Joseph City land problems, and other accounts of Joseph City and Tuba City

Typed transcript of various articles related to Joseph City and Tuba City and the Mormon settlers. Arizona Gazette (Phoenix, AZ), Feb. 26, 1915; "The Life of George Warren Sirrine, transcribed by Warren L. Sirrine (11 pages); Memories of Martin D. Bushman of Snowflake, Arizona, of Seth Turner, as given to Maurice J. Tanner, summer of 1973" (2 p.); Coconino Sun, Nov. 15, 1902 article: "Tuba City settlers sell to Uncle Sam," copied by E.M. & P.T. Reilly (2 pages); Coconino Sun, June 4, 1898 article: "Government farmer with Indian aid tries to capture Tuba City" (2 pages); Copy of handwritten statement of John J. Tanner dated April 2nd 1894 at South Cottonwood about the conversion of his grandfather, John Tanner, at Lake George, New York, along with a transcription; Handwritten original and typed transcription of an account of statements made at a family reunion by Smith Tanner, Myron Tanner, and Nathan Tanner about family episodes.

Fr~ for Arizona. relief. Gazette, Navajo c.)hoenix, ~ount.x. Arizona, Citi;rnns Februq_ry Comph.in 26, Acts 1Yl5: of the Legislature is asked L9.nd Commission. GeorgeS. Tann"er Com?hining of an allee;0d in,-justico dono to thni:1 by thfl state land commission in its protest agp.inst the allowance of their land entries, residents of the little Mormon colony q_t St. Joseph, in Navajo county, hn.ve ?resented their grievance~ to the state lep;i.shture thrmtgh a netition filed in tho se:i.ati-1 hy S:mn_+,or !;rahb. The ootitionars in pr·ot0sting eight men and pray to ba delivered fror.i the results of the acts the issue of their pa.tents. The petition which is women residing in or n0ar St. Joseph, reads: of the co!llffiission sif11ed by forty- Whoroas, in the month of March, 1876, a colony of Mormons settled in northern Arizona, in tho valley of the Little Colorado rivor, in the vicinity of what is now the villag8 of St. Joseph, and forthwith beg;lll and have ever since continued industriously to reclaim thetland from its desert condition, enduring almost incredible hardships in the ~~g~gg}h~gnof their efforts to establish their homes and make a living for thoir families through af?;ricultural pursuits, all of which is set forth in detail in the 9.ttached "History of tho settlement of St. Joseph by Mormon colonists," and YTherea.s, The land upon which said settlement was ma.de ·was, lJ.pon survey m._q_dea of years after initiation of such settlement, determined to be section 16, township 18~ north of range 19, east of Gila and s~lt River miridi~n; sections 16 .of townships in Arizona being school land if not appropri.a ted by settlement to the attachment of the school grf\nt upon survey, and number Tho first settlers being strenuously occupied in their eff'orts to establish a water sunply necessary to the reclamation of their lands, failed in the early ldstory of heir settlement to take steps to est9.blish their right;s and secure government title to their premises, and Whereas, Whereas, n-2xx~Dt~ The said sect ion 16, h1 vin g been a ppropr ia t ed l:)rior to its identification by survey in the field, and the settlement thereon h.-:lving; been diligontly TM.inta.ined, it follo\'rS thqt the said section never was and never can be school land. and Whereas, 'F'our of tho early settlers on the said section, to wit: John Bushmq_n, 0 ohn 1-fol.etws, and Mrs. Joseph H. Richards, lToanna Westover, only recently 1te~PiJi!~ le9.rninf; that by virt e of co:nplhnce with the general homestectd laws they had el3.rned title to their lands, thereupon filed in the United States land office m Phoenix, Arizona, hom~stead applications embracing s.11 of the said section 16, and are desirous of ~king ~t the e'lrliest possible mor.wnt final proof of residence thereon and improvements 8nd cultivation there of, and in the said land office protests Yfhereas, The state land commission promptly filed against the allowance of a.11 of said homestea.d af)plications, which protests if prosecuted wil 1 de lay fina 1 act ion by the depa.rtment of the interior on said homestead cases, and will cause the said homestead claimants the consider~ble expense of a h0aring before the land office, and Whereas, the current report of the state land co:r.unission sympathetically relates th0 history of the St. ~To~rnph settlers, and recommends legislativo action for imoortqnce because conflicting their relief, which reco:rn.."Tlendation is of little with the statehood enabling act, and for other rea;ons ,. and St. Joseph Land -2- 1/fuereas, The said report of the commission rd.mits the equities which the settlers cl~iln and while ostensibly in sympathy with the desires of the settlers to acquire their lands fails entirely to mention the fact that even while the said report was being written the protests of said commission were of record in the lfl.Ild offioe. Now, therefore, the undersigned homestead claimants and other citizens or settlers residing on the lands described heroin or in the vicinity thereof, respectfully petition the legislature of the state of Arizon~ to extend relief to the said as suggested by the st~te larni corru1ission, and that the homestead claimants, manner of such relief be the direction of your honorable body to the said commission to withdraw its protests al]l.inst said homestead aoplications, to the end thC\.t the honorable the co!Th--:1issioner of the general land office may, in his disincretion, pass upon the s~fficiency of the final proofs in said cases without terposition of objections of the said state la...~d commission Attached to the petition is a long history the colony alive. Beginning with the first in graphic la.nguage the trials and troubles their dams year by year and the moneys they w~ters of the Little Colorado, amounting to and concludes: tlement and occupancy of the attempts ma.de to found and keep in 1876, the statement tells settlement of' the settlers, the washing out of expended in trying to conserve the $35,000. It recites their long set- uppn "Yotice of these certain homeste3.d applications was served/the state land comIt was the expectation of tho honestead claimants that when knowledge mission. land commission of the trials endured by the settlers at St. ca.me to the state Joseph throughout a period of many years the commission would lend its sympathy and aid to an effort to acquire title to the lands. To their great surprise, the by either equity or law, promptly protested all of the commission unsupported hor.iestead applications. Instead of assisting the settlers in their efforts to acquire their lands, the commission todcan attitude distinctly hostile, attempting to blockada the only possible avenue of escape, at the same time protesting its to serve the interosts of the horaestead claimants. The report of the disposition said commission, pages 162 and 163, as to the said section 16 embodies a sympathetic relation of the equities of the squatters. In fact the author thereof st9.tes that the story of the early trials, dangers and experiences of these St. Joseph pioneers would read like a romance. The actual attitude of tho com.~ission, as indicated by its record of acts before the United States land office is, however, far from sympathetic with the cause of the colonists. Tne suggestions made by tho corunis..,ion for their reli.of appear n.b0olutoly futile. 'Legislation should For instance, the first paragraph of the report says in part: be provided for the protection in such cases of the equities of the settlers by the survey of the lands so affected into lots conforming to the holdings of each land sottler and the sale of the lots at valuations to be fixed by the state department.' 11 as much as the enabling act which ~ve Arizona statehood provides (section 28): L~ whole or in part, except to the highest 'Sta.ta lands shall not be sold or leased, and best bidder at a public auction to be held at the county seat of the county wherein the lands to be affected, or the major portion thereof, shall lie.• The to be fixed by suggestion that lots in St. Joseph can ever be sold at valuations the state land department seems ill advised. "In "Furthermore the final para{iraph of the said report, inconsistent with the former quotations, reads as follows: 'The only adequate solution of the St. Joseph and lies, as stated in le~islation authorizing the subdivision, by similar problems by the state land department, of evcll sections, and tho sa.lo thereof in the manner St. a.nd under oor..mission Joseph I.and -3- the conditions im:-,osed by tho constitution recommends that such action be ta.ken.' and the enabling a.ct. The would be inequitable by re~son of th8 fact tha.t the sale of the "Such a. solution lands b the manner suggested me.9.ns their s~le at auction after due o.dvertisernent to thG highest bidder 1 and nresent claimants are afforded rio preferonce rights to purchase. It is easy to see th-1.t sales so ~onducted would result in the individual solely settlers paying to the state of Ariz.ona a :J:::-ice for lands r.1ade valuable -through the efforts of the settlers themselves. Th1.is the settlers, h?"tvi:ftg-~±'!t&&&, having placed improvements on his proparty, at a ~reat cost in• time and money, not only vrouldr,eap no benefit therefrom himself, but might actually have to pay for would thus rob him of the actual value of his ti.me and imthem afg3.in. The state provements, as well as the unearned increment. A more inequitable plan could be conceived. scarcely "The only adequate and equitable solution of the problem is in pursuance of the heretofore initiated, the acquisition of the land under the homestead laws, and this consumation would h:::i.ve already been witnessed had the commission not taken its ill-advised, extraordinary and unjust position. plan "An analysis of the grounds absurdity. For the lack of 1ria.de are fairly stated. of the protest space they are by the submitted not rel~ted here state in full, as one ground the commission holds that the said section Inasmuch as settlement w~s made thereon prior to survey consistently maintained, this statement is clearly in error. "First, section. shows but their the points is a school and has bean the state contends thR.t the homestead claimants failed to exercise their "Second, preference rights to enter the land within ninety days after the official filing of the plat of survey. Further, th~t because the time when settlement was initiated until the date of expiration of the oreference rights to enter was less than five years, the requirement of five years residence could not be met because the said section 16 reverted to the territory of Arizona. when the settlers' time to enter expired. ttEven a superficial consideration of la.vr should have demonstrated to the honorable commission and i.ts counsel that this statement is iJ1correct. In the case of South Dakot3. versus 1'.hori'i.9.s, it W9.S held by the secretary of the iJ,_torior (syllabus): 'A settler uooM;>'surveyed pnblic b.nd who fails to assert his cl9.im within three months after the filing of the tmvnship plat of survey does not thereby forfeit his setin fn.vor of the stqte's clai..Tfl to the land under its school land grant.' tlement right Vol. 35. P. 171 .. ) -(Land Decisions, "The fore·go:i.ng citation is there can be no la..ehes that in harmony with in favor of' the m_q_nyother school gr~t. final decisions, a 11 holding "Third, the pnotest recites the statement of the homestead oh.irriants that their I . aoplications are 'in good faith made for the purpose of actu~l settlement and oultivs.tion and not .for the benefit of any other person, 0ersons, or cor,oration. But the commission said, as a m,9.tter of fact, p 1 rts of the land applied f'or by the olaim~nts are under occupation by persons other than themselves and have been so occupied for many years; that the state is informed and believes thgt an understandbg has been reA,c:hed between the persons at interest to the end th9.t should patent be obt~ined other settlers will be protected to the extent of the respective hol<linF';; that, therefore, the said homestead anplico.tions wore filed not only for St. the benefit Joseph of the applicants land but -4also in the interest o~ sundry other persons. "The homestead claimants L--i question resent this attack by the state land commission on their good faith indicated in the said paragraph; they resent the assumption by the said commission of inquisitorial powers; they assert their through instruction from their co1.U1sel with the non-alienation familiarity cl~use of the public l~nd l~ws and d0ny th~t any agreements h~ve beAn made to alienate any of the land affected. de::>artmental "Th(Ua.ssert tha..t the sett lament of St. ,Tosoph is shmm on the official that they have no L~tention of denying to the honorable secretary m~ps of Arizona; of the interior the existencs of the said settlement; and furthermore, they assert tn 1na.ki/grave point of the fact that the deoision of the commission in attempting th~t there are settlers on the land who arrived subsequently to the original settlers is purely gratuitous. "Decisions of the secretary are of interest in the above connection: 'Rights acquired by settlement not defeated by subsequent to~msite settlement.• (Lend Decisions. Vol. II, P. 330) 'The agreement of a homesteader to protect Mexican village settlers in their occupancy does not render the entry specul~tive, nor bring it within the status which provides that entry shall not be JT1!:tdefor the benefit of another, where it is apparent th~t said occupancy is not at the instance of the entryman.' (Land Dec is ions, Vol. 20, P. 346). "They further assert their intention of proceeding under advice of oounsel to seour~ title to their claims by A.djudica t ion by the deµ~rtment of the interior;' and they request th~t the state land commission repair so far as is now possible the injustice already done them through the said protest by an imm8diate withdrav-ral there of, thus avoiding the heavy/expense to the state and to th·1 said of the delay in official claimants of a he9.ring and avoiding; a. cohtinuance departmental action already ca.used by the unjust, unwarranted and prejudicial attitude of the state land commission. ) T~ LIFZ OF ~C.~ Trar:.scr.:..he:r:1 .Lr:):-r: St,J~r Ti:,s origL'1 o: t: e Sirrj_nes in ,\mericd i:--::::",t :-_sl? 0 r, _·i:..cr:·.1i.':::3 d2 uf~yet<:e, fitte·l to ..\; ..=:r~i~~ cl groll? of !'"'re:rct sol<iiers. : -~ :."i:T'..--_t tL-:? to ~;i7s ~-£T~t b the ?2triots by ·.;arr2n L. 0:::..rrine i!1to, tr:::. ro~ant_ic tiMe when .:i.~erica I s .Jut s.t ::ic mm sx~e::E~, a v2ss2-l 2.r:c...bro:.ight 'fhis gr'?c~t 1'rier.i of .~1~erj.ca crriv';c! ju~t at of -~"'1.Gric;;. i!1 fr.fir st::l:I:.:.:le for fre9' .. or.1• goes back .·.:i~o:i,s -:J~,)fe ?:-end: volu:1teers F'r:o ~!:;1"!.e witl:. Lafayette T-~~re ttr·0n b:."'ot''..f'rs n:;.r::2 of Sirrine. 3o anxious ,;,~ere these b1·oth8rs and s·)m9 of ti··e o-c,r.2r solrl.iers In tha soil, t:1~~t thEy iu:-r1pe(1overboard an~ tri8d to 'Bv-f.Lmt') s.:Jr-2. br,:,t:.ers W8.s drm-n:ec.. :)v the c:ur- on ;itte:-::pt, one to land tvro. Ja:;1es 3.nd. 1,•:illi.t~m, er1listed in the \iar of the reb9llion artd fo'J.ght 2r.tir-3 c:.ir-8.tion. After the .-rar, they ssttled in ~·ew York St2_t2., wr.ere O!'le of t~er.-:, T~.illiam, :,;:,_s ?~ 1Jloycd by a man by tr:e n~'r:.e of J3ycocks (Ja.7c.::,x). A romance of lova tr;.::-:.s,:..rec h2re :en ... ,,-ill i an fell dee:1ly in lov~ ·with his e~?loyer' s raurhter. The em?l~Jbut as love contI"'.)ls in such cases, they er ;_~i~ n-:lt q'1ite a?:1rove or th,sir marriage, ~...-er1..~ r:;, r:::-isd anyway. T~e ot:~er e.· ..:rir._§; :.t5. 1. been.mp, muc:! attached to his s0::1-b-l;rr.=.uld T,fhemhe died• ·_ tract of land n-2ar the [i1clson 'i~ Ver. 1iill::.~Y:J SL.-rine ~el t varJ kindly t'.)vs.r-d. t:iose ·-fr;:i v;e:-e in th~ ~-:ar wi t:'l hirn, 2.nd tri2d to r"'.elp fr.e-:n by si::-_)ling tb:Hr notes i;fr_L,:1 hs ·pas a.ften;arris req1_1ir2d to ~a:r. This was the cause ::,f him losing all his 9ro~)f'rty. 1 tig ?2..rt:{ -i;,·as g.Jing 1.vest ..a:d an:i ~12 decided to out:~.'i.t 2. pn.irie sctoona~ ani r)in i:-ith then. =:r. -e;.,-; 7 led. J aycock-:i • afterward==> r.J..:1a. larfe \. L-., searching the gen~alogy of th2 ancestors of G3orfe -..:ar:'en ,nrrine·, T,-Je1 ind t~at :12 is t}:e sor of !.0::iac Sirrine, v'co ·was ).Drn in ~·ew York Stats, in t~g Y€'ar 1,z8;.:· Isaac's otae:--:·'cr.J:ldrerLL--icluded: ?ephibosheth, Abr~-1h8.r:1,Joh...11, Eannah, Ja::-mel D. a~d S~t.. George .~2::..~r-a:! 'T.-rasthe fifth c::.il 1. A s3.d t:.r::i.;edy occured in tte fa.r._ily en:.C:hrist"l1;1.s eve when a fire oro~e out in the hone, ...rtich t0ok the lif0 of three of their 8hildren. fro:'l. Gel':.ealogists have r:.ot been able to determine rhich line -.-;illia~ or Jar.1es descended Ceorga -i:,.;arren was 8orn at Gold S?ring, ?utman '.,~ounty, L:~~ Yor:<, Dec. 6, .. 1813-. During jic ~::i.rly lifs be li'f;ed in t:.e leverly }fo,_i.se, the :-i'.obinson '_c.L5e--or 11th~! h=tur:tgd house,"as Ee was a rTlill-~Tight by professio~, ::tnd hD7i~g J1oved to ::ew Yorze City whan it w2 s called. abJut sL'C ysars of age wh~re as soon 2s he "tlJ.S old enough :Ce wor:<ed r.;ith his father. One of' nis early ex~eriences was to see one o: the first engim~s a:-1-i :r::ilro3.d trains t11at 09er~. tee in t:ie 'Jn.i.ted States. A.s a boy, ':-le ,,Tent out i·1 t>e orc:i.ard snd bull t a r'.Jad-bed of Ees ;md rails, made ~n eri 5 ine an1 a train of c~u·s. This =hoyed his e::irly a~tit'..lde for 1:a2hir.~:r7, an::l l?d to his fat'-::er ·outting Li.'11 in :::l. rr:.1.~hj_n? S:-Jr')_-J ~t T .... st ?o:i.r.t ..,.-rhen 1-:e w::is but fo·L"'teen y2ars of elf€'. T,,.ith his aptitude for ~1achinery :_e soon became very well quali£'ie,.1 as ?. I"l~cr..,,rnist; r:.oP:::'!t~r, he •ias ::?..nappren tics for cP~,;-e!; ~n=,2.rc, 'f,,rith the 11:r:derst~ :-:~ir.g tr13t hi'.:: father co-.lld co:r'.e ;rnd ret him ~-t -8nytirr,e (a sti-::>u.12tion a:=-rred to by C'.Jtr. ?~1.rtiss b-s_ ore r-e .,.,,.,.;:is ~.lloYec by his f:itb::r, to <:::ntGr sc:~8ol). G:-1accrymt of a strike in th0 iDon f c:mnrl.1.ry, ;'.r. '')J r-r(Y:, r.i:- S~}loys-r, took hir.i .?:nd. j:w2rity-four other bo~rs 01.1t of the maching s~op 2r,d :)ut tr:2r:i L:b the fou::1.r.~a~J. By t:-~i3 ti -:,}_'1?: -::-~')Y'[8 !~~d sgved ·~,50. \-'i tb L1is rn.onf;y he pro DSf"d b'.1yir:;=; ;. co~, ~"'or r·i c nother. i:ot !":;v~1g er1ou[h 1r·.1neyto ouy ths co;..r and in 2 :l,.1i tion p~•y his fa.r-2- to ·;e~,.,Yor:{, he and a ~:i~;Jar_ic!! resolv~-::J i:.o \\alk fr.<:?!'E'. Aft .r soen:,_inf ,1 fc,~.; d:1y~ i:-it:-:. :-.is r:oth~r., i::-h,~ t11as v0ry oa:J~YY 7..'.)have t:'!o cm-r for f2~,.il7 use, he retµrned t:J the fo1.L....,~;i-y-:o ;,.,,)rk. / 2 On 'the trip from New York to Albany, ~sh~ was going dow-n t~e street to get on a boat, somsone to::ik hold of his arm, and sto:)peri hi:n. He lo,)ked around but co:J.ld not see He res~.1In.ed . alking towar,fa thi.:; ~;h.J.rf ,-;h~n he 'Leard 8. voice t;;ll ~-:i.._not to £0 o.r..y any :)r,e. furt}:er, tut to turn arour1.d :...nd g:> back. ~j ~beyir1g th~ co~.rr.and, he- knew t::1:,_t he would 11.iss tl e boat, bat he c9cided to :lo as hs i:...-!3.s told and aft 1~r going ,1. few st9ps 'he heard. a violent explosion. ~llllning over to the ve&sel he found that a big boiler h21 explodAd ar.d killed everyo::1i..=;on boar·d. F.d.s life had bee;1. ffiir-acLllousl); s-9c.red ! At another tilne, he ·Fas sailing down tn.e Ruel.son Riv2~, Then a lot of stea:n carne up a.nd t:-iere w2.s treme.:1dous n0ise. ..., e :.)asse!lgers v;hsn George took his CO'.'.l.t off a:1d b~•':!ama r"ribhtsned and were ab:mt to jr:n9 over-board then s~ung it in the air and told them not to jur.1?, that tl:ere was no irirnEdi:ite danger; he a?ologiz9d to the C2.ptain for what he b.d cbne. The Ca?tai~ said it was all :eight, but wanted to :mow what te could do to s:we the vessel? Georre -::.; • Sirrin-3 told hLn tlla t t:ie heavy pressur& of steam r:ad parted one of the s~ar1s in the pi-pes and said he -:.,.o,J.ldeo a.:id sone bab1::>itt ~et.:?l into it. Sirrine said be 1-~as not repair it ...' ':2his he did by :Jutting going to put L., any claim so the C~1.?t.?.in gave him back his fare, and a ?3.SS on the stea."ner for as long as he lived~ onto th'3 d.ack ~-.:h-3retb.e passeng__,rs were, On account· of ~is having devis9d a method of preventing iron mold .f'r8m blistering, tis employer called hir.I LDto the office to 1~2rn ~is secret. Be~ause of t~is he permitted him to make ar.other· Yisit to New York, tis V'8.f;Bs to contimue, '.:lnd 1:e gaYe hi1l. '.;jO to pay -the expensBs on the trip. ".,;'hentis fatt:..~r i!louir~d of G2orge as to 1~-h,,.'lthe ~d cone =2nd invention was describP.d, his father said to 1-d..7, "Son, you r,ight just as well h:i'tre th asked for $50,000 ?s t~3t inbention is very valuable.rr 0 Another ir1tercstir.g incider.t in r_is youn~ life occured bout this ,:,i,rne. A sea captain ca."'.T!e into Y..r. ?arrot•s offlce ~md t0ld. of having trouble in t1.e 8ngine of ri..is ship tl1at i,;as slo,,;ing up their speed ar:d he 3.skAd :i.f thE're was someone that could go with him and study t..l-ie situation and rep;iir it? Sir:rine was selected to ?O ";.,nth. the Ca:)tain and the latter was scr-prised to see one so y8un~ giv.Pn this responsibility. ~e questioned the a 4 visability by saying, uwnyhe is only a boy, this is a rr.an•s jDb.'r :tr. P~rrot ans~.;ered in ttece words, rr::aptain, I am forer.12n of t:Cis ljob and ·whatever ·r io, the co!l'tpa:uy will back me up, and we· all back up the judgero.snt of this boy. 11 Georr;~ W. Sirrine went ta look the engine and boiler over, th3n requ2sted that th~ steam be run ~p to 200 lbs. to the square Lrich; •·be h.~d the engine goine; to see how much steam it c~:mld stand. ,.,,he real trouble was not i.."1 the engine, but. r-3.ther in the unc.er-pinning. or joints that were too· the full amount of light reight, causing a lot of lost motion and they werB not getting pm"'er because- of this lost motion. This boy proriised to have the vessel rea.ctf by day-. light and if it was not the fastest baat on the river his employer would refund back the mongy for repairs •. T:iith the hel? of two rri.en and some he~:vy timbers, strong clamps to bolt them onto the sleepers, he h!'.l.d the work done by daylight. 'The Ca.?tc:1~intold Hr. P2rrot that he thoug.nt this boy really did kno~-1 his business an:l asked. that George be permitted to accompamJ the boat down the river to Iiew York City. Geo::-6 a told th-::: Captai_-r1 to take on board a barrel of pitch as there ~-ras sure to be some racin that day. f_:b~re was a ra.ce and their vessel reached N.Y. several mirmtes ahead of any ate.er oo?.t. 'Yr-.e C2.?tain T,ras so wel2. pleased tr.at he gave George ·~50cash and a ne:,r suit of clothes ~hich · ..·~re the best he co1J.ld b'.1y in the city .:J.t th2 t time. the Captain Cpon returning to t:eist Point, to f\lb2.ny which ·Ens 2.i.Jout 142 ·:niles. 'I':}A boat f o-J.nd to be vsr-:1 strong. for -~2s tester. Ceorgs's against servic0s on U? t~e river tJ.e ebb ~.r..d tide and Later, when George was employed, he built two mills unrk-r ·t,b:, ctirf'ction '.)f his al tboueh he was but 16 yP..?.rs of a.re. O!!e of the ;'!:ills he had full ch;1rgc of.· Ee wP..s so worried ..·ten he went to bed that r.e rr.ust not have }(nmm w:12.t to t,:as d _inu, ~or ~,:hen he ;;n~okened the next mornL"'lg t • ,e loo!<ed for ~is clot.hes• but could not fh~d ~ny of them, bu~ tJere ~as plenty of ladies clothing, ~n0 found that he h_qd been slee?lng in tha -,.;rong bed! Turning over he fo 1.L~d one of the girls sleeping there, and looking i~ another pa.rt of the room, another girl was asleep. Ee tried to escape without embarassment, but one fa thsr, \ asked 3 of tb-:> girls tr'o:-ceup and ":•ranted to knCowwh~t ~e was doing in their room? Ee explained t~AL:.'lt occa.sL1nally :.ie~alksd in 'his slee;, ::i.:ic r..e nust h.c1.vc<lone so during the nirht and re·' ·, ' +· em.J.~r::'"-3.:SSYnBD , +.... ~,, • -1 S fLE>Cg 1 · er! t,__ +..,'..C--:18.1 t O t;_e ::rOn£ :Jpq,...:1 r;ru.0.n v'J h lS 1ne Cl~ . >.8r:1S~1 -~ V ?. .. S ti,a .,.._t t' r.e f ~-~c:.:: c1 n•?VC?r:.~ll about this incL:~ent. T'r:.ere hac. b~en a he:1vy frost during tr-€ nigl:t,. 2.x tra·~ks t=ere shewn i,-:bE-r~ }ie hcc~ fO!W~ out -of. t~1e out of 1-.is rocn- a.r:d i•alked ?. pbrJi: ~,:ith juste~0;1:;:J: roon for tis faRt. w:-:ile \~e 1,ras in a so'.lnd slee~), a tL~~g !':e ~tould l1a.~=-besn ' a.:.:rai~ to d~ ev-?-n whil.€· ?.wa.ke. 1 1 ..1 • Ceo.c-fe, beinr; a eym-:Jathe tic boy• co:1.ld not st.ar,d to see a larger boy ~ick on t!1~ s--:Allr-;r 1.:>oys, '?.~d t:ould de::'end tha latter. Bt~ l:a.d ~n~.n~figh;.,s ov2r this rr:attPr. r.P-wa.s a ?O:),. skater tir:d love,:i s:{8.-C"?ir!f,on th~ ~~~1donn~br::?r, ·wtich v:hs,n .frozen over, ; 1e cot1ld si<;ite on 2.ll of the Hay to :-:ew York Cit7 on n Satud;y 3.fte2-r.oon ani return 011 S-1.nday; a distar.ce of 52 r:ile3. At on~:; tirne, v'hile go bg down ttere, a grou.? of beys lined up at a plac2 called •t:Jutter:nilk ?oinV' t,) riv9 him a beating, but bf~i:1g a oetter sk::rtt3-r tban ai.-:y one of ·tr_e~, tl1ey co .ild not catch him. 1 t~.:..rr~r:g ~~as e~~loyed by I-'~. to :;:Bst Point. 'Ihis Gave Georee into bad co~nparr<J·where tb.::re was folly of his ways ~md res•)lved to his boys ar:d otc.srs =,Fuinst t.:.,is .?arrot ~.s an en 6 ineer on a traL"'1 tta t went from A.loany oni te bit of J.eisure tirrie AThich resulted ir:. his getting gan:blinz. "3efor8 it wa!; bo late l:.m•:evcr. he sci.w the qal.t, .?-.nd he n2ver r,2.r::blcd <3.gain. Fe frequently -warned evil ?ra~tice. Tta eldest brother of Geo··gE; :•hrren 5:i.rr~e v-;as 1.·:ephibos:::etb 5irri.tie. At an early 2£·3, b.2 '::iec3:r:3 z=.ccp.ainteri with the .younr, pro?tet,, Josr-:oh Smit~.:., ti:e :1ian uho cla:ir~ed to h.?..srrergceived -visitations of heaYenl:r b€1i:'1~s; \.rt,o re~ZY:>d tte gos9el of Jesus Christ and U:e ?riest:1·:)0d God r:-iving hi:n the rie:ht b act in Fis n?.~e and do Eis W8rk here upon t~e e-::;. ..th. Jo·;:.b of t:·~s'3 boys ;er .....good att1.let2s a .d became fast friends, often w-restli!1e tcgetter to test !?.ach other's strer:.'?th. ...:r:ile 11~Josba ~, as li r.:....rtg in i:e~. York State r.e:ir t'h9 pro ?1:et ts home, he bec-:~e v0:r:f ill ?.nd. "·,2s to~ ·we3.k to rise i"rom his bed. The -:Jrophet visitec hi.>n and c~.lled ~i".r. to go out .~nd. preach t:1e gos;>el in tbc:se 1 *Joah;_' 1 get 1J.p; I h?.ve missi.:m for you. 11 i"'.t:nhi.bosha re~jlied, "Brother joseph, I a:n so r,.-eak I can hardly rai~e ~r b-?~d, but if 7ou wi.ll get rr:e a bite to ~at and ha-ve r.T_f wife ~ack r.:1 suitcase, I wj 11 le2.ve- on ;~r missi ")n." ~e also, requested that the prophet oil and p;i·\te hi..~ a spt-:cial tealth blessing. This. the anoint .is ,1ead ;,iit:l consecrated pro::tet ;,rocse<l2d to do nnd pror:1i0ed hi.f.1in th~ name of the Lord,. that ::..twould not be but a fe~; mbutes :.mtil he ,.,o,ll<l be 1~..lking .~s well as ever; that '"t;:1enlie got to the end of bis mi:3.)ion trek. permission ,;,ould be rranted r.J.F. to spea~ in a school-house ;i.nd th.at i:e would h:=tve a larr,e audi9nce. He told of how 8. lcidy an:i 'her daughter wo'.11.dbe present and at the clos!2- of the m8etinr, they 1-;ould walk CTO't-,.711 the aisle and irrlrl.te hi.-rn t:J '.:tay :?.t th.~ir ho?l!e :rnd to ha.ve djnn~r t~iPre. This ·was fulfilled as it had been ,ro. rr.issd. ',,.1-:enhe -:~a.s opening the :t9et.i.ng, he ob5erv-ed l:ldy and '.:18r <lau_hter walk doMi tbs 8isle 2n:! S-3::J.t themselves near the front of the large audience and the girl took a ,'.1S tb~ ;1r.:Y_?het tac also 9redi~te~1. ~nd. beran to t...ttk.:i d.o-wn :1is se!"':!lon,. in sl:ort-· taolet h2.nrl. Aftr-,1-- tb2 peo ·)le h3.d left the build:.ng,. they remained ;w.d c,:;r.:1efcrwarct to iziv-ifr· t:1.s- ~ro?h2t to c::ir.n'7-r th.1t evenir.~ n.nd to s+;.y ?t U·!t?.ir bm:-tP.~.s l~ng ;;.s r.s -u~s in tr:t -i: ?-'fft of tr:e country~ L--·ter, he rr.,1.rried this young ,,-o:n:m ~,.r..ooe~3.Ee the moth-?r of / ::is r'ir;:;t tr.r-?s (...1ildren, namely: Tl~.eocore C. r Pnrl~y ? • ~.:r.d 7.elen Sl.rrin'2. This w:;1.s .a ,~:-."'':'.! t :.esti~orr.r t~ F.s9hibosheth Sirrin2. Fe rscor,niz~xl the p-r-"o~heti0 pol1:F.:rof the ~µre;):~~-t• osc ~[·. :.r:~·th .. ">~xs. :j,i~ir\t tis :r:J.s5icm, ti:.: f8·mci 2 r.:2r. ~-it o::io of the r.orr:es ot the S::iints, wto loo!-<ed ve1y- :r.:ich lik~ !-1,is fath'f=:r. He ?.sksd hir!} 1,,•h2.this n~.me ,.-.ia.2~1nd ~=:en ,12 1-.:as told t::~t he 1 "I nm his sen rilso.a He ran ;-.u:•:,-..md t'J the ·..;~s t~e ~0n ·.:J: Isaiv~ :J1 rri:-:2, _)o:.=:U.a s;:1_ic , C12.r. 2:1 j f:'lf £~srl hl_'71 :m<l cried with joy. >>=·phiboshet'-1 Sir.rin0 t a. b:--oth9r of C~or?•:':! t\a rr -n ~.ir rin9, :,::-1 t}:e flr:t :-.'.Jr'!": :n !·.iss 1on:; ry ..-:-:031::::d ir tb~ nis~;i-:m f~.81<::l, ha-r:L:f t:.iken c··msum'.)tinn aftE1· ;~"Tivin~ ;n Eng1a~d His c0:n!)r.~io:.1s plea,J0d ..riti1 :"1i..rr. to rsturn ho~c, ..;ut l:e wte-re it 1:8.s so danp and cold. said he ixould rath?.r die tl::m give ap now. On his death-bed. aboard the river-boat, 1 'Xb.""·ara~' on th'3 Orio r:..ver, hr:i did leJ."la scr::e fine w·:>rds o:f council for !:is wife and .family 1-;bich was sent to them. 1 ·,• / I· 4 -~ben George 't-t. .Sirrine first heard some Norman Ivlission~-iP-s preaching the gospel, he· .b-:;c1:r:e very much inte::.~este·~-- U1en thf' ..2-etinf was o7er, he hJd. s. long talk with t::eJ1, and obtained so!"le of tr-..::ir lHereture. Aft8r re?.din 6 · t, 1:e appli~d for ba.}tism. :.':en he re-oort,3d Hb t he 1:a:i d '..)Ee to ~1is :11other ar.d sistP-r., t~-:.ey inf-Jrmed him t:':.:lt he h3.d ':.tis~ graced them as ~,ell ~1s hi:-:isel.f; th;1.t the7 diin' t want to see h:L-n arain nor tear fr;:,m l:bl. as l•)ng :3.S hE. live~!. ]G ))18.::;dP.--J ·vitt the111 to h3ar his t2stB org rPt_::-L'ii.'!~ tte ro~9el, but th-2y w.)uld not list-2r.. So he OJ'J•?. tr,r-:;m 2.11 °g:)oc1bye 11 ?.nd _-:-re:1tt) ~:sw Yor1<, a:-id ap9lLd to sail on the Old 3:1i? 3rooklyn, v,:-:ic: . .Jamusl 3ranno:1 h~d l2ased to take a ccmoar:y of !l5aint aro-.1...1dby tl:.e -.-Iay of 0a?e :·~o:cnto ':;:tli.forni~.. So11e of these i.;~:mig~ants d.i_·l not he'."e sufficient ::i.eans to "')aI t:1eir p2rt of th'9 co;:ts of the trip, bu.t ot:;.".;rs agr2ed to h2l'9. Ttey sailed out of !:Je..-r York Earbor on the :.;.,th of Fe' ruary • l:3L6. On the 101:r voy2p.,e they passed tha :-'err,.andies Isl~rnd 1-·here 1obinso::i Cru::oe vas su.9po::;ed -:.o haYe oe9n c-1.st asho e. The r sailed -:.roun:i to Eonol lu, _rP~;lining there a few days to get fr2sh fru.:.t an1 -:,:ater ss ~,ell as ot~er s1.p)lies. :~ver-J one 1:as eating fruit, but G8orce '-'. Sirrine ~nd asked ,._!i.'nthe reason 1,,,;hyl:e ·was not ,~rtaking als~. Ca?tain 3ra.nnon noting this fact, Geo!'ge Ax-9lained th~ t he had given all of l:.is extra C3sh 1. r:en donati.Jns ·were called f 0r, ar.d. he had no rnoney to b~1y any fruit. 3rann:m said that h~ had never expected nim to give all he hfl~d and he b..anded Sirrine ~;:50 and told hirn to buy all th.qt h<~ care-i to have. George having had charge of a w3.r9house in ::ei;.· !ork i/nere they handled a great amount of bananas, kne..r how to buy so he got one 18 ree b'mch that were e;reen and had fruit until they reached their destination. At P.onolulu they had do~e· a :ot o.: fisl:in.c and caught _;llenty of fre.sh fish. Tcey jo-:.1rney, there being a ter:--ific storn -which forced t~:--:e:::n to taLe dc'"m faced a pe:cilous the sails as thsy were at the merc:r of the win~ls. Thr2y C:l!""le 1.190n some [reat ice-bergs and under these dan 6 erous conditions, t:C:2y •..,culd ~ave all lost their liv•?-S. .Ul of t.1e passen?ers ~-rere required to help in savi:1g tl:.e sr.ip, if ?OSsit:.e, and &.s th...,y neared sone of the -people wanted to pray, b•xt Brannon said there -..vas no ti::ie to the icebergs, pray now •. Sirrine and several oth0rs c'"':-riaU-? to h:L--n2.nrl announced that they had alr-?ady c.or:e their praying and Yar~ted to know "ilut t~ey could help with. ::Ie ai7is2d th2r.1 to take crowbars and spi..'-<12-e. or anyt:1i:1g th8y could use to shovel ths ic~ overboard. It was so cold that tbe air r,.1 0:lld fr2ezs- their nostrils closed an1 they ·,;.;-ouldhave to go Ceorge 1,I. Jein 6 a do1m into the cabin to get th.9.wed o.1t ard tc!e:::-iback to Trrork again. very strong ;:nan, although of srnall staturet could .dthstand the cold better than most men, a.nd ·with t,he help of all who -r.-:-ereable, thsy to-ew tons of ice off the ship 1 s deck an~. sidc-s. -The ·v:-ind began to change its course and the sails were again hoisted whic 1 too~< ti1ei11 out of danger in a "lff:J:;/ short time. J'-.l.st bafore they fl.rri,,12d at Yerba Bu~m. (later kno"t>.rnas San Francisco), t~cy saw three flags, The Lone Star flag, The i·Jexican _fi2g-, and the StM.rs and Stripes. Commar;der Stockton of the U.S. :Navy had just arrived with a rnan of War and was a ~chored in the harbor. :-Ieasked the r,aptain of the Br0okl;m to re:11ain in tl:e bay for a -rtile, as ther mir;ht b9 somB excitement. L:lter, he vcmld signal the:n 'l,,·hBmto co·ne in. T:~e Corr.:nodore in deck, had sailed order to sl1or..rtbs big guns arrar..ged along the sides of the ship's arm.mi b the form of A. .fiizure eight, then opened fire. The Mexican fl"J.g ,., s lot\·ered. ..,hich Th8n. Stockton ord.-~r~d Sol Fre mont of thP. Lone St.-=l.rState to pull do .m his colors, te orocee~ed to do. Free.r1an was -·JlacerJ in irons in the shi'.,) 1 s n'lld 2.nd StocKton signaled for t?le Ship 3ro'Jkl~rn to •:!ome in and rlo:::!k. Sol. ?ree::nan -i:·ns intending to have a lone st::i.~.e out of ,.,alifm."'~ia and this ·was not +,o bl?. allo-tred. J,.irini; this J.onc voyaee, Geor~e h8'J becor19 very ':·:ell acquai~1ted 1-:ith a r,~iss :::rr.aline lane. Geo:cge had inj'..lr,:::d. his lGft hand and ;,:ould not be able to work :for a few weeks, b'..lt te told ner tG thoue:ht it ro~1lrt be ;t soorj ttine for t:-:em to r1arry A:ld st~e P.c:.r ~P·~-. ·~apt1.in i:,,as ask d to rr.,qrry 2nd 9rcic~edcd H.'..th the si:nple cere::nony. T:'1is v'as the first :-r:arriae-e cPre;11ony o-=::rformed on the 1,.Test coast in the ..-:...:..[hl.:--1.n;!uag,3. Aft'?r t..he m3rrb :_~erit~ s, -~-~aline ;sked G~oq-_::eho1i-T :-rmc~ 11oney .1::.:had a.ndne replied; n Hot a red cent,,, \..,'hen he inquired of her th'2 same thing, she a:iswered th?. t she had the sa:ce arnoun t and tr:ey "''They '".,;ere troubled and sDe said, t•weI re in a. fri gl--:.tful c-·ndition, h-·d a hearty lau[h. of us having a cent of money and you with a crushed hand, in a foreign land and. naither 'i 5 Knowing a sin;·le p~r~rn:'1. 1! ?.er h'..ls'oan:l .assured her that liliey would get along all ~~::-:_t.J.nd ; s~~d ~:-:,r t,1 r-;:) ·~e out list of tr..e thLYles s1·1e~r0uld ~8e t•') start house'<eeping. ·2.1~-~e::1 tt.Py . -~r:t ._,_,-t.or•n :.',.::1::~:-:21~- t.=:cl the best, looki:-.G ::ne.rcan til _; ho·:.1.sewt.ere they entered -?::-:di·.e ~1s~-cedto Sf'-:: t~-:.e proorir---t,Jr. _,.f:.P.~ an int!"o--htction, G--=:or t ..eir 6 e bsg2.n t=lling -...L..,cu..nsk.nces, ,:)f no... - -1::,~1-:-y~··~re Just ~.arricd c1rd t:~:;._tthey ·•iere sora of those "not.)rious :-:o~nns t':1at r¥1d ~r:i."i7::(-1 on th~ .-:•:'.iJ =:'roo~·l;.m.:'; he Fent on to s'1y tl::.at he vas a tr:.ined :-:~c~.i:-iist ;-~d .1il::i.-·.·:r-ifc•1-,+Ji ::·.1t t1".2t LG ~:.~.cli."1jur'?J :-i.::> r~~md .sr.d it 1-;:mlcl b~ s::>:n2ti.rne ,__e) ...-3 il9 cJuld -,·ork. Ce::>....se pleac~ed that U.cy nee:iPd a fevr trincs with 1-t.ich to start it wotud not be lons uwtU U:.'2J 1t.o·J.ld. pay :lY.l~ekee?in 6 c.r:d if .th~::T c,)i:l:l hs.vs crsd.itt ti':sir bill. The _r)r:)pri•3t;)r called to '.:1is ~L::.rk :Erl instrucbr: bi..r.i to ta~·~8 their order 'lr.c. -:,o :et ··nsr.: }11::l.7e ::1yt'."ine in the 1:o'..l.s3 that they needed. :'hey got a fev i"·.1!"i1i2:d.11fs, cooking utensils ni 9:covisions anj the total bill was just '-:::Lo~..:::.ich nroved his new ,;ife to be an ec...,:-1-:)rri.:.cal worn.an and plc.3.ssd C2orEG• not Shortly 3.fter arrivir:e in ~erb~ Buen, , George and Srnaline ...,ere livir1g in an old t~12:t the :•:exican Go-:rernment was running the ov':?ns all nir:ht fullstack. Ee observed bl:'J.3t '.:i.ndthat ~ust before daylig~1t _the7 1.rn1.ild load a train-load of b .rrros and mul~s· and to the mounbin.s. One of the Americ;,n officers "·as cettin 6 ~eady to send four or George was troubl9d about so five of his sold:..'?rs to follow 2nd see 1-;n.~t was r;oi!1g on. th::1.t F.ore nen be ser:t, but Fas told that, '11t~ben few r.:E:n takiI'- 6 the risk and 1:.e ~uggested -.;e r-Bed your advice i:e vill r-tsk .for it. u This narticular day, the Captain wa.s standing t0·vf: "ds the hills 1-..;here the near w.1ere G90:rge li 7ed anrl loo:<ing -ttroug'. his binoculars burro train h;ld g'.:me and noted about 30 or LQ :--1P.nco.ninr c1 ')F;.-: off tte sides of the C-3.nyon.to 7,.raylay the few soldiers an<i he w~s troubled. George ·volunteered to go ·with :no_o r;1en anc: stop the ene:ny, but the Captain in an apologetic n;anner said th8.t he was ·.mable to do mucr.. with his crii;>pled h2.r:d, but Gevr-ge explaLn?d t::::1t he hCTd ·:me of tne ~est :r•ifles in t~Bt p::•rt :)f t:1e ·::!onntr~r 2nd t'-i:::.t_h~ c0uld $~'!oot it by restint tte ba~rel on his banc:1.ag-3dha!!d. A. 12.:::-re c )mpany of soldiers ·were w~nt with him and frol"l U·,:1-t t:r..e 0::1 te tad all of t~:e ·r'~ork l1e cYiLd do 8.nd- at a go~ '?!"ice • 1 .\s soon P-s he Fa.s .c1ble to do so, ~1e bought a city lot in t.t1e center of town and 1-·as not lone until he mmei 13 r1ore lots :1.n tt-:.2t loc3.tio!1. Ee told his wife• n..\11 we :d.11 _n;::.edt') Ci :is to ~sep ury th~ t.:ix::s ar:c1 t:.127 Hill make -1s fortune." :1.e ~:mt in a bid .f;y r1.?..ki.'1G fortific.1.tion. :.re thought that his bid to the ~~O'iffrnrr.2nt to su-:,;ply tir:ber v-8.s so hizh t ..;;t, ta cou.2.c:n' t ex~ect to f,+::;t it, ½11t !e was the only bidder and t':le j,b giv ..n to him. it 0 s:~9roceeded to h1ild a mill 1.n-:i p:1d the logs on the :n=1rdr-~-::.dy to live up to his hR informed tha govern!ilsnt to send t \To six-:nule tear.:s ev<=ry1fay until the· crew ·vas at SU_??:-=Jr one evening and t~ey had h u.lecl a-:.,ray all of the ti.m:"Jer. '.:tile ~ef ore tha ha1di~g ha st8.rtsd t0 cet unds:r~·~-Y5 a he;1V'J ra L'-1-storm car11e and t .._a river .:.a ised ribout feet. 'fh2 log ~1e had 1ock8d in tbe mill were s d:.-1ging out h1 the !ri 'i.0le of tte stream and in a fE.t.; ninutes there ....;as not si 6 n o::a mill, logs or timber ::i.n_:r.is sntir8 b'3lonsincs r,,.,·erewaah3d 2.v:ray. c::mtr:1ct; tnen le Tb~ cr?d~ t rs soon be~~m c:cowding hir:., an .. also th ~-.or~<men, for their ~ages. Ee i~f')~~d t:-1e:. t':.::i.t he 1,rnulri 0=1y evr.-r7 doll-?..r -:.h:it he or..~ed. ~:e ..-ent to an old man '-:y tl--9 m1r.P. of :~ 1 Striri~h;:;.~1, c1nd. borrov·ed f::.mr thous'3.nd c:ollR-r:::, not evl~n tivL---ig a note-:j;_1,3t:.is '.•:o .. d. of hsnor, :inrl }~e Pent =1nd p:iid 811 of his debts; then he had to beein ,. ,:,12.ir1f. a 11 of iis lots a :r;d p:-id th'3 borroved money ;Jae~: to t'::e 0ld m.2.n. 0 :)~~·inf t·B rolrl -,xc:.ite~er.t in ·~alifornict, George ',,2.rren SirrinP ne rsr lost tis ?:1C r 1::~:-1t~.:-rt") ~)· s -s:-~[•)ld fi?.l fo l]XC;~9t tJ :"P.n encn1p;h col cl to ncak~ him a gold ri::.g. a.,:, :,o ~an Ei ': c:---U:.:·or ttis I)llT _10.:-e. :1:..,ad, Ee ;_.,:-1e ye;-i r R ftc:-r- t '·.sir 01?.ri"i;:i..t:e • 8. d g 'lf!1ter w·rn '.)orn ar.d ~"'r-:.,. na~1sd hr.::- ~~fa.ran. rr - h _·n ~::i r2 ·,:as ,)~e yf,ar ol<:i, tr-.:r • oU:E:r d iAd. t·:hile Georg:e an:i his 1:. t tle daufhter wer~ oinl by sts3.r.~::-r fro;n 3an Frrtncisco to LosAngeles, Sarah tr.ought .:he saw hEr mother and 0 \;ben George as,proached r;in to a vro:nan ·who picked her up ar-.d hugging her b0gan to weep. 6 them to reclaim ...13 child, the l:1 .y ir.qnired i.f tr.e cab~,.was l1is :mi he tol ..: her it. '"a.S and t~~2t its mother h.::d .iPd. This kind lady 1-·anted t-:) adopt her as ;:,}~€ h~d J st lost 1f~1te.r- __ Lsr o·,7n ..-_~a~. b,::)lJ.t tr,'? s'1rr:.e ?~f,e ~Y!(3 they h~d plen~r '.)f r.o~ey to z.iv? hi.:; c.--:ilc.l a rood :1.):ne a.!1 \~·oulc -;,..ul J?"rre:-ythingt.o his da'.1ghter •Tr.en f(.e ( -:...:.P lady) dh•i • Georr:'3 ref·1:: -~,.l to :)-~,-e u:1 :-·lif"c'..iL.i 1.m::P-r ary ~irc 1:mst.a. .ces ·rnrl tl-.e ·-·.1:-na~:~·ir ally ?'-=r~Ja,..12(~ r:L111to llo-:.; Ler to cT:~e for tr.a girl unt~l. ::E':~:a::Tied ,_:d_riar.:~ c::2.~te.for !:-=3r. :::~en the -:·c:ca. iiec: E"ht:?c.id l~av~ 0-1.ite '."':.l1r.;;~;- sJ.r.1 of rr.cn°J t~) 2:-i.rah Si:!9r:.n°, l-:1•.lt C-'~r..;.· .-:o the ~1iiTtcult:T i..n c'-L i1.iste lng t~"?.:? E·st.--i.ts, s:::e [:"Jt le~s arri ~'":•QJ. 'I:··s ..,c!:.L•e:·n o: J2sus C~-riG't of 1..;l_·.,-t.ArD~:r Saints, hav~_ng bcur.r:t 6,COt) 2.cr'es of 12-nd f ~0-.1"-.:1 old _;?")~ •• i~h -:laL11, ctn~e c:.1.rlFs ,1 :-:.ic:: ::rnd E1,-asa Ly-nan,· t.-:.,;oc-t th~: :"-Jostl· s of tt-e .::!bu-c::., t,Q G0 fr..,r.i Jc,lt Lake -~ity to s~.n :'r~::1cisco to gst U:.e f.L:..0-l- ,:i~r:1F-nt for the tr.es.::- b ...~ethren to gP.t tl.? fo1d coin ard George ·,-..--as to +,,.1..<etl.e lar. ~. G";or;-'? ~.• Asslst-2d .:·16,:}IJ,J in :old d-T·rn to ~a1: Gie[o, ,-:;.?.liforni-:i ;·1n m:=t.kethe p.::\yn:ent th ..-~e. ~:e '.:ut tr.e ·non~.,7 L'1 an. oL y;:.ir of boots ,.-Yhic:'!1:~ ?la~ed in his tool-cLst. r:e notice:! th8t b.:o ro:.ig~- lookin! men 1. ere follo~•;inr~ hi:r: .:lrd h~d noted t'.i_st t:1ey had b2er.. sirt tetl sever~l tb<.::_ as follo·· int{ the two A?oStles -1.rd h~vL-ri;::beeri on the vessel ,1i th hk. Ee casually 9ulled tha tool-chest ·xtt onto t:ie rt€ck of t:ie ·ress:~l, to•Jk t>.;; old toots out. of t '-1-2 cb sst ~nd 1ie:g,an to polish t1:em. The fa.;::> str2.ngers :.rere in tchi.t1g him all o: "'he time. Finally :J°f'.r..yc~me over to ~-here he 1o;as s~atcd a::.d as~e<l h~n 1ti:1ere he w!ls going. :.::e told the:n t~:it h8 was a :-1ill-".~rirht; tr.at tir.1es wer~ a little slow t so he tbouzht h~ -..,;01.l.ld go do:,;r. the coast ~:'le. see if. he co,.llc~ [et sorr.e ,fork to do. These rr:en stoad by the box unt51 C;E: :.1d ta:~en P.Yerytl:ing: out of l~is c,1f.s-t an cJ.eam,d th~n 211 up, then they r,.,-ent. tot·_ ofr.-=:r side of tre boat· and talke•J for s,;me tine, and·co!1cluded that tney "7ere =ifter tr..e ~-;r,mg I7!.an.. the fir ... ,t lnnii:n~::, l:.~iey lsft th-2 bo;-+., an ...1 P~~I'B not seen :.Jt~ain, ::-n.1.cnto his relief. Georg~ ~,~. Sirrine took the money to ol(~ Lugo and r.3.de the first IX!y-;tenv on the 1; ....d and hel::,0d. to lay out rmd sarvey the to-:m of 3an 3ernardinor Calif:,rni.a. La;,;:r!.3n, Rich and Coi-:l:')ar..71,·.:.ilt tt-je fir~t Bour- ,_:.11 ttat. vas t~:ere. George :nilt fir~;t. :-dlJ. P.r.d ran it for :3'87;.-ral 7ears, ownmg one-ti"tird of the sai1 . ill in 1349. Cl13rl2s :-::ri~rror. ca:·~e do~;n from l-..-~ric~n .:::.iv2.r to settle among tb~!TI, a.nd Ceor --'e r.;. ~irrire ,..J h........., ,_, ,.•a,.-:· ·1 nn •·•10 ••I'd..;:; ,. ,...r. ,-.n~t ....·,o ·r,.... ,.., 12-:r ... • .____ays ..Jr . i-. ~nt . ..... , ::·et'-•~""' ....., •'>-\ • 't '-i.'---.J.. ..., 17 .... ,1~· .. rv.1.. c.•~"'.;'-. ..i...... b. "•'-" r,,;c; .1....,,_ .•.1,., t-::.r to S . :7r::incisco t ') get his little da ugh tt:r, Sarar. .? nd wben }:e rgbJ.rned, the Grisr:-ioris had b:DU£~1t ·TI1ao<l•Jre1 ?'.:lrley ? • and :elen S i.:-.."rir:e from S::tlt Lake Cit: so they had ~ui,te a r€ady-r~de fa:r.ily t . start out life tOEetl!e:r, ,;,1i th. .... ...,, ... .,,.., ,;~ .. i 0 1 • •.l,c:-.1. •""! .,, 0 i;;;.:t 0 ::,. :km11.el 8:c'1:r:r~n ·was Cha~-:"Tian of the· 7.·irila ~1t ·':or-:..'1'1 it tee at the: time -,:;-hen the city 1-r-as fill,2d rith o·.1.tlaws :1nd c;ay: ig. t :r·obb~:rr-iss FPre 0ade on stores and th2 banks. 3rar11on sel -t.ected 49 LT.r.eas a. vifilant committee of social police ·to help handle the situation. . / 012-oree :~:. Sirrins Fas on~ of tr.ese special police in San Francisco. These orutal outb.1.-:r!:would :.--:ill tr.e -:nercbants ar.d order t:ie clerks of .the storP. to roll tha entire s~oc~ into t'h$ stu:et and th.,w w0uld sell it :::t a public zale. They ~~ere killing from t-.,;-o to thr. '.~eo_;l? f'J.C!! da:.r, and from t~1r~e to f!.ire, eac:. night. C~e tii"ie C-?Or'f~ saF 3 large cr0~,c. gath~rL'r1 6 ; n fro::-it of ::;.nol,.l :ner~h~nt' s store i:-:r.ere he .and .9ran!1.cn w re doing tbeir tr;dinr;. . n ,Jutl.~n-I was st...'lrting to clean ._u.t the $to'l"e w:-£n 3r~rmon said to Sirri:· 0 , w,:eh.a•.-e 70~ to fi~~ o-ut ~'ho is the stronrest :-',arty; t~-:ese c·1t-thro.?,t,.... or our .:ood citizens?n CAors--- azr-e:F·d "I mn of t~1e s:!~.~ O!)in~Jn.n ~rannoi1 ~01.;~is~·i.on<2d Ceo-re to oi1t :ir.d se~U:r-'3 .g_ T"ur:'oer of men ·A:o 1m·.lld telo U1-=-ncaptur:3 th2se outla~-is. ,f If any rr.an refus~s t:> tel?. lock ~J..r1 up 2ncl l-:-e w.:.11 :)U+, hiIT in irons, said 3r~annon. '.,r:en +he "'10lu."1tE:ers i.la,:I fc;tL·?r2c. J;-:-a·:1r~cn r:ade a +.-P.lk 1nd pro-;'.)os_,, tr.1t he f..:ive a "i:?.lk in t:i.;; p2.rk on the \r:?!"i fl.n ";om~1-.:1's !)Or~r .. t 10 o' clod<, on rc-meral prir.ci.:,l2s of rig!Tt-li~ri:1f~ Yr!en they hDd 3 cro~ -d t f~:t:.1er. =-~E· ex98cted. all of the rul1 s to r)e tb=~re ~;.nd •-c~nted. U:8 s _10c bl r_.,oli~e t0 r;e behl.nd F-ach one of tt?.se mm'J ready to f-:i.b 2.nd a· rest t:1.E:m ~t :ri.~ signal. 2r~~rr:0?1 said t~:-:.t the rinG-10.~ dr-·r, J::;.ck 20-;-;Brs, \:. ,~.ld trJ to 1 ill 11i;:nanrl. b· de?u ized G.-~01~·:.'? ·.,. -~1.r-.::--i:-:r-to take car- of this v~_cious n.an. r.:t:o~;.·~~·s?l'i.i?ct to this -I.1~t~.0 .-follo~•;.!nf~ :i,~rarrton, I i·ill ~rr2st hi:11 or l:ill hii·!.:, It s:-J ~:ap'.')ene:i t~~t "'r:e:a C:2ors? arr0$+./~"d. ?o --ern, thPy <t.•:.re to ~on;::i~'pr tt:.s tLe si£r.~l L,J t·et their ::2n .:ls (1:lickly :'.l.G ?Ossible. T: .ey had so:r.e ~it tle boys d istri'm1. te pa.::nphlets tel line ab,:mt Bra P..."lon' s v1lk and 7 = ]_.:_:e cr·:y::rl. r,.'.1tr-.~red at tb.e ~;nointed tir:":_. Ll"J.eludir.,-: th.-· o:ltlaws. Geo-,...fe '.-,qr-ren :'-Jll)i.::.°d :;:,...,k /m-ers as t'::e l1tter slbo,.,;erl. 1-ray t'.-.ro'.lfh the cro"'lld to g:r_;i:,·Fithin :bout ;0 _:'~.·,t t:r0~ --.,·:~-s·re 1r~.rnon -:-:as s-:-A::--di:--:[. Geo ge stncd ~los8 to ?o:,'f.::'f5 aE l.ra--:non locked. r~s -:.·.- ~:..:•ii,,Dc~ o--r21~and [ir..~lly ~ic::;.ting thetn sier:.a:1..!:)d ror him to ....lose in. 0r?;1non ti-:en r-..-r. c:-=- -:te -v2>::";-::1 a·:.tack '.l Jon Por.-:e.r... c1nii ; .is ruffians rth0_ c?.lled .1pcn th2. €:00-:1 c~ t :ze:1s o.:' t~1.c ~i t--:rto sJ.:.-=1.r:c. u 1 1-. th 1-:il-;: .f:::.r l-a1rr and ord.P.r. As he utt{.:;r?-:1 u~cse .,,o ...ds, ?orr.-ers - t-::: :Pri ---~t : h -~1~~~-:)11.:, 3: t'' t ~r::~r.n0;1, but Sir~:tne ·~::-toT,.ras bfl~ll'C, :ii:-: :'1:.:1 a lit+.,le to .1.->_1~L.~e, ~~c~'.:-=-?ltL:: fU..D U? \it:1 l:.is }c,ft han:· and.:. ... fired h2.rru.essly into t'1e ~lir. L::::;<·~, ~,i·:.: ti3 ri~:}:t h2.rd noked tLE muzzle of his ()T<'TI g"l 1 int·.: the 0i..:.tl2·: lA-1.'.:L-::rt s ribs, ~,!.::l .~ ...n a C!c.,l:i, c0leJ.1:,ati !.?; tone of .. oic~, s.'.'.l-ld, 11 :Jro.'.:) t~··.ct.tf'l."1, put ·1p yo~ ban-is, Po-:-ers.P ,-:,~.~:,•..1.t:!.a'I"' ;-::--.~·,~lr:-.....L,~ ;_-.r._~ Le ,)b<?:red ~:b:--'!'h 1-<i:~ oi'f ::is rur-b~lt, ")istol ?..nd bo·Fie kn~fe 1.<lt::: ,.,......... rd ·o ···~, ---~_; ·--,,. ..... o a ~C> '.J.1.'..l ...,..,..,.Je.,,..,.::.ri :::i .,,."'1'i,-'ntar. d '01rc:::+"'"rfp.-. '1 1,.;,..., l.r;o,.,,..rs 1---""n....::~ 1 0f ·.-:: ._.,;, .i..'.S .;,..-.rt y•.-:.. .., ',....~ --'-'' -~ .. ::::1,, o ,,v ~·~\,_~ .• ('--_,,_,..,::,.i;,,, ..... e Le 0~'--: ·r :;z.ir.3 o:_· ~-.2.~lC!.3 1U tl-'.8 SP. ·,"e thinf aul a1..l wR:i.~e~r·rest2d am! :-:-:8rc~ect.off to j~il 'v,~:n·e ·:}1ey ,;-·er--~ ?l~ce-d '.l..ricer double guard. 1 ! ••• 1 ,>J ,,:L ·:!":En t:·.-=· - souf·bt the Ju,'.ir::3, (Jud~e LF::1.VGr'.~,or.!..'Jth~·; r1isc.)v~~:;:~ed U1~t 1:e r.:.ad mounted }:orse an:-1 ::'l~d, bt.1t 9osse t,rotlf (1t him h(1.ck. LJ~e ::·utl~',?S -~:er~ear··:r·a:r~nt?c_!, tri9d and co:::.vi~t~J, :~n-i ~snte:-:ce l to !~ ::-r:list on ct r2n of : ..·.1r u or "1.:8lk the ~lank.'~ flnd thirjy :i.7-·rs f~c,n t,.-s~e of :."he arr-=,E-½:t:·-:ty T,;~r(:• t..:ik0n ~board the i-n~n or '. ar" o,1tsirl9 the Colder: r;.:-1 t.e, in c!:2.ins, 211 rzfusi_r1g t.) 2nlist. The rranr: -ol:mk ·Fas rm out and tl:e first ::--.a:-i~-·?.1:.-;~,j"?.7-~1:.--'.1.-as ti?8~ct into -t.hP• ..~ea, t~'"'~b.:::il·rnc~ of -:~-:? :r:~r: ·..re~:<enerl ?.t this sleht ::.1.I:-:-1?.~lif te,~ • J 1 ck ?o .~ors W8 S ,:1!;;0:1[ t::1t.f."!. ti~ ::'~:i:3 ?~,o-1p c~ c5.tiz1:Ts broke u~ ore;an-iz2:d b.~n.--J~trJ fo:c s0rr.9 ti.vr.~ to 0:-rie, but t!12 Co:·..=.itt~<? OD I.a1.; ..:;: Crrl-=?r, ",:~t.t .3q:::uel 3:-~r.:-:on ;;_s its c:12icwn, a:nd Gpor?,e t•:• ..n:-r::..:L 0_3 its C:~iPf, co!1t3-n~e<l t0 ··:ztintain l;:;~,~2nd. ord.:?r in the r~.pirily rrowing city. 'fi;il'-~nce ~n _;._ i5l, . :;lf.:8. I~y:r:2.r:, r.:~::arlr~!j Cl ttith ·:....ru-,r~1~tlo;-:s -!-.o 0st8.bli..~t ~:n:d·., :1 i~r2-:-:.J.:.;:,_" ~ins square L-=;;it-ues, -1.~;c~.m ?2Y:~ent, :·~e fo.1.'<::f:oins incifont -::~•:-~._:::_dir. ::is boots, t:)ok pl.ac0, a!, :".i3;:;i,)Y-, :?.ict:, -:::::rl ot~~8 ...s Y'7-- E Sf::1t to :~:!.ifo:-nia on a a col,Y::r in th: :;r1_.:1'3ern~rd:lno V;;.11Py. The Lugo· :,;as 'J1.ffc~asr"rl for .~'77,500 to cet th~ cash fo:c c.v:c,~TY1i..'1f Ceo ...£8 :-.., Sir::".l.r-se ar.d his conceallnt 1:·.I·et".)fl1re d~scr_L_e ~. t::n 7-c.E: ~. :c. .0'•'" 'o mta L1 L:-1:::-:-c.Cr'f':"· OC"='.ll~c.,j in ::Jt.~i L, 9.1t··~OU[h U!e Church aut~1cri ties ·-·s.~,~~-=··:-r·ifir::-rl,._.:;_t·_th,:::- ,-:p.e-1 -1~--1 ,:·-:rr-' .i..n ~-10 ~-c=iyr-:cr;-:>.:1s.i.blr·, 2..s ..... 2-s r~f-:en1,qrds -:-:,roven ':·:co:12. s:h3.il:;: f a do..:tt, fse:l.in,; ran 1:if~1 ~Jf-1.5-'1st t::~e Vio~::ms ur.._, fE'.Rri.nrr trauble, t:-:2 .32.int3 ~--· ~c-:r ~:er:1~.rdi:r.o ,,,2r-2 a.Jvised tt) sd:l tl:':;::U." ::ro~jrty tl-:f-r and r~tr-J.n to ~l t L3.}:e '.";ity, ·.5b..h. .;Ls 1 t11.:: saints on the coast n:~de the r-2turn tri? to Utah, G. ;{. Sirrin:? ••~ent a.lso ':lnd haulnd. alon? ,'1 Ya~;rm load of h n-~y • the first tl-i_ey }-.a,"! 1.ad L11 .:2.lt 12.:<:e ·~it.y 1,·:.ere it s.:;ld at a big ?i....ice. I 1 .......'"\-tlr-. rrar-lc-s,., c-:ilJe.J b"r -·"'o··n ~r .-.""'nd I _,.,._7°,'L. _..)-.,, , 1 -·!-1-:,. , •..• -~_.A..,b , v.~ v• ~icn '-- .. , ~·:>:1.-:: V'-.,,., -:.- .. ,'l ;y :'31~1.·r:r'~m t..flo.t '. U.1~gt O? 1.·o'I"\ J.sC"-=" es t:-ib:!..ish ~ettle .f:'nt i .. I(~8ho, h<:- in.duced ?.c::int~-i.s.r?_rtin f,1!1is,roy an0 ~E<)rfP r.... Sirrine r_; ;}'.'.': f·.1-:tlli~s to .-1:::co:-qany hir.1. 'i1:r v S9ttl::.d in .?~_ris t 2€-:n~ Lg,:t.e :~Otj...'1.ty,Idaho T..rhere Ce·)rf-? ·.• :";i1T.:.::'? took c1.ctiv9 c:-:-.,x-r~in the const::::--11~tion of :J ruE .• 1:,te r:._r!.>trristi~il_ :_n tr.rit ~r-2a, :i.r~d ,1:-:; :=i. :1-1rtn0r ·vr-:.th +.,l:e. otr.rJr t-,ro rr,Fn in tr.eir 01,•nership ~.n(l the A- .. 0 C.,"'1 .... 0 ._..,.r . ._i,,. c'1]1P1 b,_, Jri.g:11m ·_ro-;.ir.~t,) ro t0 .\riz0n;1 an'1 b 1liln sO:1th ..·as 1::::• 4 2 Se:)tc?!bPr l O, T,·~;.~n C'-00:c_~,.e :·:. :3:.~ri~:e _::-~:i~-Y .')_~.:,L-13 ...:ouls r1r078 OVFT t0 1>in~·~_ic:t:::>vlsit ·i_·i-)1 l:is 0'-"'~1 J•t :r .Sa:.:·ah -:-rtdt?ll. 1 -:1.:rr1y l,';;} ·,.:-·ce -:f. -":>:'· cc:•::-, _1.-;dp +.~-:3.,-L:1.rt ::'ro': ?::t:ri on t;1E' lht " .--1_ayoi_ S2ptP:i:b::; , 117?, ~+.'.-i=>cnns~:;t-~•·l o:' ~r:in::-i.:3 ~..• ?0:1e£'ov r,n-·~ f:.:-:1 :i.Jy o: '3.:..::t:•::~ ~:~'.lls, -.;__rr~n L Si±rir.e ;:.r._i ··-L:'f? :.=c:.,r: .... -,t.·~,,,_ .\.,.rf'c-.::r:tJ.y v~2·l, :i:-,-! tr.:> fo11o"'·:..rt ·'>'IPi:: 7_i_~;J: ?.)~Pr"Jy, cJ.. =~':Jrv·r:-:.y :..l~.i::- ::-r·.5 ·:.~~.s :1, ~r!·i ·re½er •:1ipt;,~, +-Jp l:;. t trr2P b2i.nr in tt':7 sr:plo:.r o.f G;, .~1irri:1e, f:.; 1;-:__ f ::is <:x-t.c.•ur:s, c~-ttJ_,:::. ~r lo .s2 r-,t::1t'!:-:. .'.t Ir.~ian :rf~i?~--:, G. ~-. Sirrini:::. aLJ~ f~!Tiily, .~~iri;t;d +..:-r-~ ':·:·-.?·:u-::/, anrl on the 15th, Lr12~r::;_ll movr-,d south through t-'.ort:" C.:, ...221 antl Sout:i '7,eF•:i, s~i!'ti~f U:1::-·vatr:r or. thP F.-ast si:-1e of Be'lr La;<e.. T:--.eCo71?,3nJ n:.J°wconsisted of U7J 8 spring ~~agons dra--:m by solendid A.m,~rican horses, in w~1ich the 1-~onen and cnldre1; five light r·ode, and four wagons dnn-m by twelve yoke of oxen in which ,-,.~ere loaded the sup9lies and heav-J '?..rticles he-i r1f: transported o t:~eL n13w hT:1~, and o·rer one hun.dred iead of ;nil~ cows yo·n~ ..tocx ar:d extra :iorses w~1icn wera drive~1 behind the wagons.· l Th2 c011pany !Jroc~eded through ~ve.nzst8n and. took and Scho Canyon to h.rk Cit~·, -Jhh. ttre>u 5 h Calbille th'? old Vormon R.nd -:-nilitary ro=-1d the corr.p:J:-iy dx·ove t'hrrnzh r::riigra tion Canyo~ · n•:1 c;mped at 1·lill Cree:r of i:;ha:::.--lesGris:non' s place. :;risrnon, tiith tiis f;.:nily, 1:-ere to join the com~any, ,~tere tt3y rer.3ined for sev3ral d~ys ~t the above rr.entioned ca.in?. Later, the ca.-rip was :-noved to -3 large m~~adowbelm-r :Junyan' s, about twenty miles so:it 1 o~ Cc1lt Lake City. In tr.is location there was !)ler.ty of feed f.::,r the st~ck and better cam~in grcund until tl;~ ot ... 1er expedted far1ili~s coald join nith them and all could move out and co::-itinue their jo'..lrnay. It was during this period "tt.?_t :nany of tne com::,any Yisited with relatives and friends in Salt., L')_ke Ci:,~-, 2nd re 9lenishE:d th~ir stores of food an1 clothing for the long j::>urney that lay ahead of then. S :':ptsmber 11 ne:1r th"?- [:rist-IT'.ill t 0 ',:hile camped in Doc Dunyan I s meadows• the ...ornpany was joined by Theodore c. Sirrin.e and f:E1ily of tour, Cnarles Fallery and family of seven, Parley P. Sirrir1e, single :-nan, all ::rom !fontpelier. John ~. Pomeroy and ,rife and ~~illiam ~,1. :r-;ewell and family of fa·1r, 1:;illi2..1:1 Schwartz and far1ily of four and Ctarles C~dsrr:;on and family of sixteen, his son, l..;illiam Crismon, his son ( Ur'...t1:a~ri9d), an J. D. ~obso .• The C:)r.rpa~y consisted now of t3n far1 i.li-s =1no'.mtit\;. to 72 souls, .,-j_th twE-rty-five wagons dravm by sixteen spc::n of horses and :,1ules; twenty-nine oxen (yokes), and driven loosely, about 200 he2.d of milk CQWs ar::l. young s t0ck, and about sixt:,- head of loose horses ·i-1~ich was ~o:nsidercd a 1.;011-e uipperl car3wm • .\.t RicbfiGl:i, Jtah, there ·aeing nle1!ty ot feed ~.nd good ca.m?ing grounds, varr,ped for a cou":)le of Jays. It ~2.ch:::r t:-.at the r..:.rst cr:ild 1,-ias born to the car1e to brig} ten th2 corr9any; t:1e 23rd day of 1..,ctober, 1377, a baby daughte t:arren L. and ...er:::-Bt ta ;...r..r.DRley Sirrine. They n3m1?e hE:r, 11Addie. 11 T.1.e follo I w:--.en the rest of the com;Jan;r moved o"J.t, the Jirrine s j.1ined the!TI ar.d mother a.1on£: fine. t)-:e cor1pa:ny rnemb~rs of the l~tres of ...,ring d.ay and bab 0 ~ot At Pang'..litc:-1· the company was joined ty :h2.rles I. l.obson :rn:1 fariily of six. They made their 1.-:ay southward via Y..ari.ab• over the 3uckskin mountains and ttrough the oea.utiful Yia b::ib forest to the mighty Colorado .'.:tiv0.r a:1d the faFous nLee' s Ferry• n This r..2.d been tte home of J~hn D. Lee of t~1e tfot.mtain !•:eaclav.r:-:3ssacre fame, but ,~-as being operated by his w-i.dow and S'Jn-in-law by the nana of J _J~-son. i'1:e Colorano ~iv~r ::it this :::cbi.r1t l:8s :just 2:nerg:-<l fro: the Glen .;,:1.n7on, and in ages p2st. r::1s d~;Js.:.-:::.::ri ,':lnc~J.ev•..,l-=:-doff J. t~·:3.ct t::> thE n0rt' F',sre -:t2r9 8r0 f:::-,r:-1s:1.nd r.3.bib.tions. l'.t Ue lo-~~r snd af U.e op~r~in.s it is i? ~Jb.cid, ri"8pling st.~ 9am. It enters ths gT3du.a t,.:=i_ and gi2!1J.. cut knmiTI 8 s the Gra:1d C~r~,:-onof the CoJ.ora<lo, throush Hhich s02.sr.1 it flo-:-13 for· abo:it 150 miles, emercing fr)27 caid canyon near the i-\.rieona j1-.mction, ~-levada and C-1.liforn:La. Tl1e ferry ~or:sisteri 0f a fb.t b8a.t '7'.C:Gl.1'?i :lhd ~lriv ..n i-Jy oa:c-s .;.nd ca ;.>able of holiing tFo rf:~gons. It ,;.-os L.E"!cidedto ferr:r tl-~e·"."-:=tg-0r:sar.d m•:i,n tl1a stocK to the ooo'Jsite ba:ik. Tr~is 1:-as :no s_':al: J.n:fortaki:r.r;, !:Ot-Te7Pr, :.o tr-:ir~s'.)ort a co!71~2.ny.Jf 25 1,-·agJ ,s l'J3.i~c to t: e co .rers. 18 !-o:r:~,:S .:i r:.j -::1ule-te~:rn1s, 23 o~'C-tPaT.s, ei::hty-one r-ien 1.nd. i.-.ro::1er..an J c..,1..:..1~.r~n a about 260 hors?s and o ·..,hsr live-sto~J--, ~crosf= cJ s+,re;;.?.nJ J) ;-nrd.s 1trirle ,.1.nd as. t:·~acn-2ro s rh:~ f.._ rvi:.c cf t~e F:- ;:o:is :Ja st-~rt9cJ ?-:ov. 17 ~r. · conti::-ias tl'is :civr:r is 2-:. -:;:.:..s point. ":'"3l'P :~e.:. ie-d ovn-. uerl t0r8 11, h t 1 :-:: 1'3t·, \..r.en t:1c l'lst Y-i1:·00 ':11-.c U:e p2o~J.- This job of ~ro.ssint:; i:~2-dt~en B r.el"''E"-r.'1 :!icin?, t;_,-...-~-li~1r f'X71ffds-nc0, especially to 9 t~_,3 wor.en and ,..r_,_ildren a:1d n:,st of t>e r1en. Jut their leaders, George •h. Sirrine, Frar.cis r_;:1;1rleq. I. Robson, an1 Charles Crismon. whose pion?-ering er;>eriences had fitV~d t·:: 3J'_ .:"'or ~mst Euch ·srr.e!. •:m,.!ies, and u~d-::r treir wise dir" ction, this co:rr;>arrJ ·with th3ir s ..-:-==.i..:·2 ·o.-~lGr:~::.r:~·:s¥er::: 1--.. _~·--i::~".)- ted -1 ..~ross th--3 c2nt:er01..1.s ;:_).J_rea:n ·withou-:. .l.be loss o_ a sin .le :.:.:"::: •~i :::er li v,s-st-x~~ h" 'la n. :··. P:T-:::roy. Tte ·jou:,•n3y nJ:c l<>d o rc;r ·'L,o_,1 E J~_c'.<S0:Je" ani 3.long ,'.loorly built d·i 0 -ways f r ~bove t~:: ·at=:~s Jf t::~ C,JlJ.:';-;.C c, Trhic:. 12.d Oe se~r1 frc)l~ ~_.,1e ti:::-t.-:ay i.n tf ..e ca.:;:,ron -b3lo~1. 'Ir:? ~8..L"'1t.'.ii:1 i..'1 pla~es w:rn so stee-:> t'12t wa;.:'Jns Yere st,eact.Jd dowll b:r ropes 2.ni. tr2es draz=--:· '22: ind t:1c:'.":l to slo~,.r tr..<2ir co 1 :'59 down the steep slopss t) the leveler plain to the ~'JTL_ •. T:-.eir ro·.lte a.]ro .. s r'.lg;;ed, ro--·rh m8t1-'1tair1s and c~esert plai~s, whe_e vater ras for U:s sight of cood grass ::c~.:-s2; _ry ca.·._:Js and f·::>_"'ed ma~ch-2s r1ade t' 1e:ii very g-ratelul a::i fresl1 1,;3 t ~r tte e th::y could ?:.i.use ancl rest for a fe,; d!:Jys. ca ·7:p:~d r. t De '3.r S:)ringe, ·f~ r A stor:n ca,.7e :ip ~nd J., ir.ches of s1-:m~bJ_anket2d t'he mountains t·rns in bre-c1k2.ng :1 t ack tnro:1g~ :.:1e<:"nov• u.:rjtil the south -~er , at th2 last c2.ri\) ov2:"looki:1,;, the ircil.1-o?Yof thA Verd , Geo-·.:::e ~;. ~:.rrine, gr,rc, birth to ;; oa-:)y ·r;ir~ 1,·ho 1--ras na:ned, Ckist: tbe :a - ::-. V9, c0n 'J.a:iy down on the :togollan :-~ountains. by daylight. Tea:ns took slo~ ·was reached, DecEf-:1oer 29. 'Sst:1er Ann S~rrine, wife of Florence .3irrin~. :,r..en -:.t'= ':!Jm?any rc::.ach:::d tt2 V211ey below t~~ey camped at Beaver Head, ar:.d rerr.ained · __er_ ::__~til G. ·.;. Jirri.ne, ?. :i. ? --~roy, C. I. Robs_o::1a!v 1 Charles Crismon u..-riloaded a light 4 Tl£/ drove trrou~h P...oen:Lx, 1rhich was a city -.,-3fC:!l2n:i , r)1.,.e to t~"le 3alt ?.ivP~ ·fall-cw. o::., lj')J souls -,~~_tci:! t..,~ cit~, liri..itst and on tF) th3 river to 2:lyden.ts Ferr:/, tht=:n on to :a 1? ..:-ta:1, :r.. 2re Lehi nm•: st·mds. '::'~:):,'"·~::io. Su~ct..-q dinner t-ritr-1 the Jani9l "l. Jones and ::e~.:!'.7 S. ?,o;;~8rs co;1par:y w>.o h:1ct 9rece.:::•d-~d t1'1eJ1 ai d ~1.rri~ffd there, : :2.rch 6, 1877. This c J:-1:J?ny ~1~d c:i:::pl0te<l a ,3rr:1.ll ditch ~-;nd ;12.nted. t\:;..:,ir first .s2ason' s cro;Js. 7 1 -r~ey were bld. by J?.:iiel ~--~ jon?s an:1 >arty of an old ;m"ient canal that tbrea.ed a·.:0·1e ,:lnd "'.~hi,:::1at one tbi-2 ,,~3.s u2::3d t·:) irrig-2.te the b_ oad Eesa lands and level th~ s.:nt:1 of t'".is r-r-.:-.t \1::-.:l~e~·. T~Y~Y dro"e ,v-er this tract;fcllo~·ed the old the ba11-k ·of the r i v,er. nm-; f'l:•·. a bov~-, the.· bed · of t!le,- rivet,· and : decid:3d ·.:co.~ ..- '..::,. it :aG t:-~sir w;t:~r ·;,:ay• ~Ji1"'.:: l8c-;.t,? 2 th2 ·oroad. level all'.lvial plains belmr. They ·1re:-rr,t J Pl-iJ3:1:.Y. -'-:,of t a S'.1-:'V'':fO. to s .1n-e~r u~r.:> canal, ·1 ut he refused to £·) • c:eclaring t..-:at the l:e --:>:the riv~r h-:d erodsd so deEp • .!:,hat it ~-r)uld be necassa:c-;r to carzy the canal· ir:t-:i the -roc·.<y t1i.1_ls ab~7e -'.:.~f; 0 t gravi+.,7t-":·::1ter, 2nd their coMp~rrJ ..\~2re not strong enough o~ rich er.o'.lg}:1 to stani: t~1e ex;ien.se of buildil1; the canal •. t:.::e _asa i)l~:L,., b c:ir:al to utiliz2: 1 J 1 G. :~,. '"'ir:-in.., and T. :::;. Por:1.er-::J;y· rizged U? ;:i_ ':s9L. ...it-levcl"and. n3ti::-aight-edge- on a t:ri-.:>0:i.11and r1I1 t~.a lbe :rom th0 l"ezd of the old canal .Lo tr ..e rive:!" D.'::)ove, aP.d d9ci:ied U-.ey could o:Jtair1 gravity-~'i'ater below. ·::he:-coc'.<yterrain. Taey later hired Jones to make a s~n--.re::roi' th-.:: head of the -..anc1, ar.d e o .1:-:r changed the he:1_c!less than 100 feet from -,~-ET3 -t::iey };? ·-:1rcie t~-n li! ·3. AfJ.._,ers1.1rv8y~r!e; th8 c~nal o.n,i fileing ·:m the location .. L-1-?:r retu:-rEd ./or tne :_--c et of t . ..,.c:xn')2,iW ".l_t13e.zJ.3T' E?2d, lna7ir1~ .-~11.,H·l1=-s '.:;risn:on to 'Jr, tB~t tt.:. ir- ir:tsrest~, r1c: -:1.ll 2.Tj_"i7.:::d ;1t G::i.r,mUtah on February 11+, 137-3. T::2~1 ;;:.f,c·_~d c~np on 3=1.lt ?.iv·~r, not o_ 2? t ... cc-r.s:.2...1~t t.;-;e r::it ~rv:1y, foJJo:-·inz. -:.·: ~-; loJ·,-t:.j_c~ of tr.e ol~ cliv:sio: f?.tes ~o~•T..sits o: • <rie'-: b'd b~'2:::. ::iev~:!r'.?d 1 far .from the h ..ad of the canal, and began at thP ol-·i 0 Lo..r:tezJ.tr.a'r c2.n:il, ctfter reachLrig it, a:--1rlc cnm to t:-10 nortr.i-rest corner of the present ,-t~i- P t.1e:y i:•:e"i:'6- conftru<:!U.l1t~ th~ :::1.nal. 1'~-.~ 'rmt~~ ork:._nz en tr.E c·rn~l • s. ..). Sir::"in-:) ~U1( son 1,:arr_n L. SirrL11e, ~.ft t.o :. ·')_.:')~:.::! ~o ~-=s ~ol. '">:r.!~~t~;, :r,[;·~'nnt of the 'fr-.11-,--:-~ar 1-: and tr.sy told hir.:. J::' :· -;· '-:,b~;i -,.·:'1+,,_?r~ to '~:J~rr)-.21-Jx:, J.hr2e Jr -~'·nr ~-1:r,-'r.?r_l -~o J..,qrs t) bu.y . sctn.psr., :·-:.J.:::.t?O":T:~r c:1 J,J r:.: ..... ·! f'U!:C·S, - Cr":( on tn9 :::-.'._dJ-~ut i-.fr1j_ch _;·as "'r-e-r7/nard calech=l., :;.a.rd1'.1L ~:-:::: r,y~'-:. :-r. ::-:;.L;t.;:..· ~').1•-'l ":>":01 tr.at +:.:-:•3_y c0uld h:",ve t:-:...,~cr.Ey ~.n:1 G. w. 3irriT"1e 1 i'1, :-:-;;_ ":~r. S:".:. ...i;;ty, I :?::1 ·1 •-::tr;J~.?"er to :rou, no i ,r:'1at secu::-•:_ty -~o JOU ,,-ar.t7' 1 Ctr:~sty 0 ::.."' -.:"'.Yl.. 0 .1 · 10 ,, re")lif:d ·with t: is !'eo~1es.:... u I ;·mnt 2. n_o+.,e sifned by you ,~s the FresL~Ent ,1f the ?Tesa Car.al iJonpat\Y. :r JDo~ 6 e Jir:---L--:e":as ?• Esir!er:t of this company for· se-trerol ye~rs r.hriltg "y.rl-;.:..~h tir.;e ;v~ co-D..d ai~-.-<YS~et all U::e t10ney he wanted wifo~-u.t -:"my ~Ac·.irity other t~:a::1 Lis ,~ord ann a. ~.:a:1rsor.al n'!t,:; .. )..boat tl'_?. tni.(.iclA 0f .~:ov·:3rrber, t::s cor.~x1ny n::r.re~l to t:1c ne·..;·tow!1site, 1;rhi ha•-! bee:1 1~i~ed on by .t ~Jee~o~---eC. s1i~rinE, t.;to :rt2 k= Ceorf:e ti·.. 3.irrinB, ?r~1.r1cis I-I. ?o:--:eroJ~and Cl"'-3:.:·lesI~ ;.cbsc-n 'Ir,.1st'':e tr_) ,:;_eed :J:e l:sed to tio.~.~ ;:>urchash1z: it. Jelectic n ~~as rt~de of· tr~e ci t~r lot,.s l)locks 1:;y ·tl--:e~r~embers of t: ... e ,.o:1':9=1r_y • :'ttd .,,ere givsn credit on th~ ~Jurctas., ,;rice for the c·JtnparrJ, and they were gi 1mn credit _purchase ?:r-ico for · 1-:e Libor at1ci. e;:penditUl"es tl-'-€:Y_ b:;_d r~de on the construct:.:m of .:C!1·~ 6;;m.al. 1 tnay on ca t·:. Sirrine sele~te~ 3loc~: 3 • HLich cornsr~d at Cent~1r and :~ast ;:2,in stre-ets an".i b ..1-nt :us. homa a.c, the south-east corner. Ee located. his lar:d to the east of ...J<esa. C~r 1 1 J'-ccordh1g to the o....d KJrmon. c:.1stom tr:e ::olonlst.s ::Loe'.atsd their homes- in the city li .its g_nd famec!. all .!3rcn.1J1dth~t area. ·~owever, eac~1 family planted· ordbards a.nd vina.;rard s and gardened o~- their lots t.ri thi...7 tha ci t.y limits. ...... l,. a la.: ~e ~iiar~:,rs 1.J ~, • 11 •.~·..r-· --- •W2..::: ,,,, 1.r.10:ag ...,J I."l.!J'C comn1odio:.1s house, for the s1-~ravel.rs +ho~'.., _, :,B 2nd t:,JP.,\.., ·' ,.... ,.,.-·" ·,.:i p i....._:,.:11:.e1;.. a 1:iig b-..rn.. P.,:;:1d thei:i. ... a.nL'llals. -1,., ..... 1.,!.}:::: 1"'i...rs t o:.c. ...h aI,.iSe. "'""' .r-:e :;st:1blish:3rl. i-atL"'lg. \'l:e m.ai:1 0-igfo-iay frci:r: t.~e valley -=.-;a.st~u•,'_)ugh tr~~in strset, 1-:es;}• to ?i~al countya~d U.e SilYE r r\l:!'!f'.:~:-ir:et t-. :f'lore:nce jtU:.:=t:_-:m a:rff Cloo•=:, 1ri?On.'lt' :-!e di.d. q u.i t- a thr i ~ring b'..lsi~::•ss ac tJ-_<?.ir.ir.ir:g ca:,.ps '..Jacrrn to O_?'..'.:n up :n:d t:'c1 .f'fic incr~:ls~d. 0 Apostle :r.71 st~s vnm•t visi 7,ed the cor'IP~f . w::i::.le U1ey ,,.;ere still can1p~d on tbe river ~nd he org~ni'.3~ d a br-'.3.r.ch 01: tt~ -~r.urch ·with J,-=;.s~mJ:., ??rkins ctS pr•Esi:Ung :::Ider, E-cn..~ :,:of::e~s as first c·,1;msel.l.or and G. '.-'. Sirrb,3 as :::.:eco!'i<lCoe.nsellor. .\ few ~onths l~ter~ ?..ou::rs .3.r.ri C--?,)r;,~e1--.:.Sirri..>:,3 presidPd over th9 8rotr0r Perkin~ n -..,.-~cl 2_w;i.y .snd. ?,m~r 1:. Branen u.."1til I:ec0rrt>Br 2, 158?., -:,;r,E:nt}-:e ~-,:a rico ..:;a Stak~ of =:ion r-tas or-:_a-:1iz -::d ~nd A. V. }12.cdor.ald was ~nst.Rined· as .Prrssi.dent. ?e ehcse i'or tis co 1m:::ellor.s, :Ien..ry C. Rogers a~Y:l ~hJrles I., :~0t:son. Geor e · :. Sirrir_2 conthr..1~.:d ;;:cti..re il:. the churcl:. as well as in the civ:}.c dav·sl,Jpnent of Fess an~. surroun<li:ig c.'Junt::-:-1. 1 Eis host.z-lr:r bE'e2me fa.r10L'-S thro:igr.ot.i_t Arizona, as the ~'!Tone of Good. Eats,tt and of a 1• fri~niJ..y hosV r-;Lere to11rists and t:::~~r,elers ?.h;a;rs found a hearty welcome and the best th.at the rn..:;rket afforded.. Ee was a :sfri&nd to E,Yery m:mn and he assisted is organizing th-2 Zion's .,ooperative and Eanu.fac!turine Ir:.st:i.tution Ll'l Eesa.. Ee organized and bui.lt tbe 1 .T~tr -~10,,.,:.. -"'~1 __7 ~"' ;':-=,c;;•'\,~i· c:'. ···r. c::on1 _-,~)">-G>r ,.,r.•1 +-~n ~!:l '.'.)-••-i~t~,c= f' t',,, .....:!,r-l. '"2 ,.u.. lH_..J. ,1,,., ,_._ -.l '-i~ _ ...__ ,._, k .. ..)-~w::1.-• .:::;,0...,._ .,_..__;.:'~'o1 , u_.....o.J..hl,. f -.i-rs.J. v .;._ e:....s • r:rn tl:e ,,1i.ll for nany ye2rs. Ee also ·:.J1.1ilt ,?.nd op0rat-::.d B distillerJ to the east of I 1"'A .... c, 0-P .J.. "'"·"Y\ •. :.,i· ,-..,.; ... ' ""· 7 s 'a· -..-.e,r-,..:l ""f };-c,r a rs I.O.!. ......_..t!-,:::,. ..,\-"4 C e .,... i.!\., ::::,.,l. IJv·,di~ ,. f.a .,,;.,C\, ., t._,?l --'<e.;:.. .. \.., for a -11'"'"' U..:.•li..l,,.l. .,,l.t. :.Jyac'""C>.S ....__..-:-: ... u,_ b-d p..eS rc1is0'.d on the ! es2 <:ity lots .and in ·resa orc~,.Ards., .1-.i, y --~- l-J.. ... .I,. _ 1 .,1... .• .,, •• ,;- J... .,, l, ,.,."')-+, "' in sta·:.'.l.!"e; -·as 2. ,)Ort: 2tr:..li:-:;te, was c:r.1ic:< i..~ bo~h (:POr~e . ,:~ · 1.rr1_'1";pth>l[f'. r~ot 1.1.rp·.. rnir;d ~n.f'._body ;~11- tut few :11-3n1 n\.)}l~.1.,L,r -;.-~:.;i.tth,_-ir size 1 could lA.y :1j1n. on his back i.~ a i,1r2 ~t, lr~c :12. v,:11, ei t~~1€r s~~1-tc1r·0 !" sirl·=' ~olcls t :JJl\] t~i~ls a]_so f.;.st ,~i.tl-J:the bo~{.it1[., slo~res. F-? r-~-f · t~?en tr-8.i:-:eJ i!"i the sc~ool of rw.:Yl .r2"1ocks, in tis r 11gged ..· pioneerin 0 e.x-:~~rienc>?.s. In t~·11::: sa1"1e T,,.',;:_yr.,?i'1ad acq'.1i1·0d 3. knoililedce of surgery, obstetrics, and C!'lrt:, ~f the injured. t 2nd he ~-·2.s~a:111-?dihto the :.or::--?sof ~i!1 friAn:-,s for 211 coner; ivcl ble injur:.es. ?8rti,..u.l.:: rlT ... ~,as sifted 1n 4:-:L s:.09pint of t!1r-) .:--lm-=cf bloodJ in b:.:>th :1..?_11.or tea,lt. :'}.1.nshot ,;,-(;u.n::-1 s - r b-:u·-1.J-?.d-r,..·ireferc·:: cuts, of i:-l~ic·1 t11r.:;re ':..,en.: :,:-:":.~n:; • ·1.,;hen tbi3 ty~ ·of vir-9 wrrs .:i.!:st in troi:1.ced into tI:·:.:: t te V'J:ll<-l stoi) tt,f?- blc2rl1.nv -;dt:1out seeing the 2::Lr..:::l or ;>erson. ·.-,.!::. no:rrteroj- ro.lates one circ'.iwsta~c-, which O'Jcured in I<l::tho. Two sleighing p:1rties collided, a:1d t~e tongue of one sled was dPivfm ir-to the breast of a, horse; when extricated . 11 ':}·.3 :1orse 1:..:-;i.s ol::e:i:nf t•J r!~2_fr 8:-:rl notl-:.ing C:)u.ld be d')ne t·) stop the .flo,._,.,.. of blood. ?:..! ~lly, s. or. tn -,~~.1t·---i',Je0r2"e \·,. Si~rir.~ crnd he 1:,n3 s•3nt fr :.md i.rn.rrediat ly upon : i~ ?~ei·.1-i!:1f ~rn,__,-,;}3f·_;F -? -:~.-e crn,.:iiti··m. th~ fl.ow of the oloo~i c:Y-:sed ·,r;rsterirnsly, and t~-2 ::o_se 1s J.i.:2 ·.·qs ·y-:r-::i. 0 1 o: i :a~17 }-e'.:l:-s, ,-:; ::,,rgP Sirr:.. e 1,a E 1:re or2.y µhysicLin in tl~9 1->=:2;:i Are.a, t!1e nearest r.el ·: '::J!.... ~hiE ki~d '·""3.S:'.!t Pc.J-E-!~i:z: :-:'JO'.lt 20 :r-.:i.1-?sTi...:ay. ..e "i•":ts often ca2-.led u9on to ac..inis~ ter ~irs:.-aL 2.r.t: 1:0 di-:;.£nos2 t~e c;?.~e of 2n ailing ?C?-rso. or 2nim2l. I~ it appearPrl ct 2.:2- '"'3rioad, S --,,O'ilf~ reco:--rr-2.r-:J t'· Pir- SE-ein;-: a c'0ctor • :-re;3;3 t S fir:,t '3111=3..ll-p,:;x ep::.de: UC s+.=1r:sd w.?t:-: Johnny l ac:ioncld, s -r. 'Jf Pres. I. 7. Lac:rlonald. Tr..e ,foct r .. rono•.mc<?.d it, "::;ti~,,n.µo:;c", ~:·.1t S~_::-'_'in=, ~iecl::trPC it to be 11s-~all-) :.c'' of a virulent t.;-~, but by that t~2 at least ten ~el,ple h-.d tee:1 :.:-:~?re to visit ar.d ,:cere ~x)osed. Srr..3.ll--~)OX va ....cine 1 ra3 o::d~red ·)0::·~-.,___ast8, al:i :J.11 tt·_.;t h?t:1. bsen 2x·Jo.s2d ,rere ssgreg2.tE-d i __ different places, s.:--d ever--./bod:/ in -:.he cc%'Tlunity r-?Are va~cinste:l. Johnny c-1ied ,...--=..thina wi?ek and eleven other· c2__ 7.2 do-:m :.·itl: tte dise::l.SP o :?est-:C-.·:m.$e--;·n s eq·1i_ ;_J3C in t:!3 Ti tr.ing Office, ann every . ::>re~.·1tion ~.'1'asta:-:::;r. 2e;ainst the furth2r s~re3.d of the disease. to Sirrin.e's stop?ing of bloari t-~lls of ho't-,"" ,;. a. l1lacdonald o~...n'3d a finB-:,1ooc2c !11:):-~ w:-10 ~,as c:.1t ~cross the breast ()n a -r,rire fence an1 her juggl~r · ·.-eh1 1.-ras S'2Vered. 'lhi:_; blood W2 S s-:1ur vine :..:1 ?.. rrea t st::·eati. ssv2ral feet, and. n~thing could ::e d'.)ne tJ ::!L0c~ the flow. racd,)n~lc: roje sAv~ral miles to locate his friend, Sirrine and bS>f.:-f>J. hi..'11 t.J co;r;a quic~l7, as he feared l0sinz 1:b9 horse. C2or 0 1? 3.S~ed r:i:n, a few qaestion .;n:. ?.']vised :..ac:3'J::ald t-o .:-2b.1...ryite> ris '.:1orse Rn-1 t~e.t the blood T:as sto);,sd. This ra.s a kno-..rn fact oy t:-.osa .,..;:10·Hitnessec. the L cic..ent. The blood. d:i-d s\,o? anc: tt~ ani.r1aL reco·-r:=;r2dal t::.oui~ it toot( n long time fc.r it to re~ain i t.s strt?ngth. T'h-:-:>re :tere hu...···ufreds ol d --:tllc.r .. c1.scs th~ t testifie<l to the po1,2:r that t:Lis grEat nan :1~ld. It was a Eift from .\r:otter i~~ciGent relative •=o:! ~11 ttose w}-:o h2.d r?..-i the s-r,?.] 1- 'JOX ".--2r~-: c-8.lle ; n as nurses and those who tad only -:,~9 ~orst fo:-m rcmainad under the ir8ction of Q90:~ge -r,.:.Sirr:..ne. Tb.-·ou6h his efficient ard. ire~tion the SY)rea of t:-i0 diss me --;""asstayed• though it cost the lives orga::-:izatio~ ,J:" Lili of r:-es-;.1 s citizens befor2 it -... -as over. i 1 rity ::o r:ar: in :.=mycorr1_':'f11 has .·ivPn :.10_•2 st=rvjce gratis, tban has Geor?;e ~,{. Sirri~~. of people -::·r::re72r hE- b~s liv•?d. It ~-;oul:1 1-:)ei.rs 0 resti11g to mow just ho-w 0lar.~r thousands ::s rsally h?s hel)eri. i:is na~e ':-:1s f.0:'18 dovn in history as one of tte few really hu.-rnble a:~.::: s:-ea t r~.e:-i t--ho nelped to bh.ze the trail., 2 ."ld build t :e _golden erripiras t 1at stand as 2. rr.,:>:VJ.rnntto them a:1d .for those that have foll01:-1ed, to enjoy. God grant that He-·;nay oe ... ,.~oi"thy of b~a~ing this na~e :in~. ri2y we told ou::;. ... coloi--s l-:i 6 h and hel? to preserve the g~ect trut:1s :E1d tr-=-.dition;:,, trese ;,1Fn have fout..tt and di-3d for!!! I i . ti:1 ·1 :!u;;:H-._,r-..;1. of ('rl ,¥-fl~'~e, ~r;t: ..einu <·r _.,~th ·' ::!n ~m •.1iv -~.1 to r;,1uc let) .J .. '',.:::nntr Ar·. ,..:;r.•1 :.-f 1973 of- l" ·: ':h n:1.r 2.t .::,. ,,_•:;~ -:~.. \ v~r:".{ -t...0.'1·J .,,u.l..i..i.:. ·,-,;_;.n.$t:I;/•~r o t ••_ii: t:i.ll; l'J1 ), • •,. )-,r._ t.l 1/t':'·:-:-y 1.~'/~C• ·--tr.~! sine'::··,;;_ ·.::~,t . '•:1y. ;·y !,u~,h..,,.n w r; H~h)r, :: ......10·-· :!],h ,:;,ity 01:· ;i: .• : 1~• •. t.:p>.1~ t··tl :'r,•:i 1:, .:. l }''. ·••.i· 4 :·.:. .:~~ :,,.-:,~; j>/°'/.. t• :-- H ...• ( n ·r . ·• :..01.c: ,J"J l:,1. .U.}:1.~1.... 1.., =-~·"": 1 :b,·nt. ~=••.rhl\:.n.n~.r. l t::-dnk .U.:: lcf t : ·:-.~i, t-; t:. t:~ ·.."'ub.~, ,' r5 ~orw t~ ~:~tt.)~. o ..: :::.\11.:,:~ J:;, 1:c,::.ln '.'h :.:y h, 1 c-::";'\(~tnct.1 r:'1i.") t · t·,. h }{:~;.,;:,, ~1 ::..c,r1.. ::;:c. :1-- ;,---;::;.., _rj_ ing a yo 1mg ;.:ulc... 'l~n,.:..c~ 1.;J,._!~~o jns J.n,:1L" as on ho.::-· f. .!; :.h::.:lJt.nJ hJ.J:1., :-!J r;o· !l,1 ~. :u-: a G ·~d-::..: .. l:i.n.:) '.'Hnt:: n,1 c;,: t. . .n t.:}:.: ,1i·,.,t\.,;~1(•r#:? b<? \.t.::..ni;..,'?dhe \J<.qcn~ to ,;o,,,I i )':: r· :l !1i~ .·,ulr, u·:1 CJ ..o:;d J:·o -·",.•:;:1.L;v ' r,--.it . 1.i.:; ; i,l.l!J .:,.goun l -~Jh:: ,t, i.1:,,.;:m t, o.< rro1d. o.: L 1,n-n o.· --~l z,1 •..:1 -: ...c'"' c1,,,! ' " ,_1 =~~)1...'J"•3inl:o tLi•.: ·~n1,t,1., -~- r•·tJ.le •,,•.\~nt r-n, ,.~::.I.,1.L:.h ..11 hi:; .Ji..Cr!itttht th+:, i;·n;, <:.:r: not b!:'i:':h!tk f:?Van /'1ftt.f.' t-ds lt"(',, :.:; 1E-"J9 c:.1tv.. ur1 ll1 tl .. :-. i.'i!. l•:!t' t'1i:fl :h.::::•.:~ . t-~· mu.le up rJ.n1 'Jut ~.1 fr~sh L i.l o:i thtl limb wi tr1 han-:1 on the saddle horn. l'i :.n he gouged the ;\ule a,_;ain with .r sr.:o'..1~, t:i-;,··.-r.,.::-.. .,-=~-.-:r-.··m i1 .)lo1r:~t~,1 :-· ·.-,·:, ::~-:d ··:-1 t.n '} iO .::-,-.-..~;_,_. 1,,•• 1 his spurs, tnis t:ime the limb brol e. The Nav~ijos excla.bted in asto.nlsh."rKmt his horse signaled to the others to do the side, took hul-J of h.i.- strong ar.r~ cnJ r.:1lt 1 Hitust-i-~.n, ..,hu' hl' ln •:-nqlish Nr. :,earl J known as Shu.sh Ya~:.zie• or young be2.rs. ,?ather said that ho was the sto:-y of his breaJCing .;H1 l · ~11 ov0r .;r:Kl..rt'l. th • ;\ye Yehl• Then the chief got off s-::.;ne, i,~ walked c:r1o.r to 1'anrvar• s of the rip~;l.L,t.J :nwu::les t.i. said vr strong as a bear. Hia oons wero c; , the No.vajo resurvdtion us HoUGti n ~hush• • lt-.u: 11. h i.a th.2: Kia;,1.lb _ or.J ..1t t~lso was km.)wn. .,t. Pred ·.ranzie.r:and I were friends. I re:va;i\bcr wh-an he and him brother in lllW came to . Joesph in the:-.r wc1gods fron 'l\lba City. 'l'h(?Y stop;_-K!d at our sto.t·a to t~1lk; t.o my f nth er, said tney came fro'll 1'ubie a."1- had just cold out do;.m them. l.'h, t was <-ihout 1905. They built .d·.~1}.(! of h.t 11. d·!,,~ hoU!li..... on the ea t.e:c t•o,.,1n o 1 th ·b,-,·1'..: :; u \~ o lly a 1, outskirts of J'os~nh City 11n s·c.t:c-1!: o,moid.to e,i;.:;H ..:,th:tr. n. ,-:.n4,••·,,;.-:,~n~ to cce r:to thout. '~ v 1 ..::· ·,.~ tC' •::o i:.o 'f•":'t...J g:> ng ,,,1~d :,-:r.::::z:...,.dn Jr'~., nc I rJlout the te ,chin1J vrit 1 ab-:.::::ve tn .... 9 1:1"1::·~· ,,viru:f horr.:; I- ci'.• ! lll:r>d t'-.u.r v-... :...r·yn ..¥:h alW.JY'$• ;-ir.;; G ~.-0 :1~.. ·; oldc.:,:!-; ::·! -\t1 j 111 : 1 hc r.:.:ner1 u.· 3 c-,n t:h,.,.~. r~cw...h ,..:tk of th_: Littl1=.~ "'..".·1].0:::-, !.:" ·~.iv-.--r. W1. _..., :; ~Y.i. t:,o ,a. ~·:i)1. 0 01· ua:; .::..:'tii fr.a,,,:-'s ·5 ~t:h~,r, a fj.ne ·.,•1,"'<Jtnan.I know ;'\nni4' Nt~ls"'l.c :. 1nid ;i fc w'.o u,dtcYi on!.' mot.hct·. ;,,l. V-?:.ry fi p-;::opl all .;f vi it,...,rs ith r~Ui(:;t Wr'J. 1l low VOJ,(;.:~.z.• • h,.n -~nth!?.r .).....'•h w·..t:c; 121!11-:~.1 t:c:i c-:p,;:t1k he stoQ1 up U.."1 op .... l~e. 1n an inte.rc~~~ttng ;., · n·.1 r I bGl''o .... t s~:ror.-::r t .. :-~ ...tir,,o; Y• : '). l ('J2 ; <,r,_10-.~~i.r;~hfrrt:onr;;zr.y'.rnJ thnt t1vi! lJ • .:.;.,'-.. w0 .ld ~-:)r:.::-1a.y be at w,"n ~d tn , r::-j.ci.:t nz1tior..~. l t W(. ;ld . ,::- j_l{,,) t.. s t,:.,r,n ir .1·..da ..... nd !::p!..·e.::.d o .'1_:-:,cr1c.·.i :tr': .. .. , h. .: :..r~l\pan, ·,•:~ • 1~--.i"","-.; i .. 11 ,:-,;.,. :~;lt.;fi,i'.4'3,,~ ~,,-,..;; 0:1 f.. rni.ss:i.:,;.:i1 ( --=-~!~~r:u"'!~.;~~..,::,rN ~it:;;;:l:;:o) c~t l4~i:- (copied .M. & P.T. elllyJ 1~.,___190~ Coe on t no SUN t~ov. TUBA CITY n by SETTLERS SELL TO UhCLE SAM Settiers ot Tuba City on the Nevojo Ind tan reservotion, nlnety miles northeast of here, have disposed of their homes to the government. The sun received by the settlers is U451 000. This amount in the proportion ls apportioned among the nineteen of their ho1dlngs, and will give sum. property owners eech a handsome Several yeors ogo the limits of the reservation were extended to the Little Colorado. The government recognized the rights Bnd an agreement was entered into whereby the settlers were to dispose of their fonds to the government. The settiers have wotted patiently for the post three years for congress to make necessary opproprtotions for the purchase, which wos done lost session. ' of the government tn purchostng the holdings, is to obtafn contro& of the lend ond water within the ftmits of the reservation. ·. The object It is authorttottvely wttt government stated . 'The first its settlement, settlement the next year the Schoot for will cost of on lndustrfaj end that the bufjdings the Indians on the reservotlon u1oo,ooo. · that during commence the erection was made at Tuba ore cal led L-stcJ (they ore oil members Mormons who made their tedtou~ woy over the rough road from Utah to this oosfs in the desert. L sic_7 Among the ln the Tuba stoke sfnce perty was S. B. Tonner who hos resided twenty-seven years ego. C.H. Alger+ will continue to conduct hts trodfng post at Tube in fact, he will be the oniy white settler ln that port of the res- ervatlon. The Mormons, as i·he res tdents of Tube are cat led·;-•, (they ere all members of that church, excepting Mr. Af gert) wit I have six months in which to move their personal property.from the re. servation. They ~o not ~now where.they will locate, but will, as one pf them remarked, ••scotter. 0 lhe lar~est number of the fomi 1 ies have t ived at Tuba for more than twenty-five years, and the chief regret of leaving is the breoking of old tics ~OCQ_0_lnoSUN __J~~~y_JO,_ J2Pi " of friendship." : i\AVAJO KILLED AhOTHEH BECAUSE HE WAS DRY Ashton hebecker come in from Tuba City yesterdoy. He reports the o , av a j o 1n d i an by on o the r f ·.•ava j o I as t wee k on the re s er The Indian kfiled was said to hove been e witch, end the k i I t i n g of votion. trtbe held him responsible for the continued droughtJ tn +hot section, and it is claimed that the socrifice of tie 1tfe of the sorcerer wil I ond they cite os an fnstonce of how in the post o long bring rain, drought •rns broken of the rain god. by ~ocr If ic lng lt is probcble o mis;; ionary tho+ tf to appeose the enchantment the wroth is not (over) broken by the deoth of en Indian o mlssionory mey be selected in the vofn endeavor to secure the favor of the .elusive raln god." ./ ; \ (Copied by E.M. & P.t. Coconino SU~ _Jun~ 4i 1898 · Reilly) LTn the 45·th Anntv. Ptoneer edition_/ GOVER~MENT FARMER WITH lhDlAN AJD TRIES TO CAPTURETUBACITY Tuba City, 72 miles northeast of thfs piece, was settled by the Mormons in 1872. lhere is plenty of weter for the settlement, which comprises twent~-five or thirty families, the fond ls fertile ond the community is tairty prosperous. ln 187A the Navajo lndlans were brought into their present reservet ton from hew i\"iexl co. A few years tater the f.'.oqu t rescrvot ion was itne running severol mi Jes eost set apart, the western reservation Until a few years 090 1 the settlers and the Indians of Tuba City. got along without ony difficulty. The government sent on al totting ogent into that section to aljot land to the Indians, and he at once gave the lands of the settlers to the Indians, although it was not the desire of the letter to toke the lands claimed by the settlers. The ogent undertook to gfve the Indians possession ~rd then started which h8s been aggravated with the advent of each new lndlan former. trouble Rogers, the present farmer, lest week undertook, with the essfstonce of a number of Indians, to take forcibJe eossession of the ranch of Ashton Nebeker, but the lotter drove off the Indians with c club, and to avoid further trouble, Mr. Nebeker come to Flogstoff to invoke the old of the civil outhorttics. J. L. Foutz end S. B. Turner lsis;/ 1 cit.lzens of Tuba Ctty, came In from there on Wednesday ond they say that on Monday Rogers with a force of 200 armed Navajos, marched to the Nebekci· ronch ond destroyed his wheot f le Id and planted the field wifr~ ·corn. · Rogers threotens to t~ke possesslon of other ranches in that ptece and says thet he hos outhorlty to eject any settler from the ond that he is going to do it if it pubfic Jands in/ that vicinity requires the aid of the whole United States army. It is possibJe that Farmer R gers fs exceedlng teiegrams received here state ·hat the government aJlottment of lands in that section. his authority, has stopped alt os It is likely that further trouble wtll be had with the Navajos, under hts os the action of Rogers witl probably incite the Indians, advice, to deeds thot may lead too collision between the Indians and the settJers. This much can be sold in favor of the condition of things. Before sent sub-agents and formers among the Indians there between the Indians ond the settlers, and that trouble to the officiousness of the agents. the government wos no trouble is due !ergefy arties who arrived from fubo City Wednesday soy that Rogers goes around with on armed guord of six ~ovcjos ond it is Intimated that if Ashton ~ebeker returns he witl probably be sent to the happy huntfng grounds and that if officers are sent to moke arrests they will be mode t•:> leave thot sect ion in a hurry.\, (from the 45th Anniv. ( poge 2 of Coconino- "Since edition) Pioneer wrlttng 4, SUt! June the obove, 1898 ert i c I e re o telegram f·,ebeker) hDs been received E.S. Clark from the secretery of H1e interior soyir.g agent for the t,ovojos hod been instructed to restore the fond taken awey, pending investigation. that lvrr. by i·he t\ebeker The secretary of the interior hos also ordered o rigid investtgotion made in r~gord to the action of Indian Farmer Rogers in toking on ormed force of of the lands of settlers. h:wojos and orcibly taking possession Rogers wil probably have enough to keep him busy explaining his actions to the department so that before he hes his report completed the settlers will heve t~eir crops gathered without further interference from htm. - ( nog er s wo s f i ne d the Peace Milligan I l 3 00 on d g I v c n s i x month s of Flagstaff, and appeeled i n j o i 1 by Just t c e of note.) " the case.-ed. LThls lest editor's note probobty wos inserted In the 45th Anniver~rticle of sary Pioneer edition ond did not cppear in the original June 4 1 1898. -PTR_/ Co cont no SUN .Ju I y_J_,_j 828: from The schooi cens-us reports show as folJows. Flogsteff District #1, County Will toms District Bel lemoni· District Tuba Ctty District i12, i}3 1 #5, #6, #7, Fredonic District Moen-Avo District Total from the Coco. SU gf = 597 FJogstaff the d tfferen-t 151 17 I I 42 69 11 L-note, PTR- the omitted Ju I~ 30'-· J 204. : District Jlstrict Bellemont District tn county, #1 !,-2 ~3 #6 Fredonfa District Rhoades District #10 Lees Ferry Uistrict J.11 d tstr lets _of Coconino 307 · hove 17_7 Census of schools Williams for 208 163 18 91 33 9 1904: district #4 must fP .I I ::~~..., 1 1 .fJ - ...,.} ~-.;',€.__._,,. / ·"-~~.. _,( 6 ;-~ cJ () . ' Ct J. . _., , -"-~ ) ' <. : 1. ./') - ,· . "' e,/ ,. t, ;1/.. ~/ // 'I' - - .. ,-~ 'J r ....{ .--, ,t;rt-<. . ~c.~? (I ,._.,,, P~ r~ I C*~..e::..... tt,,, - South Cottonwood April 2nd 1894 Stateinent of John J. of the Elders house Tanner made this Simeon and James[?] at Lake George and his I attend my father place where fathers who attended on my account. and attended a meeting [words meetings. [I] preach before on my fathers I was the first meetings. Final house Tanners the Gospel. Simeon Carter in a school and that much concern and embracing and heard their the circumstances Coming to Grand father healed Church held what I have heard, to read] being They preached the baptist family father Carter one of the meetings saw them. day respecting of my I came back and told believed it. my he seem to feel he went to South West B[illegible] inserted and came home favorably above line--too impressed with the small truth[?] and faint of their doctrines. Afterward loan they of a bo[ok] of Mormon. weeks. an called spent the afternoon. saw James Carter attend tion sacred I sat[?] retire and willing was able abo[ut] to a little grove when he returned him. then said as I command you. then close for laying heal his him being two An and by, as I suppose the same purpose. asked leg--that answered to While him if [he] the Lord was he believed he willing. able and willing. and walk do so without his in about of the day. with My father the Lord was both when I command you to arise the and was fre[illegible] and my father but he did not Know about James Carter received Simeon went in the same direc- as I suppose the Lord could to heal [and] the middle in the house James was conversing that he asked they went away and returned house and to the same grove did not believe said at his prayer. Simeon was gone. able came to the house. hand on father fear shoulder and but do he said -2"I command you in the name of the Lord Jesus My father walked arose and took his and leaped for crutch who told understood until the leaves[?] According were baptized or believed the next which children prayers Christ baptism. I was baptised John J. the[?] that them away and of the best Doctors of medicine, and it he would not live recollection in tongues as it Father being was gen- any longer than and some of the family I attended and children interpreted seemed impossible for on I seemed irresistible of the[?] in this noon. which I saying and want to be baptized this and walk" fall. day after was going the[?] nine some few months afterward spoke this and go into for that and testimonies and while Jesus fell to my best The same fall and cane and laid with him he was beyond erally to arise joy. He had had a consultation state Christ as late the same hour Tanner Aged 82 the 19th of Dec last them. children impelled "I believe and offered as about a meeting myself the close at Such to utter to arise the Lord as a candidate of meeting time Smith Tanner did Said longed son of John Tanner to this family. Paul to cope with aries back about to get 80 here. & they would halve could do the same. said his the character and when the name Tanner [illegible] said predominate to the honor Said In words fearing that that that as mission- father's family 300 miles horse- that it Hyrum had all & that father they Tanner independence[?] time (Tanner) family it stuborness meant to express was stubborness almost time would come when the character and glory 200. days we did not John Tanner, Jos. of the family members of the Tanner speeches will Tanner had a lame leg are two Elders and placed and was halled sermon He was converted, asked he did not flowery if not but would and to the protection his think are think he could where he heard placing he him on a his first gospel time applied for baptism, he could receive humble and God where he lived leg on some pillowes and in a short were unpolished Spoke of the conversion came in the place to meeting he did not family they come out victorious. vehickle and said father gave him a short of the about & Hyrum Smyth said & he though[t] was mentioned the the elder therefore the elders to help he be- and friends. their of Father father over of Jos. and he said of themselves ago his riding This was to show his Tanner of themselves met 14 yrs an incident care that the world old do to take said with He is now 70 yrs could himsels but mingled Seth Bro Tanner Nathan in these reunions that numbered that Spoke of Uncle seemed to please family Said the family related Hyrum said father's & the gospel. time Myron Tanner Jos. his the Indians The first numbered Said of the good these members & was proud he was one of the younger Spoke of apostle have spoke be healed so great he said a blessing yes so -2- the elders commanded him in the name of Jesus Christ to arise and walk so he did and was baptized. Bro. Nathan Tanner of his missionary labors parent concerning their the Doctor through given and all him his some of the most touching one of which was the promise sick child of the folks servent God and other Resitation related the[?] circumstances that child by Myron Tanner he made to a be restored then was healed of similar 107 Prayer should gave him up by Miss Fergeson Singing it incidents the Lord operating and the honor nature after was were related. J/ l- / I I} ,. ' "f, - "') _.~ . I ' ' j.. . .,, 4' I ' :' ', ... I ,. t. -. I :." --,, ; .. : '1 -J./ J .., r '/' I, e.>'1-7-r / l' /' //' I .. .,, , / , ·' .,.. I ' • 1 , ~- '•l /77:,, ,I i "/-,) ., I;, V, ")'.,.. ~}.!l/ , I f t., __f'. I I,; / -'I . / . // ,r"\.. J' ; ...... (v,.,.('y > ,A ./ ,,. -I • r?/,7, ~~.I I 7.,(./ I 4.-·-,;r; ., 1 • "',. -F, ' \i : .,,,.. 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