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Show Other Settlement:s in t,e Little Colorado }1ission in 1911. Savoia Vallev This country is perhaps' some 25 miles east of the present Zuni in New !':exico. shortly after the first Mormon missionary work among the Indians began here this Moen religion, and it is said Coppy by people permanent occupation of been even' befae the founding of the had baptd.zed that a few Indians , Zunis, down much farther the Little Colorado Valley. settlements four original permanent 1876, Lorenzo H.. Hatch, soon followed by John Haughn, took up residence at Fish Springs and San Lorenzo (we may wonder if t.he latter name was given in honor Soon afterward, ct her missionaries located at Savoia and of Lor-enzoH, Hatch). Onion Savb;,cetta (Span+sh, though mis-rendered for Cebo Ll.aand Cebolleta, In and Little .others. anion). Nathan C. Tenney and sons CClme ,in 187$, and meaning perhaps some , Indians, in 1880 may have caused complete evacuations; but in 18g2 te rapidly dwindling Brigham City and from Sunset end perhaps from emigrants from other places down the Little Coloradosettled Ramah, which is still persistiR little town as a flmurishing 'Danger from - , The population of the early missionary outposts was never high---an the statistical report of the Little Colorado Stake dated August 31, 1878, the mebership at "Savoia", which pr-obabLy included all in too valley, is given as 57, wi.th 10 fam ilies. May we infer that pi.oneer condj.t.Lons were rigorous, since 3 births and 5 deaths are p'iven in the same report for the per-haps scattered settlement. LorenzoH. Hatch, as mentioned came to Savoia early in 1876; am John Hunt arrived Both were trasferred in lB78---Hatch to be there from Utah in May, 1877; of Woodruff, 25 miles above St. -Jo sephj on M.ay 26,of that ye £§me:.:cPresiding Elder John Kartchner---who had been Bd.s'iop of the old Taylor eueoeed Hunt to year; and settlement below St. Joseph, and thenof tlSilv.er Creek" (Snol'lflake) Dec. 1, 1878. Taybr on There seems to be some uncertainty as to the time of settlement of tyis Taylor fort. One writer speaks the Little Oo l.or-cdo and 5 miles be Low St. Joseph definiteness, "Taylor was esbabl.Lshed January 22,1878, by 8 fam Panguitch and Beaver,Utah'. Speaking of the abandonment of ilies, mainly the place in 'July, 1878, the same writer says, "there had been little improve ment outside of the sto ckade and, dirrllng hall, and for t.he most 'of the time the people lived in their wagons". Our ranch was some 3 miles from the remains of this little settlement; and as a boy. I often went that far.' from home on :y As I remember the matter, the was a cellar, which 1 supposed had been pony. for milk, and poSsibly root crop, storage; &nd 2 or 3 other structures. My understandin!S has been t:'lat the place was first occupied in l87ty by a few sett l.er-s from Brigham City, who wer-e later joined by Flake, Iviinerly, and Kartchner, who had recently come from Utah. Perhaps the word "established" refers to orpanization---just 6 days after the arrival of Flake, Kartchner, ¥d.nerly and others, John Kartchner was susta.ined as "B'i shop" of the place, w i.t.h WID. J. Flake and A. Minerly as his counselors, respectfuLLy. with apparent from I .. , . This "Taylor" s!1ould not be confused with the. settlement of· t!1e sGme name situated on Silver Creek, 3 miles above Sno"lflake. Both were named for John Taylor, Taylor did not tecome President of the Church until Oct ober- 10, was in on Silver founded first first known Taylor Creek, "Bagley", 1881, "Walker"; isting postoffice tfWalkerlt in Arizona Territory, Taylor, !1onoring President John Taylor. ready to 1880., as t.hen e" 'V as and in early 1878, the was because of an al name changed , |
