Lot Smith: miscellaneous notes compiled by P. T. Reilly

Transcriptions and copies by P. T. Reilly of details from the Lot Smith probate file; excerpts from the statement of Joseph Hyrum Lee, Jr., about the killing of Lot Smith; copy of an article, "Smith's history to live again," about a family reunion, from "The Arizona Republic, June 25, 1966; transcript of an interview with "Cat-chose," a Navajo Indian who shot Lot Smith during a dispute over their livestock; copies of National Archives records concerning Lot Smith at Moenkopi and Tuba City; and a description of Lot Smith by George H. Crosby. Copies date from 1966 to 1972.

-LS79CCP p. 'I of 2 Coco.Courthouse, Mar.17 1 1971 Compiled by P.T. Reilly I i JU E X Boo k 'l p • ·13 Smith heirs Book (One) June June July Bk 1 p.93 1 ( Lot Smith died ( June 20, 1892) Lo t Sm i th Se pt • 7 , 1 8 9 4 April 26, 1905 p.13 lstate of Lot Smith 1 -1 , '98 Account filed 29 Hearing continued to July 6, 1898 Account approved 6, 1898 Estate of Lot Smith Dec. vs H. D. Ross Administrator LOT SMITH FILE - 2 packages 1 • Petition o Diantha M. Smith to set aside certain personal property in Lot Smith e~tate · iled Nov.12 1 1892~ Fifed in behelf of her 5 children, Charlotte S. aged 11 ~ears, Hyrum s. aged 9 yrs, Diantha S. aqed 6 yrs, Nephi Lot S aged 3 yrs, Edwin D. Smith aged . 2 yrs. Each child claimed several head cattle, 17 totol. 2. Mary Garn Smith Petition filed Aug.9, 1892 for herself and minor children: Lorenzo S aqed 14 yrs, Samuel S aced 12 yrs, Emily S aged 9 yrs, Alma S aged 4 yrs, Celaman S aged 3 yrs, Frances S aged 1 yr. {Chi l.dren in need). 3. Per diem & Disbursement : of Wm. Babbitt, Appraiser eatate, filed Jianuary 17, 1893 for ~70.50 Lot Smith ~i 4. Ditto for Hugh E. CampbelJ & John Marshal I for trip to Tubo City Oct. 19-27, 1892 for S76.50 filed Jan. 17, ·1g93. Receipt of VJ. W. Durham to Attorney H.D. Ross. June 11 1 ,1895 for 8 225.30 for claim against L.S. Estate. 5. Lot Smith Estate to w. o. Ashcroft s100 wages@ U50/mo. July 25 to Sept. 25, 1892 for attending Circle S cattle at Tuba City. 6. r~ rd s + Ch r e t smi th del ivery .:of four choice three year old QU>~..· ~ 7• 0 r de r s i 9 n e d by LO t ' smit h t OAv, i I R• mi h a 9 LO property Mormon Dairy, for steers or upwards to P. J. Brannen. . Uated May 28, '1 892; Accepted 7-21-92 & signed by \vi If ard R. Smith I 8. Claim of Joseph H. Lee, _Justice of the Peace against estate of Lot S., deceased. Holding inquest on body of Lot Smith deceased on 21st day of June, 1892 at Tuba City Ariz. Terr. Fee fixed by I aw 10.00 9. fstate of Lot Smith deceased to H. D. Ross 1891 Sept 22nd to Defending Lot Smith in the ca~e of the Terr of Ariz vs. Lot Smith charged with Assault with Intent to Murder ij 250.00 Sept 25 by cash To balance s z_ p. 2 of E state of Lot Smith Dec. by H.U.Ro ss, Admin istrato r ·iO. CI aim of F. VJ . Vo l.z agains t LS Estate for H73.53 for suppli es, etc. to Vii I lard Smith Jan.17 ,27,Fe b.5, 10,23,2 8 29, March 4 5 6 1 1 1 1 'iO, 1892. 11. Claim of w.o. Ashcro ft for ~151.5 0 who took one horse valued at h75.75 and two cows & calves ~ bB7.87 Jan. ·t, 1893 12. A. B. Smith in accoun t with Estate of Lot Smith to ue _c .12, ·1s93 i~907.5 0 0ct.15 , 1892 13. H.B. Smith claim on estate of L.S. 1892, Nov.11 Began work as cowboy @ - a40/mo . plus bil Is paid etc. ~2050. 50 14. Ditto H.B. Smith 10-15- 92@ f or 5-1-92 to ,I•.-, 75 I mo. also Many Smal i Claims - Claim of Jed Smith and Sylvia Smith agains t LS Estate - disallo wed by reason of statute of 1 imitati ons 2-8-93 ti 7685.6 6 ·end of p~ckag e one plus 5 xeroxe d · papers PACKA~E 2 OF LOT SMITH ESTATE: Petitio n for Final Settlem ent filed Feb.10 ,1897 by H.D.R oss,Ad ministr a. Claims al lowed & paid: Lot Smith Jr. ili 10.56 C .W. Farnsw orth 48.00 Urvin Jones 147.00 F. W. Vo I z 23.53 J. H. Means 36.oo . _,, a I t er Dur h am 5.20 E. J. Frank J. H. H. B. Babbit t 16.56 7.35 Hochde rfer Breed Smith Wxx~¥ xi~ii~ James A. Pitts Arizon a Co-Op Co total Balanc e in hands of Admin. 3.50 46.10 20.00 59.41 523.2·1 2366.0 0 2360.0 0 poid out {sic) balanc e ·1842. 79 L.S. believe d to have more than one wife but Mary Smith now_r esiden t_of_ld aho_is _onlt_ leqal_w ife. ______ ______ ______ ____ _ Pe ridtion for Letter s of Admin istratio n ~state of Lot Smith were i e Sept. 14, 892 f _ Page One P. l of 3 Comp i I e d b y INDEX ff' • Ii • k e i I I y Documents from the estate of Lot Smith probate records, Coco.County - ( SECOND PACKAGE ) No. 13 Estate of Lot Smith, Dec'd. H. O. Ross, Administrator 1st document~ Petition for letters of Administration in the matter of the estate of Lot Smith Filed July 8th 1892 & hearing of this petition is set _ for July 29, 1892 J.E. Jones, Probate Cierk Petition of Hyrum B. Smith of Coconino County: states that Lot Smith died on 20th day of June, 1892 at Tuba City. That the deceased left an estate in said County & Territory of the · following personal property, with values as: · about three hundred head of horses worth 84500 about twelve hundred head of cattle, worth U9OO0 J That no w i I I and testament was found T-hat the petitioner is son of the deceosed, aged 23 yrs • • .. • • • • • • • envelope full of smal I bills etc. to be paid from the estate, among the lot of them is: a Coconino Cty. tax receipt for Ma~ 25, 1893 rec'd from L.S. estate for taxes on 1892 tax rol I 8633.42 {breaks down to: Personal Property ~19,905.00 tax 587.20 plus penalty costs U46.22 = U633.42) /so the value of the personal prop. = 819,905.00) 2nd documenta H.D. Ross, otty at law - ·to pay Babbitt & Jones & other creditors (smal I sums) several paoers by a duplicate - signed by H.D.Ro~s, administrator, dated Flagstaff, feb. 27, 1897, Rec'd of estate of Lot Smith "the sum of UB24.85 in ful 1. of fees commissions and expenses in the administra+ion of the said estate." Atty Ross stationery= date I ine Prescott, Arizona !-1 l LS80CC f.Q_g~_Jwo p. 2 of 3 of Lot Smith Probate documents Acco u n t s C u r re n t of H • D • Ross __ of L • Sm i th E?J-9_t e f i I ed June 17, 18 95 N.G.Layton, Probate Clerk _ "Al l:owed and approved in ful I July 6n '1895 N.G.Layton,Proba+e Judge I ists al I the claims - "Petitioner further shows that \i m. Babbitt and John Marsha 11 & Hugh Campbe 11 were the appraisers of the said estate ••• " • • • • of Petition f_~r the sale tt • • personal _E_roperty at private sale 1) names 12 creditors (claims against the estate) to the 2) 3) 4) 5) amount of R1719.81 that "expenses of administration ore about the sum of fwo hundred dol I ors a month and have been ever since the death of the descendent June 20, 1892 that the said esta+e owes its taxes for the years 1890,91 1 92 and they amount to about ~1600 that the inventory & appraisement of property has bAen filed is necessary to sel I property to pay expenses, etc. '' that the personal property consists almost exclusively of _ cattle a~d horses, ••• that it is impossible to make sales of ' the same a.t public auction to the advantage of the estate.", but tho+ it will be beneficial to the estate & absolutely ·· necessary that the persona I property be so Id at a private · ':':- ~ sale ••• -this is asked by Ross, the petitioner • • • ( re the private sale) a • doc • by Mary • • .. .. • document was filed 23rd Oct. 1894 a plural Garn Sm i th , f? Ff' .( ,- J,J w i f e ,) I i s t s ch i I d re n e t c • A • A doc. signed by Probate Judge E.J. Babbitt approving the private of his property, dated May 31, 1893 • Confirmation i of private sale: t• • • • said administrator did on the 18th day of October, ••• se 11 ••• a 11 of said property to E. G. Greening for 87700 at private sale L the sale of 11 al 1 the horses ond cattle and range and range privileges of the Circle S Brand ••• " sole LS oOCC P p.3 of 3 A Paqe three of Lot Smith Proba+e document H.D. Ross, administr a+or of the estate of L.S., having on the 10th day of February 1897 filed in this court his petition stating that al I of the accounts have been finally settled, and praying for a final order of distribut ion of the residue of the said estate, to Mary Smith, the lawful wife of said deceased" ••• the residue of said estate is now ready for distribut ion. li The Court finds that the only lawful and legal wife of the deceased was and is Mary Smith, ••• 11 That Ross made four trips from Prescott to Flagstaff in administr ation duties, etc. and now on this 27th of Feb. 1897, that after deducting the last expenses closing the administr ation, the residue be distribute d to the said Mary Smith •••• "thot al I of the said property of the said estate consists of money, and amounts after paying a)l of the expenses of the administr otion of the est~te i n the sum of ;P 5 7..!' 44,--, ,, ... - N.G.Layto n, Judge of the Probate Court • A • • • document Hugh E. Campbel I & John Marshal I & Wm. Babbitt, appraiser s of the estate & here is their ; lnventory of Personal Property belonging to the Estate of Lot Smith deceased Xeroxed on March 17 p. T • Re i I I y LS81CCP p.1 of 1 - ......____ ' .... . \ _:.. Y • .'.". Y' . "?', Y. Y. Y . V . Y. Y • .Y ; Y .:V • Y'. Y. V. Y. 'r, V: " ·•"T • .Y .. Y. Y: .T. I V; ,r. V. Y ..... • Y. V . V. Y •.,... Y Y •Y • T • • , .. Y 0 -1'. Y. Y ;. Y _ ,, • Y _ y .. T . ."'If• T. Y . . '°'. y . " --= ---- - - - - - - P . T. Re illy LS32CCP p. 1 of 2 In the Pro bat e ·cou rt- of Co con ino Cou .!'1 ty,A ri::, :on a Te rri tor y. Ill THE ?-'A TTE R OF THE :Es TA TE To the Ho n.t he Pro bat e Co urt in and for sai d Co unt y and Te rri tor y: • The pe tit ion of Hy:r-~iln B.S m-: th of sai d Co unt y and Te rri tor y, res pe cti 'ul ly sho ws :Th~ t on the 20 th day of J~n e,1 892 at T~b a Ci ty, in sni d CoLL~ty and Te rri tor y,L ot S~ ith die d: Th at the sai d dec eas ed, at the tiP :e of his dec eas ed \'fa s a res ide nt of the sai d Cm mty and Te rri tor y; Th at sai d c"! ece ase d lef t est ate in sai d Co unt y and Te rrit or~ r con s is tin e of the fol lo" ?jin g pe rso na l r,r op ert y, vri th val ues as attac hed he ret o: Ab out thr ee h.m dre d hea d oi' ho rse s, vro rth $4; ;00 . Ab out tw elv e hun dre d hea d o-.f cat tle ,vr OJ tth $90 00. Th at Lo t Sriti th, J"r . Wi lla rd -Sm i th, Ro be rt ·s Pd th, Ald .en Sr.i i th; ~"?.'a ry SPd th,! "'ic 1.n tha (S1 f1.i th,R hod a Hu .tch ins o:n ,Em ily He ss, Al i.ce Ro bin Pc.), ,.~. '- '~,-'\/ lri..LP... son ,?·-! agg ie ?-& i-n ter, ~ e ---t Sr:d th ~a ;;. :.. .q ~, Ju lia Sm i th, Ne lli e ., J r-Fr an ce ,Li lli e Sto dda rd,r -1'. :::_ .(/ ria Sto dd3 .rd, Bi~ har .1 Set i th,\ ?ra nk lin Sr.:i th ·; . / . ~/ Lo ren zo SP. iitn ,S3 .P-t ~el Sr. 1ith,/ ,Er -!il y Sm ith and Ch arl ott a Sm ith , Wi lli:1 m S1~i th, and Jed iah Sm ith are the ne xt o:f kin and he irs of' the de cea sed ;th ut the ir age s are unknow!"l to you r pe tit ion er; tha t oth sr he irs o:f -the dec eas ed can no t be nar ned by yo. 1r pe tit ir, ne r, the ir n2J·;es no t bei ng rem er:· 1 ber e!d by him : c:. .'.\.. Th at due - sen .rc h :1nd enq -..ti~ y hav e bee n r.1ade to asc ert ain i.f sai d dec e~s ed lef t J. wi ll and :.es ~ar .-1e nt,b ...i. t no~ e has bee n ±'o und , and tha t to the be st of' you .r pe tit ion er' s kno vrlc dt:; e and be lie f the dec eas ed die o int est ate : Th at you r pe tit ion er is a ch ild of ~he dec eas ed, Qn d age d tw en ty- thr ee yea r-s ,an d cit ise n in sai d Cou nt~ r and Te rri tor y,a nd is the ref ore as you r pe titi on e~ is adv ise d and be lie ve n en tit led -----P. T. Re ill y LS8LCCP p.2 of 2 to Le t~c rs of Ac k:i nis tra tio n of sa id es tat e: Wh ere for e you l' pe tit io ne r pra ~,s tha t a da y r·a y be ap po int ed the Cl erk o:f sa id Co urt by po sti ng :no tic es ac co rdi ng to lai: r,3 .nd th at up on sa id he ari ng ,an d the pro ofs to be ad clu .ce d,l ett ers or ac 'lr. dn ist rat ion of sa id es tat e ma y be iss u.e d to yo ttr pe tit io ne r. An d you .r pe tit ion er wi ll ev er pra y. Da ted ,Fl ag sta f:f ,A riz on a,J uly 8th .18 92 . At tor ne y fo r Pe tit io ne r. \. P. T. Re ill y LS83CCP p. ·1 of 2 In the Pr ob ate Cou:r t o-r -:.he Co unt ~, of Co co n in_ , Te rri tor ~' ·or ..~i zo na . In the r.~a t t er of .,..,he Es ta te of Lo t Sn 1it h,D ec ea sed . To the Ho n. the Py•oba-:.e Cou~·t . _n an d fo r sa id Co co nin o Co un ty, an d Te rri to ry of Ar izo na :Th e pe tit io n of H. n. Ro ss res :)e ctf \..1 .lly sho ws : - o:r the sa id Co ~n t~' an d Te rri tor :r Th at on the 20 th da! ' o:f' Ju ne ,18 92 ,at T..lba Ci ty in sa id Co un ty an d Te rri to ry ,L ot Sin i th die d: Th at the sa id de ce ase d at th e tir re of hi s de ath wa s a re sid en t of sa id Co un ty an d Te rri to ry : Th at sa id de ~e ase d le ft es ta te in sa id Co un ty ar~d Te rri to ry co ns is tin e of the fol lo: :1i nt: ; pe rso na l prO Jie rt:: ,,, wi th va lue s at th er e- to att ac he d: Se ve n K . md red Pe ad of Ho rse s,v ror ~h , Ab ou t 24 00 het id of mi xe d ca ttl e,w or th , $1 40 00 .00 $1 4:: 30 0.0 0: Tn n.t Ly c~i a Sm i~h ,w as the wi fe o:f the de cea sed ,an c1 an he ir to the sai c. es ta te ; ·t! 1a t the fol low inG n~. ed ch ild :ee n ar e als o he irs of the de ce as ed ;Lo t.S .S mi th Ro be Wr .1. L.S nii th, Jud ds. dia h rt T.S r.1 i-:. h,R ho cl3 .H u.t chi nso n, H. Sr nit h,E mi ly Ee ss ,Je nn ett e Ud a,A lic e Ro bi. n- son ,Ha rr;: ::.. re t A. Pa lrn er, F. !i. Sr--1i th , P. Ve lat ~ s~1 i th, J.T ari a L. St od da rd , H. B. S1•li th , Ju lia A. Sm ith , Ne lli e Fa nc e, Ly dia Sto dc:_nr d, La ura Ri ce , Alc ~en Sm ith , '.V ill ard Sri i th, Na n:r 1ie As hc ~o ft, Lo tti e S1;1i th, i7a ry Sr'1i th , Bri t;h ar· 1 Sn ith , Fa nk lin e Sm ith , ~i an tha Set i th , :rJ nre nzo Sm ith , Sar:-l'.J.el Sm ith , an d Ch a1 •lo tta Sr d :.h : Th at the ac es an d re sid en ce s of the he irs o:f the dec e3. 8ec 1 a:r e no t kn ow n to yo,.1r pe tit io ne r: Th at d'J.e se arc h an d inq u.i ry. ho. ve be en : ma de to as ce rta in .if sa id de ce as ed le ft a wi ll an d tes taJ ne nt, b~ lt no na ha 8 be en fo-.Lnd, an d th at to the be st of ~,o nr ;,e ti ~i on er' s kn mr led0 e an d be lie f the de ce ase d die d in te sta te : ,; .·. -- .·, • J P • T • Re j. U y , . • • p.2 ThJ. t yn"vtl' :re t i +, i o ~i:; r- • • • LS83C CP of 2 is a c-1,, is ed a n c1 i. mc1e y•s t 2.nds that it is the ::isr, act a ~1 t h e wish of all of the saici hei:r s tha~ he the p e :.itin ::one r is over adm inist rator of the said es~a-+:.e; th:..t your pet£t the age of t~·ren ty-on e year s. be apWher ef'ore your peti tion~ r pray s that a day P-1ay notic e there of be pomn ted for hear ing this appl iuati on; that chm es acco rding give n by the Clerk o:r this said Cour t by post ing notic to be a4ct .i.ced ,letto la'!l,n nd that ·J .pon said . hear inG, and the proo f d to ~,our peti ters oi' aclr.l inis trati on of said esta te may be issue And ?0 ,1r petit ioYi er will · ever p ray. ;1 I_ --- -- P. T. Re illy LS84CCP ... .._ J _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ P. T. ReiJl y ·0-~ LS85CCP p. ·1 of 2 o:f Lot --duly sworn ,rlepn ses ana knowl e(~f;e and helie i' ~nd abili ty, both perso !'lal and real, incl., .ding a stat~r ,en~ nf all fletlt s,~ar tners hip and other inter ests,b on~s :iG"""S , notes r. ~or+;:r•_: . anr~u o+~P.~ ..,uc;._v'• qec , ,~i+i· es ..1l.!.o..J...,. J ·_ • S . cbs er- 1.bed and s".'rorn J\A..- _.., -f'ny• \J_ - +l~-"r)a''l"'l~ 0-f'n1 ,.,, • .1,.._ .., -' be',...,.n+ -> ... nn,~,, . .. 1-., L P. T. Re illy LS8 5CCP ), · ~; - ., ·· ·;:, ·,.. .,_: p~ 2..-_ of . 2 · . .. . J ._.. - J,J· · · 7.f"(;)(!) 00 I I :z.v ·~ I L . I • J ' ! . _ _ ~ ~ - r : M ~.......... /.I ~ . . i! . . i}- - .. / . . .v(_ ~.._ 7,s ,,,,. ...,, ~,,, '"- <'- ~ . 1 . • 1. --- -,,..------, I I l ! I i t l i ~( If II .3 '.,' '{ :d ,, '( ff ~ :-t.a_ /4/a, r, . ' -,t__,_{~, (( « /.3~6.. tfZ(rr:,,u_) j<-'---J,;_'1 , __ ,- If ,, I/ /1:<tU c~ . r1 - - - -- --;- -- - - P. T. Re i l l y LSo6CCP p. 3 t- I ; I i II 'I 11 !, ! I i i li 1:! ; of 3 P. T. Rei I I y LS87CCP of p. I L In Th~) Pro bo. :8 Ccm~··t 01· th,~ r.ou nty of Coc cni no, Ari zcn ~. Lot Srni th, .Ta1 'r1tc , :;---~; of CREDITOR'S CLAIM. The und ers ign ed, CrB di 1or s cf' Lot, Sm ith, dec €:as ed., pr~ - son t the ir c}c:.im aga ins t th~ ~st ate of sai d dsc sas dd, for ap~n·o vaJ , ~s fol J ows , to ·;;i t : EST ATE OF LOT SM~ 7H, D:2C EAS ED, ~'o J 2d Sm ith ~nd Sv J vi a Smi t:h, D:-r. Tv Six ty- frm r mo nth s J ·abo r pe~ --fo rmc d; on the par t of sai d Jf;C. Sc1i th as f'ore irle. n of' ;~an ch, n t.ht: p.a rt of sa::. d S-yJ via S::-!1i th as Ho1.1 s::k ~cr, dr f,nd coo k at the e:~i~t;:·;•i(!-Y.C:t sum of 1 00. y.: -:::r mon th:, I { Jn} ,, ·J \ '-~ s+..., , " lhK - __.A1- to 1... ~ • 0"''C· • •r" . . "I -~-r .;..1...., ~... ..... .dl.O+ l,., .,)•., l .l , lRx 9) _J ' - ' • • . • • ;5d4 -00. CO Int ers st on -.;::5 900 . at 71;,; :r: ~r anr.1. u.Yfl from 30, 188 9 to Jun e J st., JS9 J A Int er~ st on ~57 00. an' y l st. 189 3. from Jun 8 Jst . 189 1 653 . 91 to CRE DIT . nov . JSE 4, By _,'="r hea d • ! ht hea ses . . . .Ei~ . . . . d. .of . hor . . l!ov ., JScM-, B~r T:h irt~ i::n h-::ad. . :•· ~20 • of co-;-rs s.t,-; h ·e ad, • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • •· Jun e, Jst , JSO J, By \ ;.....J • .j. ' ... - ...... • • • • Ten hea d of bee f • • • • • • DP. , I • • • .... . • 2 dO. ()0 • 200 . 00 :;:70 0. 00 • to b~a r ini er s st at the ra~ e of? ~ p0r hnrn m1 f:ror.1 dat e of I .. .,, .1 . ,~\ .. . . , .. t..... . .. .._ P. T. Re ill y LS87CCP p.2 of 2 tho ~o l,n the Y· eo f, to Yri t nd Nin -s Hu ntho surn of Six Th ou S:i s.cc,,.uin_i:~ in te r. U·:-3/JOO Do JJa ::s , Yr ith 1.rld c & fiv tysh oi_ d 2n de rd j us tJ y d.u e io sa id cJ aim a.n ts; be en th at no pctymt:1n_ts ho ve no ite d, an d th at th er e are ·ed crr t no are ich wh rnado the :r· aon th t of fs~ ts to the sam e, to an d aff ian -t: s. of the sa id cJ aim an ts P. T. Re illy LSd8CCP p. 1 of 1 de r- ' - - ·:.- - - - - ~R 8} (. , · - - - - - - - . - - - · Bur To ·ba l~n ee, ~-- -- --- --~ --- - Cnu nty of Co con ino . ..... .,. do lla rs is j ;J.s t- ;.- f; fi:i n t' s kno wle dg~ and be lie C1.··_, c-=,_Y.fT'.. o_., ..... 4- - _,,, )_;-_·_~. _.,...,, r_,.~ ;_ '.-·1 •• ,'"le'... ,. • '---"- . 41 1''[ ,...""". . \. . _,_ ..., a C -r . ·, a 1 -, J\,.A,. '- 'T ---.., Y1o - Al,.:: .. e1'" AV'I( ,.,\.(' ·"'•'- .A. 0 + tl~ r ..} ~n -.L~ <-A... \.. V ·~.. . .'''l l,..l ""'f +,.11, \ \:J.., i._:::; V..., .:, r"'! '-4•i.\" -. - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - ------ - ____ _____.___ P . T. ke i I J y LSo9CCP p. 1 of 1 TO \V .().As hcroft , p!·ovi s~,ms, anc} horse s to ride,': rhile loo}.i ~ af- ter the Circle S brand of cattle at Tuba City, 0 Arizo na,at ?if~y T'olla rs- per nion:.h • • . _•.•. ·••..•• ...••• ~100.0 Ter:r-- itnr!' of .Arizo na, Co;~vi ty of Cocon ino. w.(O.A shcrof t being first d;J.ly srrnr:-:. de:ro~ es and that there a1·e no of:!."'-s ~t.s · to the sarHe -·--v,, c:redi1 :.ed; rl ; 1 l r t:-iat he actue. ll:r rende red the servic es for which -4:,hi.s c:1.ai1~ is narle. Cit? Precic nt,Co conin o Co. p. T. Re i I l y LS90CCP p. i of 1 In th ~ Pr ob at ~ r.o ur t of r.0 c0 ni n0 i;o nn tv ,A riz nn a. I n th i:: } ·1a t t . -:· y> of th lo t Sm ith ,D ec ea se d. • F s t &. t cf To th e Ho nc ~a bJ e rr cb at e Co ur t,a nd Ju dg e th ~r ~o f,o f th e sa id Co un ty of ~o cc ni no ,a nd Te rr ito ry of A ri zo na :H .D .P os s, ad m in is tr at or of th e Fs ta te re sr ec tf uJ Jr re tu rn of Jo t Sm ith ,D ec 9a s th e fo JJ ow in ~ ac se d, -· .u rid ,er th ~ cr de r co un t of sa Je s ma de 0f th is co vr t da by hi ~, te d th e 3J st · da y of ·:r er o.r1:,S as fc JJ O' M av ,j8 93 ,a nd iT S, to -w it. ;- . Th at in ru rs ua nc eo f sa id or de r,~ hi ch wa s an or de ti ti rn ~ r, tc se ]J at r to to re rr iv at ~ sa JB ,a JJ cf sa id - e~ ta t~ s rs yr cr '= 'rt y, to -¥ :it ; aJ j or th' :' ho rs es rs on aJ an d ca tt Je <'f sa id br an d~ d ~i re )~ ~, '-) an d tr th e be st ad St at~ va nta £_ '; t? to sa id f6 r · th e mo stm on ~y l:l St at e an d th at co uJ d be re aJ iz ~d th er ef or , th e tv an d aJ j of it of sa id rr cr er ev '?r v d- 3s cr irt ic :n 3. : . t ·E .G .G r'? .i: :ni r,? ,O rt ir · - 1\', : t. du ly so Ju . to -:-~ J8 th da y cf ric tc b~ __- : en Tl ~o us 'a r~ tI 'ra rs ca sh , ac co rd in g to )r, J8 94 f r r t ·. ~ f Ur, cf Se v' tlH '; ti:.!rms an d c c · · th e bU j of (\ sa J nd .i tio ns he re ,,:, i th at t.a ch ed an d mad-:-a ra r t he re of . l ?'h e~ '":1 fc: r sa id ad rn iri .is tra tc ·r rr av s t.h at ~a .id s:;1J !?J b~ 8 nd aT r rc v~ d. an d d~ cJ a re co nf irm ed , d va J id ; th! th is ~~ tu rn cf sa J a. eb ~ fi xe d, an d th at t a\ ~_av{ fo r- .a h? ar 1n e; or~r:i ~ni. th e yJ er k _ of th 1.s co ur t :. . 1.v-.. du e an d Jg aJ no tic e th -,r eo :f, / fhe ~R A dm in is tr at or of th ~ Es ta te of 1o t Sm ith ,D ec e. as ed . Te ri tO '!"Y of A riz on a, co un ty of ~o co ni no . H. D. Fo ss b". ?in ~ fi rs -t. du j .. s vro in rv rs ua nc e nf rn d1:-y cs -=s ar id sa tJ1e pr de r of sa J e vs ; th at na eie d in th e fc re ~c in he mad':.' th e sa J g r•' 3t, ur n, e at r!· i va te sa J 9, an d - th at sa id mu ch ~f fr -c t ~n d ir1 sa J ~,;,as ma de a.e te v~ S't 1~ 6.' tlr :n an r d ur on thQ VP ry C( )n di ti0 ns fr~ · ;;,h b~ st t,r ms an d ~ s~ id 0 st. ar ..e ,an d fe r th P su m of Se Eu r,.d re d an d n0 /J nn ve nt y $e ve n D" J Ja rs , tr, th e sa id !<:. r;, '}r_,1{n-t;' 3/ -V )L - - --~-- ~ Su bs c,· ib i:: d an d svr c· rn t• b~ fr- .r~ mA t.h is ___,, 0 ::s rd. da 1 _, ¼\ C _ . ____u - £ ~ of ()c t . .Jo 'd4 . l.· C0t'.~~·::,r CliT)0er, Ii'sb. 28, 1896: ~0t ~~ith 1 s 3Sto~G ci8C•J.S~JU lc.3t ... -:.,-;. ,_2.y - - - i n C'"}Ur-~ 01""' J·uc.ge rt:>lc .1p ( JroOa ta court J • S ·~ 1 • Lurk0 e,"") ; iJ ir. ·~ ,.;ci c rJ :--:i:--. :~-~ :r:__: :)l: 1 2. ... 0t J ··, 1ith craYS in :r~crrnin.:;t~n ce,TJ.ete:ry o Guic.3 to -:h•:; S:2tc, u. 232. ;: •ry•. . • .·. c• , I'~id., ~lI, y .')~ st::iry 0f 3 3.:.z~ .:r' E-:':-? cra st Su~:s et , :.:i'i~., •·::_'; s:l'.J~li e s. t.he '.'.'!'.itc; ci.ot:1 used t'J b~.Y~-~it~ iri • .:.:!"Jf.: •::c:s g..,~ _:3 t .J cu1, :"7, L.; c.ay b .1 ~1::·1..· Sr1i"th's cezth, out sto:_T::-)cc. "::her:.:.; i•s)•;t of blo.:)•.~'' c;p7°J.3Gre;:_ o~-: the cloth as a ,ortendi~s 0~0n. Ibi~., 4. VI, brief biogrs~hical d&ta on pp. 424, 426. 1IirJ.Ut8s of the \'icrd Te~chers ~.Iectine e:it:1~y fn:-- }:'eb. 4, 187~ ,, incl ucies (?arz··J:::r2..s8cJ:) L0t S,nith saic. -coo IT!B!!Y ::.rd indifferent sr.d V.!cL~ to C.:.) .:!..2-t al 8:!'.:.3. ( ~~:;t ~) : "4I vii sh t rev 2 in tho :t\J~:::. ir.g t h:::;t .L s.:r. re c 0 J t rr:: ev .;-;.':' c2lJ_ r:1c de b.;1 +.; he "'lr icstl~o00--t 112 t ev::;ry t i:i!",g .sls c r-.1ust go to t:'.3 ·::c2.l. '1 r..:-i-:-::: nirrntes ch n:y',; US3 Q.U~tDt io~ 1.z1•'.:(3 fc-,::' '1..:lirect If q_;.;i ,)tl:::.;, but tl;.t; .sac::.--s-:2::-~2i:"'.:"')ly v.1.r )~ c ts if sll 1Pere '°)9I'fa:)hrase-::-1, th:Ju 6 t ir. :firE.,t :)Ors'JnJ 5. 11 :l-~-s -2:, i\l~c:>:,r .3., Jour!lal, 1896-lJlD, '' in ::...7",,S c:::iurch :iist~risn'.s Office, e::-_-'-,~J for r.i:u~s, ~~'?ril 8, 1902: ''At noon c:::-ove don:: to ~'sr;7.in€t-:>n end to the .i..;eDot t~ {!ie-..:t the re'.T'.si:::-.. s :,~. . C20t. Lot S!:lith and :::>e.rty fro~ ;Jelt Lake City on the one ::,~clock t:z:-ein. _ _,_ ·:.-11~th v-1es m.y CaJtain in tta govern,nJnt s0rvice jn 1362. Eo 1'!as killoc. 10 >::.. -:3 2g~ by Indiens ar.:.c, Eurie6. in hrizona, bu"'.: throut;h the "9leGdiEgs of his .11.:.n.y fri0nu.s, th0 Church i.uthori~.:.ss hoc. the rs."'1.c:.ins disint0r[r}all bnc. br)u-si~t·) ~_,Gr~ington t~ b3 buried near b.is old home . The servicos ,,.:ere :~elc. in tb.e :·.:a~t::.:-.-:::; ~~:)US3 nt 2 :Jclocl:. h:;re I m3t of -ny old Co~zces tl-:et s.;~ ~8. :u1cder hi.::1 in 13S2. ·1r..e: C'). nu'a.a2red all told 118 me:i. ·~lso :uot 14 1sho 1!?iJre v:ith hi-n in-ri:; 1857-3 in the Echo Ceni~n war, ~~en te ~ith 26 ~en burnt 50 weg0ns losde~ ~ith G~v. SU:)11 ies :i:"0r the J:>h::is"':; -:Jr••\r,,1 y. 0a ch w330n hed 2 "1311 i:·1 it h th e:-n. T h -.;, ..,, -~ 111., . .\..-,. b· 1..,0.1n T b 1· , . -, 4 .~.:;;os· ' .. r , J o.nn . .. , .. . . r -res t s .• ..,Jse, ...... ...-, • 1.11r.:.oer, 1.;1.es'-:.i .·.::.. Jr:1.11:.n, :;.e0er .... 1 Grant, l.-1. l. C··y~.•ley, J... 8. ~·JJodr~:--f, 0;2:-: r:12::y others of the G::u:-ch i.utt0rities ~118re ryrese:J.t. Eaci e glorious ti-·ne t'.)_;~ths-r. On::: never 'ti0 08 f')rgotten. '' LorigillDl spelling enci ·rnnct uet ion r0ta ine c1 .] 0 1 :e 6. 7. l,!inutas of ·th3 ·liar~ -r~achers _-.focti:::.g of· the t·sroingt1n ~if.rd, (vol. r) tl862-G8, "--Jt S~ith is 2..is""Ced es 6 m.~.1:J.ber :yf this grou1 ir.. 1865 enc. als') z.--mc:::rs on t:12 rQll of v·arc. t12echers for th~ SE.!!13 ys2r. ~·~0 roll is ~s::-ked throuin 18cS. nia., ~fol. nJ .:.868-73, entr-1 for i~ue. 20, J..871. Lot Sct1ith .i s 1r~ser~t and '.'!lent ion is :12ce of his hav itg just urned fro~ n two y~s:·s 1 miss:;:;!'. to ..:.uroue. 8. Dc:ueh ters nf U:8h Pio!le ers, Eele"1 .,:s::- :.iiller Ce ·1?, -x ts3I<~ (-X~dx:cr..o::-<.n±x}:::.:: F'er;:ifr.:.:;t~r:, Utah. A Sketch of th'3 l.ife of i,'.)t :.;:.-;.itl:. C5 ty;)ed "?az0s) ucer:. b. iis: l) born, ::iillic• ms tov,r.s hip, 051-:eg0 Co:, !{e'!! York, :Lay 15, 1830, sor. of ill ien '). ar.d Hoda Hough .S:nith. :Fathe r a conve rt e~ 8erly date, .'.'Iloveci "to hec;c.r~t.:.8 .:·1, e:;rs of 1 " church , suffer ed horcsh iJs. In 1846, .Lo~ joined the :.:0r:n·:m Batt2l ion. ,)!lly 16 yee ·::~ o.Lc.. (~e sto')d on his toes to be sure he 11assed the height req_ui re~ent f0r th6 ,hysicc ::l ex2:-1 inst:on . He was so:~e1:.1hat large for tis age, but not clos dy q_uest ionec. b~, the recr ·..;.i ting office r about his age.) l_"'). 2:) _ After muster ed out, reT.Bi! lec. 1n Csli:f. for nres"? ecting • .r·- ctu::-no d t .:, Ctah in 1849, '-"ith gold dust. In the m.eanti.:!le, his father and s0:v-.e brot::. ers :C.cd settle d in -i>'erm ington, snci had built a h0:ne ''on the wes~ side c>f "the .3ig "'reek Ll!'crs in ,_ston L;rae~ , a little north end east of Lag,on . 11 Eis r.io~he r must hsue c.ied in Uteh, al though 87".>er ently r:o record . wes ::.e de of the death. .:...,Ot 's fi::ther renarr ied, had t:-.ree :nor:e chilcire r:.. ~-h8 father , Uillie. rn O., end. t·No of .i..ot' s br.')th ers ere buried . ne~ ;r the old. ho:n.e. LTierg& rc:t .::>-ct:ed Eess told ne her late husben d found the graves in en elfalf a ~atch near tha east end of wtat is now the race tre.ck et ~;goon whi~e he wes w.1 r;:dr:.g f1r ~egoon in the 19~os J In 1851, l..1t md. Lydia :·.:tc3rici.e ; on :C'cb. 14, 1852, r!ld. Jene Walke r; on Nov. 25, P. Snith; in 1857, md • .Laura ..::>urd.ick· on :-.:ay 30, 1863, mi. Alice Ann Ricr~r ds; on h".>ril 29, 1872, nd. Alica Baugh: 18ter ~-nd. ;:~ery Garn and Dianth a :•. fort ens en. Fat her of 50 chilc.~ en. 1855, rnd. Julia i.ot served nne ter21 as Davis County sherif f in the 186)s. --:7 L-o. ,3:) he served one term in the territ orial legisle "ture abc)Ut 187l~: or 1372.. He ~Nas a 2ilit2 ry leader : an office r in the Lesere t l<Hlit b, a mBjor in tha Utah Milit. ia. 'i'.'.)0~-c '1ort in nine differ ent eX3)ed itions agains t the Indien s, "Jlus ott;.::r milita ry rnove:o.ents. \'las a lover of horses , t~a-Lne d them. t'.) lie end hide with hirr. ir. the brush when out agains t Indien s. ''Vlith his rough exteri or he was though t by rr..cny to :::>e e tyran t, • • • but with all his rough ·ways he had a heart 'Ni thin hi;n tri.at beet with hum.an sy::rpc thy and an a"')naa l to him for help was never ~ade in vain.rt He s7ent 11ost of his life on the frcrnt ie1· end was known es a minute rr1.en. Was called by ?res. Young to aid in the ~cho Canyon ..:.x'?~ dition ')f 1857. In 1862, Pres. Linco ln, throug h Adj. Gen. L. Tnonss asked D. Your.g to raise a cevdr y c'1m."1any to -orote ct the ~il route from Indicn s. Capt. i.ot ...,~ith and 72 !!1')Unt ed men were c2.lled . _\t>. 4:\ S()xe of these re.en hole. servic es in hr:.iin gton each Lec-1rE -tion I-ey the grave of Cont. j_,ot. Fro21 1869-7 1, Scotla nd. 1 ..t)t ')Ve?: {!his com:nent hbts at ho•,1,• long 28'1 this s~c.Jtch ·wcs written ..!.? s~rved a :nissio n t0 the l>ri tish Isles, snent n8rt of th:: "ti'.TI.e in ~r.10!.'e n. 4:> In 1875, ?res. Young c:::lled L'.)"t to coloniz e in parts of :~riz')r.1: . Others had failed, but You:ig said, "'I kno':i i.0t S .-aith i.•]ill s~c./ thert3 urrtil ~;_;. ; Left Feb. l, 1875, 1: ith 200 ne0"?l e , ir.clu:i: r.;; rr.:Lr.y :'"'r.) ~ dies if necessary.''' Lavis Count y. Settled 0 unset, lived United Order: later b~Jke un 8nd so ~e President of the i-ittle C:>lor8dJ .:.> ~. ~· , 1877- 2•5, t:C.,..:n I!l:)\Ted to :-.fo 2ncon:)y. .Lived at Diaz, C.' .)lurnjia, .::exic6, e ycP-r .')~ '."J")r2!, the or 6 aniz2ti'.'.1n ,Ne s aband;nad. then back to 1l'uoe, l~riz., until his cle2th at tre har.d of a reneg2cie K2 v&j-') 2:!ldi2n. 1 !·n • .5: J He ,.,2s sr~ot in a skir:nish v:i tr1 Indien s V.'ho he d t ur:-.. ed shcery ir.--c o h t s ~f ""Ch 8 s~ee~. ~he !~ t iens "?Bsture. he couldn't gat the shee~ out, so shot ret2listec by shooting some of .L')t 's covis. One Inc.ie:i. in hic.in 6 Ju-c a Ju2.lc:-c through Jl..o"t ; he rode hnme, went into his roo!:'l, and "told the fa .11ily: "'~'his is 11 his dying words were tG-od bless the i.·iives anci children.' the lest '.)f me;' The Indians were not arrested, "but it has been rsnortad tb.::t he x,ix died of [~'hat is, the Indi al vJho shot J..;t)i7 <___,/re:i.orse for his ect. '' 3ody remained r.1arked by a sraall nlum tree for noerly 10 years, but throuV1, the efforts of his C')::ir2cies and with tha essistance of Chu.l'ch aut::1'lri~.:.es, Fcrm.in 6 ton, where mamor ial S-:;:.C-\7'ices \'Je re hblc. he was exhmned and brought 8 A;>ril 1902, the casket d.ra~)ed in a."'I a U. s. fleg. S::,eakers included Pres. Lot was eulogized f')r his brcv~ry, kine.: le2dership, Josenfh F. Smith, etc. fearless man, but 111.Vith his men he w2.s gentle as a wo.::1on an(~ as brave as a lion.''-said James Sharp. t; "'He was a 6 enerous, noble hearted man, ••• on-:: of tha :r.Y.N:x::x~ll ?ras. IJmith said.: notable figures of tha "')ast.''1 9. s., ''Journal,'' 1896-1910," in i.LS HO, E:::rx::qrxx diary with a '*hist:ny'' •J f his life: Rose, klley Rosa '1)::-ecedes :iis ''Anril 30th 1862 Enlisted. in the Governr.1ant Service in p. 3.5 Ca-ptain Lot ;:jmiths Indeuendent Cor:1"9any of Cal\'ary and after en act ivc Ca~0aign of 106 days, was mustered out with the Co.:npany Aug. 14, 1862 •••• '' n. 41, entry of Jun-~ 7, 1899. .n.ose being tre0ted f0r an ankle wr.ich 01 didoc2ted on the 8th of July 1862 while in "9ursuit of a bsr1d of Indians vies in co.:n;')any ~-;, :"T '!.'Ji th L0t S!Ilith and 48 others in Wyo'.TI.ing on thG he2d weters · of Snake River. II 10/ "Journal History, ''antry for Stt:r Saturday, Hay 19, 1866. (i.DS Church HO) On this date , Lot S'.":lith noroed ·origadier-general of Lavis County :nlitia. 11. •:.~inutE;s o: ti .a Viard ;.:Ceachers :. ~aeting of the 1'er.:::i.ngt.')n ;J(3r .... -- rvol \ II':·. 1868-73, / /On Nov. 12, 187·) , i.t Gen. Deniel :i. V~ells :>:::-6.erec. loccl ~il::."tia t.') r..-:ilci no - furthsr c.usters •. {during ;)olyga-ny scuffLl Siscus.sion of tb.a nst:er in teec:iers' :neot ing br'.)ugh-c this co.:!l'.1ont .i."ro::-1 .... en, ..,:ni tt, just back fro11 his mission in ~ur-) p0 { C ')n t) 'I1er:chers, entry f:)r S.3pt. 24, 1871: ''n:ro Lot S.cn.ith s2 id: r.o'.'/ is the time to preT)air for war! . Stated thst a men can ar:n h:.msd::' cl. \.;:s r o-:: the lAw for ~3.00 dollars advised the brethren who had not done so to themselves of this op~ortunity asaid that the ?owar ~f the devil wes never ~o:rd str8ngdr ttan et tte "'1resent time'' but tr.at the kingdo:-:i. S"')Ok~n 01· in Daniel h2d ode:-i esteolis::ec.. (~unctuation and s,elling, ca~italization, re~ained as in origin2l) 12. S':1.itr.'s role in the Utuh War, in E.E. Bancrof-c, Ei:-;torv 0f li-ceh,, 1'.) 51.5. 1-.lso Tullidge' s ::i ~t0rj ·)f Salt Lfke City, 'P"P 173-5. 13. Mnny of the colonizing .:nissioneries at l'ort ~e.'nhi, in southeBstern Ij_aho, wei,e fr:)m. Farmington, end ~ere interested in ne~s of local ryeoule. The foll~wing reference, fr -:>I-:i :k, I11ilton D. Ha~-no_nd, ''A Jourr..al Ke:)t by I-~ilion D. Eemr:nnd, v1ith 2 Short Sketch of :.: y Life ?revious to Date of Journal, 1856-18.58,2 (?rocessec.; cony in U. of U. library), is illustrative: Entry of Nov • .5, 18.57, (T). 34), (at Lemhi): il.r:. J. Barrn)rd end W. ?er:-<:irigs got in end ~e~ort that Lott Smith and his 8en 2r hed burned 76 of the 'Government v1aggons with everything on board. Y.1:c:.1-: ~ 6 Nothing else ')~ i!'u.;)O:C-t£::.c from the er-:ny. '' (s"1elling as in original) Journal History, Thurs. 28 SeT)t. 1871, p. 1. 14. When Chu·:..·ch authorities were being i:::it i~nirla-ced by a '*pa ckec. '' grand jury over -ooiygemy, i.ot S;nith v,as smng the 23 Farnington :r;:;-rcxxx men t-.i ho trcvelled in a body to S.L.C. :x "to see Pres. Young end render him any assis-cence t hzt ':light be needed.'' ( Only three men, ~mi th, .O;). John W. Hess, and '~rthur ~tayne:r, er-e ment i ')ned by r..a.:ie in r1y n -:> te, :pe rha-:::>s ind ice t eiie of tte rec :)rcie~~' s sense ho'T,•J i!!l')Ortant these men were.} of 15 • 16. Eor a letter fr:1 n Arthur Stayner to .Lot:f Smith C-: >ntaining only renort-s of 1'.)uolic hap~ o nings in S.L. nuring the tri8l of illegal whis~y sBles, see: Journal. Hi~tory, Thursday, Se')t 22, 1870, :). 1 (ap'1arently taken fro:i ~illeniel Star 32: 667 end Doc. ~ist. 1628) Davis Cot.m.ty, ''!-!inutes of the Davis County Court,'' 2 V-'.')ls. (Vol I: 18.52-69; II: 1869-84) ( In County Cl erk' s 0ffice, }'c:r:nington, U-r.ar._> E:-itry for :.farch 3, 1856, lists L'.')t S':lith 2sxa2:s:ctx "r0ad suDc::r·vis'.)r 11 • f0r --(': r'_ • • district 5 in -r;he c'.:lunty, ~.-1hich t1cs the s0uth-centrsl sectio~~ :_is n~'Tlc 0.'12S not B")"')ear on lists for oravious years, so 8T);)arently he was a7D:>i~tad firs~ in 18.56. 7~n men served in this ~ositi'.')n in -r;he c0unty, of in ~ar~ir.~toc. , I h8ve n'1 later lists in ""ly notes, ,S") I drm't kn::r,r hcWI r:1eny one-yser t8r--::s he sarzed. Ee v:ss su·~ervis -')r .' )f t!:.e c0ur-1ty ·roads running tn:-')U3h ~::::r:.:i:i..:;~::m (:c.o':1 Utah Hight•.i ay D6, U. :3. 89-91) i' , ; , 17. I ' } - 1 ,-_ , - • TaEchcrs ~inutes, entry of isb. 2.5, 1872 , refers to the fact that A. Stey~ar ar..d. .!... -' )t Sr.iitn renorted or.. "the Convar.t ion,'' a'1D8rently r~ferencl3s t') 2 stst0::--.')od con,:ention, 0r ·ierr.arys the territorial legisl2ture referrod t'1 in tha bi,-:>gra'lhy, reference no. 8 abo\·t:;. Or is the DU? sketch in error'} l·i as this leg. 'Jr c0m. ':·'/? !l · _·uess. with')Ut c hec::<in a: events ')f 18'72: a stat tJ ho'Jd C")nvention. J f , 18. 19. ~o! S~ith serv8d on a co~~i~t0e a~uoin~ec by tte C')cr.ty Court to 0ursue _;:; ':)r the C'J:1structior. of e nud. v;2ll ar;unc. .Fe r:ni:J..:-;ton in ti::e 185)fs. 11 story, see my thesis, ''J:. Eist')ry of :F2r:.1in3ton, Ut.a:: , 1:0 lc90, eS')-:;Ci2ll:,, )!}..7.$.f1 'PP. 86-90. :.u::.utes of the 1!!2rd ,.foachers :.1eet ing •••. , entry of July 7, 1872. Bisho"t_) Joh.Tl-:_,;. Hess said his mine. t·ias troubled over r')uo.i.:18ss .")f' S ,');:1e old-..:::b-:,ys an the :r.~ec~nt July 4th celebrP-ti:):i, t_ney set '1e> -:1r exa::"1le f'):- :nur.ge:::::- b0ys • .Lot S~ith and Job v;clling added they thoui;ht so:netb.ing should ·:ie do:'.:",e, ti s~o·.·: the boys they cannot bre2k the law or tr~st the '!)riesth.)od autt.Jri:ies ~:-.i itr: i~1unity. {n0 further inf-:,) . :.unutes ~f the ~'lard 'I'er,chers ~-.1eet i:r..g ••• 20. for ?/foy 26, l8b7. , a -02stu::c0 D. · ~·Hlcix, J. Sr:-ii-'c:-:, .:...o~ Hess, ·g. J. Bisho-p of co·7..ra.ittee was e'1Dointed consisting Dc::::-cL4:·.ss. erea )tr.e::.:' , for John Leavi'ict, and Levi Th0rnton, v:i th others 'ihey su'1ervized c'"'nstructior~ of the :ence by all users of ~nis C') ::nur. . ity "'.) c: s ·cure along the lake bot t :):ns vi! est of ?armir,.gton. At tr.is :n.8oting, Cc:llcd to erganize the fencing ~f a v12rd :_)astu::-e, \ 21. 22. Teacr.ers ~faeting, entry of l~"1ril 19, 1868: Lot S:n.ith and ?. Br8T!Jn a:!)uointeci to find and hire a herter f-:,r the wardVs surplus stock terd. ('1:his ,•:as a coonarative effort ~\' ith :ner1oers 1:3utting their stJC;( togothe:for senci.ing t Q a s U:Tdor ran 6 e und. e..:.' e sin;l e herder. ) l;aniel i .. ~.Hl2..:;r suggastec.i during 'l eachers I-.1eeting, entry of .A")ril 16, 1865. ,~:a::-d tef)Cr.. ers' rne ·J t ing thEit a shee"1 herd. je raised enc a herder hiri:;!c.. bftBr. opinions D')th ways, B-:,. John 11. Eess suggested thct i.ot Smith be •h')se .,.;ho n2med t') hire e heras11an and. get a c0090rativa herd g')ing. hed small fl oc,t;:s T.~1.3re to reryort to Lo--c s0 he w:, ul d. ~no,;,,: ho•.-.i .:na ny shee? t ') ex-::,ect. 1 Ibid., A~r. 23, 1~!ay 14, end ::.:..ec. 9, 1865 - tr.. ese e~"tries i:16.icf~ta ~mhh f -'}llowad thr~ugh v1 ith his assig:-.r.i.ent, hire~ a Br'). \'Jat.s:Jn as herder for the c:o ·--::-:i..u:~ity. XK::r~:aEL~xi:i--:ai:;,._--xr:ciixirT..<:b:i':X::S:::~~u -~his shee'1 CQ0'1 anci the c&ttle :13rd l'!cre It "t•1es a nrs-united Order at~a:?1-r')t to "r)O)l li'l'.~est:)ci-C n-'.17- to') st..1ece2sfu.lx. - .C-.· . ,T,\Jn ·c rshi'1 of "the under co:!"..'TI.On h0rders for C'.)nva:iience, and I don't Je.L1ve .i\ stock was ~erged.J 23. 'I'hom2.s S. S:1it::i, 11 Journ2l, 11 2 v -1 1s. (V ,'.)l. I: 18.55: II: 1855-64). entr;cas --:-r i:i --cr-.e second ±z;-Y:'.:.:~ j ,-:,ur!'"wl inc:.udes Lot S11ith's n2:1s 2-n0ng th~se he2:,ins to haul r .')c'.:c f1r the church built. in 1863-64. Ee is credited. ~•1 i--ch tvn dsys vnr·~<: hculi:lg~ 1 (.:a:x:onn~ {;::;,,>sl:-"j,, s'"·c.,.'.; n -. -:: 5,·1~) on 0nG ~cession snd ti:-1') 2dc .itionf'.l cieys le-car. 1 Page43 Saturday, Juue 25, 1966 ·story to Live Again 200 Descendants of lUormon Leader to Gather T,oday ·at Central for Fan1Jily Reunion, Barbecu,e CENTRAL - The progeny of Lot Smith, the youngest membet' of the Mormon Battalion, will gather here today for a family reunion that abounds in foe American religious history of a century ago. Among the 200 expected gue:;ts will be the 52nd and yountest child of the red-bearded native , - - - - - - - - - - - 1 _New Yorker ,~ho, i~ his life- ters and grandchildren of the time, wa s a primordial ~orn~r- s,mith-Mortensen family a re st~ne of the Mormon fa1th m prominent in Graham County Anz?na, a~d also the husband government and Mormon of eight. wives, under the _old church leadership. polygamist custom of the orig- The reunion will pegin with a mal church. rodeo at the Keith Smith GunHis 52nd scion is Jim Smith stock Quarter Horse Ranch, to of Phoenix, a Graham Colmty be followed by a barbecue at and state politician. the Central church grounds of the Church of Jesus Christ of SIX OTHER sons ~nd daugh- Latter-day Saints. An afternoon ters of the early Arizona Mor- of entertainment will follow the mon pioneer are still living. barbecue Those who have. said they r wil\ Eldon Smith. also of Cenattend ~he reumon are _Neplu tral, president of the family th Lot. Smith and Mr~. Dian a order will head the reunion. Craig, both of SaHord. The ' others live in other slates. Lot LOT S.'.\ UTH Mormon history records that . WIN l\IEETS ROMANIANS BUCHAREST (UPI) - Burjoined the Mormon Battalion of mese Premier Gen. Ne Win met ~he U.S. Arn;y during ~he Mex- with Romanian officials yester1can War. 'Ihe ~a.ttal1011 was day. He is here on an official . comprised of re!Ig1ous crusad- visit ers who are credited with the - -· - - - - - -.;;f;:~~,:i.;~ -i;~fflf longest • march in history, run- n:~:::=1~11:'m.~·,~ .----"'~··--~-, rung from Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the plains and the Western states to San Diego. Smith was also with the battalion when they raised the • first United States flag over Tucson, taking the town from the Mexicans without firing a shot. THE SMITH EMPIRE, and with it a large part of the Mormon interests in Arizona, was launched when Brigham Young dispatched Lot Smith to this stale to colonize some of ils Indian country. Smith settled in the Mormon Lake country and • raised horses and cattle. I'; Problems erupted with the Navajos over sheep paslure, ri ghts and Smith wa~ shot down : in a skirrni:,h in 1892. a few months before his son Jim was born at Tu h:.t City. In addition to Tuba City, Lot , Smith founded Joseph City be- 1 tween l Jol;.>rook and Winslow,. and o!hcr small Arizona com-1 mun.ities. Al thr lim e of tlw pionccr·sl dc:ith. bis you nges t wife , Dia n- ! tha l·~iizahelh l\ lortcnsen S111 itil,I brrn11:li t her fami ly to Cc11l rnl, 1 ,1!1i<'h has been the cla n hc..Hl- 1 qu artrrs ev(' r sine<'. One of the! wivl's t11ok lwr famil v to C:innda , othns rel 111·11ed to ll tah. j Lot Smith, at the age of 16, SEN. JDJ S;\UTH i·:LIJO:'\ S~IITII J I j. TOl>i\Y . Tll E S(~::• _ d~,~.h.:. • 1 .... ~-···--'1 1 ·Lot- ~/~/ 'E7:cerpta 7" f1"'011 t r.. a ao ·the ~ime (1887) when Lot Smith sei~ed the This tor~ Rnd l:FJ'O+- Mr. n~d Vra. Ed StonJ prisoners in it. Lot Smith took over tho st6re operated it for a hllo, finally oovlng it up to ~1Ja here thA Cld ~~stern v Navajo :nd! n Ageney building nou ntnnde. He turnedth1s ·into a ~o-op o.o~e for the United Order. PAGE g At the time Lot Sm1tt was killed, Jtme 20, 189?-, Aleo Aller. "~n deputy sheriff' At Tuba City. I c~me 1n there to aet've n vnrrsnt Chaehoa, tho Unvajo ,;-hous !ICCUfl6d 0~ 0?1 k1111ng Lot Sm~th. ('~cos 'f~C nevor conVlt!ted . (Pnge 10} The day he ws~ killed Lot Sm1 th as wo~k1-ng down at t~,o lower to D1nnthn'a house 9t the Middle Reservoir . This noon he rod~ t~0-e, et~ aad stnrted bsck. On tha return htl rode by tho rsoturo ownAd by my ~~ther, but leeaed to Lot Smith. There wes a spring !n this pagt~r~. A bAnd of sheep belonging to Chechos wa~ 1n thls J'QSturc. Lot 3in1 th ahot dc,n e1% of them. Chachos was supposed to be over behind a s~ndhlll. Hl3 first Rhot~ with a rifle, ent by in front of the hor~~ (Smith's). The hor~o ~hlrled ond the next shot ont into Smith's left std~. Th~ bullet ce~A up through the lu..:-rigs, and out and shot a· fiJ his right th·1rnt•. rr~~1s wne so becauso Lot Smith being lett handed. held ths bridle reins in h1s rilht hand, and up ard into h1s chest. Th Navajo horn I tho,1ght had previously ld lle<l s 1x heed of Lot Smith's 1i11lk co a, Hootoori ·D netsord.e~ heard the ghootlng nnd c'lme do n l,uJB ovor thero d1g~ing the s~nd out of n hoadgat through. Uhen th last t~o shots cotion d for ms to eom oh to let the wator ound d I lookod nround. Lot Smith • But ha rode b ck up the same s1do or the \ ,-,~-,-,,-""'"'~-----..._,.-- - - - past 1.1 re he c,ime dom1 on. Stove Ho?"-i rd u~<J with me. Steve wn~,, ntghtf the ~iddla Re3ervoir CAnyon. So~th tried to fAt out cf the sAddl e , but his horse trightoned ~ tr1od to run off. Steven cnught the horse R~d I stirrup lacing to lot out th it down. Then ue got him f'ree ~nd cn~rled Smith inside the house. Dl ant ha was .there, nt the house. We l aid Smith on a bed·,. Ile cglled for some ~ater·. Dianthn ent }1~t out!id e thG house to get it, ,md brought it b9 ck to him. He seized tho di::>per and th~ew it ~11 over her. Then he qsked for,. p1llo. whtch D1antha brought and plnced under his head·. He didn't 1:ke thAt. "~1lore do you went it?" she asked him. "Put 1t under my eas1" ho shouted At her. The ?la va joa were rouo1ng out nc>T'• A big bunch of them rode up n,.ound [Page 11) the house en~ kept yelling for me. I went outside and a3ked th,.,.. ..1 what ' was doad yet. I told them no, but t:1.at anted. 'l1hey asked lf Smtth they he would be in 8 few minutes. The Indian~ A ti ... 11 re~" off. ::~tth d ic~d IJ . .... .. about ten oclock thttt night~ Chachos being suspected of the shootln~ ~az bone after. They sent me out right that afternoon to bring nows cf the out. I got es fer as Tom JncDo hooting 11 'a place on the Tan:nor trntl at the crossing by truit nn eon the Little Colorado River. He had a ~et horse ouldn't tako. I took a helf broken broneoJ pulled out end thnt I Coloro croesod tho L1ttl told that got hon one hor r ncddle1 and ke·p on o River. I got several other pon1 "~ xhoust d to pop my rope on enother, o1ng. apt on going until I came to J -e I pr.av, ns O ens' placo 1n Soh tlz Pana. It c y loto ot night chon I got thoro. Jock naid, "You might es an or tay horo tho root I ot h h:> thor o ~s a d d thor ··· th<, _. ight. fl oft" O!l into Flosota rhe next morning on one airoh1ld to ~ l th oco. In totm I. coti l?lotchoryo~o f!vo ot y r-totch ho, Falr (9,w1~} ell 1 toloph~n 11~ O Smith boys, ot Uorwon Lott. (Noto: conf1rmod : . • 1 or ··, ;. .: ;::i .. : -:: ; ;•:., : : ,!i: i :· : r - 'i'hey cema through on th61r noy to Tuba City, but didn't even stop to let me have a horao to ride beck on. I otayed in Flag taff throe deys. c. J. Babbitt had Goorgo Peterson g1ve me a ssddlo horso(Peterson !"'Qn Bcbbitt Brothera• liverystsblo and P teraon ~onfirmed this 1no1dont) then I ,ent baek to Tuba City. I m1ooed the Smith brothero. Later on I came to undors:ond that Hoetcen Donotoos1e killed Lot Soi th. s~lth had taken e bunch ot Neva Jo c attlo, 17 hood-. and kept them ten dnys in a corral. Finally Saith turned them looao but they were just bout starved to enth. At that time there a very little fence around pastures end forming ~and ot Tuba City. Ir cattle were not wotched they would got into tho crops anytime. Lot Srd tha' body as buried in the Middle R sorvoir o nyon, end loft thero ror sbout throe yenre before it Lake City. I asp id fifty dollars for digging up the body end putting it 1n a box to be chipped out. . (Check on th1o: Joe L~& didntt Imo reburied at Salt Lake 01t7. Tho body tho Dnush exa ot Ut h Plonc P P ro1ngton, buri 4 PAGE as taken up and reburied at Salt too and apparently guess6d Smith a ind od ah1ppad there. However, the body on t c1th th re and erectod e big monument ov r his grave.) 4,, am his brother Denetclo h----------it Den tsoo1e. I think b toro ho killed Lot S~1th, got thlc tor in m.king thia otot ment that I aeid Cb. ohoa klllGd Lot S 1th. At the t1ca lt h1c, end he t to his old hoe as oouaod ot hi ao bol1oved he k1llod ar1co. B t, I think that I t I tound ou~ that Don toooio ~ao th& an lao ss1d ho kill d Lot Saith. very 1ck m n. They woa suroly noi 3 to di, so they sow no roe on ahy he houldn't bo ohouldorod th~otual ohoot1 ho a s, 1th th O!ld no killing, and thus tho well man ho did gt into trouble about it. Ho 0vor, ofte oeo ood of t e ld.ll.i "• C ohoa didn't die then. ou Dcnotco 1 -11, and for o good any y ora. I Smith is killing me." He seemed to worry a holo lot about it, nnd he often told me that he had killed Lot Smith aure &nough. There was no mlateke there. Then one day he came to me end sold thet he vos having so -eossiblv ~{Hj~~~:Q much trouble with Lot Saith's ep1r1t then, th~t he could not live long. Th1o must ha e beon Smiths do th hon ho bout three or four years eftor Lot aid this to mo. He then collod all his nephe e mtd grandsons together and unt for ma. I ent to hin hogan. He the spring s then living o er on Rabbit Me near vhere as lat r dev loped for wetor, and some time in the 1920's a eonorete vat ·:ring trough ns put in there. Thia as, or eours e, on the old road to Tonslea. (This spring is nov known as Sag1nitso Spring) ent to Deneta'o ale' a hogan, nnd the old man told me he weR ell, I dying. Aocording to Navajo custom he uanted to give e ay all his property to the people he wanted to have it. He W8nted me there to sort or a ct as a (Pago 48) Judge ands ee that his dec1a1ons nere carried out nfter arda. {F · llowds here naming of peo le and property they were to g t nnd thio Denetoosle 8 o done ofter Denetso~1e died.) t 11, elender 4¾.~rtt boned man. The were toll, slender people, end all or 1 hol" f~m1ly them~e anid to be ~ffected TB. The old man himselr wan quick temperod, and 1th ould fight onytlr.ie he thought he ~as being mistreated. He tried several times to got the Mormon poopl at Tuba City to run tho Piute Indiana Awny frcr, there Bnd let all tha Navajos havo hand 1n the canyons and on the loner edge of the a ~hGro the lond •.;. .. :. • •. l . , as fertile enough for farming. I ! ~ ·' ik;j : ,· ' I --z:.. 1 ro m ~o ut h \ves t l11\useum i,\ s 29aJ Co p i e cl by P • T • -, e i I l y 11 / 4 / 6 9 tr Co t-c h ose . ·1.n t.c rv i e\'JCd. Tu ba C ity A .T . Fe br ua ~y 17 th 1895 t wo n t yo u i· o t e 1 l ne · th c who 1c tr u {- h i n r c I o t i on ·to th e \'i i1- ! , LO C ~; ( S i C ) Sm i ·r h • tr o u b Je A. Ye s. I ho v . . no r;. ..a so n to tc 11 y ou o 1ie • '\, er c yo u on Jo o d· t c r r, 1s w ..t t'n s m.1 ti1 oI cl[' or c 't'n c t r o u bl c ?• A• Yc s a l ,· a "Is • l ha d pr o pt: rt y s to r c d o t h i s ho us e a t th e t i me • o •. ·\·;h ot s· rc rtc d th e tr ou bl e or fi gh t? A., t,~y br ot h e r an d :ny sc r es er vo ir fo r ·u ot cr If ho J o ba nd of sh ee p at or n ea r th in si cle of Sra it h' s vi and by oc ci cJ en t, ab ou t ha lf of th em e I ow cr rc fe nc e. go t \i h e t c v;c r c yo u ot th 0 ti me yo u m en tio n 'i l wo s r i th my br ot ht ;r , en d (m ot h e r Na vo jo , ·.1ot cr . in th e ho us e n co r th e \J i i I yo u go on on J tu 11 me v, ha t ha pp en ed ? \'"Jh i l e in th e ho us e, we he ar d so me pi . .,h at it me an t Jnd st we nt ou t to I S!Y.,'I Sra i th sh oo tin ol sh ot s~ g r:1y s h ee p. o. •\ .J ho t cl iu yo u do ? I 9o t on ny ho rc c on d ro de up to st op Smith fro m Id 11 in g a. Di d you st op my sh e ep . Q• . ('. yO U h D cJ I' I 1 A~ No, he fi re d fi ve sh ot s raore in to th e sh ee p of te r he i.·,os. I ar ri ve d whe re o. ·\!h ot d i'd yo u do to st op hi m ? A• l s o i d t o Sm i th i f >' o u do no t s to p I yo ur CO 'ris . Id J l j n 9 my sh c e p, I wi Il k i JI Q. ;; !h ot h ap pc ,nc d th en ? A. Sm ith ag ai n sh o t in to th e sh ee p . Q. 'IJ e I l , v1 h ct d id yo u do ·i A. I sh ot a co w. Q• Yi ho t tHJ p pe n c d n ft c r y ou sh ot o cow 'l A~ Sm ith po in t ed hi s l w i I I sh oo t yi..)u. pi st oJ ot rac an d se id You sh oo t on ot he r co w an d o. ~~ ho t di d yo u do"/ A. I sh ot on oH 1c r c ov i. o.A.· ~h o t oc cu rr ed af te r th ot ? Sm ith sh ot at r.1c, e ba ll po ss cJ th ro ju st in fr on t of thth us h r.1y ho rs e: s ruo in e sn dd le . {s ic ), \ I l ~: \ i 1 I \ l \ i I I \ j Q• A. a. A. Q. A. l. A. a. A. ·, ; c I I 9 o on on cl -t c I J \', h at t o o k p I o cc • I shot ot Smith. Did Sr.iith shoot at you? Yes, the boll post (sic) through my shirt front above the belt. \'f c I I , t c I 1 H1 l>i:d enc c • I shot o-l- Sr:lith c)goin and th,:; Jast time. Did }'OU h ii him'? 1 do no·r know, he rod e \';1·1on J iJ }1 0U hoar tht.Jt off up the Canr(on. }iOU had sr,ot h ir.1? hw uoys 1u1-cr. /\ ;·-Jo v o .,i o to i d rnc th o t Sm i th w o s d cad • Hort r.1ony nhccp d id Smith k i 11? I do not krrn\1 hoi., r.10ny were kft on the ground, but about 25 or :.:; 0 J i e d fro ri 1 v, o u n d s • ho :, r.;o;. y co·:.: s d id you k i l f ? un <Je rstond thn 1r four cows were k i l I cd. ·.'J ho shot thom? l do no t t·I m ow ony +·n .,ng ouou L i· ony r.1ore. sno~r t ,o . Nov, l viont to kno·.·, v,hether you \'Ii I l go to F Jogstoff when Court ~cots oncl stond trial? Yes and r, 0. I A. • 1 \) hot do you mean by .t hot? l will 00 if I ai certain to hove a foir trial. twill not go wi1 I in3Ty unless you or the ogcnt con satisfy me that I ~ill be fairly treated. \{hat r.okcs you think you l-'till noi~ be fairly treated? I am a Novnjo Yer, 1 ver}' sood • and the AGcr icons think we have no rights ond should J\nd I hove been toid thot some of St~dths sons are o~oitino a chance to kill me, so I try to k~cp away. tf you ccn be satisfied ~ ill you 90 in on<l give yours e lf up? Yes. I w ii l 90 to Fl agstnf f or any·:· ,herc. I wont to be free Ji kc you and other )Coplc. I could not h<.-!lr whot I hove don'~• Are you Jorr~, }'OU !d 11 cd Sr:d th 'f YLs, t do not sleep, and I am not safe. You h ovc st atcd tho t you ond Sr.• i th \'Jt;re on good terr:1n. al I be id I led. o. A. A. o+ mode Sr.1 i th turn on }'OU so qui cld y I-le \JDS in the l ob n· of shoot in~ sheep o:1J pou:-id in:] 1kvojo3 ond ,}!· A. Oribcs. O. Con you rcr.icr;1Gc r ony th i 1J c Ao !'Jo, ·,Jc took our she0p v,hot I $C i"hol ocurrcd th<.~ doy of left end v,•cnt C','dJY• (over) th0 trouble 'i This trouble occurfed so I om informed on the 21st dey of June 1392. ( s i gncd) Sam I £. Shoemef~ er on exact copy token from my notes in pencil at the time of the i n t er v i e .,., Mlt>OL- f?~&:"f\VOl ~'11HrRt: AN~ Me-lJ ~T .· {ilLLS . · . ., ------ I I -- - - - .Ee-tvce_ - - - - - - - - J a_o_se;___ WHcRE'" NAV~J-os _we?e _CAMPED-C f>lS71lfJC£' Fl?OM Fe?JCE TO HOVS~ '300 YARDS ·t-ocKCs,c)S MtTH WHe-iJ .S. CTIN G -SHceP-N~ I __DtSTAfvce- f::"'ROK SM cTH TO S't'-fct::t::> l}BOCJT ZS-YbS,., hf He-tv S(-fcXYTJN6 11,CA osE f WI-fer?~ · DtSTAlvce- FWN S'ktTtf tO CALCtfCJSE A(30(JT3S.. YDS. He- WA-S S t 1 C , - - - - ~ - - - - - - - N12 Z i< CIHVNOT ${5e'" IH"3V PfleT OP Tl-/(; M{t>DLc ~ CATCHOSc _______o __ elNOLR Ff?OM ANY PAf?r OCCUPlez> {3Y ,4-sCcw~ THAT w~e; ~ILLE:D '~ ('.l PAf2Tie$ He:RE;(/\J NAMei>, S'Af\.JDftf L-LS <JB.SCU~ .~f..t~E"P . - . ~~~-.. . -rn~..vu~w, No . E:.Ye 1NcTNesse :s, ~· _ ~No~NI¼~ ~ caPte-o BY P.T~Ll-LY '_· -ci- I J . ·, / ... I E'AST NoRTH ENO 3FTLONG OUTSIDE' . -- ,, D . : I . :-·_-----·-wo Ol FACTORY MOEi\/ COP/E A,-,-: 23' ' NO'vJ . .. .IN \ r .. , SIDE us~ PORA SHteP PtH BY ,H~ ORI GE'S SouTH - ------···-- - l:ND- D I --· ---~·-·- - ·- -- ' C.opJE:l> PROM St<l=TCH GY . SAMUE"L £', SHOEr/-11AK~R _BY P.T:f?i=JLLY . .. . S~ALE .::::= -rs ,· FoR .----: -:-- ----:-- - - - ~ - - .... , ;1 ' ·. ·. -· :~ • -1/ ~-:"\ / _ -- ~- . .J ... ·.;, . ,.-....... ,-r .. ... ..... _ ._,.. ... •• • t : ... • '• 'I. ·. ·. - < 1 •.:. ' · · . , ·-~ , .. - • - ·. _ • . : .. .... _j "·. ·: ; Rc;co:.... d Rcc 0:-: ds of th~ H2:- Ds-;~trti1:i:1t . Lctt c!:'S hl2:Ceiv~d. File :-Ia::~~ 2875/~692. KGv~jo Ser ies VII I, No.· 62.[Lt . Hi chie . to A.P'..G) The Ass ista ~t Adj ut2~ t Gc~ eral Dcpa~tx2nt of Ari zon a - Los Ang ~les ., Cal . Sir : J u 1y .1.s:. ,.. · e> .... . · Lg2.c . . ., ..~·1:rd. .ror'( • ''"' 70 cc~L, !~. ii., . zrs -1,:0 h ' . c . orc . ".:ll"C ce I n conp 1 12-11 Tue.a r:ir;.g of the 2nd 2r-.~ p:to ceed ed to 189 2J I lef t th2:.t Pos t o~ the !rlo:r b2:: :~ U:e 8th ins t . ., u--..e dist .2.~ ce r::crC:--1ed · • • • Cit y, A. T., arri vin g t~e re 0:1 ,.. ..·•J.O!' ' ::-.. on set·~ ~e::-.-2:-.. :.s ' 1 · C 1· t 2t, -" i"lOC:"J.CO;)l· (2 2.Z'lQ i\Cc. F. ve 2.::--2 · . 00 2 t;,.;)8. J •· S e r:111. Ulc::...i.JO t1t 'n p2.r t of Coc onin o Co. J 4.:.!'iz .. , 2.bo on unsl!.!'veyed land in the nor thea ste! 1 .1. • "I .._ ' - J- 100 mil es from ?la gst aff . the re so:-:~e fl.ft ee:1 y22.:-s 2.::d r~o:-: I und 2rst 2nd the Hor:r.o~s h2.ve bze:1 in 211.. The I!i..dic;.ns, ~112, v2.j os., m.:.-r:.czr from twe nty to thi rty fa:::i lies n usin g t:-:a t sect io:1 2.s far as e bee Pit! tes, Ora ibis and a feu Ut~ s h2.v lly der ing the spri ~g a~d ~t::~::e~ ~o~ ths, ec:a the Lit tle Col orad o Riv e~, esp ~-,-dte:ngi.ng in t~ei :r pon ies _2.~d she8 ? :o:the _1'~2..vajos in 12.r gz mur .ber s b2:·i fe::'-~ 2. of 2.y ~-! litt le f2.r.0:.ir:g,. in u~e and g::azi:1g pur pos es; 2.ls o doi.r:g 2. .ly herG 2nd U-:e::·e. Tr.e· Pi ut.8 s p:."c~c.= p2..td1es of corn at d iffe rcn :. poi nts t:-.e s :J:o:n f i.ity to n hun ::red c:.:;.,.•:-:g • ,~2r_::' :s · nu:;-..ber a hu:1 dred , 2.:1d the c:~2. , Jiti ·• ~,.., .j....:..:;!' SU? PlY, t.:-.2 "' s . · 1 -.,.-.. ,. . .:. ,'C.Le av;:; a goo•-_1. •,'.c...v; e· .:,C1.. ":"'•,... -·~ r:vl 1i.01.H.-.+-.-1.°:"I• ..:>. L • S~""'-l::.r y 1-1e1l to do. I cou ld .f:r.d ·cut pro duc tive 2nd the ~Ior nc~s secr:1 ver sy c.::d V2.l airs i:1 tha t vici r-J.i ty t::1 til ~,., ... ·~ •.,-:>c' ' ....... y e.,,;... ~li.,.,; noth ing abo ut the sts. te of a.f.f 1,, ·~ >,,.. r.>s•-v: s c:..1..,_ ..... g "'=': .. s , 7-~r:i :~,r'\ .... ~vvl --.1. .J) t~~.c .I...,a· nd .:..vc; .JO •• _,.,o I ,1.C.J.. v l . c~J.. a u. ~t r.-uo• . _1.,J .L i-.-:-:.o :.r: 2!~: rest of the Irdic....~ C:""t2.c:-:os) th:r J·:in g. th2..t I c2.n:e to enf orc e t::2 ~2~ t r2si ~on the xos t p~o mi~ c~t Eo~ a qua rrel had kill ed Lot t S2i thJ abc ~tki::. g t::2.t a 11 t:-:e I~d i2.:1s w2::-c to thi:l the;: 1e, 2. sho rt 1,_r:ii le · be.: ore ; also ith circu.~st-2.:1c.2s of t:~G ~ill ing of S;:;. The . ~le t:-o be pun ishe d for this col lec t absi..:t 2.s foll o:-: s: wer e fron ail the evid enc 8 I cou ld "> .. "' .;.u.1,, •• Cl, to Smi th fi::c ing sc:-.:Z S:lC8.? . ;)~l c~;j :ng c. ps.:.-ty o: . Indi2.:--.s e:--.c2:::::::2.-: los2 c in a pastu:~-2 c:2. :::7:cd by :-.i:r. 2:-.d e~c ----~ ~ sev~z:-2..l h~-:d!"ed y-2.!'ds d ist2.::-:t., no,, ···--? -e.l.· __-..; -.t.o1 c., '--1· ~ ,~ ,...c;:.;. • ---•~ ....... ,,,-,--:, -J .;. ~ .... s,.._,i...,,_ .,_,::;u .:-0 ~, .._..J~ ) .,..., ••-is e f;,-;;,... ·......-. v :;._, 1,re71+ .•.,., .~;.;., l:::1.u-: •. _vii a ~r:r c:-~y : -23:.:, :~. 2.ccc~~-:ts \rz_~~.ri:-.g _; tte ~:,-:--:.:. t:e t 90:---_-:znc ed s~o::r~~ :::g ·sr:2 2;>, t~e l2c".::.~-:., -~-~_,;,:; 2:--:C ·::s _s:-:c z ::-\i; n·z:r.g t0 the ef:.: 'ect t:-.s t S;:i·~:1 f::.. f~;fi;c:21;;:~~l;':I~f;~:~~/:; ~::~1I:~c~t:~: ~:t--,;:Y~,: E~<!~~:)~ ··~:~, .L ..J ~L, :; ...:; ~;,: t ·- . his 2.,?)~c::-i....;:: ::::~:.::; r-..)·;:.:~cd :::i:: ·:,~-•-· ' l , ,., . ..., •:_:J : ., _., . . - -~. :: . ...,,, ; ~ ·• :6·~~-: ~-·-•· •:.;..(j • -·---·~- .... -..,~ .. , . ..-~... -. >,/ r~ TICXJ\L j : ,J ARCEIV2S. Dep t. of A~: s0~ s. (p. ·r:~v2.jo Ser ies VII I, !Jo. · 82 t\ 2) · f-·,r-,.e ~-ro:-:i.an ar..d - :--. J . - > ,-----. - , - of -enc scr:d i:1£ o: ~~~-.:. l,~. vh-:- e.-.l,1.., ?v _o_: ver ifie d by :-.rhite tes·ti-Ql!t of p2.:1tu.rz., 1-;:11c:1 is th ,.. child:.~2:--:J to C::"'ivc shc c? ....,.,.., ..... ,:,,-,'- . :..-:i:.. -.:.. •• e ..... ..c-; '-' .• ., .a· l -1 :-i.;"' . ,cu -- -·-·,..,:. • 1 e .. c:.~1. l-nv J. __ ~.., S-.,~i.,z.,,<--i:c. n~a_.., • r:10: -·n. ...,.,, ~ .,-~__ -1/ : ' ""' . o_;n :,y l. r.10.1.J., .- T~1 ..., ~r ,..,.i. ,.....~ ....... ..., J t-..:. vC., C'•...,.: . • • ,·;1· V ..,,C' , . . • .. co=:r;zcb/ cz:e . :ng t.o t,ir: 9 six 1:c~d of c2.t:, 7.e (bel o:1~ ,_• ·~ -.1..·0 The Ir.di 2.ns ~ztc :Ea tcd by shcof"-i\ ·---~ .. n . . r t T,rJ.h.. ,_.1.c: r: C L1 G~1·e'-'• -~ "--~·1° o-f 1 ~·,rJ, - - ·70 ,...1.-"-' -~•I"> v~-i v .:.•-, in , ,,., lt ~.--:J..~-.:.'-,'.: 1,,, l .-... -·n,) _i .,.,..;+ ., ,J\.,_\ .. 1,.,._._ ·- :w'··•-v .t the thic l( S:ni t2;. ::l:!~ t then hav e fire d 8.t · whi te test i~o r.y to the cff~ ct, I ied u::-r ·:ret s c:io Ch2 kill ed his cow s, and Ir:di2:.n Ch2 .cho s, who ·1.,; ~s th;;! , cne 't-Jho ·wo ~lll ng Szn ith. . the fi:-G b;ic e., one sho t 8or tall y 0 ... . _l,, l.,\.. ... __. hal f mil e dist a:1t 2.:--La a:nor:g the · Smi th rod8 to his ho-.1se c:l.1Jout c::.e he ou0~1t to :--~:;1ve ~ui t ,.-;:~en they cc:n las t thin gs s2.i c by hi~1 1-::i.s, tl-:2.t 7:-.e ot. sho t t ldn· g:-~t the Ir. di2. ~ wou __ -menced kill i:-ig his co;_.; s but _he thou .chos th:-~ ~ t :r.-~2s Def ore the 12.t tcr C>.e ···I:1d i2.~s c1::i im th2. t Sni th f i~ed at e th~ s las t stat z~e nt lead s me to bel iev ·fir ed 2t hi~ (S2 ith) at all~ Sci .:ty t. I ur1de:st2.r:d ths. t a dept tr..:1t he at 182.st fire d at Ch2..chos firsCha chos but the In:: :ans refu sed est she riff c2.~e f~cm F lD.f ;Sta ff to a:·r hs.d o·,rc seve r2.l i:-J. .fl~e nti2 .i C:ii e:s) to give him tt? .. · The Ind ian -~-0e2t ., :.o get h:::1 go to For t Def :a.n ee. Hos tine Birc ood y 2-.:;.d B.:!le:1 Thd:-:~-:y all of : 8 the 2rre st 2i~d th2. t pr-o ~ab ly ·Th~ Ind ians thfr l-d:1 9 I can:e to ri:2!{ t:.~ i::1 :2t.ly exc :ted and .col lect ec them 1.-:zre to be pu.'1£s~1sc, ts1er 8 g2:;: :-~d., · I sho~ lci judg e, :-:el l 2rrr. ec .s.~-.d vi ci:--~i ty to f:to::-1 o~8 to t~·!o hu~d g 211- r.-ly m.ovc::12r.ts clos zly- -:.~ 7.is sup plie d wit h 2.:r~--:1u.'1itio:1, 2:"..d t;2tc hir-. 92.te., as the y k:-.2w so:n~ 24 ho~ s they h2.ve cc~ e sinc z I firs t le:~ !·:ir: t I ~-i2.s goi1 (} U:2 r -2.. On Fric by :: se:1 .t tr-~2 y Cit a Tt.1b c..·~ l iv2. 2.rr· m·, :-e befo . thc. t nted to talk -co t.£";.C:7! 2.1:d I judg e -·but · for the: :i to co:-::e in., tha t I 1-.r2. :o·ccy Bir t:nc Hos i. t t:2 t c.2.y, 2.!:long the:: ·fr6 n fift y to a hur.c:::-cd 1-rcr-2 ;:;:-es-2:--. th:.t ., r:ds frie . tha t ue c2.:-:--.2 a:-20::g t:le!'.1 as l-.f'.."1~a:--.s ~s ~.,.,1·::-_11 and 38l en Thu l::r. y. I" told them . ,_ r')...,,..,;. • - • •• .__._ v h,:,r hi,....,.. ,..,UJ.. e\'l">. ,,c...., ) ...•·••<h"'"-T -;:,, ~.T".:lC' -., . . l,••~•-' v.!.,.1 ,.;,. 1.. ;a, !..., 0 .n,L.l.i , ... ..... ~--'"'.,.... :> . . .;. Chi Gr"·\;;,Cv 1,,c;..1~ 1;;: ~•- e .J.. • h t ·ne wit _ on yed thz laus to be qui et & to go as 1.-;hite men uc:t e 2.11 good a~d c.be 4 told ~~ the ir side of the In r2sa rd to t~e kill ing of S~i th theyout t~e ;ar ties :-12.r."":ed fo~ sc:1 t af:2 ira Le2 rr.i2 g ths t the Ag2nt h2d go. to Fo~ t D2f ia~ ce-- th2 t if Chac~os, I ~dv iszd t~e2 to hsv z Ct2 ctos ore self -de fen se t~a t hz r-.2.d to go bef a ·wh ite r.:an ki Eed 2s.o t:!e1 even iri. 2.y . c::s· e--tl ;.::t all side s :-:2:-e f2. £:the . pro pzr 2.t..:t!':c=: i t:r 2nd stn te his 2 f c-: bo:::: 1 :.,c i~g to 2.2~·i t:12 s2..2hz2-:'d a::d t:1c.t all 1:as s c:,-::22 z. cc::>: ~-~t-~:.r ~:."': ~"F2 :1C8S r:.: .:::.t:3 ·:, ... #-:!::, f:;s; Ir~d:.2.:1 ar-.C ~•! !:it2 . Th~ y c:·c~c CG:. o~ t~e cc~ n, rang es 9ct t:~s i~ as c~~ t!e o~ C:·. .~J :; ~~.:.: -~-~ ~.· re-::. ~:c~:1:r:1 :-:-~ -- ~·.·. ~3 s:-.:.·: l::::.d ., ore s2~ t cl:. ::-.:~C .:~~-:~·c S.:-.:i~:-. .:~:-:s.. _11 ~ _.. ., _,, ;. ·~ . . ., .." ' C-:' .-.. .• . ... ....... • ,. "" ::~·__:::·. .:,-:.· :::.:,:-: ~,_;-~ 1 ·::. ~ . : . : : 9 t:) .~ ... • •"' ~: """I : - r~ J.. ,., __ ,,,. ..... "'• -.. ,:-,.,;.;.~,;.,_, .. ... v.: V •. .... ..> • ,.,. ,... ...-. .,/' .;. ; • • ._ ,• ', :_ ,...,. fl:(. ,.. 1., . n~z..:... :-.. :: ?lac e :'1:.:-i:-:c; :.i;;; 9~;n ro :::• 2~G---~~--::-: - · -· -.;.._~ -~.) ._:i:.J ..::::.:· ' t:h0. ~t.t: ~ ', "::-,-.. ',l ..,-· '-'·· - '-''• ~-:_ :_ .::; ~= .... . l ; ~' • ·i .-- . . ,a " n . :--a ' ! ',~--··\ ~-... : " ::. 1_.·,:::.~• . . , .. ..-.. •.. ~•l~ ........_.. _.,._1 :. ~•/ ·,'._~.• ~,-#~ ~ . - , •• ! '"' \ .,: ., ,_; '"" .. ,, •. _.., .; .. . J .,J . / "': ·· J ,' : : ·• r ,, \ -~ -.~ . -~·.., .. • "; ' • ~• •\ . :: ·.-.J ,...: f J \ ) 82 elez-.:2:--,t be provol"ed they uould pr0;J2.bly 0e joir1cd by ot:1c1:·s of the you.-;.221" _, -"\ .-1 -,.-rv ·' 1 "h..... I r·.._: • Cn,... ·"1 r~ . '. • h . .., C ooa) ....... ·'-' u. ve ~c..:. l :9~' . lo ....J•-; .!c.C.:.t.O..> Ci1 . : . • 'b.:. !l'2 C an .... 0 f !'0:1 Ot. •• cr pol ::.t. s. . ,.,L'te.,.. : <::'cn-'c C:...i.. .,."ore~, .,..,:::i t· .:.\.,v,:. -.r'--"J.. ·-- ""0 • , ... •, nor,· 91• V,;., ··- ~.c..t•• .!. l. .... :( U;-1 L,, <.:,y ...J'l J.j_ •,._~av\;.,., s,...a l·a· J.h..., hire. I:1 r.:y opinio!l it is pro:::>z:blc th2..t 2. small fo:::-ce r.:2y be defied 2;:d · vc:ry sc:::.-- iot:s t:'oGJlc night even r-e.s:ilt. if a SYr:?.11 fo~cce is sent bac~-: to Tuba., as I b.::lieve tl-:22.~e are r.-.any a20:-:~ the your:.ger ele:-::er.t· i:1 th2.t ._section of t:-ie co~ntr-y, 2.s ignora.:)..t 2.s the O::cni'b:s uere J.a.st y2ar, 2.r:.d · ri:.t!ch better 2~r!::8d and so 2uch r.1ore mTi!C!'ous~ In conclusion I will . state thnt the extent of tr.e Navajo o!' Tfoqui Rese:.:.~v2.:-ion in that vicinity se~::1s to be d is:-e;ard2ci cEtire ly by the . ?.Tavaj '?s. C 0 J., •• 0 , ... - --. ..,.. Very respectfull y, Your obedient se:rv2.~J.t 1st ·Lieut., 2d Cav. Co~dg. Dctach~2nt I _,..,I 1 - I;, ~.;) .... • ... ---- -. . I .. ., ) :-\. •··. "' ,·.· ·. -. .... -..; ~. ··· ,_ .• ! a'h) •••:. (· ' .., ,- .: . :.... "· .. ::: - ... .... ., 7 •• •• • _; \ u :: ' •·<' -.. 1.., .. , ' "-- ·} '-' } , .l · NATIOI,~\L ~RCHIV2S Dep t. of Ariz o~a. .(p. 3) . Nava jo S~ri zs VIII , No •. 82 e to :2rr:1 8nd tr.e !fo:-mo:--.s 1;2.d t2.ke n Th2.t 0;1.ce he h::.d ple!1 ty o: lnnc: the:t i:c t2.d .h2rd J.y er:o\. tsh to p~t -his it a~-r2y Ett ie by litt le and tf':.2.. t ncu nc,..,c v.: 7 • t ..·-.•:::•-r +-.he q~,;...... ,·e··~ .. o·:-,•-i• .:.)?~ _ · v<..1. •• ,;:,;.:, .L v.:. d i-o i;<...l, :.\:. ...,_ ;n,,:, . ~J..es c-'.!.. 'T;. ,~. ..J.1., -., ,h,., .:. ".> 0'"" 1-..oq~" .... ••• u~\;; l~ lv2 h ; :8.d of c2.t tle bclo:-.g::19 to N2v ajcs had in Apr il last driv e~. off t1-:2 abou t thz sc~rr:.e ti::-~e 2. fer.c e them a"1d th~y h2d not been reco ver2 :d; thc1t torn do~.111 2.::d 2. co~.-: ~ill ed 2.:.)G:.lt b~lo ngin g to o::.~ J. L. Fou tz h2.d be~n ~..., _, -:>••oi"'Jer_ o.~ ,...u_r-__.'> J ,..a .... 1 ;':'1,-., d--C>"'· .... ~,.._ .L ;.h'='.1. -~• +y , ".:l""ld. ••'-'.1.C ••• v. -v (; .. ;. ~1'"'o~ · 1'• 1·---.-::i Ci- v c, .. S ,:,,,,-,...;, .... ;ins T ..,in)• cs:-,.. ,,, 1. Q7°"'••-'"> r.:-i;. ,.:.J-c ~"ro··.Ul, _J." ..;.;. "S :' .,,-~-::n (~h:C c.<LJ ;-1.., ,.>"i 1. , • . • t.,.i.Lv _v "'Tno ,.r~.!..; ........,,....,...., .__.:, ·,:;..I.A -.:i :,'ro \.-1.,, ••',,?.:-s Pi-1.0~-·-.. ..., •• :"v ..-. •• , ... -H~n.___ . . , •• , •,J I,; 0 \,.,V\;i• 'C. • •• - -- •• • • 1 t:". - ~44. c, _,,_, • - • •~ ~• _ C..'V u..J~ 1 ...... .g tr}.25.r s:~ec? so cJ.os -2 to t1'-~eir' in add ition to this _the Ir.di 2.ns -:-:culc: . ;:):cir~~:~ dens , past v~e3 le. Th:: t they settl Gii.~ nt that they woul d get in thei r ,, Tuo c2.s2s of insu lts to ·· had no 1.-;ay of e.nf o:-ci ng the 2.2.-:..1 2.mc:19 u~e;;-1 o::ted to r:1e t:12t a I~r. D2Cl os s fena les l!Z:::'e rc?o rt~d . It 1-:2.s al so r.'e_? .n tr:s.t the k:lli Dg of S:-:i t:i 1-12.s had rece ived infor ::-.?. tion thro ugh 2.:1 Inci2 sc~e ti~e befo ~e and the shee ? w2re -· deti ded - on in a ccu~ cil of the Indi ans them H!"°J.C:-..t he wo:.:ld . do) to brin g a_llo-:-red in the past ure (S:iii t:i . :-.::1.ving told loss a~d it rr.ay bz g~ot1-ri:ed on a.bout this res~ lto I did not see t~is DGC .~ told me that DeC loss kban. simp le r~~o r ar.d susp icio n, but a Mr'. B~oo told hi:n. ~1; • • i~8d not to tres? 2.ss or Afte r a long taJ.I \ with thz Ir:dio.1;.s -th8y p:-om gcne : ally . 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(' / I' - '· • ,.1.. _...., ,, .. / Or,,. .. ,•. / • •••••;••oo • • •• .. •• • .. ••• .. ••• .... . .. •• • •• •• •:• .. .. ••••• ••• .. •• • ..... . .......... ••••• -_ ~. --· ' . .: . •. -... ...._._ --- .... .. . ~· ,• .. - . . . . - -. .:::,:~_-;·.,·:.·~~-~-:.::·· ···. .. . . ......... •• •••• • .... • .. ; ••)••••••••••., •• •"•• •••••H•••• ... , ~· ·. ·. . /..l' .. ::,·_,.,,',.' ,',: . . .... ,,/.~.''/./ ;; .., ... /. · <;-·:.'··:·.'."'....... _..:· .. I' ·.' ........ ~., /(I',,,., ·/ r .• ,- ,./-9, ,... , ....,.,.... ,/) ,,, • • • •. . __.. :; • " .. ••••• • • ••• .. •••••• • •• .. ••••• . / ·~ . . 1 •· ,·•.. ·:n : ·",. Phoenix Pub I ic Librory - Arizona Room Jon. 26, 1911 Copied by P. T. l'e i I ly ( ~cClintock Folder - Arizona Biography, Smith ) A one-column article by George H. Crosby re Lot Smith: "A red heod, o red face, o strai9ht form, o military bcarin9 ond o turn to the mouth ond a gleam in the eyes that bespoke a hi0h temper ond on absolute absence of fear, and you have o picture of Lot Smith, the leading figure in the eorly ~ormon colonization on the Little Colorado River. His career docs not bclon~ to Apocha County as it is today, but to i·hot part thot is now rJovojo County, where he was the first and only president of the ~ittlc Colorado Stoke of his church. I remember seeing him the doy he was either 55 or 56 years old in the Co-op store ot ··,tooJruff. lie.! was standing st i 11 when he gave a spring and jur.1pcd almost stroi9ht up and hit his heels together three times b~fore I i9h·tin9." • • ••••• • •• •• under the cor.1mun i ty system known os the United Order, he was over-stern ond repressive, onJ become a rothcr pccul ior mixture of ecclesiost and gun man. \ihen ol J the settlements on the lower Little Coloroclo, excepting St. Joseph, broke up he went to I ive at Tuba City, ..... 11 "As o stoke president, Le I i pp i ng f·.J.U. pcnc i I ed n 12-8-23", no source pa pcr:_7 Lot Smith born 18301 making 1885-86 occurete. -PTR .... . :