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Show 81 After a stor0 we experienced there into being. in the park, especially in the northern part mentioned\y were many ponds the wash which John L. Nuttal, which 6 springs are part of the park; and of course, possession drains it is found. their waters into this empty there here of these had been obtained by the Mo rmons T m whole of the park appeared to be heavily grassed. There were great numbers of ducks, geese, and other wildfowl---Iater sportsmen, perhaps coming to Flagstaff by train, . came to Pleasant Valley to hunt these birds. when the dairying business operated by settlements---Sunset, Brigham City, and St. Joseph---in As far as I have learned, Orvil E. Bates system began. I am not sure the, "rach(ithere. p:eRiinltde;:JSPver made Cty, ne re6ft6i 4,400# OL cneese At a river the 3 Order United the was the first Brigham Valley since July Conference in atPleasant says 5,400# of chese and 442# of butter had been made there since June 1st. As a matter of bringing the two reports into agreement:--Nuttal speaks of an extra Nuttal, writing 1st. unier date of Oct. 23, 1878, production; and it is also by no means improbable that 1,000# of cheese had been sent to the river settlements from which the workers Nuttal also mentions 3 dwellings 16xl6 ft., a kitch at the dairy came. en or dining hall 32xl6 ft., and corrals, pens, etc. month of sheep were kept at this ranch in numbers, prob ably belonging to the LDS Chl.<rch, the Little Colorado Stake, and the When the Br'Lgham City Ward component Wards and member.s of the same. Pleasant Valley were sold to the was abandoned in 1881, its interests at President Lot Smith"to keep turned over to Church for $500.00, and tithing stock from this Stae upon". Cattle, horses, In was 1883, built proposed a as and far as Considerable trouble at Pleasant Valley railroad to connect Pleasant came and in Valley; Flagstaff and Globe, Ariz. but not onward to Globe. 1887 in closing the United Order business (See Closing of Sunset United Order). Sunset. Woodruff The Woodruff Valley, just south of "Canon Peak" (Woodruff Butte) who 1ej the first recon was traversed in 1851 by Lorenzo Sitgreaves, the Little Colorado naissance party sent by the United States through of mounted men had by-passed Valley after the Mexican vlar. This party jown the north side travelling the from south, by Silver Creek Canyon and re-cross Woodruff the site, and through of the Little Go10ra10, Butte. They may have the River a short distance south of Woodruff Little Valley, since to through pass travelled near enough the canyon of it. on both sides walls they mpntion perpendicular As was cupied for the a was oc the Woodruff site with Snowflake Valley, interests the came. Of course, short time bsf'o re the Mormons Scott---were Felix purchased ---Luther Martin and ease of the 2·ranchers exploration of the ioodruff Valley apears The first saints. down t a party from Allen, 25 ls to have been made (by the Mormons) by James cardon, H. Richards, the Little Colorado. ---Joseph the was Occupatlon in 1877. rnad Thurman, and Peter O. Peterson, A. Wm. Walker, Charles Riggs, Hans Gulbransen, same year by Cardon, and perhaps others. by the Lewis.P. |
