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Show d Ballingrts fer sometime. The brethren proceed to plow and put in crops a.nd ccnstructing in the river, which was very difficult work be c au s e of the. Allen and Obed sandy, treacherous nature of the river cottom. Obe di t ch , and Al d some of dam. made miles one 6 i mak in d ng Sunset made a dam i h place'belo_ orne 3 miles of. ditch. Clec..,r creek empties into the. Lit .Le Co Lo radc , and made, some es of ditch. Balling.er's started opposite their camp, but af rds m'ved up abcut one-h&lf mile and constructed their dam ; but did not succeed in getting water to their farming land, is deep there, and the water was low. e channel rle 3 first named camps D1B.k K"&Jdcu n ax Kl'..K l+ each .. i their provisions her as one family. i together. implements together and Ballinger's did not eat at ate and one and worked t ab Le , but (First visit from church authori ties) , 1876. 1ounselor to the first presidency D. H. Wells, Apostes E. Snow Young, Jun., Indian missionaries and o t.he r s arrived at Sunset. . • 1876. held re rri ng of t, meeting there, June 5th at Obed, 6th at Allen, and on the 7th at Ballinger's, and on the 8th started on Utah via Le'e' e Fer.ry. to r-e tur n They counselled the. pe ople to and build forts for protection in case of i ni tedly together, Indians.of the Navajoes and Moquies r from Indians and otters. d here very frequently and were very friendly. XE XkI settlers) ..; sa t i ef ac t Lo n among mring the sr, many returried back to Utah, some to bring on famlies, and otnera not to come back, being dissatisfied; ' rhey . _.. \. - , Hardly ry few, after a lapse of 5 years, .have come back. )f those ca.lled on the mission having remained. ManY of,,/those nt back circulating evil and Untruthful reports about the -:y and the manner in which the' saints 'were Lab o r Lrig together •. I u-ter the return of Pr e e i de nt, D. H. Wells and party to Utah, a dated r was received from Presidents B. Young and D. H. WellS, ake Ci ty, _July 15th, 1876, stating that those whose mouths ar'e )f murmuring, ani whose hearts incline to apostasy, of whom lad been reliably informed there was a few in some of the camps, i not remain here lest they poison the camps with the leave i!· ill r e e t ing Desiring that the settlements on the Lit i_.le ado be built up to the Lord in righteousness, wherein an ex561--' will be set to the surrounding Lamanites;. and that the labors of ;ss and individuality that have characterized the )f our brethren should not find pa.ce wi th tose called to this . . . . , )n. 9, 1876. (A SW Mill received and installed; celved letter with that date from President B. Young stating he Steam Saw Mill would be at the crOSSing of the big Colorado s Ls t of September; 'am to have teams at the r Lve r on .t.ha t date ie t ve it. ......... L9, :-' )..", 1876. different camps sent teams back to Lee's Ferry to me e t- the' saw mill sent by the Church fro Mount Trombull, and returned, L t Sept., 2? th. I t was located in the Mogollo n Mou nta ins ne es: a surrounded by an abundance of pine timber, some 40 miles west 1", . |
