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Show 70 Murphy, Lysander Dayton Wm C. and son Pleasant S. Bradford, Lars Jenson and enson, and Gus Anderson. On an all that unsigned sheet of legal cap, Charles, Wm. Greer, Giles Holden, boy Chris., the boy Ephraim SOr we find the following listed as departure of this left to. ho.ld the settlement after the were Angell, Geo. Buckler and wife (it is probatiLe the went with his mother), John A. Blythe, Joseph W. T. Rocers boy George Daniel H. McMurrin, McAllister, Frederick k. Olsen and wife, Alma and wife, Wm. M. Whipple and Nielson wife John McLaws Hans Iverson, Clark am Moses B. Steele ' and wi fe, James E. Shelley wife, company:-- Theodore and wife. Jmes * By combining * the two lists of peo.ple---those who went to Utah theCamp---we find several persons are no.t accounted and those left at for, who are givenas'coming with the pioneer Co.mpany March 24,1876. There may have been some interchange of members among the co.lonies, Some went to Utah, if not at this of which we find no direct record. either earlier or later than the group listed above---John time, , and Edwin Lycurgus Westover and his Wife and child, must BUshman have done so, since'wefind record of their return later, Apr. 30, 1877. Alfred Cluff must have remained, although not here listed, since he was a counselor to. James E. Shelley over the group who did not go. At times we find record of Glutf being away from the colony at work-- he sent the colonists At one time at Show ang later at Alpine. Low, load of oats because he thought a they were in dire need. 1876 mission, as was frequently that Nielson's statement, probably written in 1881, the case later. that until remained had may of date, 1876 the immigrants hardly 1/10 of It is not improbable that some indicate that almost of those who returned to Utah in settlement failed to return to their-Arizona constant accretions of new 'missionaries' were nec colonization project would not fail. Interchange essary to ensure that the constitute abandonment. not would o sfR-t among the colonies until January, 1900, when IIMission" eral release from the to a Conference at St. Johns, such, signed by President Lorenzo Snow, releases for special individual of number where it was announced. (A Wm. C., Allen's however---note Capt. may heve been granted, reason, father his of necessitating death the of return to Utah in 1884 because TherHea Apostre'carre8 his release. later St. Joseph, and now colony---first called 'Allen', 4 co.Lorri.e s to pro V! the of original Joseph Ci ty---was the only one at and times, as we may note in permanent at its original location; The Allen its history, it was the on point of abandonment. - Allen Colony 1876-77 Arrivals, Not 1-1embers of Original From'Salt Lake City:-- Franklin D. From Provo :-- L. o. Glazier. Cottonwood:-Oluf Bohn. From Richards'Gray and wife Clara. I Big From Cottonwood:-- Sidney Pitman, Joseph Thayne. abandonment of abed early in 1877; "Chills and Fever" had caused the .. 0.' Peterson;, R funk the fo.l Lowi.ng came. f rom there :--' P of James Wlle Capt. Willie (daughter wife Mary Joseph H. Richards and with 4 children: Parley, Willie, of ill-fated handcart company of 1856) Enuna born at Obed, and Ezra (all born at Mendon, Cache Co., Utah) and . ,a? rly; I |
