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Show John Tanner and His 304 assisted was a historic undertaking as they of the south Arizona in settlement Mormon the first and the reservoir. in establishing Family Theirs Colorado River. Kopi on March 15, only a day or missionary group, and again chose Seth to Little Colorado in advance of the larger the him accompany up was becoming acquainted with the Little Colorado Seth pioneer party. Brown returned to Moen two in advance of the country where he would spent the remainder of his life. This time Brown and Seth B. Tanner set up camp about four present-day Joseph City and awaited the arrival of the pioneer party. It is not known if Seth was surprised to find among the settlers his old friend Major Samuel G. Ladd, with whom he had miles above Diego. There may have been others with Seth and the major would meet many but acquainted, times in the future to discuss past experiences in California and elsewhere. prospected whom he for coal at San was Soon after the arrival of the settlers, a sharp dispute arose between Brown and Lot Smith over who was in authority. Each seemed to think he had been appointed by Brigham Young to head 11 This cut short the visit between Seth and his old mining the mission. friend of twenty years ago, and the exploring party returned to Moen Kopi. However, they had been at Joseph City long enough for Seth friends and to make a few new ones, and he would return first Arizona settlement many times; in the future he would become a member of the Joseph City Ward. to meet old to this Back at Moen Kopi the men set to work to finish the fort, complete the dam and irrigation canals, and put in crops. They were anxious to carry out the tasks assigned by Brigham Young which were: "To make homes for Latter-day Saints, to make acquaintance with good, and to learn how to conduct a suc the Indians and do them cessful United Order." Seth To show the placed in was increasing trust imposed in him by his superior, charge of a party to make claims for farms along the Little Colorado River. The author has not been able to locate the exact area of these claims, but there were twenty-three of them, and they were, of course, somewhere below Sunset and Brigham City. It is doubtful if any use was made of the claims of dams or fanning operations in the area. as there is no evidence |
