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Show Coppy. Moan It is The name is said to be' variously spelled: Mon Copie, Moen Kopie, an Indian wc rd meaning "running water". etc. It was a Lamanite missionary post; and according to figurs in the Little Colorado stake records, was, situated about 110 miles no.ct.hwe s t of Sunset, and about 70 miles south of Lee' s Ferry. It was founded by Indian ma s s t o nar t e e sent from Utah. The report of. December 31, 1877 showed a population of 25, 5 fai1i8s; but thih incrtased, with fluctuations of course until on Dec. 1, 15b5, a pou lation of 230 was given---of this latter number, h owe ve r j S Indian Elders and 101 Indian members are mentioned; nothing is said of ch i.Ld re n , a.Lt hcugh it. would seem that in a group so large t he r e would be also a number of children "under 8 ye s.r e of age". given . '(It is probable that Indians comprised a portion 'of the total .population reported t no t.he r settlements also. St. Joseph on the same date, Dec. 1, 18)5, reports 2 Indian lder6 and 55 Lamani te members. Considerable attention was given the Indians throughout history of the stake. Through their understanding of the Book the Saints Mormon, Latter-day recognized the origin of the abor iginal inhabitants of the country; and considered it their duty to convert them to the gospel. .A noticeable feature at perhaps nearly the of every conference was the aries to the Indians.) sustaining of a numer of men as mission Industrial pursuits here were for the most part pastoral; and small· wo o Le.n factory was put in operation by John W. Young in' 1879. Teaching the Indians how to cultivate thesoi1 was also an important part of the work at Moan Ooppy, a s it a Ls o played a part in the history of the other settlements. a Ecclesiastic'ally: Andrew S. Gibbons, o r omt ne nt as an Indian missionary and a member of the' stake high council, was sustained presiding elder May 26, 1878;and his counselors, M. p. lIiortensen Edmund Nelson, were sustained On Dec. Ls t of the Sept. 1, 1878. . same 1, .1879, by A. L. counse elder; . Alonzo Farnsworth was sustained presiding elder; and on it appe ar s that this p re s I ding elder was succeeded with Farnsworth, George B. Gardner and Edmund Nelson as year, June - am 1881. Lcr s and he , l{ay 29, '1880, M. P. Mortensen was sustained presiding was succeeded by. George B. Gardner, K± on May 28, ' . Aug. 27, 1882, A. L. Farnsworth was sustained bishop with. Chri& A. M. Farnsworth as counselors; and on March 14, 1886, David Brinkerhoff was sustained in the same position with A. M. FarnSWol'th and William Harris as counselors. tian L. Obed (Lingo) , This was 1876---George some Chrsitensen and springs one of Lake's across four original settlements made in March, It was located at company settling here.. the river from Joseph City (St. Joseph) and near the swamps. Chi1s and fever soon attacked the settlers; and because of the unhealthful location, the settlement was abandoned in 1877, George L2ke with most of the inhabitants removing to Brigham City, and a few settling at St. Joseph and Sunset. Among those settling at st. Joseph was Joseph H. so well known in the historyof Richards, I. |
