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Show I , I \ l _!!.rly Jp City H!stE,_, _______ The following is a copy of a short historical. .manu s c r Lp t on In it, in the file with early records of the Joseph City ward. words of some one of the early settlers, willbe found definite i nr crma ti 0 n r-e La t i ve to locat i ng and. nami ng the t own, name s of members of the William C. Allen pioneer company, the Unf t.ed Order, etc. Because of the way in which it is written, it is almost im possible to place it under topical headings. The present writer has made corrections in spelling and pu nc tuat I cn only. "Eatlement of St. oseph! A. T.N "In'January, 1876, the Presiding Authorities of the Church of Jeslls Christ of Latter-day Saints called about 200 men to go into the North 'Eastern Part of Al"izona to establish se t.t Leme nt e and work in the Unitd Order. On the 29th of January, ,18?Q,Pre6ident all those had been chosen to meet in Salt Lake called that Young City. ,Q,uite a number met , and we r e organized into 4 companies, JlZlil with Lot Smith President of 50, George Lake Pres. of 50, Wm. C., Allen Pres. of 50, and Jesse Ballinger Pres. of qO. " After Early in February, 1876, the greater Portion 5atted. nccunt.e r i rg considerable snow am mud, t-he leading. company of about 30,men and a few women, wi th Presidents Smith, Lake and Allen arrived at what isnow known as St. Joseph 9n the 24th of Yarch. 1ter some prospecting and exploring, Lot Smith and his 25 miles down the l."iver, e.nd loca.ted at what was went company known as SUn8t crossing. George Lake with his company w6nt across the river south 3 miles and located at some springs,and named the place Obed. Jesse O. Ballinger locatd 5 milEs below Sunset wi th Allen and company his. crossing company» and W. c ,stayed where We first landed. e •. There were len'S company: the following Wm C. AIle n T. J. Angen (or Chris Berger George and -: j Buckler 2 f;' h wife chil<iren ll Un r r·i Yl that belored'to from Drape r-, Salt Lake Salt Lake City Cottonwood Auger) John J. Blythe Richard M. Carlile James Clark, wife and 2 children H. w. Despain J. H. Freeman F. D. B.. Gray G. E. Hill s. G. Ladd Fredrick A. Olsen D. H. McAllister J names Slt Co. Wm. , C. A Utah. I I City Slt Lake ci ty Lake Mill Creek lUll Creek- SG.1t Lake " " • " • " n City , ... .' ,I., ". |
