ... the river a qua.1:tcr ~-....,.:J.t 20 acres river, eolorado, tolerably is about Colorado on Sunday are 3:r..,...Geo. Lake· capt. -..·_ v .. ! A. Blyth~, from which safe following: John of the little :...'.:lout.120 miles ~he ground oity, the from Ero. Little at contains . room, J¾_o. joined it; he does :::.::-...,t rute. B:::-o. Lot Smith _·::o:...:us.· He is si-tuated ___com;::iany have ··-.....-e/a vc;y only big show. ·~·-s b c.:..use they Allen "··- ca.:)~ain of the that Smith, but we are evcrythine; /';--~ We are a little east it io ·....t home. _ ...ernoo~'1 •;e had certain of it into posoca s, The wind to stop blows work not sooner J3allenger, yet. It river, is opposite yet.· United Order, have not terrifically house, to time ways, The weather on the so have Bro. of the San Francisco a month. Himself· be:f3ore. ago~ thej r liabor, here and to wvrk arrived side a vrne~ both of the The treeo for the get 19 days south of it daya} q hao ·not on the twice not river Croosing. of settlement here division, south of it. and no prospect ~.J they did down the Sunset or five a place arrived goine 27 miles below they s'elected oettle pas9"Ca here The~ 100 miles are 2 miles The roason not about to work four second companies ___;::. y::_nG i~ been and Lake he will are about had not :~.... -nd 1:::os. w::)vCted and company the and ea~t talent. and west. mountain come out here extent whole is and about in leaf yet, as cold here. aterd on account of it. y (Des. News. ' I -' r,;1 { tAAJ:) ,U ~ldcr A~JJ, wrote the . ~·.,:.:i. th-ough ...._::-_.,,.;::; that it wished rivers river gets with :-.:~0;.~ly nature. ,.I \ here. \7...,y . ,J2.an beirtr; the ~he old :p::-"~"":-ed to -;,:-.cyare ick all i :.~o-::there '::'he::-:. are · "'..'..dui th. are a mighty ap1)earanoe i:f we intend been told to in the This so, was the will he hoped and God would have remain the. the country where A good is smooth near distant to 1 will The bring grows being it a grazing no mountains faith to be seen. 35 to 37 miles this ue to have I am a judge, plentiful; road all the· country where us, the There appears to turkey, and the B)naller kinds. v,i 11 not come at one time, unles and. r.e li evo some of those that If man • we shall antelope, sorne in coming man as interpreter, Whether htllin.terts we were he waa pleased If are most be hungry. good. the of the feelings? a white That deer, stay but some scaffolding might 45 or 50 miles turkey water, with. the have Lake City.· there elk, me. The Little again us that evi- ab~ndant#to at high man saying in Utah, quite nearest, ):...enty of game~ _;ow I hope is did of Salt the land; then fix they white in abundance, doubt; tell a white for abundant. is ; he had been bu·c slight_exoeptiona. -..:.r. ·..,o bu·.:, little ~J the river river site melted Comah said good also this yellow, as the with chief as our fathers you to -pine, I wass to a peo~le watered. large more kindly even not co-;,~onwood on the ao lovel express pleased, cu:p:;:i:.y o-.:wc.ter.is is so far They came with The :and along :..r.c:-c....so ~t, natives The Navajo I thought us. as mad sometimes. and thought Who could _way well ...,_...,_..,J very children, ,.- as i'ar ago are well we had better the an old commence itummer, One of them said _..oc-u:..s chie::'. .. j J I .·: of this belonging is call and th_e Indians encamped, Ou:r :!'.'elations cc~~ -nd live .wishes, of years snovrn have rains 25 milef> broad, come. This thousands_ when the when tho .:.~ ::._d _ittle their country, spoiled. direction, sm'.111 again - have in a northwest :.,_,.,vwhc::0 we are .... a strange is you might ·v-.:v-.:.> fo-.: the them a desor~ption with not what r~c~~ng _torrent ~1 comply was inhabited v:.:..0:..-~doruns me to send I might this :..·_ --- a d.::y land, '·:t 876. i '.:lo.:;in with, the .cl 28, Nows. the ·_·;__..,::, land :- __ April I ..,v·v.::.-:.ryand I thought ~-V A. T., Co., I :Jany of my friends o:::"u"ing Yavapai t News: :: ...._ ·;,:::,::: Des er .1.:... L I I following: 11 Sunset, ~- !' who are already fix. some advantagen here, and a great many disadvantages aF} far as· I am acquainted, ho All the:. brethren, to .; '1 . 'I v~~v to do their )v::": .....:Js do not ·..:.,., ::i ve::, our duty, feel quite dam being sorr.o declaring ::-r. -~:1e W.?.terir:through c oJ.inc.fche sioters 1._: _o health It_y i are You.::":-Brothe:r Those so much so. We have over 200 it an uphill the camp, whem th" and.peace raining satisfied. wh£le in yards long, business. which did not impelled by other succeeded, in damming our ditof But to oonvine have the motives ear three mile a them· we. eff'ec t of had to. wade to get out of the we.gone., the I write, oamp, as the far as first in •the Gospel, I know. we have had for some time •. r .I ,, ! Lo t Szp.ith , . (Des. News 25: 324) I I I . ' .. .. I ; I ! .l .l ( Uewa 11of May 28 ,_}1876, ....c~~ains the following: permi tt ed to peruse b een 11 We h • ave t ter a le c. f ram J3ro •. G I ·:cc-....3, at dated :.:~ ....nd in this Sunset city, Cro~;o1ng, Ariz., from which April 30th, r.:i.nge wa,the 0 ::. :..t. -··- best The brethren had had their all :'inely. he had ever bui ~ong meals togethe TJ1e darn being I I ,l l we glean., The v1heut sown by the QettlP-r-ifmt we.a com1n6 v.p eplenui.dly ~·""-cen~ I to a 1876, shan.tie , oonstrnotea getting the animals with a long oeen, worked together aoroos the Smith, Strock, table and got river is o.nd the fat it in 21st of- April, "- -c:-1.e...,r0t:uen ~-y::, started and a half. it pi~nion pine, S1.,.-:i::,3t.dell0Wpine, ground at antelope, deer and explorers 'tho ~00 1., .... ~3St along nearly were and on !1.orse-baok. caid There two or three that -.:iough game, in a day or two, was aloo andGtone, F~~r Thero plenty .near quis the they not did visited•the ar:c.. they th1.;;mand the _,prings from to a teal the hoped, there ..,:. ..., f their On the would brethren. and lakes For the of the ~·:as a grc:c.t flood and their a sr.ta.Jl c:.rd t'rj,~Y wcu~_,: be Q.Y", v.)1l\ ·;;,i,.".i1>t~ came bla the and rock, white, said latter told d~lectation go in the fom at and kill red. and dark color- accompanied by·an they to live They said wanted how to work. belonging to the the latter of the where r oettlers, of hospitalities told of Indians They were flood, saying forefuthel's th~r:1 the to cuit:'ivD.te {Des. lfoquis. camp. animals a couple talk. a tradition related not betwwen they settlers oould they fj_nd performed, dances. of A~ril a long t:;..., camp an~d waa about~ go there enti:re be a reciprocity charaoterictic 27th could friendly, They also • of them it of grass settlement, very and ler4rn intend said coulci good hunters of nuilding Thay appeared orethiH:m Smith a person the and was plenty to enable wa:s/plenty for oak, from settlement. Indiana n0c..:: th t~, there treos Ero. t~t and three vma so thic~ to climb saw, 35 miles walnut: same looali and another and wero absent timber, cedar, going. Ballinger abundance, The timber oooasionally he ever for in great In the tllrkeya. way they f crest .. ::.,;;.gh it ....... :so that. had which ·.,c oHt to explore They found 1 on level ]3 oa. chiefs equally that a lo~g floated land visited friendly. upon the wo .Jld soon 1 it. One of thooe News 25:. 265) One of them time be chiefs ago, there y,aters, left I l 'j 1 f i;: ::;hed. On the -l until dry,so was a lfa,jajoa • ~::.ember of the .....:-v:::;::;ingW-i tes ...,c :c::y this 0.1 ::~...,eis colony . us that river, of Latter-day there embrac one of their will . be four ine several moot tirgent Sainte located. at settlements hundred ie necessities. l S:,1nsct of this people. and a pos.t think a pe~ition I . Co'lorado, ·.:vu- ~:~s:ott inoure the· establishment and Sa~ta r-i:. :-:~-;;·.:Jr, is ·~~:vsettlers vrho has Fe route Adams, a v~ry mail New'S· 25: ·of Postal of offices as the who was here effio1elllt .. roper oharge agent such necessities last points of the fall, and will to fix drll 29) I I ) along the people up the in his ace ommoda ti ens w~en he is I .I at in Arizona, matter Giles power apprised to give· of their 1 l , 1;7c~1,· :Bro. J-0 He. ry Hobbs wrote .,'~•:.":-:din Salt Lake City : can say in truth ,. ~nd timber. _......... that this down the uol for many years. c.lso cedar, c~ loads ·,:v;-:"c. a day. ·~::,.,:.'Jis. enough 'l'hero tight etc. it. It He says on· one square we can get the water from blowing. I expect r:ou::. be much warmer ho d. We have in getting r.or, to save their ::fr:~-l n o'li r eo.p muo~ of ..,o.:...., say it rains :-.-.::.._; out. _;00 ... 1..0 I fear serve but putting ~aith we shall It a good country is JT...1chalone·, of acres, ~rials will )JD. N ws raise is last we can / some gcod, rich there are be overcome,and this will in over Order bottom become our, land, now,. the to get they be able done ,we so, this will 'We have raise in. .l 50 acres. of corn. to get trials if 1t above will ours Indians, United hard a good deal· as yet they I our daµi in the and July; beoa'l\tee the being stop two camps 25 miles 100 acres the fw t q~ickS~nd difficult got .l winds it is : .L yea.rs. for -1those is the in about water ten There We have to start ·eight Our captain we don-• :t soon get and if 25: and we can get we can once was not of lune that, what with There t~ousands the it, amongst Vtah for if it at if last timber 1and he thinks if our wheat • toward We intend wn1ch will a tight_. dam, so perhapys grain. '£here splendid on our land that cottonwood, is 1 t is. heard farming distant. consequently - c.:.::-:1to around 35 miles wind here, than to a is mi le to so that range, loga level 1 to look miles. of pine on the it consider-able dust lota is is o-:the for washed upon the land, are 1876 some time one hundred The saw timber out to· 1ook at had of dry and green for There oak and ash, May 13 1 a good country is river Crossing I liave an abundance • vast amount of drittwo·od for Sunset as follows!' We have up and \...=_ from theirs A.man cannot and. one thing thousands upon in a few years these home of thousands." 292) j .l ' I {37p{~t'' (UYwf./ Bishop Lorenzo ::...::::.. .. 1 H. VIell's "v>.v .:..olo:-ado ::'olloFi W. Round.'/ of Kanarro., missionary river, paQy May. 24, was acoidently 1876 / of which lamentable accident ~~:....y2 11th, On that i;;atch late Pres. -day ::'ouridy, of Kanarra, L. ••.• ,. ·1 I i din t News gj.ves river, whole aved, with rceret '>ie greatly been ~:: ...noie1t the done in t=y. -h that great of which the are ~son by the a small nurr.be:rs of assa.ilants. on every standinc the walls of what All tho~:;e buildings 1:-.. -reds all of the o:~ years, decayed» about half Mountains. news to .mouldered way betwwen (Des. timber Newo. 25: high, far to su~h a·pos±tion as appear 273) discovered and superior it a large is port the with Colorado to buildingP river to of a con- old, of their age. and Adjacent houses to be very part ooun- 110.ua.dhold holex. have been Little Bishop of the bi/J formerly . they of men in and-diaappeared the but inhabitants It side, , : ......,::-able village. __on having body of were recently, native in All of Bishop work being present I I two stories in a wash, so that ·~r.()\t'.ail:ls ,_are perferated, ·..::is f o:rt are river. journey, Mountains "'' WI. Roundy_ who, . bogy on their . sit~ated 00 c..l.rnost impregnci.ble, aeainot the ~an lJ1 ranoiaco wal.la line is fort the Emmel who conv8)_ed the disaster, crossing I\ wagon and contents proceeded bui 1 t, w 11 and c ompo.c tly thir.g . of the fort, were sudclt.(y"dipped I :Lt~o was drowned. .t Johnson, recovered. and party -~:-:e ·..,icinity were ., named into escort's of the the" V, and ll.<i'rt1vt· R. and Warren en of Bishop time Vthat Bro. ooeno :?r ../s Wells persona LOlw>t/Jt9 and Johnson, · 11 to state bagg~and the Carter excepti . an1~P to the :vu~~y ~ad not the Hamblin J. })arty Wedr.eeduy, Bishop of Kanab, boa ~in whioh of the to have The oa:rriage, Kane.b, left and Bros. when the r,~·...,..,:.;Jii..~ting the ·..,..._.:,:. were NuttaM-, Vleil.lspand last H. WellRa·, named re spec ti vely "··" (.olorado .,.,rancisco the /~eseret in Arizona,. Dani.el J. of Franklin, nd. tv,o others, :t:clic is ..J drowned to Pros. occurroci o:: ·:::J:iir way to the now eettlemcnts o·Jt one of Pres. . ng account: A very lost, " t7J, -Vt ~If many ..,,_ construe~ This and curious the San \ ·JkL u,w/;:.) I ~1, .,r i/i I Brp_. ~, ~/J&,~ ,21, _,Zg '1/:4t. Angell, '-jjl,J!,._ -------1-.i.: ._~o. the_ from Allen's (,{,()I . ,JU/~,. :,...,.~•:h::of :.!ay 28th. will nearly )luc .. s, and have c~mp.from • :; yet W lls ]res. lieve --...., , t:~shed - ... "' . . the his lately ·ct c.:::ycs'.;, s son · ·~c ::_nab after is the t~xcs remitted for There are four •.. :cs above here, _., the :Mo::.'T.'lons and v~ke and union ver 1n f_. 1~ are, I understand They sent :ife ! ~eel up of the the aeuoon or five who are the like :.dngdom, arrival of he has:2 distant, wlil.ioh named our this is month the rainy that waiting season went at sets baok the ferry on and _I reoeiv moat us all, Assistant a road to present also d of the,~boys_ .. Postmaster for to Presoott tovm considered day before I sand He ia the for th~d the and up a, petition to General district our try pet~tion to get tour • Mexicans quite and Americans friendly, I never any News For my part time, 25: o~ing ranches The principal~ We have prevail. than. we do. ·(Des. of the ·word, hunting and \i H~ and 1 exploring, miles :I two understand, '!'heh boys . the Bostonians. devoting out ~he f~ttere. of rejoicing ~otten Ir I I below sense the and we have di toh and dam reca,rde_~, and peace .::;ospel been of mud. to and have our water one. old Yesterday on Monday we sand a delegate c:..nd.have the plenty a petition 3 miles God. I removedr.: dam oomi!lact. the In about/one have Lake has proved<.i a: failure, leaving out in for away one bit, was qu te a time ~o:: _ poztoffice organization. I provisions ·1e he.ve sent the picked br\deJ full waiting has it serve in, one twelv.e year. :,.,:: ·.;,he -:r.:.ver to go down. ~:..;:, which found sh0t1era. when we will ~.1 1 ifhe Allen falling of v.-c :r.,.,. r freshins Order s dam has Bro. , and has ,is not ~he river United sides, · Our townsi te 110 c2.aimed. 'to above town Cumorah, :;:;_ :::~ring means ·1 ~inishedand season• townsite, I under rainy Geo. which Ballinger' away· on both Bro. to his to complete ng manner the got l 1 wri tea· to Our 1:lrun ia We have gone ',:i·..;.:.lC:.inga new dam entire, :-..... med. missionaries following- place partially Bro. I encouragj gate. in •. head into and Young, II .........• only I Arizona aloo. town Obed, gone . t:0,e freshets-du-ring camping his have Yre the old ompany have the completed his i Camp, in a generally stand eot He oalls ::i::; one of the We extract :.: :·.cl.Ye no dnubt, J·....:: C:i.tch is v?;#jJ9 I>- j talents 313) . got in Prescottj two cc.mps for ·saw a aet I never seven o onvenienoe of men feeling felt and means bet- better in my to building the ' I !) Allen's ::.:, :::'ollows: "Our company has done We have got our '.::.,...::...; to you~ vO !cet thick / and ~:~-""' w~~t the ... 9 9 fee~'..high, ditch ~-ou can aee that ·.:c..·:.-:..· upon turn the d into thedi =ain here farming not June but .land oh on the since until dam in, and has cost, 20th be until we landed. or July,, I do not this watered. old being When that .:~.~:: .... i::; some very nice -..--.,.;...t :::'ai ly started ·J~::..:·~ with :::.x:.and tou:~3. ... this uarry Deo. rock, is done,we white say rainy season I think for it the is :f'i ve or a ix loads News 25:; shall sandstone, very plant to start for greater no grain has I building portion handy, a day ,ahddni of up not been will here.· from not We have 150 to 200 houses. purposes- • When the houses one .. :man being t will was there ,to build $&00 • have the Water settlers the exceed We will ~ere and we expect corn. will week. is wide, I cannot it employed. ., -~-v~o! 500. 187G, I last 180 feet think There T"' that is A2, cost some time is since which inst. it on May 31, conoiderablework we ha,ve been busily f'irst and will ~: will Camp, will be able/to ma..l!e.very I pre ty 312)) . I / ~· '>;/1~ , / ' '"' . \ r')?Ltvr;CJ ,,. 1 E:..der Joscoh \'/ .. 1.fo Murrin wrote jv,/rv--.i:'.'7 1 { i 7£1 Colorct'do/ts . up nicely, of this thought brethren I·.~ '.Je 0 :cot 12 fdit surroudning a.epth . same city having that tcr of the Little year. very gratifying, well months. now. square . in tho ground, the of logs, surrounded on the building future peaceable. The a guard letter will It is merely contingencies, / On the -I walls inside a pre- house was written site to ·be too o:f:' the had passed along, 2here had ;their at a a sho~t on the Little That was the one hundred Colorado and there The en.tire la(tter moro especially ·::,::ethren of the mission. (I (Des. wat·er M-itch Territory, in all, the first was sufficient breathe for a. cheerful when exhi_pited News 25; recorded, decreased has nei thor 391) I\ of Bo.stonians settling late. Indi~ be erected. a company They~pooed in time will 17./J,'IA the good waterhhaving been found ....___ ... of the four corners of the fort, laws of Arizona/II a considerable :'c-.::'this for sone second none of • •::.len' s oamp settlers the looks 12 :rodo dug, settlement.. families '"'c.::ordance with all the walls, had arri~ed all it in, firmly of possible being the but Thio ~ort · At each On ·the same night but to waterine 7 set has been d:.::;_,ance outv1ard from :,:e water South·· and is cor.1ing Previous a for!!:., thickness in case / the come up, by 26 feet. a well c:,m;wdc at settlero. r count~y of 50 feet.7? been watered ,<,1,-({/. timbers, measure, fort . in building and of double caution~ry tothe would never of cottonwood w:..th houses has all in tho gro uci-H/\as dry as when put now engugedt high in the sight lying it are built settlernant a cheering c:: ::.. t had been ..,_;- Camp on the fol1ovrs: The grain ScEe from Allens in on the river.· nor increased" the spirit b1the settlement that younger I . is .'. S>f C::::.;...)'"""r ,__-'J\;,ly II I.it J3a.lenger's Camp, Fourth rr..'.l.nne:r. Vfo wcro Sunset ' , July, glorious O ~:linger {;, 6• awak~ Crossing, celebrated at slumbers our the Little ~alute the otars was given. other of a good had Order 2 o'clock opened the a good dinner p. by singing, this camp m. the by the by an :_-:::i.~t.e t-oc:.:;t-s. :.:: o::igina A very 1 song sung by himself, -~ p:iay-or by rrome - dar.ce several hall, places air, from from camp I ·I l ! another I a dry to races to I , ·at whon foot the the .1 i and camp and par- by C·. L. was ft the.evening at weJl iead by th.roughout Christensen early John the was "Arizona" candle-light, with the appro- day. dismissed by C. at when_ all by Morgan and entitled 11 o'clock, su.tisfied singing and speeches, The meeting well. boV1ery v:hen meeting Chaplain songs, prevailed abode, in by spirit andi·closed of an appropriate sun-rise returned Independence Adams. Christensen's at also they Balenger, off in Y\ of musketry the drove assembled prayer of good was held in of ball, when 1 choir, went people people compo scd I L/ I ~y Pres. oration hoisted game in by a volley • The Declaration :o::owed were UJ:,1til 12 o 1 clock amusements .\t stripes At 9.0'clock boys wheht-the took and ./4,d JVI-UJ----, r.ivei·, -n. Colorado also v::-.ich time f o llcw inc}: 1876. GI was wrote retired doings of to tho !. I Cor:u:nittee of arrangementn, Yours truly in tho John Gospel of Jesse --The :?. S. ~eet deep, c..::y at this health which of afford camp for the camp very thre0 is good Ev"ns, Jerfome Adams,_Henry truth, O~lengcr. all good. watc~. weeks, J. (Des. We have The river 1:ut we expect O. B. it I/ News 25: two wells 1has to rain about been soon. 24.' • I .l i i. ! 309) I 9 :Elder Bullenecr Pres. :tc wr.;re a.rouoed this 1 ::::....C:.o the ::-.c :~ir.st ncedod 50 ucresof wheat of 'the grounJ ~' .' ·, aroun v0ge7.,a/\· fort Our wec~s. We have at other is gcod, :.ast week/ has 1e are 11/ April, but it being so dry. of rock, are dry I the and expect fee~ seven it high 1s on year. in the 1 I • I We gDound of any green for.four here brethren to have which wi 11 con tinuo no signs hus, been of building ~e it lies still I wo arrived a crcip this There The river M procenu o:r1(ut our whero we think I made a visit amount but of present ta/king are finished a ., four in and two feet t}1c to road the location of makin,,,. . • a gi·ea t blessing proved 8-nd oak timber, ~c~: a vast raise us ':this since and we hope to two wells, loo a tion which of, upon us, the 18?6. hailed.. we zladly visited wrote thick, one ac1·u. of gr oumi. got the has 16, descending we ex~ect last be built cover z..r.c. :.t will if our camp. in which I y-peaking m itlhe oauue. will It ci 1 is interest lively worth rain by a shower greatly on account mo:-ning A. Tietjen July s Cu.mp, Sunset, delightf1,l ouch c olo:rado, is planted and tir:ethat 7.,;.e Litt.le it cool air 1 Chas~ / 0 to timber. up there our and town. hb.o The water us. I found was very plenty rocky I of which will lubor. '},j . . a 11 we 11 anonJoying i th e spirit - of the Chas. Lord. A. Tietjen. (Des. News: ,, 25: 451) I I ,I I• I ( e,vyJl;) ·./7I J ..11 lt/'7i~ V 1/ Nevrn. of JuJ~y l?, . ,'! ':'he :)eseret n ~e h~vo perused s~~det Crossing, He says ·~:-.::..:, city. :-....v::.:.[: neither ·.:ooc:.o, fror:i work for the oh the Little the l.:lth settlers OD.mp a.t Viard, preo'ent. I/' 18?6,. contains from Bro. a· letter a carpenter the ,J the E:. Jcnes, E. Colorado, to Bro. a:r.e much in need nor a blacksmith a eenerally (Des. Joseph 25: dated Dean, of of mechanics, among the~."' hc.:.ndy man, News. folltJi;iJiil.ne: does . the Bro. carpenter 303~ / I ) -1 :...:: .,;::,ys: "Quite :.o ·.:,he north for a numbel' thoir of the families ":.::.vc ~ecc:-r:e disnatinfied.and Little c·· the -: t:-.e lo·;rcr c:: v:0lls :~er for C oloni.do splendid br::~3s [..r...:.:he 1 having report crops loo.k ·.:,._..:;,,:.:::..1g of moving ::.:. t:~at place, 150 :.o 200 acres supplies; l3ro~ of that mission. this The water year. settlements have a good just J3urnhz..rr;, from in They settlement. many the of with that which belongs (Des. News 25: Maquis them. to have There the the Coppy, of water, plenty :Indians Indiana, ;> prospect Hoen is few who The se'ason· entirely settling o~ land. some de~cnd I down and besides are returning they dried He says well. up the dry up are thero to give The upper harvest.- missionaries be eon unusually has vmtcr. a good and intend set-clement',,7 their Arizona water are I i enough to water 4i7) I i ·lI .I ...I •. I I ) . \ j I ·1 .i I i I l l - ,/1:;t-''d {)'J ,I fl . Evening I . 187G 1 contains 10, News of August the _..J:_.....,,..,::.~s= 'f.._::.ter,lay we recei :::i.::,sion, v:,.,.,./ •., _--~-:.::in, ..... yt::.1. in Arizona, Oneida Co. , Icln.ho, and ,reserved in po:.sonouo just arrived ::e informs ' toads, in to us that matters to l~~t only has Bro. .,:...-0;;.e"cer, vrhioh machine, about to cut of corn Lo\ve anf incli~nation ::~me ur:d. four solid inventive bugs, : t:-1ew~gon vrheel ·:!::.v0l cm -;ahe machine ...:}11r.oves one ro1.md ever:; to another 7d a:ttacn This at.the to us a· edges, wood. i . the machine Ero. road was on the turn on the fourth wheel thoroughly Low never meters, of a One one note~ to thu t operates one but oonsistinr~ Jasses as history, himse 111}/f frwn exactness. existence the. crops He exhibited. or notched miles. in obtained'. / wheat, construction, it six things had wookl:l ago, to natural so' on till operu.t,;1 with :.:.;; :he:::-e v,c-.:.:e S',ch .., . ::_,::c;.oly not 1:.r.t:is and ? ...._;tod. a:1d f0und cogged to which and and. vegetables. turn/ in sl~-mple wheols bugs, (poinonous), three their and manufactured very to //p speoirnenouhe , •• :Jc.:. small in "Arizona of snakes, especially invented he v,ay South of reptiles, varitics 1.ioan Cappy and the oalled of whidh. :Uoan on his "'.i;)crtain.ing cent!ilpedes, commenoed :;:,..::.;/\c.ecidcd r.10chanical tho I left there.had of city camelc,ons, all he ,•,v;.·l~c.:.boufr)eing goodt, ' the re turn he facetiously several caterpillar, "·"···~r.abrethren .i ... t Lowe~, _,er e n t t i mes i n Ariz ona • c. .u' .. t; ThoB. to us a collection which taratJ.tulas, scorpion, Eid.er tor exhibited horned. from expecting a taste spiritc ~r.om ·,rnre red .. :....:. c: having · J3ro. Lowe has .,~:.ur;.;.l history, '.•.... .,.....,v vod a call knew and there sDime principle as . th~ I I I l I l ...:o.ns of his · ...-:o between :ittle .Ju machine diffe~cnt Colorado lnte:cesting ·::_,Give to he wao e ·a1)led points in t-o make south the The info:rm:i.tion •. persons and given ·who may have caloulati the dis- __ \ settlements I first by him on th0ne occasion to I ons of- the I matters way, travel•that it-- /' place 7 nilcs: to . the pl:;..ce, r over _'oo-c o.r:' t'rcEountairi -,.:vl~r I I to Navajo Wells; good feed a:1 the way, 8 miles; I,,',(,{/ .:;.vc::.8::.·s shouldr,:.S~.ld- thei rl: wa t c1· barn~ ls at the latter point, from -~) I j Jro~ Johnson •" ~..:.J: nu.r:ied I 11 r.1iles; foo:L:t of the the Mountain, to Hcuse from Buckskin feed Rock. Sprinr;s, there to Jacob's 1-fountain, but good no water, feed Pool, feod 15 and v1ater some feed at a.:.1d --iiiiiii~==::::::::::::::::::::::::==::== I r /') l (,1 -/J I A¾ I IJ l i t t 1 e f e e d,(1 13 r;ii lcij; G :.r:.iles; to Lee's t'.-:o:-,ce to Nuvajoo :o Limestonl) Tanka, :..::<i good wat~r, lies the travelor point, :.1-:5:at a point ..-::10:cethe for to Moaby, 9 r.:iiles the and some there, water of tho 8 miles,· and Fall, 33 milos, f~edariu. nc feed, no feed; Spring, g0oc.l water, east but but way, onl.~r in and water unything on the water to the:ro bein~ ten miles the Little Colorado a trifle from feed 6 miles. numnd place, last 19 t_o 1foaby, there, pu.r t of the road. (Des. - ' News there the re l)eing 44f) the and should recrui~' river, exc~13t- between jlJ'rom_:_tbs:point set tl eri1crit 25: and the· distance 25:mile.~.· 100 rni lcs, settlements between lloaby, to Ealline;cr of Colorado no feed river,io)·struckbeing :he Little within no feed but poor I. • ""t that b about ' enou,gh Springs-f(}ecl 3:5 miles; ~!:oan Cappy ~=~oaby water feed. lj to Badger Sprin~s, to V/illow r.;ilesj ferry ,t,f I there of 'I and strikinp;: the, :firs.:t reached feed and water alone that I I / 'I I I i /j ;l_,,f,(Dy t,I Goo. Elder /I Sunset on tho . .i:.:amas on the JY.c, left i'ami ly o.. .from Rockport los~ an ox and :'rom Rockport f.c still rerriains •last, fror.: Heber Pangui was until Hid way to storm I was unable t~d l~ft onc come-up not 0 C:..•_:<:J:::-Vi lle Bro. At Orderville p~.r.:.:ever the S\'ti;i\ We were . and would ~:en~, tor since ;;c:;sioly w0 the cr.c dollar ::0c..d for ~ce. more him all he :-i::.m to sw:im a lot ·:.',~ ::,c..'N a nur::.ber ::.".:lout.this ur.t.il for .each anir.ial each V!e paid B~forc and of of c uun try, we reached ·:,1:1~ch·•.re find. but the inn. ~~:y well, and if co-·:-: ·;rill be raised Ero. we had left which wagon and over us allow and an but returning, for he was goinp, who told health~, the frost~ of o~r ,!.nd. prosper~uG do not condition, com0 too anu .squc::.sll an(l rnellons enrly I we per to .1 for him besides I the •pay. heThping J;fo:.,uby••. stories an,l kept Smith's looking aome ~cod in abund,ince: l • I us pay taken crops II i as cents Lot to after he made alone . Bro. destination, been place us some hard noth in,_; du. un tP.d we drove place which tfctrive I ·1 animals' soon be I we ,vent families) would a day our ou:r i~e came po~r too I in· com- not as cross provisions it l • l and part.? restored twent.y-f e·xtra w·or}ced half that to and l· i to we~l been had at I behind. aJ.l and river, or it left recruit we left the get were weJ.l there, to way nothing were JJlace cor.1P1enced Orderville. we have time I a day I was Wells to s Pools to here, and that oxen it I could family at Jacob'' he would families before ,V/right river on our stock I got until 'I .l we parted I ri v~1· when to (e.t charged ' . place But Some of our cattle goods poolo which tl!-;--ave 1 on and ou:r stron[~est we started could found ~r. for . 'I Hickins .on my way for and :B.ro. at . the some retu±ned baci to Orderville to with the As so-an as our return to 25th Addison day, proceod ~now, 0f the boat. 7-he r j ver, at I ·him and his have swan~ing strength. the in I fell on the Bro. next again him I find till brother further. Valley, the to ns was · ready Hicki no more [...nc.s2..w him in the I company, with him with ~f my wagons •·in company plaoe trp.vel Pll.ngui tch to overtake two, so I did v1hioh with :1 Prove I in vrn roachod that at to unable travol.,&i and I believe. comJany, I ~xpecbing so bad and 1876. Wright alon~ came . 20, c:1.nd sound, Jo~eph last toh, Aug. safe that arfil traveled City all two. children, place, left last, of ll'obruary following: Colorado, ~ro. to thut at I wi 'th my family o: J\3bruary 1,1th at the months. six and wrote Little we a.re abCJut of wife f~r:.::.ly consisting. with roact Dabling Cros3ing, Hero :;.:;?t.e:rbeing 1c,,-7!'. o 1 '_)J 'J , wheat on camp, tol~r~ and ,I i j_ { tnvfj I ar.. ·;:ell ':.~V';; left and ere ~hat is s cme e;oo J, and ·p~t u~icn, - r::.:.tives advise to this God· tlw. t I and to fi.i t}u'ul their D.rc here> up in hand~; this o:f the mission. Suinta, intend All that and ~e in of that of·no use, due and/also life, poor ignor::::.nt I would has not for the they nc-t stay. From your brother in the Gospel, G~orge Dablin,z. (Des. j I I here time Cijrist. They are wunted that of .Jesus I ia stay in comforts t 'ne wo1·ld to work those of of help to vmi t and God. in brin_sing Gospel and Little by the I who Sain :.s the of and I do know blcst,ings of banks plu.oo. God and ther:ise-lves of the:..t ar·e wi llins c:.nyone to come t.o thj s part of . this· mine 'build wi tr1 tho \ on the hia ancl those t,~d by La tter-da:r irvhabi soil, car~of S~.i nb~) a knowledge and a knowledge d.a.y bl:3 ashamed take trust in ·the instruments some up on I cu.n to s:·,u.l l be surrounded be will a gocli country is thib.s Lar,c;e towns promised God, wh6 has ;.:.nJ. do ull back be built I thunk 'f- .,(/'JIltl) thft back. long Colo:rado. satisfied gone w:ah themselves ~ill -(/f) News 25~ 542) not Spirit will ' Capt. ~:lsh~m Younc from ,, Sunset day it v,;1·y -...~~ high and do consicierable on one side water into ~~~=ipg our of .the f oat :s :'r"sh o.nd. green ~he health ..... ~::.y::elling preoyy v:cat:'1er has been staokade, at which is the There 1.·,rc ':1eT•1 running than 0 ):o;;a.bly in to - corr.r.:.:ssi or... juc'in~ for has 1.:0.jor ,lesby, tte ;:..,:.:::C:. the Ind.ians ,;::::ouble might ~:.:~we would c omrn,unicatetli /\ :;r.r..-t--::+pleas ure I' at . onr ~he Boston ~::.::...:.:-:.ing:.hat with having swindled. gener- one birth. . The of feeling sence country 20 children. to had 1 at I I As some will all. and Bro. awaits his comple~ed only and .! the and I return sont that our and here to Indio,ns them T1te Havajo sometimes will the ! had , and ! that aacortain us all .give that a hope 1· and stuf te_d th.at irif' oremd Indians. us us they presence .r: He wished visited the tell II. Cortes by. Gen. of emergency, thanks the to he would Major hero the land assist that scher:le t.,~cl been hao exploded, r:iisrepreGcnted those to I i' I i Cornah and I. expresBed s·_ii t us. would troubU-us, - we were chie:!tf since, be1l.ieving into dravrn ' ther:i anct7 thay' ' tud been former us. colonization the the with tb,em p1·esenc e and t?';e ::..crci wi 11 pr ::-;serve was caoe in returned who.,ttiYer no fears ied us and th Uahie been I can -recollect) as terms friendly soi1;; may not Apache, ampt oufe lves Vie •~ ',I 't ./' but fwni lies postmaster near to defend their appcinted between arise I have ~-rnr e d.issa tisf :·-.o :.:oqui't--cr'l chi.ef the semi-weekly. from our ability 0:-. :j1e mo st sown to fal 1 sisters who wished a postoffice beon nB.me as brine; ' ,eil. and the i O ""r corn in grass by the the of wheat acres 15 women and those whi lo The mai 1 wilte ' -~:r.c.tis thick. rai na seem/ the to I wa tE:Jr coming with no deaths Utuh, to Utah (all, Our arraneements 'J and brethren had of provisions, this ;.;);u.1,\......ll. Dor.rick houses C<Ii1Seqtiontroinr camp 22 men, this sho:i:t oack get and .The e~od,the in we are and get to j of' retnrning. p: ivilege Pres. low bank be unable f'ivo 1and are We have well. remain rise dtop, red about bottoms camp is cooler very no therrnoneter. ~~vini to the present crop. our animals of tho we would and we have tham and to river the benefit to mak e haitt·.a hills wrote by W.:lishing the thinking tima wash, somct'r1ing t:1.at wi 11 perhap~ ...c:;e :.n the damage, are· irrigating We CottonV1ood dry in caused which t9 building~ attention p::::or:.ises to make :.c. tc dam and ugain C:.:..:::;singof wells.. :..'_or;. the here, rained ditch the Smith Crousing: ~he ether ;;:,1:.,.y Lot it wtvi'/.,U A<j.JtJb ::.~·;o C,_ ~~om recent_explp~ations_~e find ;,oC;../of "timber at. a dis ta nee :;:-\;.;.:,.:.ncw::..tor but I w0:ls or forming ~-iry ranches, I think plcn ty in the llokoinc being \·ic::.nity; v'l'hl:i:..•,3thG :Boutoniuns ··'i· 11 'oy the ...c.'l"m a~ sent l""t v G I fine range in the V a fine in the not got hrethren by dig,gi~ splendid Mountains, in the earop. News 25: . I / to meet the I ·1 I . ·, ! I 52~) I I of report.tho to th~ "irerry , in time (~es. vi c ini t., report proGpeotors San Francisco of -~e 1)t<>-r_~,b,.,r.11 V•U and reach can be mau.(;;) a texnporary men and teams 1 but of v:a tor Some of the .~~so as i'/e have we can of 30 mi le reaervoiro. vary that ·I j j / I I I I I ! i. 'J I / ! I l .i I i I I I I l I I l I ·1 1 I I 1· I i JJ( J ./1:q i,I oJ J 137p (J,111- C&t7,f __j/ Thµ:::-suav, Aug. 31. Z1de( Jumes '.I.'. Woods "i"l'rote the Sunset Little Coop, Yavapai :,:r. Robert bu:orc Brother: ty thio, I will but I, to learn of :ri.ature give the We left a:: several u matter ar:d a heavy load.for slush ankle -chc extreme . and and 18'76. perform very our long I buoy. surroundings./ of the et'?; seasons, dwell more Ariz0na. It particular-. of The duy on our though our would cattle to boots war;on d-czi'mng tho :eet of sor,,e of into the wagcn our to v0:.:y unc01-:1fortable ::c:: on::: stock until a c.iistance :-.,..;.:-;isc.:nI which very one, houseroom for 'l'he wind fro.?:e the L~an. OY1inr-;to I to the depth thawed the of a otioky and it oeeI;.ed around. to to us as chai::1· our piercingly ancl so bad that it •the in nur.iber, injured had to Get when we arrived We then pleasant. place, proccecled and cro·,rd. pcsi ti on wo.s 01.ir and we c o:Jld · we h'ucl most noon, mile:::;. the Sevier Here over You may p;1 1cs3 to be a very ther.'. at reached that I I lihile to help deep '! anci blew five , through warm and had so bad each to want frozen as we walked day abou~ ei13ht and very r or a long night, of ,.:bout we found fro·ze freezing. next cold. very of mileo, anJ from therefore Our fu.mily, out to be rer.iembered iti.ad been and. it fro~ frost The river them. oxen. snowfaor . and. I .s.omet.imes deep unpleas- My li ttlo/girls and--seemed w;; long it miles beginning. from .I in pieces night, of five the very My son, same. _20 miles was as to feod the by it feet the fW od: proE;rei:rn, prcviouo pull keep of kind. night. snow on ·the bank; ho.vi nE; an ox team dame reason, of about the our to I pro~ured people dept_h owing through and. sufferdd the start at a.nd often to our an average less c ovcred being whib.h made it, from. the an event for we re force over a distance severity the sluch, set tlercwnts :Z:ir:c., arid loaded i:!. and leng'b.h 1876, roads We rr.c.J.depretty o:· 20 incbes. :--:creased country water, 5, through to walk tho camp out, ~ud and 31, pre sent to h~ve been journey, the ride deep, the 15th, first Feb. limited much ex110sed r,ij_ssi on along. o the the L'lucl and not, we found J::.ve::: Feb. of Cityr t~e had ;"'ss.::.ng through anu of the of journey, r..::c. my vvif e a loo r..ig:.t, itemoo intended of us h~ra, I could to wade entire '.-re-re thf:!reby rewt of course did and :.,, ... ur.ti::?ed the :.,uua.nci ~ue. Ai'i'z., tC? enbrnc e the I have a duty extent vr.ith inches not, thu all Lake obliged could l\iVRr, here. bein,r; :::.r~t Co., me pleasure you, soil, Salt as af:fo rds like you a few ly on r.1atter~.s ;·.::.n -;;er, -- -It wri tin;,~ to of :.·~:::.tanxious the Colorado 1.!am:,on, J)ear o~porttini followin;-;; the ncf1.ater at v:a-.rrri to }i't. :mow war; ' 1 H7f1(v#/ .Jt A1:J•i 1g7J, ::..:::.;;or.e ~·· t·,at c,:-, (}J'cb. 18th). It of country. Gocticn .:::.ccount of one certai.nly r,cumed Vie ho.d to nto.y of ou~· oxen ~:.d. \'.'f".~n we di(/start it was getting as there a foot certainly though two days frozen very at painful had spring and the to urrivec a half Sevier seo the river,; poor : :..1ov1 lirnp. We at Gr oxen, which and from '::c..s sc deep that it ~°'their l:indness rernained was and his .Hatch 1 s ranche· four o~ only cur way through and for oursolvea in the banin) the snow about (sixtee:n some s ranch I I ' ,I that. I / I •. I a miles}, days ab out miles, at but all. 1 son got our ou:c: lfoavenly to then r;;.y 1. sc.badly 0 and m. snow the he'x_.illd ll'~ther 11 p. Even feet his whether ' l lose Bro. : I , his far,ily Asa's ~cavy snow storm the z:e~rest fcur wagon :'c:r our vrn.r,/)n and Gray of two we~ks -0onsidered of 0ver with all •:,•..,,-:.:.a suffic·,i•Jntly team, the <Jth 1l/ar:l-, pasoeng,Hs ' to the etc. other them benefit to restin~ ted the ··:remainder , from Lalte two good In \., , there rendered it the course of I· Little's there, wl1ich ovens, ranch belonging at Or('ier- they them. durin~ ·,ye left oi' our this time and believing t 11e::ce on the ,j()1..rrney without su tisfu.r~tion of -, of t}:e fa nr Vie remained bake I, I' neces Orderville, we left 1· I. divide A to l accompanied great cattle of City~ L~rd. part In at we company. niijht life. had whilGt the the and save tv10 which Sal~ I built rccrui of little and they hour on our our a week day feed, the were blessing of Bi:::;hop Howa1·d Gpenoer, of grc~t Our ciuttle :c !Jrose,-:ute for one and r,alf we reached comj_Josed (Glend~le) aid :::-et'....:.rned~·1it'!1 a rnan, every the by cattle, v:hich settlement tr.e kind c. rtc,C;(, by saved by our raging that take changed and much pe3/severunce labor suffering toif~.nd s&ry to were wha.t remedies app{ying potatoos, feet by hard •;,~t.:-:-. one waGon of viJ lc of we found travel diligencefn sorapecl there, a :ew days, :o the rim y_olw I :.o.r,d., which '-Jy ::~rd the Asa fr0~en, thanks (5r we considered 5 ".;h vie reur;hed was a q_uestion but at dir.; harclJ.y and another much faster. duyis we eould we obtained Pani:;witch two feet some toes :'::0zcn divj_rle At ng of }!arch laborious us, to bits increased on it cveni a very a:~er the inc:rea1:rnd there On the help so r:1uch about. I~ where Panguitch, ,a greut tccross !',ave heard :toe~ deep. ren.c hed were shape ",;;ood :,'OU length that they 1st of April, ho:)ing any moro hindrance, sumT'i-er, i.•:hi lG t <to' ' l cvor mountains of cur and hot mo~e than v::::.salmost J/ Avvrl-1 t~Jf . un th= ea~;t Smith bank ,•;ee }rn before us, t.r.-t timo ar1til c:.go, vrhen 13ro's arriVed from is a".ra-.::e, ca,..lled they have the ll:i:ver, company to·come had (our Sunset., Balanger's the have Canp vm.lls .::.nd.no-.:,,five to the no doubt, as it just be~ing of our latitude below feet their of at hi~h planted is the about three miles below fort, which i.s in course ee..ch side, ~n amount quit~ with sunset of wheat and 'Y1 ~ottom to build ll:-c. Allen'aj Last en.· camp of ·;rc-._:_ld have of tendency we have to be able cf lc::.nd belovr to or rrl[',..:;· have The brethren grubbed the tha cawj) weat~er, 1 to contend I never ·::hich c.!.r::e in, supc-.::abundancc coulct of whoat and to come at tho in commencer:::en t o;:' the June, bu~ did 50 acres not last west .j 4 of cu.t a six ' end, .I .i v1hich ,. disconragecl. 1 'remain~ overcome the of wheat on a ;)ioce di:ih7i- to to· the it. The sar:1e may be I believe had.no frost early part up to of :::-ai1iy seas on, this which said such date. o~i.r settlement which season · . I look~'. of as I drymrne We have 75 or 80 o:i' corn, prospect. c~nrnence owing he got ci:rcum:,;tancen. a.t the torn of us who are perished, water We have the we have about carr.e up.and Daw a b0tter rain has the or v,ith. J)lanted before in most until it four if ·we v,ou.ld be the a rock heaviest It or more at fore e quicksands~ Lake's the done us a having encounter country.· ~-,ay that to whi.ch the considaring 1 the we have std.ck and to ' j corne,?5•, the their us and Bro. discourage to pt~t in 20 -or more- acr•=G vc-.:-y wel,1 to 150 feet to had I opposite and built to J we experienced carne at erection, or resist owing above I may say all determined of we cut. a new channel a great arc 20 miles since darn, :But I am ve-.::y glad cc~mcnces I we e}f!ineyl\ Last of earn, eridure re~, t of us. have of August, 25th our and si::ce about v:i tnosned daal ~nd heat The is ]'riday, .:..::y we have culties I location,.; cr:)Gsin~ us. ' a bastion subs ~n tiul dam, w-hi ch at present seems to A c-=:tJ".e vmter the bent of any on the river, }10re I (/yt,(rv-v;;1_ tc vrithin i::,:; ' 'i ., / Eto. zre~t ·! blD.il:k- t/'1e rj.vcr. ~ey arrived: in:from Dablin arid the of in a united continued Wright shade Colorado of end Sum.rnit County. You a.re alreudy Our camp and Little a part heat t}1e th c camp under. to work and live s o::-.e five the we reached length the of He with prosidin~. a week at but who had started co~puny of people aS though seemed of lJlay a.nu found 12th tre~a 7::)iJ cottonwood de,rts--it v,e c o•:ld. bear, on the jou:rn~y Lot sandy I squas:q I have The duut ceased ' ' 'I generally until • I {µ,41 ''"/° in July. The \·:eathe:.c c::,::.nion of the people l'.o~ us tl·1e weather "t.:c.vc not here:, io ·..:.;,y are in ""c: c:.....J... sa.nu. to overflow :ev~~, there is other :hey have drift parts, hav~ good vmter that the pine, There Our ~::.iller and is .. tr.:.s r i vcr are ~or ana the :ce~t /'--. ;::s I can uscertuin, ·:::.::tcr, ·unlelrn :0r ::e fc8l 1 I feel :,~ :c~rn rather ·;-..:;est~tl::i shr.',cnt separ~te the1·e covered. iI very I .! I larg~ old ! i I ! af;e a strong Wt;, feel fully half Fort, 50 fee-t. I I 1 I . I where l)erhap1,> wood. It ly- is 'a large vri th up ·and down the 40 miles distant here, froo that tho they say they saw grof.os of ash antelope, t.urkey of game--decr, and river~ say the by river for the bi·cthren more be but v1ill quality is unsur- anci the about the one hope as far ~h~t surroundings> Uni teci Order to subdue. .. The as I have s poculj j' cam.i:s i fclXI:rcc:.rnps thss: r..a~, be it b~en arly so, It would be verv difficult com;eqnently I '· able adcir,ted j flat, I As near it lu.nci iG_ ver~, 1. sor.-ie few to return. 60 men in I for The back> going expect yot saw mill. numerjcc.lJy. anu its I predominanec:: it a few I j ·l ash excellent We find fror.1 30 to out I interfered as about I ! of with I I is thouaanda drift (which I of it visited caying, of the land that j.. not so much is with / a rcinfcrcement. weak th~ ! I to seem and Balanger's standine and confident·:in :1-.u country there. of about l in abundance. stay we have a town plenty much thinned. to we take It i a tovm dropped and lder, r.Gvr bE:.ok at ':.:'he breth:cen,.;.ro are that, ceclur. an!)ox~ a.nd plt:mty vralnut, I have a variety. is partn soil, they to Bro. neighborhood. and· animalB bi:·ds what with for that is quite who have that there be o.btainecl. sa:N timber bretl11·cn ot..k, cedar ·The musquitoes other loamy until c.:,t a depth in as nice to build country land, . :Jc:..sseq, anci in we could a li r-ht brovm floods oppositri found o~ cottonwood. so We whii.t compared designated and s:tood ·will and the August. on. Although 6h it, safe water c.:-l(i blac li walnut, ....nci. those be a i-s touched not tiver inB ~11 over near b~ of clay, we have The high vrill g0od you have heard been and to be pc.1.rts are. wood the from not nights generally ~s Dtiff that a.s other ground. .:or...ficle::n.._,that general tvrn of· cover but thut:.eeemingly it July nothing but it tract the ev:C:ence that in or a/r.-:i~ture, the no trees and. covered thickness the has of four three Bc;:..lanm~r 'o c;~m:J·) su'::ljeot cottonwood t}mn Some of But • ::...,cc:;.st 0:f Bro. ~ile . io color. - 1 weather and placer-,. The lo.:nd here &nd reddish the pJeaoant, generally troubleirnme, Uta.h in very that Ut;.iih, a with nov, is is more :.:...v~been a little ~ith in cxi:.erienced s:.oc_:1 corrifor~ably 0t. t'fo j i //17, 1 { to /v.:.~::~cc.;of :~ :::-:: bed water of .:::.::::-.g:.ngits the river that 'cest can ~., :J::.enty o:." land ::ec.ui::es .... l:csethe:r: that too ~oo~ here this to ~hat ~\)Volving harrow. :.;ooc:.heavy ones, :'dl :.. w::.;3or.with 3, light c:.i:r.::.. :e, but A new~paper Yours truly will in very time very wo~ld dwell• ' ', I I it and can for and be very them regard a heavy lur~. to here other camp. this Such it. i I I rr:i.th and he i~ wood vrork for The health is of the a very· healthy I I ' I acceptable. of 1,"'>eace, Woods. (Des. ' :· to is drav, yet• Ward, ' to bring vegc tables. Jo.mes T. one good axle 15th I believe ~ithout We have With of plenty 3°1- inch none the much work be b~ought oxen is plough as tell of and any having use. the were We have was yoke from a.lso much fruit tho· gosr,-.el it carpenterine good. There brethren did ca'D.iled) cood Davis• shoema}:ing rec omrnend chilled little as we have cone> I do the hc;i.sbeen some the ·teeth, very I D. He and we miss to jret. irons the but three sinks. these·. I would It good is brin[:~~~:cow needs lbs. :,'r,e c;;.:-c.p, and. I do the r;ec;,12./gcnerally with and. not one here. If. all are water mission. by fast, I brougt.. t c.:. 3l ·inc:~ 1 and of J3ro. "' founc..:-y r:w..n. consider- Saints here tba t a ·(wh.; t is . :.c~e so:;ne good. mechanri:cs ·:.:.eexception is cope The Oliver• and are teeth recommend 100 there time . I We have any :1eavy enough. the be a sc..Yin£; of money and weight. wo.uld s:-...oulcl La tter-d.ay up very with. :i.s all the this for brought brought were to Owing it that con:ne .here to much c1:ippled. plows stock effo1·t country. broke c Oun trY, • that ·.r.~Y1oodj 1·:~;:;o::sI very seems selected generally they light. rest· ..s ::,,ll the be up this were th we were ·~::..::..c:{s:r.i ::·.e ':Jest for be found. build It called and. room f o:r: good s...;.ch to T!le plov:s none: a peculiar i.n a dam. some places• a united be is quicksand• in is requir1:is it to :put ciif:ficult lc,v water tb:l:r:e River Colorado principally und .shouacr4uorc i Little Ver;/ be ins parts other c~::c u.vr.::; tances is At Henc-e ::· •.:..."Cthe it c curse. -.1ci:;_e at the Again land. t}1E: ~-::..:::::.;;: .• \thigh v".;~~ ;,1/ry. / ft; l /4 j I ./(~ News 25: 554) A. :F •. lfacdorn1.lc::: Dear Sir:-~cc:cients We ar:xivcd. of any kind ~he ca~tle =~:c, '.;u go yet ::iric:; in to three place weeks. ~}r:,oer .::i.r.dplenty dcst1nation; Ero • .Dmith grass all has Tinney '.)!he camps think If you large f:ine .to provisions to I be/able n 0 bac l~ for ruise No. we have to take' ty t}·.e mill run-· water cood be will set ciis tunr,e of r~en a party His no i milas same mill for !Dhe corn l. of heaJ.th is mL,Bion. of had seed is has help and better and than of Lot Smith, to furnish year. the John A. {Des. in Ero .. Tinney I think llc Connell. 66G) . i ) The i:ri)the and goopel, News 251 I ever feel all ourselves. I r1:,r.1ain youu:;s in nc more. no fro Gt. yet. health, this d j_ff erent the send in{!, r.'.le anything .in -)arc te; have CB.re the prov is i :.ns to in fine all send the about tl1e We ha.ve op cor\'unj I SU)pose r.iill ihe sufficient ears. pleanc set first- of timber,i,_ with the in tri~ forty-five plenty st- ock. time to have expect is rate / is car.ip are will ·we find Yie shall fine the yfu will raised ho,_ve an should e,:'.' clothing sendi they have Dixie, \7ce:~:·:er is out tho We have caI:;JpG, and been a first otood there the ,, D.re all .:'fr.at gr;::1,in they c:::.1">'in for had well. suys the and and m.:..i.king_arra~ger:-icnts sor:1ewhat imp•oved. They looked ·fJ/1 :tc·:c some tirnei uc.rds·. The ~aeons of of fine Bro. f:rorr. each. •. una 'be c on;reni en t to so n.s to safe huppsucd impr0ved the here next ·uell. shu.})e regard and year· '\ ' .' 1 ,I 'I • •,; ' ·1' :\ ; l JI I ·l i ·J { ., I ·j 'l I ,, ! I 'l I I ' Wednesday, Q,.,c../ ~·Young Eld.er· Jscob ... :'.'il:o::cd Ea.lli·d.t;y, l3th. Pursuant Hamblin, :or a vmgorjroad Goore;c, to in ref erring Sunset vri th a smajl of Kanab, :,:.ga:.· and. ii;y-rum Viilliams to this of President of St. Calvin G001·ge, started o Fer:J."Y at on the journe~r, Little states: Brigham company consisting Jose1)h Oro sby, f:com Pearce' crossing to des~re the of Kelsey, to look Colorado,·· Sam.uol out south Colorado. Broth0r "We remained at the '/ .,_,t/'/C ro·ft6. of St. Hncob rigor ~nd assisted n sl:i:fi', crossing oo.st of our former ,·,:r.0:ce vre or wet g1·ound. water :for our use. It ·water where we took sued the same course. brethren asked with ~r.eJco t2.ko and I felt t~8.t there miles impressed about ~~a. not been used nearing I to.ld on the course around the signs the place of stock. This of a hill.· by a. occupied his yard and. camp and I From Mr. Stevenson over. night. of a point into there tha.t foothils It. was a mining betvrnen we Young hB.d told tho our animals tn.1,veled I ob~ained and the relieved part of us from any ! l:Ir. Stevenson's I some time, it for let us to our settlements Arrivine; there, 11 Vie again. 1 Vie found :pla~os, tho wstor. Th0 day vre left visit night ',[/ cop1cludod co"J.ld. see only but we came to an old could on tho Little we fou:ml the we started The third \70 day we pur- travel P1 esident as we turned watering day's Vie At night The next on discovering by dicging. tho coui1t1·y I had. before ::c:::ning until/ us to turn obtained we could. we ·would get water I was a pump and good water. informo.tio:r.. of the cose. a that, and corral. He . told / as I did, course ran high farther a house water had bean a short I weary the made to us ·as practicable. long the with was I v,e vvould get water going our hopes :.:::. Stevenson. 11 the wore away tho miles, ·;:o came to ar:.:dety us what water knew as much abouJli the water or three of this whnn thi'rsty it • our animals. ])uring but vre were that expect nnQ as fast when I thought peak, We dug a little a promise George, we did not maa.0 a dry camp and guarded ·::oslowly a bluff, T;·ie findine; fulfilled Young ,vhen· we le:1:t St. were going, a course under as none of us we::te ~acquainted. a S. E. direction ,chem they but ·we f orcled at VlalJ[Pi Valley o:f vrator, a seepe the morning ~o~~tain d.ay arrived found find to constr~ct took of tho valley ·.-reshould. traveled still v,0 nortn_side ·::,:;President as first and we had no guide. . n In river, comped on the o:;.ti:rely providential, ';.':!O Pearce to me. c..nc.. :::ound sufficient country the onu and the unknown country nwo r10 Harrison •with vr}1ich w~ conveyti;d our lu 0 ga13e aero ss; o"J.::unimi:-.1s. · After 0.:1 Bro. home, out that it it a· short comencod v:ould not dist2.nce be followed. vrhich I This Colorado. Saints intending road . I fe'1lling to return snowing well. Hafter the way we had and blowing. do to continue our on c:i.ccount of the In t~e journey, storm. . ' l l / b yh CC/!YWC) IT'.!:ho bast available :::."~::outa roof and tho \70.3011 sheet find was a log spn.cos 1:ictwoon tho logs unc.hinked. which vro strotc:nccl ,~::.c..::.ly sheltered fro:n tho d.z.ys 8-nd r.ights, during '.2:'10 storu1 ll oc.to abated r.:u1ke t:he best t:1ird. day we got ·:1':lo1·0there but Going out, the it of the morning, up our horses was little ti7O thtt sunny grass supplies very conclud- ViG of the Mountains. food of taking par- vre remained t:i1e snov, lay but of g1·O0n luxuriant necessity We bad snovrnd incessantly. snovr, and to tho there cabin and. we were There way sout:h out we had·cached. 11 being under third. OUl .. heads, Olll .. storm. had so used vvas plenty ~hoy had plenty, d1•iving tho of out over vrhich time Ili.mg0r and cold iOO), v,o' could shcltor side of a hill . 'I I fo1 .. our animals. for ourselv6s. I ; for The our return a different trip, route, it I but was not 1:'lewent 11 Vfo were S~l)l)lies. g·ova:tnr11Gntto let :.:,spt a sutl01·' refused, us have s sto:ce I :9rayecl to would them.. Wo break applied and. ::1s.d.o blo7:n. our r;e ouc;ht to lmov.r bette1· TT e.s it the than to travel orders to a. Mr. Head, si iuation without Lord to soft on the from the . who Ee tc.oug:".t money. heart of someone, that \VG I I 11 I vro.nt a.gain ~::a-:;i'li1Gn i7e left :::o::10ywith; r,ro loft that in the :1ot 30 the homo w0 instead did. not of money we took mountains enough him that - plenty to use on our return food ·we were trip, of the, snow, \\ ,, s:l!.id he 1 .your are Mormons are You?" spend of supplies, ' I' I !. v1hich but we oould and if to 12.st us home we would i\ from Uta:r1 · 0::cpcct to see any one to sG.me way home on account :et us have noh, to Mr. Head snd told 1• he would send him tr1e pay. He then let us have ·::::c.t v,e as1(ed for. · nArri ving ~o found that o..t the tho c:rossing flour of the Colorado, we had left and ueat 'o;i r:o ootcinod some vrho.':.t which we boiled d~ys, or until orir arrival n I gave President 2::.clo:::is.olo2.6.d.itional :=owyour c~ God first hist6ry. in St. You have ~nd foremost had been used, and lived on for five !' of my trip. I had con- witi'.l. hi:.'.l in ·which ne s2.id -co r:lo: ali7C..;lS keJJt tho in your mind~ If there George) George. Young an· account conversatio:a. of St. South there That is Church right. and. ICintsd.om Thero is c,Te any men who 1w.ve cleared. b4o~d o=the::1, anci. you c::.n have It was tho 11 -~:r.o folloY:ins last. time August. c..ccc:0Jc0dny la.boTs :~cob H8~blin 11 starting -;;r.eColorado ,etc ini tis.l look with ' crossing points for to what is co.lloci. Suns ct ;-.r2.ter and feed, the tho is near called Crossing, travclo; comfort to 'I i. I I i to me".. George to i ; . in the and such ones caution and return right i to tho road as you dr left, as you you can be of some a ferry will boai Little Easterly map from the l l' , .. j :l day to . you of , River, our Father the Mexican Be alvrays l !I 1· success. you age.inst I' 1 as you possession Colorado I of to have and friends anci. take Valley 1 :iear i to vrhat points We would. like family to I1ra.k0 minutes different I .I v:i th Sau Francisco Colorado. between • on be beneficial Road;· then you and locate company together. Lord, Beale oi your /u.rp1·ise city a v,agon end of the home go to Ke:nab. yo~r little yo~ success servant st. d::cawing a little ·where you o.re going. the and Eis a gre.o.t building which west admit vl':e country \fo pray He diod and make him acquainted a road o:n the in your a~t ~epo~t to us your to people; the will thit who is the judgment pl8..c0 called We feel s.ny Young. from thi"s for country locating ·::ou.:.a. 1 i~e to have go with c. li :tle you nro a.re for as referred to go to the Pearce, south When you ::ceturn ~aio you~ stock Lord Young at As you 1,ass .;i' ':for as your has been 01:)~ as good a tract ( Harrison) The~ proceed :.:ou.ntain, there the to Arizona, Hamblin: acquuint~d .;.:::o "co Brother tho.t President to a.,o '. wi ti( s~oppine co well blessings v1ith J?1~esident tir.10, oy I bcli~vo was as follows: co::.oro.d.o sou th, tc.vo time the I talked given Brotho::c Jacob c.s near all up to that before report, generation, Tho assu::canco ~he instTUction J=ocoding of this robbers ready for that infest them Dnd keep · I I· I I i i I I in Heaven to bless you and give you in safety. Brigham Young". . i Under this :c ·-::-11/De~·e:::-etHews 11.from A~+enoville regp.:fding "" spoke ;;::~ 1 s further .the thu t thG lumber :;:.:.:..lit:/<;-0boing but in very is free on the Little in knots. that wrote river/ region and I of moG t exc o J lent is Rock not .only is he ha:3 never layera, in R. Gray that aaw mil1 from being :form, D. Colorado timber the a quality of convE:lnient Franklin good of made at COlI'.lparatively :_;;:cc:.taburn:l~nce, :·~ li-:s abundance 1 date seen I . I ! in surpassed of dirt, with'fillings •I :.~"._,,cc~ each, ::1:c:-;.up the to > :o w...::.ting 6 feet there ::-pidly ao '.;c :noct excellent ' it ' L;, 3o;.;:-:tiful, all Utah, an· long an as a snowstorm, very favorable organi~ed at Israel Call Mo3etings changes the has ti~c; to Sunset the the a. short such Crossing; a result. afte:.: Association that he'ld twice by Lot vice Generally adjourned continued until NGetings good and well .I l of Association" Smith with president, Tuesday for April I , I will extent Improvement a week, j ·I as (Dee.News I Davis, ! previous settlements the /I inches almost tihie; Arizona, Daniel or seven snow melted that in for ~resident, six The week known as "Our Mutual of officers. the· records. inch der.,irable. but pla.ce·s 1877 an organization :.. :-:cods, secretary. C&::Jresided and c.:.nd desiraolo officers: -:vc:-:.:...-:3s. Several hu.lf He ex;p:r;-~sso<l a bel:i,ef fo= both sexcs·was . :01:owing from had been being Oa Feb. ·being wide i'ell. tte facilities ' slubs James and Friday summer. 1882. the Israel Israel Call of attended_. ·(A.J.Notes) '. ) i I ' I i I i I i . II I l J. A. Woods wrote Sunset 1' the Crossin~,. following: Yavapai c:o., Arizonu., Feb • g , 18 7 '/ • :~itor Deseret T)je members of 11 square which is ~tock~do .... ll city '':'ort with inward. All siC:er the sufficient lumb~r firnt Lot ?:-es. SmHh in ancl is roomc l4 X l~, d1Vide~ by stone se e:m.·quite is rcc:d.y to up agai:r:i, • hr.ve a gc,od which is school talce "little the finely, management the sec.1.son, Judges our con- inexhaustible. condition, of it and until are we for work . the camp io ~ost are any on the . excellent evidence. 1 We fy, I of Brother Lev~...._Savaee, the supply notwithstanding 1 presents down for ready of strangers" fort have its now getting the WQlls wants. care upon we will almost examine built I scanty of books. v;e or 0 anized 3ro. not least, what Israel is ou: meetings as are·Tuesdays was c.s well as .ente::rtaining. ~r.ii:;;;.~, vegetuble and was deli and His verecl =~had abnost t:.e superintendence ~atter of Vice-President very was addressed ably Levi lenthly set and he also for took place advantages D. of insti·uctive who treated spoke and very apart by Bro. and was very Savage, Smith, Association, meeting Pleaiurers, kin6dons; was Davis The evonines byBro. minoral Lot Improvement Daniel which delivered upon upon the the science instructive i~eed ably, fortotten to of Bro. interest, 6th, Also of Bro. Our first "Objects, "address" very Ero. and Fridays. on the The addrons u: J.stronony. suggestion I our Mutual secretary. February 1 He treated the president, A. Woods as on '.i:'uesday evening Scie)'.1ce. through known by us as Call J. c.r:a 3ro. :s to shut "fortll .,.. /\..at our soon immediate The health und~r progressing Last 1 but ~ith school to We are of many day supply g~o~nd etc. I the the on and is all mill the and goin~ for and now at the i: the appearance still lumber cluss ditching comfortable The sawmill. men upon d:::::, digging,· oomf ortubly of ground p::.""ce reliable start all one acre enclos¥d. out now ubout just Building entirely r.c;ving e;ot c~mp are and. covers appearance. 11 our prinoipla, fa.cine kw News: say Jas.· we have c-, F. from the also Woods·, and fact that tt a Sunday l!'~u is School under G. Nielson, attended by which .i 1 I ' oilid and :,rounc: > I remain yours, etc. J• (ll~seret A• W , cods, News 26: c i.)ec r etary. Ir 64) I ':'.-Cu,117C) ,, The De~,eret }~eh ·--~5. Sund::;.'/, ocntc.::'..ns the II (371 ~he Little Colorado cc;::J1,unicatibn io Country.---Wc at Allon · addressed The writer says honest have City, · · tO :Bishop he does that. Latter-da.y :~ch ~nci desirable, read a letter on the Little Alexwr11ic. Rae, ,;./ but but Vie make .. the 1 ~ve The1·e is any no~hine; like from 187rl, Colorado. Brother The · ~a?r{k1,t._.fl3~ an'7/li~ : h2.ve seen any :n 'o:red.dth across You know·how any place yet as about it. ;;cod c:..nd productive, · Vie are :-;;. ~leted, will ~e.reason ct?ted. .j I, miles eight makirig as t year , we will be able to the say ,r.e winter vrnre all is All _uite com:'ortable no winter the finent country ' with is . the , which , when feat is get to of bed light when but if again the' same wide the the the water bottom take about in regard to of with and 3 or bottom. the which dam washes wilJ the river, season, u~on com- in compared of me is ·to get and six miles no nee~ lc:1.nd which di t~ the . valley. I have or four there .is that, is there the what it out again, not lose 4 weeks It rc:.nge shirt of seen. has it never sleeves tin,hex only the longe·r hcl)e we have so cold "is are that, jtheirJe but stock in not This The hills of fallen would of wintei is country. is. no danger road, kind the not tl1e snow that all. in his ever quality; on on0 v,agon at needs I I have consequently put three some I canal more of a fine This :tc=c words grasu time. also ! ! narrow but I ! da.rn •. country ~er sleighing. is also and ru.isine 1and ' It year. a few with r.0 sr.ow here it last exceed and it long it river, A . length only }:ave a long : . he believes Thio th d.:.:..r'lvery replace ditch stock :y covered n6t I on the d, in- orvulleys a hundred. or ur water level on the and crop, as we did best possible work '.:~s :,as such·a and l The bottom, produces, in be macio j/4~~.,,,'J/d,Ju,04 h whicr,,/1i alkali or aal t. that be the I must al1 04n yet I would Vie have extendinfr c:i-;;ch as near t.o :finash . ·of stor- .. Hore. you it this · and . hcf:e. labors perse~erance condition; years country ,t,'W now ·busy f,~ -~·:ill make the wher~ land work, of fifty bot tom ,ff la . such lund · the thine of the - .:. Lake. V.:-i.lley. a good. deal neYer seen of by of the· country that a few tw6 out bbt Salt to extract- amount of are spoken saying fallowing that part hard it ~,hed. in 1 doubt that nothing w i 11 b ·ee.:cc-q~fdi t it not Saints C:1..,:'~tie;ably i.nciuotry.will•b:::ing :f 15, 25th. :'~b. t.h0 Uews of March following:· ,>-:-,c.sClc!.:rk, now set tlcd :s ti Evenine the complet~ suffering past yea~~ make a good here. track In fact but a person when workine;. Thero that I ever say. is I do not is in · I I I , ....' l~£J :,;:::.r.:.;: it cun be excelled. bu o/t his comes throur~h obs tac le this throur;h ·cus~ land. w, oxpec It i~ v,iI! /be country, t to this raise grainf which here that removed it It W8 is have without it ia ·quite , v1hen the undoubtedly cap i tulis country. One vulle,y' true which a grca t induc e_r:ient for ::..lcnc is :·.o:rsc'' it77 ts from rai lroe.d vrill. to· send The the inlthe tim~er where u_p taken(\wil~ be tried ·1 wa tor." a distance (Lloseret timber '' iron snorting we find thia the sea_son. News 26: 9?! /l I I ·i I I I . I I ,I I' I I ' I 'i I I II -I . I I I ! I I • l·. .I ; I J . ' I I I lI , I l- I ,. i !- !I II I i I I I I I 1 ·.; 'i; II ·l I I 1 • I ' ' .-,;' ( e,,_yyi;/})I g ,j{M MiI 1fl 18_._ Elder Sur).d;1.v) JI?]eh Lorenzo 7 !fatch H. new Mexico, '' San Lorenzo·, :r.1 company with.Bro. : c:..:rr-ived. here five ,, ,. r"'lo:.:-.:::.doi where months us in :hroU:.:;h the S:n~th, the horses, ""nd corn three . :=exican ..:.c.in produ,ce ~nd tour and nearly thei::.- stock ti..:.t\havc rather' a ~hat they are a long //,,V success, anJ against ahd have "er.aX::.va,does, About ~'-.::o r::/a port.ion of v"'ll(~:;:, I told (icsirous As far v~r being ·:·.-:....v0 spread :..::.cnsst as ' in they their disea;3e kindly ~:..ve commenced to "" ':)-?~Tnc· to build the signs ago, 8 weeks' northw0st . rGi'.a..ee grain midst~ amon~st put the them 'oy our to and i1crops scml~ house3 and have for our I Savoy, amongst I and we have locate some in came. iI. 1· this . iI 'il ~ince a're very of them us •. the Spanish assured of darkness · ,, , and Tieta?l'-~rrived when some help to done I had frequent_yisits Navaj.oes of to a fearful adjacent we " place Zunies o race. powers this The abominations who are received all feel they We fell called and btike goes, dance. mission. valley> much please·d, feol night> work have Burnham etc. ' all Indian Elders anu.·some in of God 's and from in building,· kmowledge the: Navajoes We are of them we would(~ and L1.y . vi+la~es those dance the the four In fact of thel11ay of our th~ Navajoes, there to build others ) The enemies betw'7en in except I th~m. of all up mile.J each.other our location ins1)i~ in u beautiful ~cc~ asGisting vthich . because fourteen built They have ----- that them. located • number of. •;rndian to hedge us.· ;hey on the way ahead this of wheat plenty houses style working, raise 1 one village northern hard ~oats, they . and Rohe rt are I the the extent, are pleasod wicked white~ more enpeciall~- this place forts. friends ;J..aid off comfo~t. .i bapti.aed'.l I with speu.:k Spanish I When the moon is full amongst power been mEi.nir.sheep, peaches. towns, The some having of r,canab I They of go to of gambling ~~vo warm friends c: .. . sort ::.::. ...\f..:' their all improved ~i :'r.2,y 1nve in Many of them winter cr.z..rge of live having having ;;..rtiole journey. O\.U:' The Zunis work _dattle. a good thousand, s t:,rle • the good a portion countr.),, . of Logan. Indians, with on this and a number ~orrnerly and of Ammon J.1. Tenney law-adbidinz donkc~, natives 18,1877. McAlliste:.c, l'. aided following: lfa.rch l!auGhan and ;cecoived manner of Eldero Vim. J. and I abd Bro. the . lutter ::,o:f-sur,taintd..r1fj, ago, was tc a friendly lab ors Maughan vrarmly we were ._,'.jjcct of our. mission :::8c0i ved John wrot1.:. the at a small We have and -tovm nrii hope a share of ' 41 from your fellow :;;.oo:.:-erin the Ncivr Covenant, (DeH. Nevis 26: I 154) ! . '! ! i I .J ' I II I !II I J I I I I I, I I ' .I ' , I I I 'i I .. I •.':·6rr-$:J :u J~lder Wedne sd,J.:.:L,_ Ha :re h 21 •. _ ueun~et .. /I ZC:ito:c Dese~et While a copy :cad t:,e description was to that :o l0t ~nd one placo a kei that: or Several .destruction the think liberty do no. to .::.quare or I inches, destruction be near -;,•::oholes and the years ago of boards ~r.ascantlin, ego strip of ::. smll i?.n inch wheels fit I or fasten ~o be done is cover the the ;,o::ipers mix com~lete plenty of the with the the as and the the 3 than of one the whed.l, to the take wheel are I board i I whitewash the again I .I now re~ains machine covered e;o ahead i fasten 1 the that +- /t,;p ; :. I handles; wi t11 an old and scant-: s; abovt! ., bore scantling All and at them the boards then· are about handlo project tar you ends come next I you, other, upon tar with tar the to less ne for machine. of coal boards of will I for not a 3 inches fr om each flat it end scheme simple it paper on the ~dgewise that As quick well edge lies will grasahoppers/. them that scantling, scantli light io so ,rocure face that of journals di Gtances of describe and nnd good of a very your ..___ ditch, deo troyinp; in inches I very of _off each 14 ;e;-. ttt the lumber, this to round equal ~ozrd thin a piece one 11 one o~the tvrn ; take aeo water thia·a v1ill on the two pieces the means it winG; -11',.rch ,J.., ')') 1 tiw.e I thought publish about them lettl&.tj'the on the lower i o to and -at insort to wi 11 do, centre and couple four small diametr~r, :'oot in i.. two over the foll-a of grasshppper~, I think would vrhile plan )ly7 oil ofgras~op·pers.I worth by two make :..ing; it 1 ,, the -· the , for . und if you A r1z. . News a short v,a tar. the wrote Dcocret of coal ·p'\.Pt· in practice if 0:-ca t many hoppers.· device for can wi tn Darling ,, the o:f a device oi 1 mingl(~ the of Geo. Yavapc.V....,.., ~ ,c ,co., , News:· reading 18')/ ,4l1,,,ivt I .I with and so repeat ' operation. as we 11 aG vie can. have we shall i.C.ma'bout c:' the the five people water miles/ is good. Our planted ~or St. attend ;ood Latter-da:µ Y6ur brother to Saints. in cur . The woat:.1er to o.crcs of \'/heat George to in fort is wheat :.trall all. in wz..rm and is Bros. Conference. coming Smith We have We hDve a da·y and the gospel a few If days at{__i~ dis tan tt?Lom the I pleasant. up., and The health We have u Bo.linger plerity well I\ . o~ room SundD.y school, both about have left here for well attend' of Christ, George (Des~ N8~s 26: 1. 186) I I 'I I 1 ~r.efollor1ing: uUe Are c:' _,he first pleased to wheat and :.:..~tle Colorado. ·.1~splanted .,s:::ve for :'rom whence r.elics corn in 1st was alao for of happy; at whicl1 last future and is with prosperous Arizona pine, Lot Smith's Camp, of fc1.ir and late. reference of rwde Capt. July, 1Jown quite ·t:110,y came is. covered :ldd. a numtrouG, a box raiued The corn, oi\_ the fa.ir o.uali ty, reooive size and wh.ea t, the which Th~ s~mple when I cities the I population. good 0ill regi~n towns and ' 1 (Des. I samples on the qua1i ty is of do to of pre- , I country I'. I . _I railroads, News ·26: 12'1) 'I• I . I / J ' " I I m ...he ~cr.~ains the following;; to Trumbull, balance aouth :.~.:;ust 22nd he accompanied the Mountains, :·cct of e;ood. lur.:iber ~jundunce of good a call 40 miles fwYthe timber in that up, it Bro. Tenney. expects :o:o:ra.do. He likes ., probable that . part, there name of it soon to leav~ situation part of the for the south R• i4ay there and Temple. On destination, -r::Capt. . point and He says set tlors. next of the west , Last I where got onn 100, is Lot / . I II 000 an suitable oak, I the date Vlarren the ·,;.:.~on building. ~:.:ist mill, this .saw mill finish to its mill u.nd put st,mq to Ero. eve nine. of the needed aame located, fror!l on Sa turd.ay tl1e · lumber of ::::ith and c ompan:r are receive tool~ churgc ~ot out the ;~ the ~ogollon Hews of ( whc(arr i ved ·f ram the :-.~went to Ut. ,, Evening ' ':'oday we were.: pleased .• -;,ny, "neseret . for I aaain, with of which will ·b"e on the country very much!' a Little (lles. Nevrn rr i l ! . .I i I / cwvr; In 1877 men and. tc:~ns ::.c cl1u~c::1 he.cl furr:is}:ed :.;:ir.o~~r the d um n t -··-·,di'v,• of r:r,.dn 1),;J, ::r.,,~e;. horsep·ower burr "".. .i.... ,__) - selecti:r.c; the for the town n.u ~ttle color2do river :~·.:er..:e er,.it{i:a.nts &i::;'tri 'outed. c:):..i2;od to . rc..1 c;cd vrith of his di vid.e Nov. (a . 1'8 their v~.:.r:L ous meue;er econoinic8.lly if proYided. no. furt:C1e , settlemE:nt was st,~rted. named 3...'1d. ~?les-::.~.:.tistical Woodraff, report datecl settlern.ent ~: :t.::.-nilie s or 27? . ., :;"~:r.1ilies or 50 soulsj' lfoan - J·~c.::·cedby cissionaries -~:.e.totc.l of all v:: 56,1 o Oi-.ls belonging /.J: Dec.cons, :Dale on States were s were !I of 18rl6 colony until f Durinc; this v· . Allen fuxtl'1er from 1 Order the or enonc;h V:(..:s /- mnde. ,vere 1 w.:..s est.::·,bli i:;}~ed. follov-ring 136 souls,' Ballinaer or 76 so.ul1J _j Vloodruff Indian Utd1 . mission and t:> . I ·I ..1, .. post ( located The $tal..::e totals / or cc::m1)s1 as rt;:portecI 1 showed 115 families 8 Hic;h Priests, the · Church, no.:melyi 1 29 Seventie to lcy 150 1,mer.foers, had tr-..e south report ),._;,1 · +"" sru.n t· s unCle!' ...... ,..,e I the United. 16 fam.i lies h to ,I 187r;, shorred. t:l:e:'.;r from had ~rs•-i on the ,._.._"''"ed v thooe 28 f'.am:i.lief3 es and. 6 Eld.ex::;. the A. set,l:ler:.ent sent nlacc ~, / them. 26 miles / COJ/P'j')an the circumstances than the of invited. and the· older /settler ubout 31, advice that Bouthern accessions J· s: Sunset, ;p.,llen -~i.tisJ~i cal the to· sustain wn.ere Dec. souls ~~.c:ud.L-ic;3 Seyenti the A com".Jany of with used, ,thio £_ _ · · camps store::; to t o .,..., .l=411"inger .,,..,1· ,a Sv,.•i' OD"'--"ry) 12~ 1877, from 2.r.ot::cr harYest, : ?!'.'iest, t·urneo. ' of 1877 we-:::e much better 1 to 11 l~ I 1) company,moYed " ··~--- .Bec'oe tt.e :previcus AµU, ' t,,,.1.w. t severi · r,y A11c.,,., .,..,.,,1_c,u1-i11.::•t. ""' "'""""" thr rue;?1ou t the ::c.i.:::edin 1877 :::; the river o,led.. con1.r8.ry or ~d l\. ere :.:.t, mi st:•k> he.cl 'be en ra'lcle mos:f· of v:h'oni·were·· in destitute The cror,s 5c2..soi):1ne\'/ u.sed. f ar:d · fever wen~ to ,ms set it ,,_ · ~... in.... · ..,, lo','/ 1':",:,r~~hy Y:as b UJ..L., -·- ~ Jc lace ·.,.; c.,J:J. · ... .,.,·o r..o.'• "t)ro .:..,.,d ... na:ct c:. n--.u • L!C'"!-~e ~...,... , ...h ers :-.::c: :.1:e o.,. mi scion, mil:Y1hich .~ bui· ldi' nn: vr2..s erected r--. sui· t:·:'olc. " hc ..d been mill It ~:se::..:::.eand chills of the a c;rist wn.tc:r y;,ovrcr co1n;;'1.enced Mey 23,1878; site c::u::c:·.authorities. the benefit for 11 inr;er. · n .u2.. ser: t to LeG's Perr:,r for Yre re, from been !\ and 1~1 children fo;mded. b:j-c11e saints <:,lo.:·c o:f t:·.e lfogollon that r;cttlemEmt; c, 75 Elclers/ . • under 8 ye;;--:.rs of culled mountains ·l"ras furnished ,but the no statiGti can · . I ·, /J , The Leserct :o~~~ins ~-";__:._ th of the ~con c:.bondoncd ~::-:fever> bee ,rnse =-~:Sc.:.llinger ~~tiers· from 's . camp I :G rapidly sit prueressing. ~:-.eSpanish languar,e, :c heur the gospel. fl once (Des. Several and the The people News 26: other the of Lamani tes A and Order I arraneed table. in t11at generally are date we learn that tlemcn of States brethren the this the has ts chills good io established. I United dinner ef thf,et camps. families the Lake productive 96 X.·.20~ 1 to Bro. riou thern in a11 building dovm at the /I News One of oeemed t,heir s or.i( fr c,rr. the The~, are ·Utah. to .men I with ·:e::.::: to }:ave an ~dobie ;;e:::5ons cmi e;oing from i fi good.· ts pluc e the settlers :'o:::c;; of substc..ntial By a letter Colonh; Arizona the fl . the .following; Evening i' the and exp cc t by N'ew that 200 mill · The grist are regiod working ... studying are anxious together in /· 762) -) i .! ' I .I .-1 Lit:,18 25. C:.:.;:;::_') or. t:ie 'lit·sle 'i':ith eic 1 s~iriti Counse:loy John Colon:.d.e:R.iv-e:r 27. Sunc'\'-:y > J;:in. . Color2..do· St2.ke. c.t EaJ.linc;er's Y!.Younc; arrived and held a meetil"l[I; -i;l;ith the. Elo.·.'·:::i:Jo:}m VJ.Youn['.: commenced . ... 2.. saints t,·io c1 o.ys meeting 'at· J3::1lli11cc:r.·tn' C:8.~o: '' on tr~e Lit·'.; le ,,' -:--~Ju~ . \, J Color ;~d.oHiver ,.i.-cD:::.llinf~er Jo~m 1.'/.Youn.::;· arriYe'd SunseJ.:. On. the 2?th t~r.i.e Li·ctl,::; 1·:~sc:-..c.need to Eri c;ham City Jan.25,18?8,and Elolo:;:,.:.do Stake held of. Zion .:;.nd th,:-..t of Allen to a meeting v1;__::.s orGn.r.ized Geo.Lake St.Jot:cr.1h. I ·::~;sord~incd. 2._ ~hoJ:) and set a.J.1.:J.rt to 11re::.;idc ;:;_t J3righrun City ~;.Tpfi,U l~dv«w . . ::,, H.S2..vr:.e;e v:us orduir..8d a Bichori and appoint ed. to r,re~ide \,.,. Sur.Gqt. John Kartcher ----...;..._ - fro:r:1 U.tal1 :'Jtartecl 'brethren Mond2:y, Jun.28. ge~·~ c2..m::i and otl:er The ons were s1)e:::.kers. on the Little °J::-eJ.::crcn travelins Elder acting on their him. ei,ven ./ J"ohn ':[.Young left Colorado with as River on their I' .27t:1; Jan .. ' ;t l)rccidine-: t,,~rn c3.~iys conference go ocl inGtructi Tue::.;d.2.y,Jan.29. saints - .___ Busr..r.:an \"/'c..,sinnto.lled ~~ylo::- c.:.nd John v:si tins '</Jc.,s al):t,Ointcd. '::ith 1bshO!) at return St .Jo[:(:r,h. on t}:..e 29t?~. tri1; was continued by Elder the return John at Ballin~ W.Youna setJ~lements to The . Utah, and of the and \ the 1 ' Jl ':!cd.nes,:i_«y, Jan. fl 30. Sun.:::et, ~ \','cdn"nrJ.-,y, •'-'~"• Er, 1 stus Snow, :c: '.:lea.ring ~ncc of us, also. ~:l well; found LaknCity. .Tanua:.c;r, dicticnury. W. Younr; and J'. an d o;rGan_izine; ::~e to n.ttenli tl1e afternoon the large :::l are well :e:::-ar.tcamps were · fo rmorly t;.:n City, "::-.,.ll:;cttlcr:,ent :'crmcrly Allen's, Sun:oet, .:::-,Hhwas appointed v,ere rrade, all formerly L. Smith's our for the second the Little of a fe\V days probably ~\e·'./wi}.l :,:;.dYcry no such was -~rings and .:.c::.sr:ow and ice ~cr0sGed our :·ov;it was qui'i;e I ~c:::on ice; :::--:2,500 3:3 team c:f an will soon here are couple all in the of region thir5 f·roze for and umrselve[.:; wagon a novelty to he,,.vy· they foolish at tP.r,:pted_ tp Ii \. ' ~e (that the trick, thrP-c 'i. ;ren.r and sm.1e ·1. I assur.e..,....---" which , yol-:e. of wa- sor:ie re::mlted ln.rge I .! I is~ , YounG and of l \ to compelled a st.ream dicl I o-:: t.he many colorado. iwch · expe ri Colorado over, oYer the and ~,Amee the we were cro es l top the lmve they Little J.oad.ed. vmr;ona dici a. very arose country teams. cro3s I as or, vte drove . froze . i come ui,, settlements say up,that t}1e jcc tone) party ox; on are ~ff J the the nr: rl2..cc s v:e re pacee en,io:;inrt, to time/we River, wc:re entirely and the of . _in sno\'t o:r.. eiur ,iourney, people The Colorado wn.teri of depth way from \';ay; the ,i.s days. of 50 miles the arc plenty. have in·a r.2.r:y other 0r:.One people o find c-id there J ; the sef surpri be hnre killed. tar:ks sor::ewha t amcng Coloradcii within L.rt;" 1a1)or the spri ne- and. ~:: tte to ncrc-ss ueathc:r ~. Whitmore caJled getting aJ.J. the ,/~L City He.mhlin Jacob After ther cold with others it pli:1.cc, Brother Bishop. sctlJ.emcnts amo1.a1t or Rrir, a this Jo scph and till Lcdgn Lord above Hat0h --:.hrough o:lfurricane ..,., :c for }rn.J no ver:.r great bi.<ttravelled ,;:;ced the dif-·- Bi 13hop; •·Jaylor Brother :r,e.yrr,oved so slow. \'!e Colora.do the •. were form I Ordervill~; Stake; f(Atl:le- next camp; miled acting been people/-co blessines :~yine;, over from -- ---ynavc. ::·.crP-trion of ~! with twenty the H/ Hatch Luke v,us in of l in dn.y; meetinfs chanGt~S .I a two ArriYed Zion. people GeorGe c1.d- 28th, holrlinr; time, ::.vajos and Eoqu.i s Indians. :ccd i'ctcilities of lct- in· the good of Indiar.:missonn:::-ies A munber of pJ.aco, t}1e necond 13ushmann cf noon a ver?" forr1erly president a few duys about this welcomo Your a stnke about Brother Loren:rn p),ace of with s, Bi shop, with ::rst counselo:r, had formed, lately this at rn0ot~ng Ballineer' ·::tl: John KiK'tch/nor riarty we1i;sorne named. Father: them· into din_in1w.ll; a.nd doing Dear to follnwinr~: the o ~o arrived , ' mee ..1,l•ng, . ~:.y~, :.U:d ir. came Snov, warntc .,.._ 878 ·•nuc-,..,..,~ zrl CL.._,, :)\.J) CL J. Salt 9th date Er::istus Elder in , and pn a cba.ine st.eppcd r,ullinn: 1~ hi tl,a.t ice brolrnthrour,h, it the inc being ti·.er:: out +r1..,t ',','"'.'~ · · h enin<l, , .., u. u, ct:cn.gg1ng mr·:•. t e w1· ""l ._,1 hi rn, 3 one of nt:rone; they time,- Cl"'<' ., • p;_,ot unc i er oor1e l0ngth swimming of but on it and +,he on water; stand · 1e 1oe time, a heft the coulci. t}, nnd ··, fell, such Jet{~:i.np; th!J whou..e. into whoolerA the tripped . brincinp; tliE~rcby nu_f:ticicrntJ.y on,i a-c.:a,. live one nnci pull wao (lro\lnod, thi holdin~ up7 deacione the yoke. We, Tony rest of our pcund. it party , t.r~c :;c ~:woa. 6{1,/#(r(VI cror.:s ~ •~-::.'-f-'"-+"--.vy-....,._.. days; Hunt and all Some the at his of been Arkansas the to old it one houses up doubtless aware, I have no fears however been balance rtoing it. it not of that Brother- _infc,rmed, have it into uns:.fe.. John all hE~d cc,tmtry, the ·thither. Tliree :Blackburn and haYe it qun.rc1.ntine are set t1o ro in of to two of place, that the other sett- the Lord is lcments. e."ble to not take expect address, care to 1rnt of whomsoeirer mysel::' ai:d L.H.Hatch's I remui n as on that ever, in will your point. he wilJi on the th(~ way of be, Fort·Wingate, affectic-na / News 27:70) other i fnnecesoA.rily. te _hand, Cur New Mexico. son. Erastus Sunset (Descret I think .Snow, Arizona.. /I - -. . for John mo~re': away aJ.l io up thP-re. j ourn·e:l s ea.r.1p. The have still , ,/~/ most ioe b:rought acns the Lake, are · as ycu mnallpox ice; on the if \"arr.i of7th/·vr 1:1;;11);,lnnc•: a. few days on thei_r hoinp; teams are - while the at they s in night / and I t"·~1e b on.t • anch on . the on it, emigrants of eriliGrants, . we have so ou:= Arkansc'l.s expo seq un's1:c:fet7-or stock the that bµt ;/4,-wUPvJ._ ~~/4 £)/ ' the of er· · , oss· i nr; 1n for n day ahead one era ss, know hut Hatch' family, "·· wac;ons have they occur1·ed, death~h;;we :-\1~ d do not informed river looGe move en t_owards as we are :1aving we cc-uld fl4uV'IWJ-kvv~ t was conGidered crossed.their or. ten Shall it. that I the ar:ranrrer:nen;· t.:, ""uh"', t..earna " people ei~ht to_ make till I at arrived enough sa:fe , . I, and '' I do future / . ;,,: 11 . \ }?eb:ru11ry /. 19. :!fJ"../4'~his·wir.tor :,:~ll l)cen but, accord.ing -- of them/vere ::::.:-.g operations lcttco/t~.an it e~. '.:'here is' plenty to-ward good oeason. lnnd and never t.he a mo1·e existed.A settlerH I ! I I 1 in The country mi,rni on was first water for neen obtainable, brethren .ioin with when the hnd been Indians the to of wrt date sow ·wheat. few a~'l)rochinf, considered of but memo- ., :£ho onow nt moderated had be st:: info:rme.ticn e;qrnct.ed the during was the them ,...__._.....__ :~rc;e r.urnbcr Hrote tho in :inhr1.bi tant." oldest to 1)1·e1,arinr; to among "the weather severe feeling :'::-ieridly Gibhorn, nevcre8t the been The weat}:er}i' were the has indiv:id.ual, settlers to section that deep. unusu,~lly Owinc ::.or.ths, 'in venorable ::::; ar.d the S. Andrew ;tv~-;tt;:5.-~~ ,:::~::-. :.:or...n CopJJY -:/ o-...~ that t11i::3 date Under is fa.rmuch e att.bli sh- j· nunher for. a much lare;er I settled o: :)ecple t.han is ;,umber of gc,od families 1ord at heart. (Des.· there. who have Hews The settlement· the interest 27: 1191 is of the in neod work of of a the ; l. I' !. .- I I :, • II I I l ·· ' / l i l I ' I 'j It ·, I I! 1. ' . !·· iI .] 'i· . '{ '' I Fcbrw,.ry II Sun:,ct, A. ~ditcrs Desorct th~t readers dr.s-c side on the the east side raised ::as a pretty good ~ving weak r.ave felt and the has somewhut back required. I was vlilling And the :le have ,o stOY,.' and boa:rd :,;:ovi sions, :ns, out the coun scl on the people n:,, a to meet(\all 1·1~llir.gly, :urr. like a week of tr1c Gaints to matter 0ood for people could not live at you Dut you, or all~ in othern in desert, Y( urr, nnd the along,, lfow I al- I have striven ' ' i settlememe:; these road are th standing nut, up. wi.thout wish say so I will poor to carry as who. have assisted we tax us to be able. re..; .. dc1.ys, which 10 o:c 12 where it ·was thought wo think people truly Lot ---- ---- f>mith. (t (Des. Hews, 27: ! l be will- vn,uld I I 11 j ok-:- itA a haavy or we sha:l.l wilJ i~ our us on t'.;Js, some trust I.' I believe, circumstances in nothwi those and. us P.. to Obod gett,in~ as who ·sent tr.ink J'o- 'wYhoc~me affctirfl. pass served Ge d. alsO throuBhi Some, who h~,1.vc rema.ined tr1ey reaches living mo:ce, I miles one·· day. in 'thu.t 6 anclS't. most were often nothwitly..itanding individually. blcssin~s 40 was of: •. If Wf:3 to prevail of or j_ t style' we sc1.y God blet:,s Cur m.ail amount horn~. m,· fami1J~, wit}i · queer sustain got I present. cullinary 1 mission; tc the way our us -i 'l'aJ;lor up City take your Woodruff, so far, enlc=i.re;e as o:f .'th fc;v~nts important th~ mor.3t 11ecrple w:Lth us most an~ np; seemed the that ancfhe I believe ,:'.ink, to ours noticed 1 to feolj same enlarged \':e have for eatinC: follow on the wost, to Brigham aboridone•d is still you to kne~s Sunset Joseph breadr,tuf:f about for the somo of on the on fetches we conducted v:2..yshad a preference ,o sr.ow that or exercised which modtin St. At Sunset, is to Sol, a, st:.c"mci:e history, had t~e in dide, further but wrote may seom of·King wcot stream. crop,. Smith ,Br1 gham City suffioient mi:rnion got the a~ it habits Colorado 25 ~iles of s9ph vie have Str~n~e on tho Loyi 18'/8. ?.t,., know the river and side, This News: Little up the on east Februar~,r Jo not of :7 miles T-, 187LL J-nder 24. l~j) I . ; {,µrivC) 11a/ 26 • Sunch:.y, :on:.:~erence· of the On this Little an6. the Colorr:cdo r,,reced.inc; tJ·.e firr;t dcy vras held Std{e Brier.am at V ~:-,er;eneral Colorado.~ the of the exce::lentq 1 for a. bountiful ...0 or 12 days. The o[ felt {#({ the c:rops being would likely people ;;:r,:e s:nce settled there, Saints had prevalence Santa from Atchison, chief the p::.jes this market wool i'.-:eir chief and re_alL-rn depen:len anything scarcely rJrouth. Fe, New 1.foxi co, of nsfhey ce, a.nd Santa tho for at frori to while east p;ras.s at would were unable to m~les. /I lf : tir.1-e...J/.~. some cf alJ. to for than the of Ji 1 1 ;! I, 'vihic~ at Rio Gran~ was being frej_ght the :-·. termi- w11ich oecmed to Thin heinr-; the suffer fp:r snp- their so great, News 27: an~t on account colorado, }:aul (Des. su- three season, perhaps· prices king- dam which away New Mexico. State the of Fe fuilroad, t}iat 1,re sent this Elmira, procluot.:of United. tho al so better V/as any the irrigatior.. of A vci.st arr.ount Top('/4a r;rowers s_eason, was within eonnequence Gf rair. supply cut river washed as a \'/ant for the of case, suffer shin brethren•had of, their and range of the ~/tne quicksand, flouri pf the beon }md ancl the there rx.qc.:,fthe It in upbuilding loGs the \ve-.ce thankf1.1l, ;) , in Hew 1foxi co, shipped in A- bo living Sunset, from County, as would were the prospects The wheat 20 miles of . I a.nd the plc~ce vvater. Yavapni Colorado the an unusual had Little of forwarding \vith bed river The rerr,ion ~:Ai1; about Sunset, eood, ai; that embn.rra.snmcnts their their wheat of the h•;rvest. desirous stair.cc/repeated iro~ people saints God. At Taylor'., st:pplied Advices settlements heal th Crder, and H / :'o:lor:ing: :rizonn, report City: ?.2 ._. The De sere t Hews _o-f;__t_h_i_s_.ctate . contain . July. vThe Little Ciuart er ly wool, which a di stti.nce, 393) is I l I I ",.-· .., ' date by ; . 11 ~~~7':J'l I have :~or."Chstcachine; : ::,,ve been Spc.ni:3h without We hc.:.ve had from :Feeling •tcorrow inter:~ to the :arother my road make r:ncre Brother Trejo :-encc with s;ir:ng, 6000 look aJ.l :-r..in, quite a good j)rospect :verything nope tnc tifu:. v:oll. lookn will harvest. there well for and blesn feel The crops On the cror; cuttings tl,e 24th wiJ..l at this keep tjme, 8<!.n Pedro, labors I star-;c::-- Si>.ltl:i J.l.iver~ '1'r"om there on the I goo cl and· en_ioyecl look the hecn have Lord blesBed t:ime of the the brethren and their The whea&, beet~3,p;arden cane, that Coni'e- the _:3plenclicl. corn, .' ! I here I San Peo.ro, I planted year; feel faith I I I I a good is there this I this us with be no ~2.ck of water p:::.-o'sporous; their b:.:-et1'1ren hnva oplendid the Tre s Al.arr.as, here and City. advance~ hav:i ne a Tre,i o on the a fair trees that Lord sit,ter; un_cornmon tl1ing an enough locnted. promises ;,tu:::'f, a,nd the the Bri~hrnn I ~resent. Gi bhona to hearts. ,111 their c..bout 160 acres, alone has and The Brethren proGress four •. ,i o in .Brother Andrew lnnt a.nu. in novv far settlementsj?erC to the here,f'; dn.y' s con:f.'crence, anxious with the a.re they fer here bre th ron a tRacher three all been with and studies, studies ,cor,les to much pleasnd very ::-.:::.de i::1 tr:cir their .the ' season. weJ.l with and I a plen- /I ' I I i 1 I I I 1 I j I I i II' I I 1 i /tll(>1/30) .~~_:_ ... :.'.i~:.-~---::~ 1 --Uttle ~'.,.'1 ..;11 ·:·.--:.: Colorado :,~:-\;-~.~r: Stake ·~:\:::·:·...; • :~:J :rc•c;:·-:-:(':: :r-.:_'ci:·1 lSO ), .:: :::, :,· ( " , '· ....,.,....) 7:'oc.J..i~c\~ ,. 0(}1;}.n2!50 b1,.s11.o}.!: of. C.-;j(';;:4 :-tr tl!.O ir }_:~:-~ D}_lf~Ct 0 • I' I 1 ~;';. I J.Ct\J~r~f--~.~Or-i 1~J..clf)~~Jh.t::~llJl~;':l. I), 1 ro:l(l, ()~f r;r~~ ·t}1.;_,Jt 1~1tCJT i I, --- --- --- --- ?' ,. .__v t ;78:/~~ ,... o• \3unet~Y) /.,ly .) r, Un d e:r "t·:.-11·"' Mo _... ::,.t. _ e Lorenzo ~occlruf{,Ariz on~ to trie De:.,orct H.}k:.t ch wrote from }Jcv:o as follows: ....... n:i.co. , ',, I· tI• ; l l. .,. -. -: ..... u.;...1...,.iv l,' l' ., ,., . .!.u ,_ •·•····· ..' .l I ~. '),i,(~ ..!.J .. ...... ··-..,..... I 1 .~ .. - :1.r1 l i ·} i l. l I l"i~:.:].:'l"' l • ~II • I' q\.,t •, ~.,. ..,~.•'" ,·,-, _I. ·,, 'i ·J 'j J c .:.:1-~~1 t·,r':;~ c...1':-cl.. ·cJ.::-jc --'ltl:ct}·t 01J.:.;G.,r1 cis \ i :::.i-~eel :;""o:-;~(Ji·;t(t.~-~}.c~) :~O}~-:(! fj() c::·C,1.r.mA:)(.:.c}:c • ........ ,,,, \; .... ·.' . ,•. C ,.,... ,., ,.,•.,. .-., .... ,.::.Ji.: ... ....., J..,;_ ...... • ,.I, ::: ..rc.D ' r l ;. 1 I ,_~:,if!.;111./tJ.11/1/r,!/ 8 "'J/~, Augus:,}, San Joseph, a visit to the· Apache ~::cti1ren v:ho came Indian::; ;,lricc on the 25th 30;;:cof :2.iri :::-oad that •1 through ,.'ethan r,:' to wa'~er. cold 'l'hore ::;:i. everything looks well. sev'e ral of the .Indians tor;ether :y :.:.ni pr:.id Great :ct-ccr 13piri'c r3cer..1'to to m,inifosted brother in in began the Gor,pel was see Any- I this see ccuntry of five fou:- On our that We founcl We r,athered of Mo:::-- ve-::y ffi:i.nnerw never ct~mp. We left seen a , I ther,1 feeling l.I ! them .again. ! 118.rris. BVl!:31 V .. ti ,j' ?7•, 4'75) · - and. badly larC",e aiuantities i:, dnm:.:Ged vrh:t.twas - abou·~ 40 ac::ces of v:heo..t,v1hiJ.0: Sunoet .o~s. '.:':'le ::co.ins continued \·,',,;ole cro·n -~--------~- season. Book '• .::::.::·:-.<::.m City lost - and They Color::..d(/co..rrvinro· off ;, •. , ..-~e;:c<::.insho.cl-:ed L: tr..e field j,.,1o valley, the well. have and Au~. 22. -~:-~:.e::::::n"~son t}1e Lit·~le . '.:.·,.,-o v .... i..::::: of comp n. rmi,i.I Porest~a.t.v it Camp Apache. ·interested. (De G • •- mil.t.-1 grans. come and explafn.the LlcwelJyn Thu~sduy, oett- eight this valley very to r;;,.ny Indic1.n in I the ·left this to .Jn this 81)8,nish what come and old of , I ranches The corn part this Indian to this the named have here move Ar:a che us find many plenty over for •rery the 'fh::.i.yn. We west families. started and attention They wanted 1eys sr,eak be and do well r_em:ainirg men could they to ~ould myc:,elf to from th[n snd presides Saints v:::,J chief them; trees mo.re Cluff up-ffter Thayn-· .. and c~c of their many Arizona. and a g1od travelled of some an<l some by a city, locate the in taken ::-ir-,r:e vi sited Your of by Creek; from place Ebenezer pasned and follo\'/ine where there is a· splendid sprire . I families of Saints in this val- twenty Brother locate be :ayn, Brother ,ell. to a:;e many other There :or::ccf.tho some this I started brethren pine the of July, Brother days; valley, a great more for to .;;1cr, could :.on to are 24th up Silver with a beau.+;iful :room for our to invited people. Camp Apache covered is o~ wishing ·;~llcy. up to commenced :.eis anxious three 60 miles There :ey. 'They have for about a country came ,. by goes sp~nd our occupied :e:::s._\'le travefed been co1·:1p:"J.ny with 'in Cre~k arc re~,u:rncd hav·ing tov,ards ult.,' up Silver vthich Indians, wrote 9, 187~}. August jut1t I h:we felt Harris Arizom.:., do-rm to. St.t~neyto cue how the =~vclled Kews. . fl Llewollyn co., Yayj(pai ''n ;z,.., J es;ret ,.... EG.l l.Ors Elder .,_.,. fo1· sevcro.l vreGl-:;:; th:rec:.teni of r:t~..J..r;.;d,.:lZd-~. suffered. less nc; t:r.c dis true ti on •;', u· u,,-,; "'''"' .J..'.J.i..7 {.:).I,._. --~- II """I.J ----- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ,m; ( fM"j;/ 4i·r tt/cf. .:&3 2i. August 51 The Deacret News of thin date coritain~ a call fror:1 ,lle following: Nows from Arizona.- H. Frinby, ~er Joseph r.1ilen ..bout 100 onc ran1~e· of of south :'::-edCluff, :formerly c-c:-.c:::-~, wont 'to Arizona ~~t:e~ent, and Dale ::ell adapted ;!cntiful Crorrning, la:3t the kind.e very :ized this the crain year, the for but frnm good in inforr:rn timber that Alhe ancl a new ·1 I I ,ft fort.iJ.e, kinds very ·The water I I' I I The location 1of all A fine our Jfoche- foundinf> verJ· excellent. time the us of 1 Arjzona by l3rothHr down south. quality. ~_,_t,the airer lc::.ncl being grazin~ of RTO- Tho oettle1cient puTposo of prc1duce, facilitie:, oot so ~bundant, the by others cl.es:i.rable; various River. Frisby for in a valleJ' wa.a pre:=;ided fall, joined in White from of Provc.Dr0th0:r vras most and Surrnet 20 familien,::llld were to a new oettiemcnt Dnle, 25 miles mountains, about c:' :?ore st Forest of cor.s:3t::; of mo:r.nin,r~ v,e received Thin crop informant will is be left, jut~t reariI' ' J Tho health cf pruduce)i:;; the :'orest Dale,. as turkey, the military ,·,here deer and ~ll now her(~ and first :r,at the rr~ason country is Dcile uf its are miles 40 readJJ depot f'or oouth demand. their of Game, such encouraging. of ma.chi.nary erection, hi~"r.ly and Tiill in far return ' a- and ,say regard enough I infcr- fo-:::- a s.aw- of Arizona, dir,couraged penetrate Our to to that find cr~l out resouTces. has irrigating ~bitants course did. not with of procJr'in~ so many. ha.ire been they about very He speaks of Cctcb8r. The main abundant. pu::po~e now in thriving, ·:e3t. Woodru::'f meets of Forest The settlement ~-ah, is surplus the good. Camp Apache, is for because and ii, antelope, grist-mill, bout the '.ts worth post, their ~he.prospects :::c.m;is inh~ibitants of St. the farmers not rai sod dam havinr, at present Joseph, all which being anything been enGaged wanhcd he bus:f scarsely awny. visited with thi Most en route an excellent r, year, of tho to har- on Ei.cc:ou1t mule in- . .,:, ' ' l t ~ng. . '/( ( Des. ' lT '">'7 473) ' 1n ireig1 ,cws,,,-. I. ·I, I 1 I C(M,1£)f AJA;r37J <). The August Dcscret lfo\'rn cf s date thj ccntn.inn ;the :·o...lov:ing: ti Li ttlc :'o:-i:'lcrly o:: ColorridQ. -'rhi s afte the ward ll~h ,,:1en',3 Can:ip, on the :oloni st s. :::e pre:~ent from the wh,t t ~::(~ good. of the 't:i.rnc of of the in the littlo conmunit:v-, :.;r,1cc fr1,it tceee3 100 as woro AcreG Appearancen·were . 10 from sur;a.r favorable left. He~ proposes of· the one to each wheat, cane, for now, :r:-eturning to out pre- with arc to as quite 45 in corn, crops yield. hiG for feeling .:1.n.1.othP.r a good - comfo:.'."' laboring 40 first increane until K.::i.na.b, and in from comparatively plimted been sovm in is and ::=tnex:ceJ ..J.ent has h:-,,s been he s~n,tem, procura'ble 15 in oa.·~ and bc~rJ.ey, Clark being a united of orchard acres ar:::-ivod esta.bliBhment· people li7in1; .Tane s Clark, h:1.s continued first are five ;:~e Brother its Brother who recently se ti;J.emcnt we re. ·:;.ils. Al)out J to city, they all About thir-, CoJ.orc.1.d.o, of \'thich circumntances 'l'he people ::.:-i:'ty. Little He ::-epo rt s that ::; ;:irosperity ;:tblc to of :enc.on wo met vii th at in the oouthe:r.n home :~ the fall. The In:iians ·.ents ·are peaceful, ::ct'..t t}lcm with in o.f the Little g::rec=Lt confidence in the neig}1borhood and have• hos:pitality and kindnos~. /I (Des. Colorado the settle- broth:;:-on, liews, who 27;.441) I i. ., . i' I I i. I ·'' i ----- Augu:;;t ~:om sunset, A:rizona, rr.uch r;wollen. the tarms :.The I time the in eiGh\eon City of .farm had of inches in moving [.,und2.y, Se1;t. ;0ri:~erc::::cc of the :::osc ri:'~o .:.tte1~ded ;:,c fl~ts the in grain cc1r ,-:-espondent h:Ld 1rncn the vm.s river water, w~th .. our :rain cc1nf-,er1uence 0 nevrn Hrute Deseret sor.1e of stackn hc:.,,l floated was ent i :cety- :.;ur- by wat,e:c. n.t Brigh::tm quisition Hnd in considerable The {;Ta.in of Woodruff mill the h ·d bec~n covered wholcloottom and. to a wccJ-:. previous ince s:,antl.y, submorged; c:v,iay. At one r0undcd ~hc:.t for down nlmo nt ;Jcurine 2•1-. A cor:r.es1"Jor.dent which On thi Little it were 20. and the houses to :J and. the submerged rnfts were thci:c wore 'l'1w griHt. stackn stan1Ung called int6 re-· corxals. the precedino; vras_held Stuke Sunset deGtroyed. and Boats Colorado frm:: be entirely surrounded been water. from 1. would dc.y the . 2nd quarterly at']:cigrwm d°ri::.-m in boats by City. oxen ac:coss in vrateJ:?. I're:.;.Jesse Ar,ostJ.c ir.i. Arizcr.a. 0 Cji~ll1 Ll l:) t •· H. Smi t,ll) L. I.Scetine;s Yier,~ f ,_ i II' September ElderL. 24, John Hutta~ote the ·i j follow- ing: Sunset Arizona President Territory, ,Tohn Taylor, Ser:itember President L.John Cho.-.le o ~- :t..y, with horses, as per provious on the ,.:1 being :;i!vajo Wells, icto the Jeose ,n~tuman mules, we made our following our B.H. 1, \VilliRns, 1:1.s.hssi st ant. to top of Buckskin Mountains, to and 0 .D. Wheeler o~ Bloomington, 13th and at tains. were trips, riGe To this miles,: plaue tho ns rough, over, :ion we rocky felt with we have as:m:red the travelled in were had been for passing that such expenditure 100 miles. a point of a little of dinner ferrying rains three Navajo in ,' I moun_:_ pir- l' on o. road j Springa,eight for travel and ~,' and locaob much dreaded our the yoara.Our can possibly can be found means-to .. nnd the of mountain this ~1-· sida, other condition the the a fev, day·s previ- recent past Fer- a.m._, ·where by_ of an examination to avoid dep~rt you a teloGram. been . rpad, Rock Lee's partook .we sent o,rnr a spur ner1esnity drove Thursday at on th~ as human heinp;s dangerous and party better to Cook of House 10.45 had the 9aptain and arrived by the woll 1 we drove great ferr.y it John nook. safely.landed roadn While and the of another and we fol t vided feeling east at po int L. and Topogrhphing the than and entered Olliph~mt, we commenced occasionned than camped. and Creek: lower had qeen grass more abundant ty and animals Badger p,m, to and Mr. H. V. Tipton House from which and drove 9 o'clock./9_.n miles 14th, all waa considerably which six Sai in A::tizona. water.kegs camp at at 1.30 At of the lunch, C.H. and Kano County, N. Hinkley, our L~e and Johnson, 3 o'clock having mado·' three '.:he ri vcr at Jo si!ph Snow, President of canp -p,iver,§.turday, prepared. of surveyors, charge encamped of Sioters 1·1hichhad been OU3; in \ Colorado ~~vitations ~r, Illinois, of exp1;J i ttil.on~ncamped 0~ Friday -:y 0:1 the and pctrty Sto,r- p.m., 1.10 Filled made camp about and points Chaplain,~ra mukinr, Edward and one wagon, other Wai;on Maoter, with B. H. Willir1.ms 12th wo drove at and Eldera settlements and Erastus N. Smith, and Corruniosary, .:.t)n·.:. of the to the day of ·of Preaiden-P- Johnson, and partook organization: ~tt·ll~IIistori~n, Springs. met at sta~t team0, Smith, two carriages Ri'rer, 11th consisting H. Williams, vioit Colorado watered On the N~ arrangements, contemplated preparecl, J3rother: Huttall, ten Little 1878. 24, snoTI and party, Oliphant threo Utah, .to make the :ocated Dear Erastus Ira N.. Hinckler, • .rob"' o, September place, safely pre13ent proca.mp ll g7fr(_ uiJt.) September 10 ::iile s 15, all aver ches watered n.nd noone our course ~illion Cliffs in camp rocky, our aniwtls Springs an4 well .a rough, ; found gradual ,,1.f/ y'trf1, /[ J f' waa southeast ascent. After camped in the c ro s sin,~ cedar13. At this Tanks, nine milos, point the Ver- on the right, the near trail a gul- From Bitter between to to the eaa~ of the Maquis village~ mountiins of ridee 14 miles drove head a valley and n limestone Dprin~s, the in U')1por tank. through lunch, to Bit,ter to Lime·stone of good water on the left drove . win ,r:Joad and drove plenty ani up divide paaoe·a over 80 milea south, /jj the diot- ant. September 16th,- Springs,1E3 miles; the road,other We broke where the water springs also way from Salt gave good reports of that moved out •• t tho lowor riit (the leaciing cottonwoods on the consistin_e ren, ( 12 under her house is built The garden low. The brethren have raiaed and garden is 200 buahels ve~ctables - of present sufficient vegetables. mit::J3iotouse Hinckley> Reason 60 bushels In the and were·addressed Olliphant, Hable; 40 in plenty. raised evening the wheat, Saints , si tuat- 20 f,eot forming three up the 30 hus. -- Indinn, 40 bus. Smith, , land haa corn, assembled hol- of oat, The farming Snow, in words '' in the bot-· the Maquis ...__~- by J.3ros.Uuttall, nnd Pres. at. their sheep and goats. of wheat, Tuba, ,__.. Tuba and located some two miles is on the Uoyncoppy Wash. Our friend the Elder on th~ eaat, and lakes land 1 ,Tohn W. Yo·ung' s ../ also and herding situated t.he n- women, 22· child- comfortably is distant, Gib1)0n.:land the two rows of iog houses, with from springs of corn, Andrews. of stone·, forks, of good farming wagons and teams, to farming tom, and watered 50 bus. many acres who are wo we .trf\ ve llo d, men and boys of Bro, and hur3band; of a s~uare. whi oh road 12 men, nine on top of the cliff, sides 25 miles direct, of nine·fa.milieo,. his lunch the road ~ro. with They After Wash. Here we ret ·and attind The misaion in Utah. Springs Coloraddl further of our brethren country. of Willow and cros;-;eo miles others families of the Wash. There are here si13ter own houses, e"" crossing ei gltt) , four who are wife, their s~ction to the Littl_e ee to the uoyncoppy ~rty, for to Willow :'rom the hills and five 1!01ab be , se von mil cs, and the ~the and drove and one and a half half River 7.15 runs C.D. Robson on. Todny we met Bro. on their ca.mp at and in the Willinmo, of cnc.rurago- l 1 j \ iI rr.cnt. Sept.J7. Pres. Snow, Hutt,c1.ll, Hinckley, Smith, ~ind Brothers .l I /8J6( on the u<'.1/ f/~ Hushe. Springs phce in ~.1. very instructing and suitable Brother the Indian right to the and which to ta1~e the water en.rs to be no difficulty of gave sprangs, parted there them, and drove 16 mileG down the Uoyncoppy and nooned..:.~road mont -of the able- then drove 16 miles good road- plenty Sept.18. ?alls, three then );ills 11 miles :'alls arc or upper over-the t:nuous falls is beautiful -lower falls on the river _above Grand· Fall's. from 10 to fortv the Spent being ~eling well :scalde a few days George return Brigham 20. tom) thence lengbhened place; we drove ral brethren ::vine r.es3 in of somewhat c.:1,i seem after. Sept. temporal 21. Ero. six the our five the con waters and the. mile a to little where took City. fort and acquaintance the manner t'hemselves thinds in families they expected the Church. of the people heJ.<i today meetings the and roda wide.- her feet Tod~y we on. their to on the and· President in of the Hatch their made ourselves their of locate river was Lot at Here George Smith. this at home. ».i:d.1rxp: Het f/~ 1 seve- the/feople of Orderville endea rors · to bot-· aomevrhat Hare we met B~shop settlement, to hold had finely. Our travel made ford !:',ll WP.11 and aJ.ong breakfast the Mud Lake, this girl , bench. a fine who were two _sons and and animals deep ·n.nd three par;ty, Greer's miles the ]LIL with 60 rods, in hunting drove to Moyncoppy been our firs1::f" water·· - , the from a.bout she was getting around into to on,ioy the but City having being lands From the 16-!r miles to Dry Camp, on A,,..,.,,-,tr Brother chnrt1;e of bottom which spray 12 to 18 inches 19 mile a to Brigham Lake, who has the morning B. Gardner, Drove and E.W. ~/\and ago, by_ going Arranger.mets the from spirits. met Brother Sept~ of Brother in 50fee7, the feet 70 or 80 feet, foot-_ The oe ledges. some 200 the wide. thence overtook is some fi ire miles- -::..vc-::~the .water lier w falls a to Black over covers limestone u;:~per breaks most bottom, is ~voftt rods . ·which also· bed of fall .off from river lower which :'lad strayed with rocky rock bottom ~·nd ed, Sap't.19. 24 milen thence over plape. camp =;t1u·· ;,or river this bottom, T~e of up the way to disagree iji ver river ,to ~lling· Colora.do the ) L wash ver·J up the by volcanic breaks mo nt of we travelled miles·/ . feed duot miles to lined for several to vamp on Li tllEr of good Today and ap- wd.th our :riena~ bleaDing wind this step o ·to pro cure to which At 11.50 wuy rough, . Il I!luch satisfaction, ne cc noary these 11resent. at l a towns_i_t~. _fo_r__th~ __saj nt u of place, Gibbons 1!'/cr 1 located "v: come t'o are 1in c> .. one- I ' kinGdom. others Uta~ from the upper i,ettJ.e- i ·I referred to his travels and and the encourage, by Elders· prosperity of the country ning in 22. or by_Elder :.vherein all. ·:disciples, this 7aylor to President then Smith, ~nd St. -Jose 1h on4fu'esciay at ing "The _Spirit Thi~ Savior, at 7 p.m,. evening and 1 arid 1 of the Book of Mormon to Jesus Prophet and his .Toseph. at- p.in. At 2/30 John Saints section in this by Elders J.N. in reference in regard to manner. Sunset eve- ~nd Lamanites followed sa tJ sfactory peopl~ of God"; etc. I the mP.eting, in a very the to tast from Preoident Snow, who spoke of by the to meet benediction. the the the a letter tho and was addressed from to known with welfare exhortation. pertaining Preot. Order, appointments read addre:3Sed spoken United Nuttall the reference gi•ren Hinck 17. people. Nephites in conven- cou~trr, as also 10 a.m. common, also general the to of the followed doings brethren, at and, in to to tho 7 at ::; the working He then tomorrow ! ·' gave p.m. and The conp,regation joined. in sing- Prest. pronounced the we talked Lot in •'' etc., a 0 ain of the pertaining people Snow, place, ...., .. -, of his B .H •. Williams/ apoko of the 're~_ations Elder of country, o_ the tho people, meeting. -Oneness as I to this and of his Snow also the were tended L.A. Valley, sevcra~ to things and · Smith to in and Pre st •. Snow, who read and made references ' crops labors MeP.~.ing convened Hinkley in Uta.11, good a di scription on m~tters generally. also Jta,,j}!_,·Smith, Savoin. Met with thisj6hurch; At 2.3 0 p .m. meeting into parts.Pres conversation Saints thei: by•1Eldors who entered ~n those Sept. in in Saints and Olliphant. dDireooed Zumi t.atives Saints Nuttall ,Tohn Hunt, ~s the a3 a pioneer the ed and was and experience Smith re~ard to our further travel and visits. 23, Sept. ined crops, grist saw where Geveral crops the - the dam, the the water also built;-a of * City a substantial ~ood lejt four stor.ie feet French by. . in a mat, the the (w corn that stream dam the building, muchand 18 feet long, to the of frar:1e to farming, burrs#, one l~ureka smutter lcngih of feet,, ~~-:a:,..,( o:r-.'t"vv½/ wide,. in hieh and allow grist mill is by 26 feet 40 feet square . cane 400 ;}"ards weot about At thi~ frame s, · he i~ht for so arranged open exam- and destro:red 125 feet foundation, to pass grain located work, country, good facilities the cate on a rock Jti'.xxl<K find we re now growing -Brigham drift amci surrounding injure~ gc:-od, substantial and a half c,::c run is high, and farm floodfad promising. r.iiddle tho dam,otc.; of wheat which and 10 feet over mill~ la~e shocks were water drove 27 feet. Uo. 2, reel Hao and 30 inchoa 1 ,in diamdlte:c, ter u:r.dcr wa~er 11 feet head. The fort no=t~ and south sides WL.lls are seven feet. 13 x 15 feet 150 to th~ ' house and side oven. There eood cellar ' six culin~ry are of there the of wa- square, a drive way on on cast and west.The 36 dwellin~ are fort, also the dining hall six (on built dwelling on the and a storehouse deep, furnishing Insid~ f~rt the •. sufficient also, outside) · the kitchen. ':'his present in sn~ar summer cane, in rye, 25 in grubbed the t mbcr,,7th. rain its fell Good corrals four in garden water anq and or u~st. less to of This :::.crec of wheat, · of barley, half cres of potatoesabout make which half for that good ware; and excellent about. stoneware. he 43 men. . ·75 cows at the dai:cy; ·and seven family men and at quired. saw mill, There der,artmcnt as eight is prepare At 12 m. , we bade 4 ·· of its of at 61 boys the enr,aged or City three / ad.ieu to the .. Saint 8. / and country of ware fhere,. ~+, •l'li ClO .i 1 the;}· milk blaclrnmi th ohop, shop, on_e othcrJlabori:;,~ who serve 8 ,! I superintende.nt food. pot- good. on farm' the charge in this a kiln vep_ .. and the one IM.n in wagon j 40 and a- in any of two men in the si stc:ts on or· 300 bushela,, and 60 girls- dairy, feet hir;heat ga~den clay drawn very home, the the , oveflow throe rye; surpass junt it commissary who with cooks, 67 vromcn at one can He had 46 women, at.hers at 50 bushels- believes he ex1:1.mined, and pronounced are to '!'hey ha·ve a· good pottery who feels. The re , time saved one of oat-s, 15 bushels 75 bushels; 274 ac r.es to of Briehar.i 12 acres one to, '.Bep' wherejn the river being tho.people ;i.,ooo bushels; only the water 12 of August and ~.nd fror.i the damaged .destroyed. Behrman, in Utah two we'eka, about acres wide, fort. making 20th causin~ deep in. ba.rley, wa_s experienced, miles flood five rain some 17 days, three five the and 50 in corn, in wheat·, from the a a .23 fe~t of 'i.;../',j i u1...... .i 1 ,. .. , ... ~J- also well, south oat:1, J fort, f!l>r far.iily 15 in orchard; vegetables, flood a period will 12 in A heavy dee;_) for teries potatoes, 154 acres frorr{one of Brother 150 acres year, banks getP..bles were stockyards pre sent more ~2nd of there and the thereon; I near- the is al so a .bake- of another side, adjoining side built north to osat from the houses south houses on the with two rowo of tablco, also 18 x 18 feet, purposes. entrances inchco z xm<N.ix±x&x:iXl.llli:MIDC«fxxiuvcflll'.q partly 25 feet eood well inside 144. square 200 · feet rocl~; Adjoininp; 25 fE::et and is of 20 x 80 feat, 20 x issue narrow· high, 200 persons. a k::.tchen west and around di .ing hall 58 inches,. wheei of the three and 1 IFe- · eating da:rs drove at to a Sun- ti.3tar:t down the. river. We will settlcmcnt8 endeavor Gospel of to give up the river With kind ree;ards in which 'Road roue;h .in consequence ?rest. you an account of_ tho of this place late floods and the in our next. to yourself Snow and brethren and the brethren join, I'am your of the Twelve, brother in the ,· •.. J I co.oe. I L. Jehn Nuttall. ' I 1 /I I I I i I,. \. I j i· I L. / &7( ~tembcr "woodruff, John On the arrival 9ver and of which piece is a fine land location for sown in fa~. l whea·t. the the can bo·obtain floo,ls and and a half' ing of ,~·ill down the . Prest. ~ishop ftaine as ~ishop of his Sunset, were then ordained oa:1.cson, apart second and J9hn as Pre a ihghpr ie st a High of· Sunset. Also seventy,was St.ake, set to act apart apart until which as yet one conoist in a good being sta- called, nnd and Nuttall,al::30 GeorGe Lake vm:o su.,J:. AdamJhis Levi first Sav~ge· Mathers first counselor, a ~uorum. undor as t~ and The followi~ hands of Pres. fitst Priest and ordained John set pro Elder tern. Priest Bro. of the second and set ordc1.ined A.L 0 ~gors, Elders~f oe set shall aa a seventy, ccunselor. as President apart a Hieh Blommfielr.d, first n. suitable from drove Jefferson apart as Bi shop set safe of Bri ~ham City, an Elder, and are Elder M. Snva~e, Proust also bench, village, mectin~ apoi:rt is irrigation, ~also of Levi a. High for , Hinckley tho fine ot there I his 8.nd set ordained river, river BloomfieJ.d set the on a fine Also silent a portion for~, coinselor. and we find we one ht1.l:f.' or· three wa~ ls Jerome Lalce as Bi shop a ne·.renty, ·counselor. after City,and land, Indian p.m. after about the the o'clock o:rdained 'l;fiz. ; George I Many of Saints, the Andcew Lo coy Rogers breth'ren Here an old Smith .. Isaacson farmi~~ .location. to follow a team, by i-d considered Elcters of J3righam A a~d Peter d r f prayer, Snow;addresaed Snow, river At seven and near and provided present the Brother: Sunset, on the d from land some .500 dwellings. singing the make a desirable ' te o~ preservation. after from of bottom miJ.es at pe rrw=.rnent settlement, provi~e the body I~i.r.-gest; east a piece Dear having of excollent of a mile otherwise City, Smith quarters water L~ke wrote 1878. 26, an aroa and Hutt~l Snow and party President. now being o ... farm Salt of. Pres. through John Sept. Taylor, ~f dinner, partakin~ L. Arizona.Territory, Pre~ident arove 26. Elder apart a this ao permanen Prenident. Bendiction Sept. set apart t.}13 Indians =-- river ar:d. on the built of by Prest. Snow. received letters 24th, William in ,Tames .Johns•:con . ... this bottom, east from section about s·:ide cottonwood of the or.e mile of the logs, of set GaJ.t Lake this * pln.ce country. dlstant river. on end- rrain Prest. Snow as a missionaty Sunset from The fort City. is Brigham is located City, 14 rodo entrances to on down oquare, on north and ~::d south sides, :umber roofs; two with store rooms, year, ot corn, and raised 4 acres c&ne, and produced WV.A a levee o.n the of what wus not west ·oushels of 12 ac:res oats of bushels from side, llie Saints of and sunset and The live Oi;;,:{ery ::.ind dinin[~ with two sisters is in where ~:ozeph, wate:red Ge, pre- and of sugar I the late flood only kept out water, corn, and 30th the l 'I 40 lont.·13ome 100 of 4,uc:ust crosaed to .at tend by by the:: or a.bout river the ancl much· destroyed On the up the from oat~, of Woodruff field. 1 50 acres acres 4tr 1:1.cres, i ft men, the ----- the 19 are 50 buGhel s of IndiRns the 3½ days as ~ardcn, the bot- confor€:nce at and range miles L.H.liatch and distant, to one mDe, passed of are located :x· · i.:;oft and ei~ht one all some::. en the farm shoor:JE-.ker, feel well. and The saw some 40 miles and of plenty the of mill. it The dai in Pleasan'~ Valley i Presiclent Bishop fill kict.'che;i, nsBiHted water lumher charge off time, of mountains, s in mi.lJ. strayed a.ta and the supf~rintendant, dairy, prevad.ls place the or deep, at riua: i ty this at carpenters, three Magallan havin1; cotnmi nsary 36 feet .fort, ' gham City- Brj one engneed near. hy Bro. A'f:-;,r:;r travelline at Wm. C. McClellanf location· 25 as an exccJ.lent Bro, Ou.c a.nimalfl St.. - stock and was under Hatch who attend the the ries of Erip;:1,i.m City accor:-.panied ~nd· othr-!rwise a good .SI)irit, located ber..utiful in in needed; is obtained. ,~ away, is Two men are one scuthwezt, ' b)CiA field settlers there ccoks a well wo herdine;, mill is barley orchard,15 and corn; bushels; wheat sown in ' hall as what brackisn. as fort, corn is molr1.sses.During together by two boyi1 as _wai terH. others goo:t it; cultivation, cf and _the purro for ; one •. people There in ~/\farm 2,500 of \7hea t, the O;/u.._ acres :Moquis was are ,vi th There ground. raised B:co. L.H. the :o::-.s :..n a boa. t, built Rity the ani:I barley. wheat wheat was -under the 500 .bushels' of wheat'.;\vhich Briehar.. 102. garden hauled.washed rain, qmC1unted to . total eallonn a rod 15 feet; year's or and of 1,500 within water w~ 25 acres bushels;.·4 1250 There 55 by 15 feet, hall, ~st· ~ind there of wheat, 40 bushels; . three r,ity, 160 acres we st. 75 ,buuhnl1 of last. year's inclose t11ed~m c1.t Brigham raisecl of 43 boys and 22.girls, :8women, ent dining and 14 by 20 and. 10 by 12 feet;r,ranary, some 400 ·bu:3hnls corrals on east one kitchen, c:.'ib, 10 by 32 .i.OOt, with and on0 33 .by 14 feet; school room, ~rds o:·-eningG 14 by 16 feet; jl :iwe:.lings, 8by 20, narrow with the Lake Snov, and John otarted at appointment an olci. In:tian v:\1lt for 1 'l I Uut't.all I ! ! 12 m. for meeting f1,e, where . I lt:Ff[w~ some 50 or rst t}:c f 60 dwelliri~s lo c· tion ir.J.icntions, it water the during , passed the southwest of the of not ·way, people were ugust, and and company, had been six settlement of place ~his and banks cau::;ed it; in Taylor, being much ext.ra com1~elled to vacate they located the place themsel~es t St .. Tose:~h at rit:eci Tte roads good, today ?cest. Snow and orchB.r • At September all out att.ended on the in )?ebruary dried during the meetine, the :r1atera the few .At 7 a.m. having left our Sunset party 5 at o'clock ,r-{ ·.... ' fore .· - :? ~.- of .... •~\. • \I v};-~ garden was addresned last and ,:.'.~~~ by · . ~~'.'.:~ ~.' \\ . ~, _, '"'~.. s;-~a '1 car-,.1:.::,( ""'I and eYeninr;, ' -~ Ar- supper with·tear.1:3 . :t H. Richards. After .. !, the part i ~r] .. % t .... oe~tlera river. arrived ~·•, wash- up and the ·farm, which \~q cropo, up the way. viewed their -1- J. Bro.• the and in ?rops up with feed was Nuttall. 25th- they 'ria.r;cs) of walked p.rn, Snow and put plenty brethren seven Pr~sidcnts 5 p.m., which and -- under Jooeph solid, fu~ther feet St. put labor, the fror:i pre nent from mileo w,;Q ~cd not consequence. and further some five They made a dam 1 and which have nomc two miles When within river. river surmount ground the of the ~{mith floods. the erected. Lot ::,one 15 families. dam could la•;o location bed ed the been of Bro. appoared side b.st.y by but the had and camp~\'.~~ 1;"· \- e1so:r.e six \'/.:'.3, St. from miles add re ::med by Elders a:1d. ?:.:-esiclent snow· to ap::)Oin":ment, ::'urthcr Sne;w and brethrer. veyoa and on r.orth and 95 acres of 1 y and oats acres wei,t wheat raised in hrtve one round one 250 bushels garden of 4 feet sicles, was of and about~~ on nnd, raiscid to 26 of 1,200 diameter,. 12 x 14 feet; le~ree feet at high. one is ends of dam, Du ri n,n; the square 16 rods six feet with 19 x 30 16 lone, le te of bar-· planted; corrF.J.l 400 feet, molfl.sBes; shop, :iOO feet men, 500 huRhels, school-hour,e, carpe~ter lP.bor, 14 x roots 8 x 16 sur- 13 in hnlf 700 gallons hin wheat the, are raised a-r.d ono l President 10 acres and · pleasant number, corn trees t on hand; in a vory in ~;,, ~) apart Ladd, built · ... until hini. Brother about w}10a 5 assist· are 50 acres s; set settlement 800 buAhela; x 20 rods; 3,000 to and Williams, loc~tion.There 106:; ih al :-:rna 3 present raised 15 was anrt 10.cated dwellings vep;etable yard H.· Richards with the 60 bushels; shop, hir;h; the sown and ln s~ year's. blacksmith's• w:.de R:irls; Noble, TurJey ditch· from corral,lO"·rods stack '.:':-.(..::::dam cost I;-;aac proceeded of sugarcane J.O a.c res s~uare; west 22 boys;\ J. Oliphant, of this a water fer . ~81 l/r women, seven an,l Bro. 6De mile ~own site, Bro. charee afterwards levelled Smith, which take convenod . Hinckley, Snow; after by ?:resident At 9 a .zru.1.meeting Joseph. x19 feet; 40 feet f P.et lonr,, floods the 8 I II· l -river changed less; the ditch ·water the aged by cou:.rnc, its late from·dam t.qt:ylive 25 miles. Woodru_f, of cation we bade 1. under had been ca:.._ed at merchandise; que. At triis - - ). ty from ly. This .iving in the 15 women, 25 up with Brother was e stabli shed in May, 1877, United line 1)oys and bushels lost Thirty by drouth :oo about will obtn.ined; of drouth. high; expended days such. girls so that acres The dam is d~partment or bo~s as desirable if from tLe here evening waters hiP:h for sides,. hall also will raise was sown on of molasuea on aa- 5o feet 22 feet wide and rep:,.ir 390 late flqod most of the dam · dry. Three of the sintera deep. a time, .are assisted supplied Bro. L. of H. Hatch I l I by with the ! labor .days: men's The location secured. I 35 only p:.:-01red a failu:.:-e at II of in and I I built dininf~ 30 gallons i 15 r11en, west cane I are a is corn, I an·<l fami- 200 busheln, in The people be J of which sugar of one week 48 feet ca1only acres lonr;, the th~1y desire. a well feet, vegetabJ.en During left 1() x 17 about 125 feet bein~ land and about acres ·and keeping labo:r. on south lost only of cooking water This a half and .I par- travelled Hatch L.H. Woo- at excellent; in wheat, ~Lve_ seven two and i11 making noun floods; acres; feed to the The fort we:re Rio Per- accompanied 13 fam~.J_j_es. are of arritrnd are dwe J ings who his·way there square, which the families; two lo- house, Saint half tho f:ive the ry good had charbR from team was::.ed. out, the acres land, count occupy three bush~ls; mineral an<l 227 the three ::,oor o. be rods; saved were in the the exc!ept 20 girls- houses, seven 16 x 20. order of and put for further the team river, ·of use an nsoortment Lake good, family j"l on our we watered for \"iith ver;r rock and adobie each parted today The roads place Hunt their in miles crossing fcrt veis has • Pre st. Snov,1 and bretl·-rqn marked ' 275 bur,hels join of kept to much dam- cottonwoods, lady is Here and and·started Three flood. now worth--------~ we pa.sned of arnrishop side east Joseph Smith Sunset. up tr.e here grecteajthe John o,, • 30 • p. re s t • Lot a.L .... w saints grove .are about water two mil~s rive;r, lost their St. late party. Brother up this Va·lley from ranch, . thence place the the during to ~eetrhe ~neral ·also long _famjlies,but. to miles J3ernrirds pleased here camp in. a fine water Signor a:;:,peared Savoie Three s first llen' 9 miles They have adieu levees some i~v thereof. At two_p.m. dam .and their1rneparate in proceeds the The people rnins. of whc .. la"::lor:J and so that out tho programme l I fr{~) ~here leave and take there, our teams one and proceed car:r.iage return then to Tes Anemas are, and most .of._..our ...ou:tfit,.obtain. thence ancl proceed on the to Savoie to Utahville V1here Bro. on Salt r:ion , Rosero and othnrs 19th or 20th of. October, at Valley, River, visit Ga.int. t,hc P.C. Merrill visiting Bros. and company Jones, Cris- where· we hope to be on the. that ·place, our homoward lenvin~ animals of Camp Apache and Camp Grant by. way Gan Pedro, fresh trip for f~rther con- oidera tJon. September foyt, ·26th- .causing meeting About 4 a.m. to seek shel tor under bower:y·, when President and Oliphant Promiued more help, ;:).b.Leto shower paosed our brethren was ,held Hinckley a heavy secure the adressed and nhould the Saints they in the At 9 a.m. houses. the Snow, Elders in an enco,uragine family order may be invited Smith manner. I their da!fi, that-others their in over be not ao to assist, they c me along, traveling In are the couritry, river, heavy with cf met with :·,; an;.:ious to obtain and the r;enerally these give river ;.-,- :1t,: ./. votes assuranc~s and' its the Also votes River oince must certainly of their bo elected. good will Taylor up the ' aspirantu successful I uettle- before as they They are towards We now start who vacated for, is out of whorn a1n.1ear. ve- each one way, and whoever al0ng ' Territory, people we a level here were ) election, vote at arriving of this of our Sunset, cottonwoods we learn others helow bottoms- scnttering and November tributaries. i.~~£.::...and others, Platte fraternity coming at nine groves some,a.nd political the ...o:r office people ori the I a few miles from wit1-1 luxuriant_grass. mentshve have we ca~, river of many points reminded flat up this our river friendl~~ on this settlere where ~re livj.ne, sett.J.ement your in obtai- very to sa:r, Bro. some 27 miles. Pres. ritap of the and Snow and all join Twelve. in best the wishes party are and. love Your Brother L. Jehn Nuttall. ,, enjoting good health to yourself and spi- and tho council l Ua.~ollen 11 ountain John Lake to p~ocecute our who cv:;!iceci .their in wishes with cror,sing shake of head Little of the south, a rolbng c·nth right and :o~d. At 3: 10 we arr;ved left art; Venow country, at this leave of cedar the returning the stars where it with miles, and valley grass. trees on Silver !.-{.;-;i.rtchne4'sona and families reside, having tra~eled $ter dinn r the meetjng inthe open air addro::::.sed by Elders Nutya]), Smith was E.l.ppointE;Jd and sustained ft erwards settlers. tne valley c.::.t..,',. 1about ,,ith whi;.., ··ctled in -this of choice l3rotliers Taylor claim year land and Se:Plt. ~here here ~ouse are and returned acres cf land , Bro. lv(rd the ,-to where Bro. Saints yev.rs with watBrs of Silver otheriwho vacated~ in three in Met Mr. lo- the Stinson 600 acirea C.ree_k for of cows; down, Wespent l of Ni.rf" Stinson stock, 1' irrigation. settlement onethir~ two years. of Wm. li1lt1.k~as ·made a purchase payments, surrounding secured $11,· 000 or 559 hea,of Hunt creE;Jk and part him. _ago and John and across were and I 1 -l two one third some time l a in j > .. conver- to camp. some frost 6 women, last 29 by 19 feet, ouil t the. same, miles subsequently for 1878, 5 men, in August and one third 27, walked the Snow. of this Arkansas out and anry.'Jearlings in one year sation took improvements olds party of the Y~rtch:aer camped here and the plc:l.ce some four and ll'luke, and Pros. a·s Bishop one and a half umber for the 23 miles. Bro. asserfule~ near Creek, \/here saints t travel luxurient w_ith straggling little and had been and a half t1-':is· river waving a nice with three we have you anq well and pole, and drove ridges God bJ.ess Amid VToodruffp settlements journey, liberty of and contented other I adieu Colorado. to the over the joy:ful the the hand, of peopJ.e good and pleasant we bid the in all and good will. the our arrival, the as a happy, prosperous ot with Saints of gratitude 13 oatine since the hearty safe expressions part and good feelings the for stripes 29·, 1878. City: journey,- as also visited, Sept. Taylor, Salt people, Arizona, I they with last 9 boys, have cut a kitchen exce::-:t f cur logs prepnratory to next night, and but 5 girls; and hauled total logs attached, high year's totne light at this Since 25. and hewed sbwing also and planting. being them for 18 by 16 feet, square, camp. broke and several Their a I I . rra te:r di and in ch taps this valley good. bu.: :a.ing ' dar the ridges timber, of we f orwardcd by Brother to Bro. where Brother the delE;.y to level surveyor, drove .;:/\.\'le then ,brothers ditch four miles up the the creek two rods and have o-:September. Bro. men, five C'..:.m-.:sPearce /4::eeting thence ofr Si lve- three saints south three five / was ;,1/oueht put under first pine ·cedar and pine Moses Cluff;and • ... :.:·.:.er supper in have being also excellent , up the croosirg eight welcomed, w1.· th health since t' -at . he was 84 years , they Creek,, they place June, IDf good tillable we come to the country to through Cooley's and wife, family we camped F a th e r c1--~f LU also A;fl'ter last 9 miles and 18, a tributarJr settlment, a rolling Jensen There Riggs--this over Jens out 10th since. girls; Chas. Cluff got of Silver and :h,a.ther David a on Sholri'~ t\Greek. ranch up hill, two Brew . built creek. can be 40 acres travel where on the cf~f4w. Creek, . Woodruff· lands. total. place Peter · t ion girls; this hartily comparsa enjoyed deaf, and frost and without high, one month the s. Bro. have On leaving to where I 4 feet of Elder. There Snow direct- houses. wide boys oreok valley last, of charge of the the and of lifarch and . of to proceed to Beaver considera1)le family Here, m. novr ru ther in leaf, groves, o+ile thence an~ wife long John-9 1 whi,oh St. and building to eight on. cult~vati timber, Ranch, at 7 p. . $200. for at I higher miles women, all Savoia, theltownplat threH crossing five i_n t_he intere:3t. from a Mr~ Lu\vrence, land to~he of garclen, in Snowflakk, them about one mile . I fi~e saints Pres. had a slight families we drove· thence men, r.:.vef?., a reo 10 feet joined other miles Creek; Here are 20th some corn, Bagley was to another~rr.all Y1omen, si:x boyis and and the on the lino of our c tJrtificate instructed located the it located. survey are long, raised the was called creek l3agley here are was and Kafnd dam in s.::e ::our alonG water and Kay settled party which being Y/alker :!;he water and the Vla2.ker,. i Flake the also out At 12 m. we "drove across Hunt. ce-- travels, country, language Minerly, of a townsite location .G. Ladd, John our Valley, to Spanish 100 families, ab~ndant. of that of instructions ranch and f enc ini:; on the to Savoia the for considering of the facilities who speak and near in At this and water and grass distance a letter camp. firewood morning, and learning and appointment ,I' 20 miles, those Savoietta -d the this from of land surrounding, roads to address one mile plenty \7i thin and the c~ ~~&Vel and letter is i~mediately •roughness about there lLa-st eveninr, decided creek ·he of age, are for 1·nf left also settled,· the night. ormed us he Utah, but the 20th I he-is of Jun I l i I 1,, l 0 {t C(/Yrlc.) ,last, and Sister rais and d corn _in Utuh, in the·Stutes and has planted and raised and all Moses settled in this to t1i1·ee quarters tillable land~~ey afterwards vrhich had been under 'od off pine trees, cul ti va ti on; of v1hich he expects of wheat and sugar buchwhea t, rains melons, beam,, damaged hi,200 and splendid on the lowlands. order. a saw ~nd grist mill, has been done without irrieation a slight frost on September egr;e,etc. oz June at 28th.---Preo. ':Jj.dd.ing adieu here are ofthe located :Bro. Oscar miles down six Bros. and put their joined for in running farming pines, here had for grain, them on the and located l? feet fall. vrn started but26th m., o;r hollow, meeting lined %eh 4friest suints;. also Orson Cluff, I miles i . nd,Peter with 35 after Dale, ·eight Howard Mc. Brid~ and oak At l p. and families ~nd others when Pres. to th.e people; and set ward and surrounding an Elder, pine to settlement.• was called, was ordained of thio Forest for or summit of the Mogollon Lot· Smith and NuttaJ.,t spoke Mann; a seventy, site the main road and took to the and a half 7· the At 10: for A1 4red and Orson ~muff presiding counselor, log women, seve'l"\ boys and eight to the divide "'p. At Hinckley, we left up a ravine thence saints. S::::..th, qan 6btain one mile one and a half mountain; Snow examined ·. mill; or southwest timber,. for among the Jensen en, four to our aged friends, in about rie;ht four garden plac "~ tho saw and grist ~:les; the late of his built i 200 busha.is · vege:tables; All 20 acres also fG.Uash they have a market Bro. There are .three this . Se-ot. . at Camp Apacha. 1 ~ast. and right 10th; Mos cs has claar of molasses) on hand. Cooley, from Mr. and oonside.rable are of good, of corn~ He ha2 also ~1ich acres and rente·d Ar rang em en is Eil,re no=..vbe'inr-; made to build hounes. girls acres garden of wheat ·on the whmch time Bro. 40 long -- l some 20 acres since miles Dal ton { who had pre- to have 500 bushels bushe.ls He broke and son ~ne hundred cane to make 400 gallo_ns which w s planted ter, Himself and gmJ?bbed and broke :.::-om all had. and vtheh- garden out a Bro. obtained I planted also of a mile wide, 160 acreG, _for $f:OO_for in.and is some two and a .half which viously located) ever any irrigation. bought . a~e squash,·beans valley, li¥ed Ohio and Illinois. 3,~-':_?~~~-}__?,_n_~:~'..-m.hey ,, He has as good corn here without one ·quarte1· of aee. of Ioua, six ao:ces of corn, ve,getables, and from 74 y ars Clui'f, . ordained an Elder, apart Snow~ as Bishop settlers· and set . after of the apart ordained which and as first and set apart I Pres. a site for a town Two of our teams _and family over . night,· spent a;rc nov,.r :r;ou.dy :will ' conclude. . ·Aill the to directed and proceeded resides. Snow, the eto.:x:-t ,brethren the to V/hilst tovraz-cl.e well, • Your brother L. this building _by the where Bro. Snow and most in con~ersation or with ' 9ampt brothren, of houses, rancW Pres. evening are accompani~d located corrals, Foll~tt Vim. A. the brethren several our teams doing stayed of Apache. on our journ~y,. as also eta. f' irs:t the bre- l rate. 1 John Nuttal{/ 0 II (D~iiret News 2?:· 615) J I. / 1-7f (ur;t;.) Little Colorado Stake. Oct. 17.,18138. W. East Under this date Elder Eo I ,, · fi Arizona to t:b..e De::.eret Nevrs asfollows: . Thursday, wrote from ·Woodruff,_ I :{r.oyring that some friends · 11 ·-;01,;.ld"be glad to l arn . News)// :rill deem it ' not relation to whut so sr...ort a.'1 very J vrill hot I have Salt he_r Lal<:e City We h~ last on the 28th ,1e passed but from dey • nor. did we lose ox.en and horses The erass betoe:r ___ thun ~as very on the :._J:::oc.uceda fine plqntiful good indeed Lake City broke in the and attended · accompanying rains· over the to remainder of the 1 below trave n.t the they had lost here that had the they rrnuld overflow flood have they have plenty that fell in August Then the · ani family, who Snow and company. camp, where we rested two Snow and the brethren loYrer camps seemed to feel of their crop well by the they good at and r~in hG.rvested the not a lare;e lower exoeosive freshets ·broke some -cf the surplus of_ wheat ~:cain c:tOl}'i:i and corn;horrever • ta spare , ha,·, much I am n at inf armed. the and cultiv this some lands darn in }?rocess was ubandoned and I find camps and I am informed off only. from had r,lanted of some '\'lho live three cut and some perhaps cro]? of grain and buoyant, of the 1,Colorado. t:-_e _land due; and plowed Since much ·water was more Bro.Erastus hel9- by Elder Thisplac!,fa~~othing, a fair \':i th place~ V .Greer trip. Allen's considerable The cro1J vras very ·.::,f'_._:-':, if one him. and the C2..'TI.J?S• from except ~' rains ~ar this countzy/apd by :Bro.A. th€:. meetings The brethren · althoue;h from so-called to Richfield no wagons, from Johnson The abundant at Johnson's us two days formed in and dust any of our tearrio, and landed of e;:tass all jour:.1.eyed \·rith us the sk8tch so much in any one Salt the Sevier. tr..an usuul. le were., joined :t~ruat in !f.ery good condition. Seyie"',~- crop pn the a cio.~zen years journey, ' The heat ld; Richfi I never· suffered· in traveling a hasty and my opinion of June. E:ore than a very_ :prosperous our mules, d.2.ys country. Lake City, J.:ri zona,I to publish countr1; the I resided of Texas, as I did of the with add that climate over~ook aeen in Salt of ·my vie·,-rs touching nmch of a burden too O})J.):ressive until in T·xas the something acquaintance \'le left Y{a in Uta."l, and especially for ....ted the th~ rented of. erection _sea.son, yet land of the they here,· we I beli would lower have made to be the . opinion he re. our arrivtl here, rrvself and :BroG.T.S.and A.V.Greer have I L I: j 11 1 ; !' I I i ' l. I 1 i i : I Little touru t::9 Silver Creek with plenty (some r)lanted and !~ish i:::to the of sprin3: 0 miles here) fair ~-ohn ::,,60 miles but enough (Y.r:-_oonly be done this place. too late have just ·as far a fine us. but present best to ·l i I I i valley,affording it Others•wished the ,v,e thoucht I heided as St. l is to vii th Bros. ·~ig(£S and Hamlin claims) I , on hn.rves- t·here of our peoDle> out in late raised calculated Colorado is sell.to vu.lley to ri:pen. up the the way cf buying hold. squu.tters' any irrieation, number to warm vulley, who \'lent St.Johns a large v1hich Yms 10 or 12 families uas in. connection in a good., "'-Dd I sav, some wheat of whom offered and al thoui:)1 we vrent is Dale, In this at from here. The fir st of a good quality. from a trip for rather. as ForeGt This and without I fe(:..r'it di::;tant by M:exicans,some are of corn, yesterday lun<i and water vrho."ccould there The brethren heads, . !c returned Cluff. water and July, bushi:llls 4500 i7oods and as far by l3roa. potatoeu,etc~etc. and very for pine and well above in June tine; about Stake. of in~r:ect::. on or exploration a."1d settled firs"'.: located Color~do settled:· rer.i.ain .I I I I .to see claiiruints 11 le1;; them sweat" tl1.e :iresent. On leaving rD..nche finest which St.Johns we took he \7as anxioun to sell, o:prine;G of good water, :.:i tJ::e 'Jot?: valley v:;;:,:'ound vc.J.ley wher 1 stream the squashes, etc, to us his claim t:!:~e vines claim if we could settle:r.s:·.at seen and Con oho ,one mile cornmunity who could little o:.'.'S:9~ni s:r. vras not ed. to believe is .:nd <.!. good. deu.l better for \'re I think a better than c..c;u"vhin and th~t but the head runnine; through Concho. water :rr.elons, This· place v:e would have interest of the vre could not boucht find Mexican one in th em. of Axizona,so far as I have seen, respects waa so hot th.'.?...tthe k,k/ told I am incli it uot-re lizards ~o be, was·no Yrould burn in oeveral places the beet of Vlater,better, J I I good to I, J Il tr_e hot· sand go inc; from one shadct\t o cinother. - hc:.vc found 1 J I than· I expected; had represented to ·utuh,vrho this end unr stock so with back out }:Texicun~s busine mar; t persons sell rr.e as thi other onions, to pleased EngliEih; in· several Here a warm. little The }le:;cican offered $1000. ro-c1k of the we of the fine::;t , one of the on account or understand counti-y it hao Martin's at to transact met some c;oine; from here w~te:c in A::r:izona, the speak sufficient Now, as to what it 1')robably belmt, it it From here e;reen. for h::.V'e purchased like had the yet improvements and as any I have well vmter occuy.iant beinc; although around. and struck of fine lJexican not hills. roc1.-y ridge a ~ll but we did and on the o:.''"':::a terrible Cam:p A:pache road, calling the I think th~r. I I Little ·:,}] ~c(;f,.r~Jer in Salt ::nie;ht vii sh, G.s w 88:'J I }:we for seen was cultiv.::.ted; Lak•.:·City, the for many fields almost J;oo:r;ile could. \ oolieed to spend country than ' not in Uta.11, but 1 as they o.f the and necessaries I have loc .:.!."ci on' sorr.e 35 or .Ulen' has neither We all ve::y gcod h2.lf to be. run I will :portable :.nterest here, say, saw mill, in it.I of this ! must will calculate gmow by waiting if power in at Cluff' above place will him in its I· })ay~(News 1 some land and other will erection · be we will n~w engaged 2?:655) I I l · s on o. stream tl'm t region I and to to rent are I I a .in the any one of our brethren join upon a few months, we have i many of. the either Creek i ' labor have I and other in portions thinc;s \ crov.! and many we:re and P.nelps,settled to this ~laces it the bread.stuffs these present and other I· will think the / if one that mid garden Lake Valley will p:tcad. Tl:e}pine timber here. fields less Salt Greer bjections even vrater I will seen houses that with or on Silver have for for seen from brothers from here here. wor~ine industrious We thing grain both c. lo- a:ro.."lncl them satisfaclit?rily, , r ,, brethren s:nall above to find. e.;ood land• hud to build No doubt of st oppinc; for 40 miles 6:?.::-c.:~t;sa....vid.raise above the not. a.ble to locate miles time, s camp and Sunset. a sa,:1 mill a time. of'life the oam{distance. as plentiful rjm-ve not seen, and vegetables and:comforts think , time who come here in a short but not the elemen.ts ..to produce from v1hat .I have to meet many pri vc:.ti ans for 'Jetote:c are but I have for corn those rod and left avoid I believe can raise a such. s:9rings and gardens, every a portion. indi r-;1iensi ble s. but me thw1 I h~ve be en to find pci,tcheo 1 was m.;;rely planted This Stclce. a.rid as to _the ·he:.::. t 1 I am more r,e rplexed c2..ti on wu::::rri.enour;h ~ere colDXado for .: erecting so+tie 45 1,laces brins ,etc. 1 or ia ,n a take 11 one• ' I I I I II 1 I , II I I I !I I' I I .: I {~) Little Colorado Elder 'l'ue :::,d.ay,Oct. 22. v:i.si tad Gila I river. in , 1 ·::,; Erastus Snow and r-•arty after o:..n t:·~•.::.f.;.1.int::; ·:,·r.io~·; were :tn:e ::;ettJ:e:-:'.•c: 1.. ts and Salt Stake. SoutJ·.~·.-rn fl.rizon..~. \ .• · : . 40 miles - .. On thei:r west ready' for rosid traveled breakfast here~ City 7 miles w~ich th re being without was soon 1:7._:xcL.· 'J.'l".1.i;:; mill io :;>O\\'Cr Sunset about :··:',:.'.y.o,....l,lo.,.z:;boilE-~r,, ~:m~i.•2:n:.:;i nc and mill At 6 6 'clock 'brethren s: the of the ·,nts 40 miles We cx:riect to :lec::.v this ·:;;1e;1:1unt out a new road ~e to o::.:;}··0 mile~ 1a:.1d continue Wodnesdcy, Oct. Thursday; P:.easant Vall-y ·after to the traveling Little journey Oct. groves for farminr; pur- and were addressed and alJ.'. felt by the blessed. i Pleas.:ln t Vall.,.. Little and Colorado river, 1 i . I traveled Snovr and :party river, from a meetine; with traveled from and camped in the Erastus Snow and his of the Little roads Elder party continued they Colorado 't7hich reache Erastus 45 miles from Pleasant Snow and 1iarty the Valley. crossed • tµe I river. Oct 1 has land where _they held Colorado difficult 26. o 27. and· tr2.veled I.fonday It large Snow and party Erastus Little tbs Elder over Colorado Sunday, of Sunset. are Gnmd !\111 s of the Valley Elder Gr..md Falls Satur:day, and l3righam night. Oct .25. F::iday who There rr.o:r.ning for Erastus to Pleasant tovrard 'c:..::bers • f o:: the ~c;,..:.::-~y Elder Oct 24. Sunset nOlr ou:r j ou:cney home. 23. t::8 S1.lnset Saw 'mill in uceting in the place were location. a good S),:1i:ci t :r.:,rcvailed party~ at 11:20 hands west com:plete. and heal thy assembled from this Saw :Uill to the considerable r·ose:,;; " .-,, ~:J.-~:Og~thl~ de::;i:c.:iole on· the .bY-~the good saints who belonc loc(.Lted retu:cn any roa?- 1and all provided 5 families f ormins of Sunset. :Brc,.L.J·o1 n J.fatto.1 Yrrite::;:: 11\'le ::-..rrived at the a. m ;having then their Oct. Elder Erastus down the Litt.le 28.Prests. :.::.~.c,dey and L.,John Snow and party Hut tall continued the Ii!I Colorado·. Snov,, J,c,-,,1,._ ;/ Erastus continued journey the Smith tov,ard 11 j1 I' 1 Utah drove by I, I vray of uioaby, ted at this where t1lace. to \7hi ch :Place '~ion the oa±nts they met with Here they Bro .Aue;ust at that. the learned \'li lkin place~ Sprinc;r. vrhe:r3 t:-:ey r.Jet t be other went .After saints about 33 frunilies beinc; th~ t JohnW .Yount:; vras at lloan on horse buck with inner members the brethren of the :varty 1 ett,, ru drove locaCor,IJY of i nstructo Willo\ who h~d gone direct 7 i' ·Little \'.\,Y01::.:-.g,P.:nc.rewS Gibbons ~-v-ine t avel t~e t=ave_:ng and August d 16 miles brethren ~eJCvm~ah:ne Wilkin on horsepack aome grain Stake. f;,.~. ·About 11 o'clock ' .. (;a::"i.J? Color~do nrrived with and supplies. oof-oa;.e Bros. in Erastus one pack this John Snm·r' s animal to bring was a meeting hul)py one• ':'ucsdr.!.y, Oct. Gibbons Coppy. . tock'leave 29. At 10 o'clock of Elder i'l der Sno'N and party Wednesdey,Oct.30.Elder Forry. ·near on the Sister L John Colorado Lees house· Nu~tall's Erastus traveled Erast'us river. (for a. w.Youne Snow and party and Andrew s • returnine; to Lime St one:~ 0:anks Snov: and pc:rty They crossed further m. John the particulars river traveled in of the 1 to Moan 35 miles. to Lees safety j o.urney and camped, se·e. letter - I . I ' I Under. this. 4 •. date John L. Nuttal wrote the Snow and party left - --·· 1 following: Kanab, Pres. John Dear Brother:--On at the botto:::i und ~est sides~ the springs, people the of since bu t·cer the ancl ·l3righam on the north five and cheese, built hous , feet, three also as Pleasant -ct. tir:iber, gnod dwci:lling meeting N. the north, I ! vvorld B:vo. by a volcano Orville and PreGt. several passages t n virgins, applied gave his views s s un.i=~e d up i n thO saying and United _thy neigh"hor Order ' povrer as to to the Grand Falls over the county 24th -.:~·-ievalley whe~e i~ ,ortions the Benedic~ion of opening on the on hoJ.·soback, atarted and over Of at proposed 9: a r ide;e 2Q a. m. timber At 2: Elders Noble. Sainta, Saints, Bro. this and Pres. to accompany which ai-/ti,y:: drove settles, in evening, small being every their converse~ direct to Burki having around of the us. that or ull the I to l!lhe not Order, place, Hubert J. parable teac11~s the In from and m. :50 p. the thamselves 1 but 01:i,phan t, the gospel and a succession tl 1 e Ye'·•r the water A the a new read Colorado. Little of known is wh9ca·n .do this:.,have to uwretain by Elder 32 X 16 "Love the. Lo rd , with same timu labor clear charge. 'l'hoae have skirted to the United, regard thyself." hall are Latter-day of J e uus , should propriety the of child do so. Oct. at in th~m; r.1£J.n, vroman and I as, in 99 and press _and referreddto to the made families s::.des Snow addressed Scripture this five milk prayer, arld summer, .. 'HU.a . place south has on on hand dinning ridge, 13ates Hinkley of have use. and a dairy . They have 16 X16 feet, ... west, by tho the These immediate Nut al, generally; heart for sinr,ing Smith, the east in use. 16 X18 feet, fDrmed. 115 cows,'; making of oach. S'.outh of centre, during I a on the secured of butter; pounds over miles, established care miles! six extended north been where, taken V'ilien after Snowquoted of calley house etc, anci on the convened, have houses pens, drove around on the who have have 82 cheese c.:ove:::-ed vii th gru~s. which and 442 pounds 24 to Valley; lake cities, from corrals, drive novr some 75 he.p.d are feet, t..6 X.·.16 a marr;hy f.ami:1iez. and weighing grass--we of the end and and a half by three nur::ibt:r, Sunset blessing, 1.1here ou:::- vision luxuriant 111 ~res. their some four six 1st, also with to avoid ·: June cheeses 1878. 23, north-vrest, valley, .C:OOpounds of cheese, 5; \'i to .c.ov.e:usd with north Oct. saw mill, timber fl~t from Wednesday, Sunset beautif.ql most Q 4, Taylor: Saints through Nov. been party. the north end valley:1, good fur grazing. I I Ii of these been done at some tir.10. mile Canon, to Pine ridge ced.a:: throueh of dead th I four t:~t • parted so we drove with two and a half ·~v.'o ::-::..-dgesof Go...o::;ado Ri.ver, an~ Valley, ..fit to the ~ff over 10 miles, 45 miles. Sainti> 26th traveled The opening at Moyncoppy, also on our uutward Oct. 28th.--Pres. Moyabby, learned road croased After ~o Willow direct • 1 Octo'ber .. :-.drew S. ~:les with dinner, Sprines, to this ·After lunch, direction wrfflre Br other We then pass oyer down an open glade of the J!,i road will lumber betwe~ ttle from, Pleas- be of great at a 1 beno- the savrmmill,,outtil to Southern Arizona. at a good ford and down the river. Sai•nts located, I ',! and myself drove some 33families / !· by way of Here we John W. Young was at. the Moyncoppy, Bro. on horsebacl~ place·• . would tho river to· which ~.1,.,,.~.....v,ra-s--a-t~t-11e...J:J1o~jt., wnet missed making .the distance Snow, Smith Hinckley where vrn. met· the that got afraid, road, traveling to San our ani- theBeal of the I above where the to obtain to those and 27th.---We I I which we conlcuded, and follow and camped I some to Sunuet. to divide I yards we taking I I others. wa terod to the .he.atl of the Grand li.,alls 4~milos; Oct. uo, he going I us to -day and nooned. I .I I Bros. followed t'h.l.'ee miles a mi le we orosst:Jd mileo lava mules i I1 l moce few miles Tanks; the mule, thus seven one of the brethren i we road and moving ubout50 Noble's without in half for thetj of our camp. again, in utank one of Bro. returned i west down trees thecedars the· bttck track miles, down and trimming~ J3urke and Tenney and oon returned, Smith Lot time 1Ia1Iey, '.for the river; ' • on to seven good route which .\1i·enarr.ed Burk's thewash, go to Pleasant A has then one then and son have been with in chopping farming to dry camp. To-day 15 miles R. fenney found but miles in cutting miles, and pines ruins. ~ooct water miles, Bros. four wash; e.nd took 'band l down three t 11e cedurs throu~h c..uring which ' lake, _2t)th, passed :,ve entered mals a small Peak about and 12.bored efficiently I In 7 mi 1-::s westrike labor, and Warren Burke ?r~ncisco thut some ancient little very Oct. evidences timber San F.rancisco Hubert are which we travel and examined with far, there c.1.ndpu.s~ed ~hrcugh a stip passed valleys letter of instruct1cns furnished where wte·t by Sisters the other place to the Wilckon Bro. Saints at and Smithson, Lee brethren of our party that we drove Dibbon on horseback and A. with II , 1l I :I viho wenjr I : .I . I place .. 29th/---About i ·1 . • I 11 o'clook Wilcken laut arrived one pack animald, night, in bring Bros. John VI., Young, camp, havin~ us some grain L, C, come ·15 and I cB7i· tim.e this -had an enjoyable ~ros. Young and Gibbons miles. Here even:i..ng in conversation. a mile~ as and~ half we conolud rope and the and safer neTTboat, is in t.he year, whic~ of the tiiJ'·:-r, vihila to the bank the a new ferry mountain, from dreaded crossing I 1I i I the upon which least at riveri about can be made and with for teams the of of making· a road much needed, and m1ch less a su.fer house. and roa1 crossed Lee's much ~readed of this d a much better and Sister walked one, of surveyors Colorado; of establishing present crossing the Nuttal feasibility fron near on eaGt sida Hinckley the to on the to 35 and a party ll'erry, and camped the mountuins to avoid wire to Lee's two trips, Prr~,:,. Snow, examined river, a mi.creeable making Be ore ascending an Tanks, spent 30th.-:-~ -Drove· in safety, o Limestone drove adieu vre bade K. Gilbert October on, ad 10 0Rclock At we met Mr. G. in camp, and went marring. a suitable months nine of this river. i 1 and F..oun tai n can be had. 31.---Siater Oct. morning chis miles for to canp Leu provided the party, near around even.:..ng, our caop fire, we he;tdc.:a·.,me.eting, towards \fil ken would p. and ,. Elder appointed each Nuttc..l I at 2: 30 , 1, 21_ m.eetings? order visit being located called Colorado the for in en and visit'd iver and it.n Hinkley, ahd and Prea. At forks At 7 p. m. Bras. ~riesthood of road at Kanab Snow of Kanab Stake, biethren. around and the occupied of Latter-day in six l:ind back tho settlements and in an Saints, And and 4 tlaya weeks to Kanab. organized wha:-e there the time George. eight-settlements, tributaries, Starley arrived duties all ag.ree• Her~ brethren traveled, with of our for,breakfast. to Kanab. of.the one expressed the future. for . me oting party party, Smith, Snow and on the fror.i. Johnson sites little on his ·way to St. Winsor •t}-.~locu.l 1i?riesthood nur;-;bers; Little for 30 In the each way of Johnson, to the spoke .discourse this 300 rni1es, and and wishes spiri~a. Snow at tended practi~al In making and a mcu~ing day, atarted Pres. other. attended Nov. 3. - --Pre~,. interesting I and Noble in health this for ted,~ and we drove Mountain. Vlells E1ders home,by Oliphant well all to Navajo to their Uuttal, bleBning parte''. and well parti~~Jas -for go north ·.lders :'lo , , other, 'I drove 18 miles prep~rations we ffiade membei·. of our each each 2.---We Nov. w to camp on :Buckskin associations.with able and. breakfast· Pools. 30 miles good f ea.lings :'lis night last which -nau. much appreoai Jacob's Nov. 1.---Drove aupper \7ere saints located the southeast,3rn Have held and set sufficient on the and in -i !E{~f r::::t cf Arizona, ct.ween camps. :f.ul :.:;.tter-duy :.h ords ine up of his the .aithful, Saints are the and. all c~ is devote tht"!_stakes }.ingdom on the will \ who will themselves Lor~ ~\ them fe,1 in a place . many des~rable und strengthen · nc. dedicating ~and,-and There findi~ bless th~ prayer e,uth/ their ~f Zion, their lives homes fro the redeer.1ing brother in the th~ this: eouncil gospel, / I I .i News 27: I the buildgdo7dly with ~ll I I! I !' I .j I 'i I John Uu ttal, (Des. faith-· earth to God for of ar . to g.engthen such·1may e~oy That ;,!!) of your for substance you and brethren •'-'.Yd,.! gJK: . places and 690) .j '.i ! 1 . I ·1 I i I , iI .1 l I ', ' ;J to. t:-_e effcc-'c t:-t:12.t part that occu::_:ii~d by the saints should J32..r::rdo~ (novr ArizonQ S~hke on the er -'che · ne·,;r $tcl:e two 1takc,j of Zic,n; between afterc~:rds ... t~e Little called the ma.king Color.:::.clo Eastern 27, 18'18. Lot Smith, Dear J3ro t;.1 r: visit to your Sine~ cc ns:.de:caole :teturn sett?.!ements, the t."1.e cor.clusi - - co ::-.co::n ed to the to of the _very ..C.:-.d:;;.:ter Ariz. the time se-ctl0rn0n'cs --- in Al:izona vrnul.::i. be for div.i de the dividing lying line, set'clenents dividing :0::.:-.~b, as well ma in Riv as set t-e1~1en ts r nor to This of the· best in eastern sca.ttc:red Arizona locc:~ted into on -Che Li .,ctl o Co lo r-a.dq , but the the Little in two on the charge weo-t of . all x~nche, und,~r your tha of_ the come to of ---- Barados between saints - deb'o ted. regi-ons v,e have . his interests O!;;St interest Colorado, situated has Twelve and. contiguous wi 11 leave :..Little those the the to be at . line on the also of the .:--- t::..c Colo :ra.do ri ve:c. se';t_0::nents Council Snow from Erastus <:tnd mct.tu:ce deliberation Cb.re:t'ul the of ]J;lder consideration sai'nts on t:C.at it 9~0sidencies; I the v:h:bch v::ic tr.en eas_.,._"· __F.ollcv:ing is_ the f~_l ~e~t -of the ~. Great Salt lake City, U. T., Sunset, :.it into line Nov. 2- of Arizona. tc:rri"cory be dividecl dividint on tl~e _,,rest and Stdcc of the the not Colorado regions to extend 16, 18?8 and about t o the ( JOHN TAYLOR) Copied . I:mpre~;;sion :from Letter ,,Cooy Book . to ' ·l.ay 27 , /\ > 1679, l)ages {XE:~. Aug. r;;1 287-8) - .1 • I I ' . LITTLE CCL0RP.D0STAKE 1876 J. Richards, ll. gar~ing this one of the missionaries mission "Andrew Jenson, Dear Brother sucgested t~at a diary to me. 1:::cy soon reutrn. deep, and no sign that and that took rr:il2s council of us left little Took the in~an the wheels ranges; off his set to pine of snow, sand with the had 3 that but 3 miles west two opposite c::emy that well 0£ Lake's tct:-il1orarily side of the Little Compar,y. port Built holes mit3i::t ;nake an assault hi:3h. by hand, Allen's located. with a rock so that on it. walls was partly 2}2 then There and tobe a desert with (all nearly fort We joined River place 12 rods of rock and partly 300 miles over left without except their was completed at the bottom, teams we He and each other with be kept my one with on those opposite had of us, George Lake's. square over; mountain where thy built of logs two to get two had children, each i·Jall might thick them 20 was 19 families of 725 miles to the neighbors teams and all The walls. were of rocks feet of which proved no responsibility .Colorado Each of them moved later co:::-:1e:::-swith be handled 12 feet on eith~r with one brothers was not so hard and when our journey alread but mothers, grain •. The next man, but journey day was 187_6 - snow 14 inches took 3 days work for or water. but of the way lay over at Kanab; 2 mc~n to a team, to look after, companies This year us on our way rejoicing, deep; except one single was my own. selves apart. grass after them and hauled Part snow was 2~ to 3 £t. families, and their 3/4 of a mile £or 425 miles. little Preston had some good and kind and sent any forage to Arizona All had families under again Wm. B. The next 1873 missionaries two long days of hard .,Were one, sometimes. had located or part Biihop there. wards. The writer without families, Allen it tog year of our fathers, two cows we obtained 6 men without found 3 small to Dixie wagons a:1d put sleighs 15 miles.over, ::-ocks and through other you m.:i.ny items Bishop meeting. of a ve1.7 poor quality country. trees dr:lving 5, the parting the whc,els. under wifo .:md children Cache Valley, contained you may include or Bishops' different and that Indian one mountain our horses 2 feet it 25 men and families to us by the t:1::-oug:1. snow and mud which continued tied b:i:ief, at Snowflake to what we had heard our homes on the 8th of February water on ou:::-way; thea mountain or added missionaries from their of spring. but re- Utah. F. Smith and Presiding to call that to go to what was reported correct) Joseph we have been calling Niaeteen ,,1;:m. following Conference but we want you to r;o to. Ari•zona and stay you ..,g poor land with Quarterly quito the of Nov. 19, 1919: Lake City, give you a little 1876 Apostle Sunday when the 25 were called s:.sters Salt although I will attended sta~eoent date to be included up from the Legislator to make settlements. made t~is under wrote to do. 15th of January was sent a little or journ:il as you see fitting Preston Arizona Church Historian, I would write I kept 0;:i the Joseph, to Arizona, When you were at our l.ate were of interest of it 11 Assistant Jenson:· that you rc.:id. ~rom St. sent forts a bastion clear a.s large one foot in a stockade on of a1{y as could at the form. top LITT.LE COLORADO STAKE Smit~ s built a stockad~ below Su:1set crossing fort of cottonwood 122 west of Lot Smith's comp.:.::y soon corr.rr.enced building t;1e Sunset crossing, toget~er River w:1ich is river. We had already Yavapai County, for and Lakes .a few miles in one dam 5 miles the same stream g;:-owing from the almost) dam, Balingers their less than the of August, 1876.· Allen's families us, although with had·gone a number left company with an enrollment to other parts of Arizona. to return to rctu~n. March, with The next 1901, Co:,ference those held their others rem~ining at Sunset at Allen and at )ad sent anniversary of the out invitations and still :,.::cl replies from 10 by letter·. :ae posterity of those t'.1.::1t:,ad come and was born ::.itch and Bishop SilY tl:c other five o:: six came in 1876, in 1376. were all the water out, of SnowflD.l(e whei'.'e. James Stinson '.,i:.1, but -..i. J. &t that l?lakc. time we could In tl:e meantime \/.::J.lcy, w:1en we wc::c called ~.:.::1eof recciv:.,,g r.,y letter. w..,s colonies get their all deserted.) 3 miles After located get no satisfaction I had written to Arizona. I had asked at a Stake Stake by on the Little Colorado. those our first Creek to meet with that We us. We had come later there was but President Joseph. and 17 souls L. H. (I may here dam was washed u.way we supposed to the was more present location to make some arranzements from him. Brigham, intended and on the 25th of He afterwards to Br:i3ham Young, who presided. he, A few men or a reunion and found a place and tried all a celebration to Saint t\1en we;,1t _up Silver 8th never Colorado celebration belonged of the had left. same. later, ad~resses time with bulk 22 souls that Two of them ,·ms from ivoodruff, of us went dow.1 the river .::c.vo;:-a'.)_efo-:- getting we held and at that The others L. M. Savage. 3 settlements we could We hz.d a grand that left a little and others of the Little of those 50 men and 3 of Allen's was the in that others t~1e organization that all their and on the (oi:- as the name had bean changed founding to all like lost the greit only 22 souls, two companies Pres.· Jo;1n W. Young is now known by S.:iint Joseph) . o.'.: the 25th intended of 123 was left, but some failed ~eft of between which had be.en 6th of July The others the·. other families season with Allens commenced in earnest, more and others on the an enrollment of 70 was left a cost company had already a little up· the at Prescott, June the S'at the discouragements some being farther On the 24 of April about above Colorado col.lnty.site so on the 7th or 8th of August La:,e' s had gone to Utah - I suppose expected (then distance 30 miles and out of what was originally quite G. Lake's rights. Each Lakes and Allens on but about in breaking.Smith's 50 in each company, left water of the river. of the Little to- the 3 miles fort a short when the summer rains floods terminated side built crossing petitions dam; finished This may have varied 4 com?anies told; the was not completed, families. built of location 19th of July, our dam was washed away with Smiths a rock lower down the. river; men with commenced their built on the east below Horsehead disp,atche.i $5000 and $6000 and on the fort as the others the purpose companies Balanger da::1s ir. the river. ,Balingers joined logs; was in Saint him as to the advisability George, sold with to in Cac:1e Uta~, ilt the of making a,1ot:1cr LITTLE COLO:?-.,\DO STAKE locn-;:ion; iather, 1:e a .. swered hut and while I always it he s.:.id it tablished. thought his was the design We had already he did not say positively father, President to stre,:1:3then the made a location at llrir;ham Young. Some of our party Prcciclcnt that the present YounG stated the blessings it is not tho settlements Colorado town of Woodruff. remained look It his Johns cs- and had and took the advice most certainly to me, in were already I have a letter tho by his answer as Saint I returned that of the Lord was on them. was directed that as far at Woodruff. places it Young, directed four gone up the Little that of in which favorable but has required thoso faith pl~ces coupled with I good works. they·were I know the blessings sent, blessed them. better. 7~at while some have had honorable I do not is their ru~rn over country, with Robison, and surrounded military post the wicked Apaches Whipple 115 miles south of us. and they many miles apart west We found it necessary to feed little from us they to get the money or means that Taylo~ wrote to us that settleme:1ts in Arizona. us counsel great will part die nnd from California Fort and in an Indian neighbors 130 miles ranchers this We got along east part fairly well with would take them back to us. has more particular charge Brigham Young that to work unitedly together. but some horses of those us and gave Order man and a was often The authorities President stolen President visited a good United councilor, it and oversi~ht to us and often in the Navajoes. and occasionally Apostle of that of the country, a few good horses forget of us, inside they have \•;as a father Nathan was a friendship;while Erastus the The lower one of our .number, Wingate J men. them camps had been so weakened out of the way settlements. with us and of the Church Joseph F. Smith's last in our memories. has materially of tourists of us, land Our n_earest came through He was a wise do not has suited them and keep their He certainly by these never T:1e country hundreds Apostle us in our endeavors did a noble visit We also killed we would pay for bringing and encouragement. Pioneer. suppoted have taken - they a desert and when our different _f:.:-ig~1tened the women and the more timid that on the same river. There was but 4 venturesome 1876 when a gang of Mexican roobers August apart on the north. 165 miles where' dams from 1876 to 1891 This was surely on the south by the Navajoes have stayed Now we have two good dams where one 2 mifes one. that and the Lord has abundantly building substantial. and cement those have gone to places We were here as the upper at Fort releases to condemn them that appeared rocks as much water dista~ce that solid one gets Fort A?ache feel own business. befo.:-e we had c:nything water of the Lord has been with changed. and emigrants to the Eastern (Signed We are from the States J. H. Richards, on the far Eastern and nearly Saint transcontinental .all Joseph, States going intermediate Arizona) highway and to Califon1ia points pass daily. LITTL~ COLORADOSTAKE Ui.,der date to Andrew 11 Dear of Dec. Jenson, 7, 1919, Assistant Brother tc;:c I was not diary o:: journal E. ~uc:-,ards Church Jenson: visit J. and his with I do not was an untruth reu:ly the (they all, boni:ied .:ire .:ill and stayed men wit:1out settlers. here here ther... and had been some of us that had families, from anybody and I had another ar.o her party wa;:d traded '°i'.•70 of provisions bulls, that one When they provis:;_ons they ,-,c;:e truly interested left helped that I have t:,r.n man. a:1y other river and located town of Snowflake, 0£ the ranch Colorr.clo as c:.~-..d a.itch; paid t:1e 2,dvisability :_:s fathe;:, -~c rc?lY After tried the surveyed / to allow lfor,.10r.s then Johns. him for of such came I w~s advised for.ned. now stands 5 or 6 days a move. President. get then too I have that work. He replied ::ilways it We all .. thought was the his to All - $600.00. 7th year. or 8th, They helped not return until making here their except any others. what 6 of us went 3 miles Creek more down the above the present there but the Then we went 2 Jews and I do not I done there. a surveyor locate Brigham ·utah, these to work and ow..1er up the We came down to dictated strengthen went I after- actually to Apostle father brought as exploring George, of. good men as we had most and I wrote design submitted. as to him. I hi-red froa1 Saint next a location close ahead them on with in August, brought far get places any assistance head us and did up Silver to perhaps my brother per us were We ;:ound a few Mexicans either $2.00 1876 with went the wit_hout of them and as little and a stallion. they they dam in but I had one 4-horse 2 years left part for hold ! , was a few to· last same fall all say had were their 2 to 3 weeks 9 of May the nearly to to that fact. McLaws there provisions was ti.1e first took John that that that families, admit left 1878 they the those Shelley, their 2 mares the to as Kanab and sent prominent This a ditch, E. ewes worth and regards on where .Woodruff t .. ::it :1.::d al-;:-c.::d.y been had other ou._· first credit B reader was not chickens. a's far and do:..e a better we lost ~ive That to make. some a;:;~angements as Saint a1,d rnade a location here this over family. I. am free as much love was afraid far up. while from r.iost they the here of March time to to help I already the appear here the families. to eat a dam, for would brought my family recent from Brother of stayini; last appe::ir 12th each Ariz.: to us on your two to one wagon, 300 yearling January, while :c-.ow ::-,r..1y that mostly 3 bcc:c steers for their Joseph, it I will men to a wagon, them ot me. dam and o;.1 the hor.1c here. here. us cows and to build Saint taken 1876 and brought homes would Joseph James with until 1878 with not bringine return 6 · of Decem~er did reached 1876 a:.1ci d.id not a;.10ther it in April wagon names settlement, but men, 25 sheep, -..::1ese rr.en whose and it families of .geldins at You had without that brought pair ofte~ them had no intention Those of Saint was Hans Nielsen, some young ,:1ith 2 bloode it to make their wag;o-,1 loaded 5 cows, in One a.1d two stronr; located. :following account. this There trying ;_fany of that quite now) who came here families '.:o ~rouolc on this name appeared one in establishing thero 't:.1e history it he had bee::1 ti.1e main think the Uistorian: When you read satisfied wrote where the a dam Young as to he was uith reply but when 4 settlemc~ts finished a dam LITTLS CCLG::-U.DO S'.i'AKE :.:0:: L.1:~cs Com;?a,n.y and go.t the :1ex.: c.;;.y went out and states to help Allen cor:irne:r-.ced watering D::otl:e:: to be se.:iled Allen Company. troubled t::.c i~terest you are u..: ::l1c Sairits . 11 I watered taking to meet 13th of i:!ay, Se;pt. _Ge;o1:3e Temple o::ic day, to build 1377. 10th, l•farch 22, and got The history 1877. I went and was gone nearly 1377. Tnc tl·.e water you read to us to mee;t my pa:ccnts 2 months •. l1y parents me c·~,ere. you enoui;:1 with in but T:wy had a lo:-i.::; ditch our whcc1t L:c to the;m in the. Sai~t I have out. and myse;l:i: we;:.1t to Utah haC: co;-,,c f:com C.1che Valley I ::hink water getting the rr.y long histories letter. of the I am thankful Church to you and different settlement / ) for I ...,_' ! •, /- 0 (, ~• / ' •···· • •· r:, l 19 . uesc.:..:.y, ..... on \7?".i.ich occ.:1sion Eic)1 - J UJ.Y 1. ?:res .Lot \'fil:fo:ccl Wood.ru.ff .AJ.)ostle V/006.ru-:::f ordained P..ci e:::tz and. net --./ to A1')ostlc t:Q.em ~l)a:ct Smi t:-1 in the 11:ceside,1cy fo1."Y.".cr c ou:'lsol~:r-:-:; 1 Jue ob lfo.r.1blih . o t .i:c::- ~. i;:,-cairns. as firo t ar:.d. Pres. \7m..C .Allen a,1dsecond of t:':1e Stake, Lot fj.::-:li~:-. 2..nd. Jol:n :I3us~~=n coun:-:;el 0:::-1;pes::,9cti-Yein l)l:1de ti."'ld Lo::cen.::o H .H.::.. tch 1 v,rho vrnre of t}1e e:;t::).y in • I ~j i -. l