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Show JOSEph City, Arizona. Dec. 2, 1934. the front of the Little Colorado stake minute book are SE:V eral lEaves fille_ith historical irormation---I take it to be Because in t he h a nd-w r i t Lng ol rihod:f G. Nielson, stake c r e r k the torn. s are s.-e these Le ave beccmi loose and of ng of age, many i t this nu ec r of ma is a p copy history. following , At , "History "J.l6" , About Little the Colorado Mission". (Settlers called) 1876. th i of time s mi ss i o na r f e s were the Fi..:'st different Territory 'of Ar tz c called upcn by bishops of the of the Church, through na wards in Utah, to make permanent homes in the the with instruct river or it Colcrado Little on tt tributaries, none bei ng ,want 'ions that they Wt:;I'E to Ls.b c r in the United Order: Order. ted the Uni in to ve and labor 1i unwilli were 'who ed ng the Presidency ' . .. Jan., 1?_76 L Organiiatio n or igin of c ompa ) .(, Youhg City, --i[:'}:; ' Pr e std e nt Brigham in .Salt Lake followthe presiding, which most of t he missionaries a t t e nde d ; and Lot Smi th as captai n of t Le company 'ing ,o;ganizatio ns were made: the 12th ward and upward'cf Salt LC4ke· from comprising thcse'ca.Lled of Salt Lake Count and t.h e counties City. and the northern portion of- Da.vis, Morgan, Summi t1 and Wasatch. George Lake as captain of Wm. C. Alln 'Bo·x Elder and Cache counties. tho se called from 'A me€til1€ , and nt e s held was rl Weber, captain of 'those called the Ls t and up to and fncluding the 11th ward of Salt Lake City and te soutErn portion of Salt Lake county iJ _Je SSc O. Balli nger as captain of those and of the county of t1tab.. called from Sanpete and Juab ccunties. as . " F eb_._3, __ 1_8_?_6. __ Those (_T_h_e start livi·ng had'arrived, left at or lt near Lake 2 lS?6.(Arrival March for __ at Arizona) Slt Lake City or north thereof, City and proceded southward. Sunset who ( (Set tl,em nts) Crossing) first teams, ar r i ve d at Sunset c r o eeI ng of the Li tt I e Color ado river, a nd the following day t r-e three first captains me nt i o ne d , with those of tbeir companies who hz:d travelled with them, proceed After the ed up tbe river some 20 mile6, when a council was held. and Alien C. company brethren had e xp.Lc.re d the country some, W. named the settled abcut 20 mileS southeast of Sunset crOSSing, and te side d on the t set Le .oppcsi and place Allen. company George Lake 'of the river ab ou ; 2 nu Le s s ou t hwe s t of Allen, and name d t r.e place Lot Smith Obed. It was situated near some springs and meado land. and compa came back and settled about 3 miles below and northeast of Sunset east side of the river, and called the on the The ' . crossing, EVintlY Sunset. (Writ'era note: northwest of Sunset c ro sa i ng inste J sse .Q. Balli nf.e t: and COL'-,o< I se t tIE. place Sttnset c ro s sLng on the west side of the a nor e r r-o r-v-Bu nee .e as t abou t river. as t mi Le s -his place , was here given) no r th of . was x .'?,!) '" .,' .. ,- e |
