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Show 180 John Tanner and His Family this desolate waste, where only Saints can or would live, to a region And when that is not desired by another class of people on earth falters in and see a "Mormonism" who tired of becomes you person . his to path, backslides California, or to in his some feelings, at once his eye is place besides this." . . to the States, other It is clear that the church leaders had decided to abandon the southern California colony. It was simply a matter of accomplishing it with the least amount of damage." Many writers and most mem bers of the church have thought that the San Bernardino Saints were recalled to Utah as a result of Johnston's army coming to Utah. This view ignores the basic facts. Lyman and Rich were recalled months before the news of Johnston's army reached Utah." And Brigham's speech, previously quoted, was given before anything was known of the approaching army. little doubt that the fate of the southern California settlement had been decided upon months, and perhaps a year or two, before news of the hostile army or the enactment of the tragedy of Mountain Meadows took place. San Bernardino would have to give way in order to accomplish the larger purposes of the establish ment of Zion in the tops of the mountains. There seems * * * * Information of the Tanners in San Bernardino is somewhat less than is desired, but from some sources a little of their activities can be pieced together. From Mother Beswick is the following: The of /51 we went to San Bernardino by the south route in of Amasa Lyman and his family. Arrived there in June. company We camped until September at the Cahoun Pass, by which time land was arranged for and the company moved on the ranch, since known as San Bernardino. The boys, Albert, Freeman, Joseph and Dan built us a house Myron and Seth being in the north, the mining portion of California. spring - Soon after we moved in a windstorm came which filled our lungs with sand and dust. The Indians objected to our location and we were counseled to move into town for safety. The people built their houses in the form of a fort and fortified them with pickets of wood driven in the ground. ten wanted to build over on a creek about a mile from the where Amasa and Charles C. Rich were located. But had to their houses down and move them into the fort. We lived in Sidney's rest pull |
