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Show .... _ v . ... · ;. A,s -nes' ben·.t' caee with 'Jnany' e 'for"both th lies . .-:'.-:' .... .... .. ,'. act.1on" the, 8Dl8 of, good :a. The n. el, wr,1ter emember, he 'was only in been. sea Lo the, D,;. ut_ only vaguelY-, _ ... ot .. - . , _ _ MaJo:r since his killed. Personal'memoria eeventh year wh hOlfe:ver, 8e mueh more clear of 8 twenty-eight mile horseo8ck ride a in company with young man, one of' the eons ot Lot Snith When the 88e under such cond1t1ns, ame personal over rather intimately. The writer 1ot the opinion that President smith the Major was m8tte8 wer probably he W88 to Bome extent :. '18 :lk:dotten e codit1on8 existing after the tlaments, may h8ve been rather 88s11v , tI . has been somewhat maligned--and under the fallu:e;ric lower Little tfthe ended". an character; " 0 Colorado set- The idea that he was 8 wkiller" have intimated, is hardly belieTble. Bis work in opposing it was en route to' Utah in 1857 was probably the origin ot s n t e minds of sane of his In this work enemies. Sm1 th acted i n accoIanc. with instruction. receivad fram general ott1 mounted men burned a number ot wagon tre1ns. siezed an 8 a and other cnatng belonging to the incoming army J::ose t:is r.myhWhile s:r:!n:d:e ond :81 supplies and turned th e grass along the route and did such other things as they to imp d e the progress of the s. troops toward Utah, u. It is at they were under • r, 8 t r i c t or d era trom the Utah Officials not to take human lit a, and it is also stated, apparently on good authority, that none was taken. could stat:d hOfevOerest8thll • Considerable exception hs been taken by same of our earlier Arizona people to President smith's attitude and actions in the matter of the set tlement or theLi ttle Colorado stake United Order atfairs in 1886 and 1887. As betore noted, at the te of the abandonment ot the Brigham City set tlement in 1881, the Pleasant Valley pasture lands were turned over to him At the ttme the appraising committee for use in caring for Church' cattle. their work ot "tallying" an1mals,8/6/86, arrived in Pleasant Valley and began Sai th was on his way back fran Mexico. On the 27th of the month, the 1012 head ot cattle, 175 horses, and 2400 while the work ot counting sheep, perhaps mostly belonging to the Sunset United Order co., was 1n progress, he arrived; and,it is said, expressed same displeasure His state:'" that his coming had not been awai ted before taking up the work. as given by a mem aent at one time that he would have none of -;;he property, have telt same he might ber of the committee, it seems would indicate that head of also states that tor a te This committeeman, in his diary, and that Smith retused to conter with members of the apPOinted committee; a edia as was used David K Udall, with wham Smith was on friendly terms, matter ot dividing the herds tor. The trouble appears to have been in the the.m---an otfer ot with Smith after his many years ot work in caring tor year, perhaps e for the time was refused, the amount, $1500.00 per whet"hurt". salary It must be remembered, how these animals for some five or s1x ever, that Brother Smith had worked with that he was entitled to a little years; and probably conscientiously telt the members of the canmi ttee more of the increase in the property than he regarded seemed Earll in too little for h and his sons. as readY to allow. Meils Before 1864 irregularly of st. b; Johns,held the year just in Arizona was brought was delivered such mail matter 8S solomon Barth,d later As already noted, the mill wry. 8S early 8S Albuquerque to Prescott a meil contract fran given; and by 1865 8 weekly mail service was in operation be- I, I I !ji I I I I I |
